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This fish species guide shows how to identify and catch freshwater and saltwater game fish. Compare habitat, size, feeding hours, seasons, and methods, then open a species for a sized kit.

Fish species directory

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

Twaite shad

Alosa fallax

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 40 cm SL Typical weight 0.4 kg
Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus)

Sterlet sturgeon

Acipenser ruthenus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 40 cm TL Typical weight 2.5 kg
Largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus)

Largehead hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 100 cm TL Typical weight 0.8 kg
Argentinian sandperch (Pseudopercis semifasciata)

Argentinian sandperch

Pseudopercis semifasciata

Saltwater
Typical size 48.6 cm SL Typical weight 2.5 kg
Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 250 cm TL Typical weight 25.5 kg
Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus)

Schneider

Alburnoides bipunctatus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 9 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Black marlin (Istiompax indica)

Black marlin

Istiompax indica

Saltwater
Typical size 380 cm TL Typical weight 35 kg
Pink cusk-eel (Genypterus blacodes)

Pink cusk-eel

Genypterus blacodes

Saltwater
Typical size 100 cm TL Typical weight 3.5 kg
Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor)

Pilotfish

Naucrates ductor

Saltwater
Typical size 40 cm TL Typical weight 0.5 kg
Silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis)

Silver hake

Merluccius bilinearis

Saltwater
Typical size 37 cm TL Typical weight 0.4 kg
Whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri)

Whitemouth croaker

Micropogonias furnieri

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 45 cm SL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

Pacific bluefin tuna

Thunnus orientalis

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 200 cm FL Typical weight 35 kg
Inanga (Galaxias maculatus)

Inanga

Galaxias maculatus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 10 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Longfin yellowtail

Seriola rivoliana

Saltwater
Typical size 90 cm TL Typical weight 4.5 kg
Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

Greater forkbeard

Phycis blennoides

Saltwater
Typical size 45 cm Typical weight 0.8 kg
White hake (Urophycis tenuis)

White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Saltwater
Typical size 70 cm TL Typical weight 2.5 kg
Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

Chilean jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

Saltwater
Typical size 45 cm FL Typical weight 0.5 kg
Sarmarutilus rubilio (Sarmarutilus rubilio)

Sarmarutilus rubilio

Sarmarutilus rubilio

Freshwater
Typical size 12 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)

Lesser weever

Echiichthys vipera

Saltwater
Typical size 10 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri)

Black bream

Acanthopagrus butcheri

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 24 cm TL Typical weight 0.5 kg
Lebranche mullet (Mugil liza)

Lebranche mullet

Mugil liza

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 40 cm TL Typical weight 1.2 kg
Speckled longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii)

Speckled longfin eel

Anguilla reinhardtii

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 100 cm TL Typical weight 3.5 kg
Silk snapper (Lutjanus vivanus)

Silk snapper

Lutjanus vivanus

Saltwater
Typical size 45 cm TL Typical weight 1.4 kg
Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)

Axillary wrasse

Symphodus mediterraneus

Saltwater
Typical size 12 cm SL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)

Ringneck blenny

Parablennius pilicornis

Saltwater
Typical size 10 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Scaled herring (Harengula jaguana)

Scaled herring

Harengula jaguana

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 12 cm SL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Tiger sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum)

Tiger sorubim

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 90 cm Typical weight 4.5 kg
Ohrid trout (Salmo letnica)

Ohrid trout

Salmo letnica

Freshwater
Typical size 50 cm Typical weight 1 kg
Lesser amberjack (Seriola fasciata)

Lesser amberjack

Seriola fasciata

Saltwater
Typical size 50 cm TL Typical weight 0.8 kg
Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

Redbanded seabream

Pagrus auriga

Saltwater
Typical size 30 cm SL Typical weight 0.6 kg