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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

Halfbanded seaperch (Hypoplectrodes maccullochi)

Halfbanded seaperch

Hypoplectrodes maccullochi

Brackish Saltwater
Typical weight 0.2 kg
Giant kahawai (Arripis xylabion)

Giant kahawai

Arripis xylabion

Saltwater
Typical weight 1.5 kg
Karanteen seabream (Crenidens crenidens)

Karanteen seabream

Crenidens crenidens

Saltwater
Typical size 28 cm TL Typical weight 0.4 kg
Incognito goby (Gobius incognitus)

Incognito goby

Gobius incognitus

Saltwater
Typical size 8 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Sea lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 60 cm TL Typical weight 0.5 kg
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 20 cm TL Typical weight 0.4 kg
Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Vendace

Coregonus albula

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 20 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)

Weatherfish

Misgurnus fossilis

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 15 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)

European smelt

Osmerus eperlanus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 16.5 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Belica (Leucaspius delineatus)

Belica

Leucaspius delineatus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 6 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
South European Toothcarp (Aphanius fasciatus)

South European Toothcarp

Aphanius fasciatus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 5.5 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)

Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

Saltwater
Typical size 120 cm TL Typical weight 10 kg
Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Senegalese sole

Solea senegalensis

Saltwater
Typical size 45 cm TL Typical weight 0.4 kg
Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Greater pipefish

Syngnathus acus

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 35 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Big-scale sand smelt

Atherina boyeri

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 12 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Caspian shemaya (Alburnus chalcoides)

Caspian shemaya

Alburnus chalcoides

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 20 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Round-scaled barbell (Barbus cyclolepis)

Round-scaled barbell

Barbus cyclolepis

Freshwater
Typical size 20 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Spanish minnowcarp (Anaecypris hispanica)

Spanish minnowcarp

Anaecypris hispanica

Freshwater
Typical size 5 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus)

White croaker

Genyonemus lineatus

Saltwater
Typical size 20 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
South European Nase (Protochondrostoma genei)

South European Nase

Protochondrostoma genei

Freshwater
Typical size 15 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus)

Broad whitefish

Coregonus nasus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 46 cm TL Typical weight 2.5 kg
Leaping mullet (Chelon saliens)

Leaping mullet

Chelon saliens

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 30 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)

Blue-barred parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 30 cm TL Typical weight 1.2 kg
Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

Bleak

Alburnus alburnus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 15 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Chondrostoma soetta (Chondrostoma soetta)

Chondrostoma soetta

Chondrostoma soetta

Freshwater
Typical size 30 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg
Italian bleak (Alburnus albidus)

Italian bleak

Alburnus albidus

Freshwater
Typical weight 0.2 kg
Blacksaddled coralgrouper (Plectropomus laevis)

Blacksaddled coralgrouper

Plectropomus laevis

Saltwater
Typical size 84 cm SL Typical weight 4.2 kg
Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 5.1 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg
Bluefin gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)

Bluefin gurnard

Chelidonichthys kumu

Brackish Saltwater
Typical size 40 cm TL Typical weight 0.4 kg
Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis)

Koaro

Galaxias brevipinnis

Freshwater Brackish
Typical size 15 cm SL Typical weight 0.2 kg