Fish
By: RaeAnn, Amber, and Amanda
Bluegill
• Scientific Name :
Lepomis
macrochirus
• Food : Water and
land insecets
• Habitat :
Freshwater
Bluegill
• Grows to a maximum
of 16 inches
• Schooling fish of 20 -
30
• Spawn in June
Redear
• Scientific Name : Lepomis microlophus
• Food : Snails
• Habitat : Freshwater
Redear
• Maximum length is
43.2 cm
• Dark colored
dorsally and yellow-
green ventrally
• Males have cherry
red edge on its
operculum (flap that
protects the gills)
Largemouth Bass
• Scientific Name :
Micropterus
salmoides
• Food : Crawfish and
Crawdads
• Habitats : Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
• Weighs 1 - 3 lbs
• Maximum length is
38 inches
• Can live up to 23
years
Smallmouth Bass
• Scientific Name :
Micropterus dolomieu
• Food : Crawfish and
Crawdads
• Habitat : Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
• Females can lay up to 21,000,000 eggs
• Green with dark vertical bands
• 13 – 15 soft rays in dorsal fin
White Crappie
• Scientific Name : Pomoxis annularis
• Food : Fish, insects, snails
• Habitat : Freshwater
White Crappie
• Maximum length
is 13 inches
• They have 6
spines on the
dorsal fin
• They spawn in
spring
Black Crappie
• Scientific Name : Pomoxis nigromaculatus
• Food : Fish, insects, snails
• Habitat : Freshwater
Black Crappie
• They spawn in
May or June
• The female can
lay up to 60,000
eggs
• They grow 2-3
inches long
their first year
Spotted Bass
• Scientific Name : Micropterus punctulatus
• Food : Crawfish and crawdads
• Habitat : Freshwater
Spotted Bass
• Females can lay up to 47,000 eggs
• They spawn in water temperatures of 57-74 F
• Spawn from ages 3-4
Blue Catfish
• Scientific Name : Ictalurus furcatus
• Food : Insects, Crawfish, mollusks
• Habitat : Freshwater and Brackish water
Blue Catfish
• Maximum length
is 24 inches
• Usually weigh
20-40 lbs
• They spawn in
late spring or
early summer
Channel Catfish
• Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatus
• Food: Insects, crayfish, mollusks
• Habitat: Freshwater and brackish water
Channel Catfish
• Spawn in last spring
or early summer
• Most mature by the
time they reach 12
inches in length
• They have 24 – 29
rays in the anal fin
Saugeye
• Scientific Name: Stizostedion vitreum
• Food: Gizzard Shad
• Habitat: Freshwater
Saugeye
• Maximum length is 16
inches
• Cross between
female walleye and
male sauger,
produced in
hatcheries. Not fertile.
• They congregate on
the bottoms,
sandbars, or near
ledges and drop-offs
Sauger
• Scientific Name: Sander canadensis
• Food: Zooplankton
• Habitat: Freshwater
Sauger
• They weigh .75
to 1 lb
• Spawn in spring
• Is a close
relative to the
walleye
Walleye
• Scientific Name: Sander vitreus
• Food: Zooplankton
• Habitat: Freshwater
Walleye
• Spawn in April and
May
• They grow up to 30
inches in length
• They weigh up to 15
lbs
Carp
• Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio
• Food: Live plant matter
• Habitat: Freshwater
Carp
• They are 15-22 inches in length
• They can weigh up to 7 lbs
• Spawns in spring
White Perch
• Scientific Name: Morone americana
• Food: Water insects
• Habitat: Freshwater
• They can be 5-7
White Perch
inches long
• Average weight in 8
ounces
• A common name is
“White Perch”
Striped Bass
• Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis
• Food: Crawfish and Crawdads
• Habitat: Freshwater and saltwater
Striped Bass
• They can weigh up to
100 lbs
• Can grow up to 5 feet
in length
• They have 7 to 8
stripes on their sides
Hybrid Striped Bass
• Scientific Name: Micropterus punctulatus
• Food: Crawfish and crawdads
• Habitat: Freshwater, saltwater, and
brackish water
Hybrid Striped Bass
• Cross between the striped bass and white bass
• They spawn in rocky areas
• Unlike some hybrids, this one is fertile and
spawns in spring.