The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and rivers of Canada.
Family Petromyzontidae (northern lampreys)
Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefish)
Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)
Family Lepisosteidae (gars)
Family Amiidae (Bowfins)
Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes)
Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)
Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, and relatives)
Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)
Family Catostomidae (suckers)
Family Cobitidae (True loaches)
Family Cyprinidae (Cyprinids)
Family Leuciscidae (True minnow)
Family Tincidae (Tenches)
Family Ictaluridae (Freshwater catfishes)
Order Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows)
Family Esocidae (Pikes)
Family Umbridae (Mudminnows)
Order Salmoniformes (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)
Family Salmonidae (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)
Family Percopsidae (Trout-perch)
Family Cichlidae (Cichilids)
- Jewelfish (Rubricatochromis bimaculatus) (I) (Ex)
Family Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Family Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Family Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)
Family Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order Perciformes (Sunfish and perch)
Family Moronidae (Temperate basses)
Family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Family Percidae (Perches, darters, and allies)
Family Sciaenidae (drums)
References
- ^ "Prussian carp". Alberta. Alberta Government. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Rudd". Ontario. Ontario Government. Retrieved 28 March 2024.