Freshwater Fishes
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Art by Jean Gawalt
From small, rarely seen species of darters to large game fish like salmon and muskellunge, New York's waters are home to an incredible variety of freshwater fish species. Over 165 fish species inhabit the state's 7,800 lakes and ponds and 52,000 miles of rivers and streams, providing New York with one of the richest fish faunas in the nation.
The Freshwater Fishes of New York series was created as a way to allow everyone to see the diversity and quality of New York's fisheries resources. The 14-part series first appeared in The Conservationist magazine, and was published in various issues between July 1989 and August 1994. The articles were recently updated to reflect new information gathered over the years, and to ensure all the information is accurate and valid.
Each article contains detailed information on the individual featured fish species-- including physical descriptions, distribution in New York, habitat requirements, reproductive habits and the fish grouping's relation to people. In addition, color plates are presented for each fish species. The artwork comes from the old biological surveys conducted by the Conservation Department from 1926 to 1939 and also by artist Wayne Trimm. The artwork produced for the biological surveys was painted by famous fish artists Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp and were drawn to scientific size and accuracy.
Note: Click on the small image of the fish to bring up a full screen image. The color plates presented here have been formatted to print lengthwise (or landscape) on the paper. As such, to avoid having part of the image cut-off, please be sure to adjust the paper orientation setting for your printer from "portrait" to "landscape" prior to printing.
More about Freshwater Fishes:
- Some Catfishes Of New York - Information on catfishes of New York
- The Herring Of New York - Information on the Herring of New York
- Some Common Minnows Of New York - Common Minnows of New York
- The True Perch Of New York - Information about perch in New York
- The Pike Of New York - Information on the pike of New York
- Common Prey Fish Of New York - Information on prey fish of New York
- The Salmon Of New York - Information on the Salmon of New York
- New York's Sturgeon - Information on the Sturgeon of New York
- The Sunfish Of New York - Information about the Sunfish of New York
- The True Bass Of New York - Information about the true bass species of New York. Does not include smallmouth and largemouth bass (they are sunfish).
- The Trout Of New York - Information on the trout of New York
- Larger Unusual Fish Species That Anglers May Encounter - Information about large unusual fish of New York
- Smaller Unusual Fish Species That Anglers May Encounter - Information on smaller unusual fish species of New York
- Endangered & Threatened Fishes Of New York - Information about New York's endangered and threatened fish species.
