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American eel [7]
[8]
54 inches
16 pounds
Omnivorous
Newfoundland, Atlantic and Gulf coasts, Caribbean to Brazil
Bigmouth buffalo [9]
[10]
40 inches
50 pounds
Zooplankton, insects, algae
Mississippi River drainage
Black buffalo [11]
[12]
40 inches
50 pounds
Zooplankton, insects, algae
Mississippi River drainage, south of Minnesota and High Plains
Black crappie [15]
[16]
16 inches
5 pounds
Small fish
South Canada, Great Lakes, southern United States to east Texas
Blue catfish [17]
[18]
50 inches
60 pounds
Detrius insects, mollusks, crayfish, fish
Mississppi River Basin, Gulf Coast drainages
Bluegill [21]
[22]
16 inches
4 pounds
Small fish, invertebrates
Great Lakes to southern Florida, Gulf states to Arkansas
Brown bullhead [25]
[26]
20 inches
5 pounds
Crustaceans, insects, worms, algae, mollusks, fish
Eastern United States
Chain pickerel [27]
[28]
31 inches
9 pounds
Carnivorous
Canada to Florida Atlantic Coast, east Texas
Channel catfish [29]
[30]
50 inches
60 pounds
Insects, crayfish, fish
Widely distributed throughout the United States
Creek chubsucker [33]
[34]
14 inches
2 pounds
Small crustaceans, insects, algae
Widely distributed in United States from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes
Flathead catfish [35]
[36]
60 inches
90 pounds
Insect larvae, crustaceans, and fish
Rio Grande, Pecos, and Gila watersheds, introduced into many western streams
Flier [37]
[38]
7.5 inches
.5 pounds
Insects, crustaceans and small fish
Coastal Plain from south Maryland to Florida and Gulf to lower Mississippi
Freshwater drum [39]
[40]
35 inches
54 pounds
Invertebrates
Canada, Great Lakes, Mississippi drainage to Alabama, east Mexico.
Golden shiner [41]
[42]
12 inches
1.5 pounds
Fish
Newfoundland to south of Everglades, Rio Grande, edge of Great Plaints
Green sunfish [43]
[44]
12 inches
2.5 pounds
Aquatic insects, insects and small fish
Tributaries of Mississippi River from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico
Largemouth bass [45]
[46]
38 inches
20 pounds
Fish
Every state, originally from Great Lakes and from Rio Grande to Florida
Longear sunfish [47]
[48]
10 inches
2 pounds
Insects, small invertebrates
Great Lakes to upper St. Lawrence River, west Florida, Texas
Longnose gar [49]
[50]
40 inches
15 pounds
Fish
Eastern half of United States along major river ways
Mosquitofish [51]
[52]
2.6 inches
Ounces
Surface insects and larvae, small crustaceans, algae, and its own young
Mid Atlantic region, Delaware to Florida and west to Alabama
[54]
3-5 inches
.25 pounds
Small crayfish and aquatic insects
Eastern North Dakota, South Minnesota, East Texas, Louisiana, Ohio Valley and Central High Plains
Pygmy sunfish [57]
[58]
1.3 inches
Several ounces
Micro crustaceans and aquatic insects
Coastal plains of the Carolinas
Redbreast sunfish [61]
[62]
10 inches
2 pounds
Aquatic crustaceans and invertebrates
East of Allegheny Mountains from New Brunswick to Florida
Redear sunfish [63]
[64]
15 inches
4 pounds
Small mollusks
Mid Atlantic states to Central Florida, Gulf of Mexico
Redfin pickerel [65]
[66]
14 inches
2 pounds
Small fish and aquatic insects
Canada throughout coastal drainage, Coastal plains from Maryland to Georgia
River Carpsucker [67]
[68]
24 inches
10 pounds
Worms, crustaceans and algae
Great Plains from northern Mexico to Montana and Minnesota
Shortnose gar [71]
[72]
2 feet
3.5 pounds
Fish, crayfish, insects
Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio River drainages
Smallmouth buffalo [75]
[76]
3 feet
51 pounds
Small crustaceans, aquatic insects
Below Great Lakes, mid-central states, south Texas
Spotted gar [77]
[78]
3 feet
28 pounds
Fish
Coastal plains of Texas and Louisiana, lowlands of Oklahoma, Missour
Spotted seatrout [79]
[80]
36 inches
16 pounds
Shrimp and fish
New York to Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico
Spotted sucker [81]
[82]
19 inches
4.5 pounds
Aquatic insects, algae
Lower Great Lakes and Gulf to Atlantic. Coast Texas to North Carolina drainages
Striped bass [83]
[84]
50 inches
70 pounds
Fish
Gulf of St. Lawrence to north Florida, Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana
White bass [87]
[88]
18 inches
3-4 pounds
Minnows and small invertebrates
Great Lakes, eastern central United States, Gulf of Mexico to Missouri River
Yellow bullhead [91]
[92]
12 inches
2 pounds
Detrius plant matter, crayfish, insects, mollusks, fish
Eastern half of United States