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1 Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)  




2 Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefish)  




3 Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)  




4 Order Amiiformes (Bowfins)  




5 Order Hiodontiformes (mooneyes)  




6 Order Anguilliformes (eels)  




7 Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)  




8 Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)  




9 Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)  




10 Order Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows)  




11 Order Salmoniformes (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)  




12 Order Percopsiformes (Trout-perches)  




13 Order Cichliformes (Cichilids)  




14 Order Cyprinodontiformes (Toothcarps)  




15 Order Atheriniformes (Silversides)  




16 Order Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks)  




17 Order Scorpaeniformes (Mail-cheeked fishes)  




18 Order Perciformes (Sunfish and perch)  




19 References  













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    • The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and rivers of Canada.

    Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)[edit]

    Family Petromyzontidae (northern lampreys)

    Western brook lamprey

    Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefish)[edit]

    Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)

    Lake sturgeon

    Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)[edit]

    Family Lepisosteidae (gars)

    Order Amiiformes (Bowfins)[edit]

    Family Amiidae (Bowfins)

    Order Hiodontiformes (mooneyes)[edit]

    Goldeye

    Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes)

    Order Anguilliformes (eels)[edit]

    Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)

    Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)[edit]

    Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, and relatives)

    Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)[edit]

    Northern hogsucker

    Family Catostomidae (suckers)

    Family Cobitidae (True loaches)

    Family Cyprinidae (Cyprinids)

    Family Leuciscidae (True minnow)

    Northern redbelly dace
    Northern pikeminnow
    Fallfish

    Family Tincidae (Tenches)

    Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)[edit]

    Channel catfish

    Family Ictaluridae (Freshwater catfishes)

    Order Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows)[edit]

    Muskellunge

    Family Esocidae (Pikes)

    Family Umbridae (Mudminnows)

    Order Salmoniformes (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)[edit]

    Cutthroat trout
    Brook trout
    Sockeye salmon

    Family Salmonidae (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)

    Order Percopsiformes (Trout-perches)[edit]

    Family Percopsidae (Trout-perch)

    Order Cichliformes (Cichilids)[edit]

    Family Cichlidae (Cichilids)

    Order Cyprinodontiformes (Toothcarps)[edit]

    Mummichog

    Family Fundulidae (Topminnows)

    Family Poeciliidae (Livebearers)

    Order Atheriniformes (Silversides)[edit]

    Family Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)

    Order Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks)[edit]

    Threespine stickleback

    Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

    Order Scorpaeniformes (Mail-cheeked fishes)[edit]

    Family Cottidae (Sculpins)

    Order Perciformes (Sunfish and perch)[edit]

    Bluegill
    Warmouth
    Greenside darter

    Family Moronidae (Temperate basses)

    Family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)

    Family Percidae (Perches, darters, and allies)

    Family Sciaenidae (drums)

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Prussian carp". Alberta. Alberta Government. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  • ^ "Rudd". Ontario. Ontario Government. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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