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Georgia’s Amazing Freshwater Fish Fauna. Georgia ranks third in the nation for the number of native freshwater fishes; only Alabama and Tennessee have more species. About 265 species are considered native to the state, which includes 245 described species and 20 species that have not yet been formally described by ichthyologists.
In large freshwater reservoirs and rivers, they tend to school in open waters, and will seek deep, cool areas of the reservoir or move upstream to cool water refuges during summer. Spawns during spring in flowing 55–67-degree water.
There are 58 fishes, 10 salamanders, one frog, one snail, 27 mussels, 20 crayfish and 14 turtles under protection in Georgia. Exception: all native crayfish, including state protected species, can be used as bait as long as they are not harvested from burrows. Bait species should never be transferred between water ways.
With lakes and streams covering thousands of acres and miles, Georgia is home to hundreds of species of freshwater fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. Due to their importance in their native environments and the local threats to their survival, many of these animals are now under state protection.
Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan (Appendix E) recognized 152 imperiled freshwater aquatic species in Georgia, more than half of which have a significant portion of their global range within the state’s boundaries. Approximately 22 percent of Georgia’s freshwater fishes, 28 percent of mollusks and 36 percent of crayfishes are ranked as ...
Georgia’s Freshwater Fish Diversity •Georgia has 266 native freshwater fish species, making it the 3rd richest state for fish diversity. Source: Georgia’s 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan, available online at https://georgiawildlife.com/WildlifeActionPlan, with updates from individual Georgia DNR Biologists and Chris Skelton in August 2019.
Like other southeastern states, Georgia has a robust and diverse native fish assemblage. The state is home to 265 native species of freshwater fish, the third highest in the United States behind Alabama and Tennessee only.
Results include a Fishes of Georgia Atlas database that features more than 159,000 fish records from 19,028 collections, and an easy-to-use Web site that documents the state’s deep lineup of freshwater fish. A 1997 publication reported 219 native freshwater fishes for Georgia.
About Georgia's Freshwater Fishes. Identification, Diversity, Conservation, Ecology and More
Georgia Fish: Freshwater fish distributions, classification, conservation status, and distribution comments for Georgia.