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Longnose gar are frequently found in fresh water in the eastern half of the US, but some gar were found in salinities up to 31 ppt. [14] Their microhabitats consist of areas near downed trees, stone outcrops, and vegetation. [15]
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record sits at 6 pounds 9 ounces (3.0 kg) taken from the St. Joseph River in Michigan on December 2, 1989 by angler Ben Knoll. [7] [8]: 101–102 The longnose sucker is a freshwater fish native to North America, particularly found in rivers and lakes.
Peters's elephant-nose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) is an African freshwater elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus. Other names in English include elephantnose fish, long-nosed elephant fish, and Ubangi mormyrid, after the Ubangi River. The Latin name petersii is probably for the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters.
Fish caught in the Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) is a freshwater minnow native to North America. Rhinicthys means snout fish (reference to the long snout) and cataractae means of the cataract (first taken from Niagara Falls). Longnose dace are small, typically less than 100 mm and characterized by ...
The longnose darter (Percina nasuta) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the United States.
The long-nose sooty grunter is a freshwater species and as adults they prefer deep pools of slow flowing rivers. It is frequently recorded in the vicinity of snags and overhanging vegetation. They may also be found in the deeper sections of riffles. The juveniles are usually observed in shallow riffles and slower flowing stretches of river.
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little
Acantopsis octoactinotos, the long-nosed loach, is a freshwater fish from Indonesia, commonly found in aquariums. [ 2 ] Acantopsis octoactinotos has a long straight snout, unlike the similar Horseface loach ( Acantopsis choirorhynchus ), in which the snout has a down-turned shape. [ 2 ]