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Arctic Grayling
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Burbot
Lake Sturgeon
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Northern Pike
Rainbow Trout
Sauger
Splake
Walleye
Yellow Perch

There are many different varieties (over 68 species) of fish inhabiting the waters in Saskatchewan. The accompanying chart lists some of the fish found in Saskatchewan waters.

The most popular among anglers are arctic grayling , brook trout, lake trout, northern pike, rainbow trout, walleye, and yellow perch. Can you identify some of the common game fish in Saskatchewan? Try the matching activity and see how you do.

Class Family Common Name
Agnathalampreychestnut lamprey
Osteichthyes sturgeon lake sturgeon
same whitefishlake whitefish, round whitefish, cisco, tullibee
same salmon rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout , splake, kokanee salmon, sockeye salmon
same grayling arctic grayling
same mooneye goldeye, mooneye
same pike northern pike
same minnow carp, lake chub, fathead minnow, pearl dace, redbelly dace, creek chub, longnose dace, blacknose dace, emerald shiner, common shiner, spottail shiner, river shiner, sand shiner, golden shiner
same sucker white sucker, longnose sucker, bigmouth buffalo, quillback, northern redhorse
same catfish tadpole madtom, brown bullhead, black bullhead
same cod burbot
same stickleback brook stickleback, ninespine stickleback
same troutperch troutperch
same sunfish smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, rock bass
same perch yellow perch, walleye, sauger, logperch, Johnny darter, Iowa darter, blackside darter
same freshwater drum freshwater drum
same sculpin slimy sculpin, spoonhead sculpin, deepwater sculpin

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