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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 |
Agnatha | lamprey | chestnut lamprey
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Osteichthyes |
sturgeon |
lake sturgeon |
same |
whitefish | lake whitefish, round whitefish, cisco, tullibee
|
same |
salmon |
rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout , splake, kokanee salmon, sockeye salmon
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same |
grayling |
arctic grayling
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same |
mooneye |
goldeye, mooneye
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same |
pike |
northern pike
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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
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same |
sucker |
white sucker, longnose sucker, bigmouth buffalo, quillback, northern redhorse
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same |
catfish |
tadpole madtom, brown bullhead, black bullhead
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same |
cod |
burbot
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same |
stickleback |
brook stickleback, ninespine stickleback
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same |
troutperch |
troutperch
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same |
sunfish |
smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, rock bass
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same |
perch |
yellow perch, walleye, sauger, logperch, Johnny darter, Iowa darter, blackside darter
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same |
freshwater drum |
freshwater drum
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same |
sculpin |
slimy sculpin, spoonhead sculpin, deepwater sculpin
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