Fish of Alberta
The St Mary River Sculpin isn't added because it hasn't been described. Banff Longnose Dace and Jewel Cichlid have also not been added because they are extinct/extirpated. The Athabasca Rainbow Trout has also not been added because it is a variant and not a subspecies. Smallmouth Bass have also ...more ↓
Lake Chub
The lake chub, Couesius plumbeus, is a freshwater cyprinid fish found in Canada and in parts of the United States. Of all North American minnows, it is the one with the northernmost distribution. Its genus, Couesius is considered monotypic today. The genus was named after Dr. Elliott Coues, who collected the holotype specimen.
Northern Pearl Dace
The northern pearl dace (Margariscus nachtriebi) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in Atlantic, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins in the northern United States and Canada. Its preferred habitat is cool, clear headwater streams, bog drainage streams, ponds and small lakes, and in stained, peaty waters of ...more ↓
