Ontario Fish Biology and Identification:
Each fish species requires different habitats to carry out their
life functions, and their habitat requirements vary with their life stage. Based on their temperature requirements, fish species
can be grouped into three fish communities: cold water, cool water and warm water:
Warm water species:
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill
White bass
Bowfin
Brown
bullhead
Carp
White perch
Largemouth bass
Channel catfish
Goldeye
Smallmouth bass
Cool Water species:
Freshwater drum
Mooneye
Muskellunge
Redhorse sucker
Black crappie
White crappie
Yellow perch
Northern pike
White sucker
Walleye
American eel
Rock bass
Sauger
Sturgeon
Cold Water Species:
Rainbow trout (inland)
Rainbow trout (Great Lakes)
Round whitefish
Lake sturgeon
Aurora trout
Brook
trout
Burbot
Lake trout
Splake
Atlantic salmon
Brown trout (inland)
Brown trout (great lakes)
Chinook
salmon
Coho salmon
Lake whitefish
Pink salmon
Cisco (or lake herring)
Rainbow smelt
