native fish
Endemic aquatic species
Native fish are species that occur naturally in a particular body of water or region, having evolved or established there without human introduction.
The term distinguishes indigenous populations from stocked or invasive species: The river's native fish are threatened by introduced bass.
Conservation efforts often focus on protecting native fish from competition with non-native species.
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- endemicNative to one area
- estuarineOf river mouths
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- regionalRelating to an area
restoration · stream restoration · ichthyology · riverine · captive breeding · tributary · habitat loss · extirpated · conservation efforts · spawning · spawning grounds · catch and release · gill nets · biodiversity · morphology · marine · wetlands · overfishing
- native wildlifeendemic species, unique wildlife, marsupials, koala, kangaroo
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, bass fishing, perch fishing
- ecosystem componentsendemic species, food web, food chain, pollinator, keystone species
- Pacific Fishingsalmon run, steelhead, chinook, sockeye, coho
- wildlife refugewildlife viewing, wildlife corridor, wildlife corridors, wildlife trails, deer habitat
- watershed restorationstream restoration, river cleanup, watershed protection, habitat restoration, stream banks
native fishinvasive species
Harmful non-native organism
Asian carp · common carp · snakehead · zebra mussel · lionfish