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Fresh fish list. The largest fish are freshwater. Carp and carp

Just seeing them once, you can forever lose all desire to even approach the river. But to silver-haired Jeremy Wade, who hosts Animal Planet's River Monsters, they're just fish. And yes, he really releases everything he catches.

1. A two-meter, 50-pound shell pike caught in the Trinity River in Texas.

2. A 68-kilogram arapaima caught in Lake Rio Maderia in Brazil.

3. A huge sixgill shark caught in the southern part of the Zambezi River in Africa.

4. Electric eel from the Amazon River, which can grow up to 2.4 m in length and weigh up to 19 kg.

5. Freshwater sawfish that grows up to 6 meters in length and weighs up to 180 kg.

6. Huge Siamese carp from the Mekong River. And this is not yet an adult. It can grow up to 3 meters and weigh up to 300 kg, making it one of the largest freshwater fish on our planet.

7. Large freshwater stingray. This 180-kilogram fish was the largest that Jeremy Wade managed to catch.

8. Goliath therapon is a distant relative of the piranha, found in the Congo River in the heart of Africa.

9. 73 kg catfish from Northern India. This fish was 1.5 m from head to tail, 1 meter in girth and with a tail span of 1.1 m.

10. Protopter. The largest individual can reach 2 meters in length.

15. Similar to some kind of prehistoric fish, the catfish from the Orinoco River, known in these places as kuyukuyu. It can reach a meter in length and weigh 18 kg. At the back of the fish's body there are extensions that support the caudal fin, which is why it looks like an armadillo fish from another era.

16. The red-bellied pacu belongs to the genus piranha, but unlike its fellows it feeds mainly on insects and vegetation. Uses its large, human-like teeth to crack nuts, seeds and cut down sea grasses and other food sources.

19. White sturgeon is the largest and most primitive freshwater fish in North America. The largest sturgeon in history was more than 6 m in length and weighed almost 800 kg.

21. A close relative of the piranha is the mackerel, which is often called the vampire fish due to its long fangs, which can be up to 15 cm in length. This beautiful fish lives in the Orinoco River in Venezuela.

In this article I would like to analyze the most coveted and significant fish of Siberia, fish of northern rivers, mountain taiga streams with cold water and rocky rifts, and lakes. Freshwater ichthyofauna of Siberia, as well as the Urals. Ichthyofauna of the entire taiga zone of Russia. I will not mention the fish that are abundant in the southern zone, and will focus only exclusively on the fish of the taiga, the fish of the north. Noble breeds of fish that are hunted by amateur fishermen in pursuit of a big trophy, tourists traveling through the taiga, and indigenous people of the north, for whom fishing is a way of obtaining food, and not sport, entertainment and the pursuit of a trophy.

Muksun

A valuable commercial fish from the whitefish and salmon family, it lives in the rivers of Siberia, in particular in the basins of the Ob, Irtysh, Lena, and Yenisei rivers. It is valued for its taste, as well as its nutritional value and the presence of essential substances. Well consumed lightly salted. It is enough for the muksun to stand in salting for about 9 hours, and only then it can be eaten. The meat is fatty and melts in your mouth. The calorie content of meat is about 90 kcal per 100 g. It is also widely used for preparing stroganina.

Fishing methods: In many regions of the country, fishing for muksun is prohibited, in others it is caught with nets, and muksun can also be caught with a fly, having a varied supply of bait with you.

Nelma

Valuable commercial fish of the whitefish family, reaching a weight of 50 kg. It lives in the rivers of Siberia, in the Arctic Ocean basin. It is considered one of the most delicious fish in Russia, and any fish dish made from it always turns out delicious. Just like muksun, nelma is good lightly salted and as planed meat. Is an endangered species.

Fishing methods: In all southern regions of Siberia, fishing for nelma is prohibited; it is caught industrially by artels in the northern part. Yes, and catching it with a spinning rod in the southern part is quite difficult, which cannot be said about the Ob or Yenisei delta, where nelma likes to live. The fish is very careful and shy. Nelma catches well on various spinners and spoons, most often ordinary ones, silver in color, matching the color of smelt and vendace fry.

Cheer

Chir (or Shchokur) is a representative of the whitefish genus. A valuable commercial fish, it lives in both fresh and semi-fresh water at the confluence of large Siberian rivers with the Arctic Ocean. Also available in Kamchatka. Chir serves as a bonus for commercial fishermen when catching nelma and muksun. Also lives in freshwater lakes.

Fishing methods: Just like muksun, whitefish are caught with nets, but, unlike whitefish, they bite quite well on a fishing rod and spinning rod. Various insects, larvae, meat of mollusks living along the seashore, and, of course, artificial baits are used as bait.

Omul

Valuable commercial fish of the whitefish genus. Small sizes, up to 6-8 kg. Baikal omul lives only in Lake Baikal and nearby rivers, where it spawns. In the river basin of the Arctic Ocean lives arctic omul . It is well used salted, smoked, and also as planed meat.

Fishing methods: omul is caught at any time of the year. Fishing is possible both from the shore and from a boat. Omul takes well on small, bright, stationary and moving baits, including spinning rods. Local residents use pieces of foam rubber, fresh meat or a piece of fish as bait. In the depths of winter, omul descends to depths of over 200 meters, and appropriate gear is needed to catch it.

Pyzhyan

Siberian whitefish lives in rivers of the European north and Siberia. Weight up to 5 kg. Length up to 80 cm. It has good taste and is an object of both amateur and commercial fishing. It has a characteristic transition from the head to the body. Pyzhyan feeds on mollusks, larvae, and various insects.

Fishing methods: Fishing takes place using cast seines and the installation of nets. Amateur fishing takes place using ordinary gear and bait. The best bait is chiromanidae, also caviar, mollusk, fly, bloodworm.

Tugun

A small commercial fish of the whitefish genus. In the Urals it is also known as Sosvinskaya herring . Fish of northern rivers live in the basins of the Ob and its tributaries (in particular, Northern Sovva, Pur, Taz, Nadym, etc.), on the Yenisei, Lena, etc. Length up to 100 cm, weight up to 100 g. Tugun meat tastes like fresh cucumber, the meat is tender and fatty. Tugun is smoked and consumed salted.

Fishing methods: Tugun is caught using seines; fishing with a rod or spinning rods is ineffective. Fishing most often occurs during the spring flood, when the fish go to fatten; they are also caught in the summer.

Lenok

A genus of fish in the salmon family. Lives in freshwater reservoirs and rivers. Most often in fast, cold mountain rivers, on rapids. It lives in Siberia and the Far East, as well as in China, Mongolia, and Western Korea. It is not found in the European part of Russia, west of the Ural Mountains. Predator, feeds on various insects, mollusks, worms, flies. It has other names: Russian - lenok, Turkic - uskuch, Evenki - maygun, Yakut - byyit and literary - Siberian trout. Is an endangered species.

Fishing methods: There is no commercial fishing; lenok is one of the popular fish for sport and recreational fishing. Fly fishing and spinning gear is used. Young lenok are caught with a fly, similar to grayling, larger specimens are caught with spoons, various spinners, wobblers, etc.

Grayling

A popular fish of northern rivers of the salmon family. It is an object of sport and amateur fishing and is valued for its excellent taste. There are Siberian, European and Mongolian grayling. Reaches a weight of 2.5-3 kg. It feeds on various larvae, mollusks, insects that have fallen into the water: midges, leafhoppers, grasshoppers, gadflies, etc.

Fishing methods: The most popular way to catch grayling is fly fishing. It can also be caught with a spinning rod and a regular fishing rod. Most often, grayling is caught using a fly. There are 4 places where grayling catches well: on riffles, rapids, immediately after the stones, standing facing upstream; near fallen trees; near large stones (standing at depth); on a riffle, to the side of the main stream. If fishing is done with spoons and spinners, then, as a rule, light baits are selected, but large grayling can also be taken with heavy ones.

Taimen

The fish of the salmon family is listed in the Red Book of Russia; in some reservoirs it is grown and fishing is prohibited. It is a coveted trophy for any taiga fisherman. It can reach a weight of 70-85 kg and a length of up to 2 meters. It lives in fresh, cold water and does not go to sea. It lives throughout the taiga belt. The further north his habitat is, the more comfortable he becomes.

Fishing methods: taimen is a predator and the fishing methods are the same as for other predators. In those rivers where there are many small fish, such as grayling and various types of whitefish, taimen also live. Fishing for taimen most often takes place under a special license or only for trophy photography, after which the fish are released. They use various spinners, spinners, wobblers and other spinning tackle.

Sterlet

Valuable commercial fish of the sturgeon family. Body length reaches 130 cm, weight - up to 20 kg (in rare cases). Large specimens live mainly in northern rivers. It feeds on invertebrates and eats the eggs of other fish. It lives in the basins of many Siberian and European rivers in Russia, as well as in the seas. It is an object of fishing and spearfishing. Has excellent taste. An endangered species.

Fishing methods: is the target of poaching. Amateur fishermen catch sterlet under license. The most common tackle is a bottom bait with a bait in the form of a worm.

Burbot

Fish of the cod order, the only one that lives only in fresh water bodies. It is found almost throughout the taiga zone, most common in the rivers of the Arctic Ocean basin. As a rule, the weight of burbot does not exceed 1 kg.

Fishing methods: The best periods for catching burbot are winter and early spring. The best tackle is a donka, as well as a float rod. As bait you should use live bait, fry, frog, leech. It goes well at night, because at night it comes out of its burrows and lies in wait for prey near snags. It is also effective to place burbot perches at night in winter.

Pike

Not a species, but a whole family of pike. It lives both in Siberia and throughout Russia, almost everywhere. The most popular predator in our waters. The length of the pike reaches 2 meters, and the weight is 35 kg, but in rare cases.

Fishing methods: for live bait, for frog, for tadpole. When using a spinning rod, any bait works well, depending on the reservoir and the situation, be it all kinds of spinners, wobblers that imitate a wounded fry, vibrating tails, etc. This bloodthirsty predator is best caught in the spring, before its spawning, and in the fall - during the feeding season, with late August to mid-October (in the north - until September)

Dace

A small fish of the carp family. The dace lives in clean flowing rivers, both with sandy and pebble bottoms, as well as in lakes. It feeds on small insects, invertebrate plankton, and plant shoots.

Fishing methods: like all carp - a float rod with bait on a hook. Also bottom tackle and fly fishing. Bait: bloodworms, maggots, porridge, bread, worm.

Rainbow trout

Other name Mikizha . Fish of the salmon family. Small in size, length up to 55 cm, weight up to 1.5 kg. Lives in cold water, loves clean mountain rivers and lakes. Predator, feeds on fry of other fish, minnows, verkhovna, insects, etc.

Fishing methods: fly fishing or spinning. Small trout are caught on a fly, like Siberian grayling; larger individuals will bite on spoons and other spinning gear.

Minnow

The minnow is a small representative of the carp family. On the right photo lake minnow , on the left - river . The length of the fish is up to 15 cm, weight - up to 90-100 g. It feeds on mosquito larvae, flies, and small insects. The body is covered with small scales. Minnows are usually used as bait for larger fish, but can be eaten.

Fishing methods: minnows are caught during the day in calm, windless weather; at night the fish do not bite. Worms, bloodworms, and maggots are used as bait. Minnow fishing occurs in early autumn; later it goes into hibernation.

Chukuchan

A small freshwater fish of the whitefish family. Dimensions of Siberian vendace: up to 35 cm in length and weight up to 1 kg. Semi-anadromous fish, i.e. lives both in the salt water of the ocean and in the fresh water of Siberian rivers flowing into the Laptev Sea. Vendace is consumed fresh, salted and smoked. Rich in nutrients as well as Omega-3 fats.

Fishing methods: commercial fish. It is caught mainly with seines, because the effectiveness of conventional fishing rods is low.

Ide

Fish from the carp family. Young animals are called roaches . Lives everywhere in the taiga zone. In Siberia it is found up to Yakutia. Reaches a weight of 3 kg and a length of 55 cm. Lives up to 20 years. Omnivorous fish. Lives in rivers, lakes, ponds. Avoids fast cold water and mountain rivers. Prefers rivers with more stretches of calm water and great depth.

Fishing methods: ides are caught using conventional types of gear. Float rods, donks, spinning rods, with various spinners and spinners. The ide takes well at dusk, because at this time it feeds. The bait is worms, bloodworms, maggots, bread, bran, etc.

Perch

From the perch family. Found throughout northern Eurasia. Reaches a size of 44.7 cm and a weight of more than 2 kg. Predator, very voracious. It is eaten as a base for fish soup, fried, smoked, and dried. It is an object of sports, amateur and commercial fishing.

Fishing methods: Like all predators, perch takes well to bait of animal origin. For live bait, worm. Takes well with spinning tackle, wobblers (right picture), spinners, vibrotails, and various spinners. It usually lives together with pike, in places with a large number of small fish.

Chebak

Fish of the carp family. Chebak is a subspecies of roach, distributed mainly in the Urals and Siberia. In Siberia, the chebak lives almost everywhere. It is found in large quantities on the Kolyma, Indigirka, Lena, Yenisei and other Siberian rivers. Basically it is a small fish, but reaches a weight of up to 3.5 kg. In many reservoirs, chebak is the simplest and most popular fish. They eat it themselves and feed it to livestock, dogs and cats. Fish soup is made from it, fried, dried and smoked. In my opinion, chebak is especially good in the ear, when boiled.

Fishing methods: Chebak, like all carp fish, is omnivorous. It bites both on bait of animal origin and plant origin. Good for bloodworms, maggots, worms, dough, bread crumbs, corn. Classic chebak fishing occurs with a simple float rod.

Ruff

A species of fish from the perch family. In Siberia it lives everywhere up to the border of the tundra. A small fish, reaching only 30 cm in length and weighing up to 250 g. An unpretentious fish that can adapt to its living conditions. Schooling fish. It lives in both fresh water and slightly brackish waters. Predator, nocturnal.

Fishing methods: It bites best in spring, autumn and early winter - at this time it begins to eat. The time for fishing is morning and evening. In summer it is caught at night, in cool times. It bites on bloodworms, worms, and maggots. Tackle - float rod.

If you ask yourself what is the biggest fish in the world, you may not find an exact answer. After all, sometimes they disagree with the information that fishermen have. If we take into account the general statistics, we can confidently identify the main contenders for this position. It would probably be wrong to classify all the inhabitants of the underwater bottom according to one characteristic, so it is also worth deciding what the largest freshwater fish lives in the world.

The largest fish in the ocean

According to official data, the largest fish living in the ocean depths is the whale shark.

Appearance

What does the largest fish in the world look like? The average size of a whale shark is 9.7 meters. The weight of individuals is 9 tons. Larger specimens are also found; in particular, a case of a whale shark weighing 22 tons and measuring 12.6 meters was recorded.

Externally, the whale shark is very different from representatives of this species. The thick skin in placoid scales on the back is dark gray-brown in color, and on the belly it is gray-white. Her back is painted with a pattern of light stripes and spots, which create a unique individual pattern that does not change throughout life, like a person’s fingerprints.

The huge mouth of a whale shark reaches 1.5 meters in width. There are 300-350 small teeth in the mouth.

Habitat

This large fish lives throughout the world's oceans, but its population varies in different areas. Individuals prefer warm temperate and tropical waters. You can find representatives of the species in Florida and California. It lives in the Indian Ocean and swims to the coast of Africa. Not found in Japan, south of Brazil and northern Australia, does not swim in the Mediterranean Sea.

Whale sharks move in small groups; individuals rarely stay alone. If the habitat is rich in food, then they can form colonies of hundreds of representatives.

Nutrition

Despite its status as the largest fish in the world, the whale shark is not a big game hunter. Her diet consists of:

  • krill;
  • shrimps;
  • small fish;
  • jellyfish;
  • plankton, etc.

Basically, she eats everything she can suck into her huge mouth.

During feeding, the shark moves very slowly, often positioned almost vertically to the surface of the water. After taking a sip, the fish closes its mouth and lets water through the gill slits. The filtered food enters the stomach, and water exits through the gills. The shark makes about 10-16 gulps per minute. It takes quite a long time for her to get enough – about 7 hours a day.

Reproduction

Whale sharks reach sexual maturity at 30 years of age. Moreover, females become ready to reproduce earlier than males.

This large fish is ovoviviparous. The fry, about half a meter in size, hatch immediately from the shell. The number of babies can reach up to 300 individuals. For the first couple of weeks, they feed on the internal reserves of their body.

The whale shark is a long-liver - its average age is about 80 years.

The ocean is not the only habitat for huge fish. Now we will try to find out what the world's largest fish that lives in fresh water looks like. Based on statistical data, this is the beluga.

Appearance

This fish belongs to the sturgeon family and is listed in the Red Book. Beluga is considered an endangered species as it is hunted for its meat and black caviar.

Externally, it differs from other sturgeons with its large mouth. The fish has flattened antennae growing on its face. Her body is thick, cylindrical, with growths on her back, which are called bugs. Like most freshwater fish, the beluga is dark gray on its back, but its belly is much lighter.

The weight of an adult individual reaches 1500 kg or more, with a total length of about 6 meters.

Habitat

Beluga is not only a freshwater fish, as adult individuals also live in seawater. Only there can a large beluga find enough food. Migratory fish go to spawn in fresh water bodies of rivers, where they enter from the depths of the sea of ​​the Caspian, Black and Azov seas. It also lives in the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas. Fish from the Caspian Sea most often breed in the Volga, Azov fish return to spawn in the Don River, and Black Sea individuals visit the Dnieper, Danube, and Dniester.

Nutrition

Due to its large size, the beluga consumes a lot of food. It is for this purpose that adults go to sea. There, its diet consists of animal food - beluga - a predator. Most often it feeds on herring, sprat, goby and small fish. In addition to fish, beluga can catch ducklings and seal pups (whites).

Reproduction

Like other long-lived fish, belugas become sexually mature at quite an adult age - at 12-14 years old for males, and at 16-18 years old for females. The fish, ready for reproduction, returns from the sea to the river. Migration occurs upstream. One individual can spawn once every few years. For spawning, beluga chooses a rocky bottom at depth. The eggs glued to stones and pebbles are fertilized by males swimming nearby. If for some reason the female fails to lay eggs, they dissolve inside her.

About 90% of the eggs die; after a week, the rest hatch into fry, which behave like predators from birth. Gradually they go downstream to the sea.

By nature, the beluga is destined to live a long life - up to 100 years or more. But rare individuals survive to this age, since the beluga, listed in the Red Book, is continuously hunted.

So, the answer to the question of what is the largest fish in the world is the whale shark. Beluga is rightfully the first among freshwater fish.

For millions of years, our planet has been inhabited by a large variety of fish. Their habitat became numerous lakes, rivers, seas and oceans. Since ancient times, both river and sea inhabitants of the underwater kingdom have served as a source of food for people, rich in a huge amount of useful substances, such as various amino acids, protein and various vitamins. Fish farming products are widely used in the production of medicines and nutritional fertilizers for agriculture, as well as raw materials in light industry.

Features of river inhabitants

We all know that fishing on rivers is an exciting and varied activity. Therefore, any fisherman, before starting to equip fishing gear, must accurately answer the question of what kind of fish are found in the river. And, of course, every amateur fisherman should know the physiological characteristics of the object of hunting:

Depending on the nature of the food taken, river fish can be classified as:

  • predatory;
  • herbivores;
  • omnivores.

River predators

Predatory individuals feed on other fish, some can eat animals or birds. Largemouth species swallow so much prey at one time that it is enough for several days of active life, but smallmouth fish need to hunt constantly, since their prey is small.

The most common predatory river fish in Russian waters. The maximum dimensions of pike reach up to 1.5 m with a weight of up to 30-35 kg, but specimens are known weighing up to 60 kg and longer than human height. The average life expectancy is up to 25 years, although there are individuals with a maximum age of 35 years.

The fish is very strong, tireless and agile thanks to its slippery cylindrical body. It is shaped like an underwater torpedo with a long, flattened head and a huge mouth filled with many sharp teeth.

Pike is so predatory that sometimes it even attacks its own relatives. True, it prefers carp fish for food: crucian carp, bleak, roach, rudd. But he treats spiny species (perch, ruff) with great caution; even if he catches such a fish, he does not immediately swallow it, but holds it in his mouth until it stops moving. During the hunt, it misses very rarely, but if attempts are unsuccessful, it returns to ambush and awaits other prey.

The spotted body color of the pike allows it to camouflage perfectly among the vegetation of the reservoir. In rivers it lives in places that are not very deep, with weak currents and grassy banks.

Pike meat contains little fat and is therefore considered dietary. It contains a lot of protein, which is easily absorbed by the human body.

spiny perch

This predatory fish, like pike, is widespread in the waters of Russia and almost all European countries. It has a laterally compressed body, which has a peculiar hump with dark stripes. The tail fin and eyes are highlighted with an orange tint. The color of the perch depends entirely on the transparency of the water. Individuals living in a dark environment with a muddy bottom have a more saturated color than fish living in light water.

The fish is quite large in size; there is evidence that perch can reach a weight of up to five kilograms and a length of up to half a meter. The average life expectancy is about 17 years.

In terms of extraordinary gluttony and predatory greed, it is not inferior to the pike. Having swallowed one fish, it can immediately continue hunting for another. There are cases when a caught perch had several fry in its stomach. It feeds on any fish of suitable size, and is active both in summer and winter.

Prefers to stay at depth, but not at the very bottom. During a hunt, it easily lunges at prey located in the upper layers of the reservoir.

The largest predator is catfish

This is the largest fish living in rivers. Its body length can reach five meters, and its weight can be over 300 kg. According to scientists, such specimens are 80-100 years old. In most cases, the color is brown with a brownish-green tint, and the belly is white. The color change can be almost light yellow depending on where it lives.

Catfish are considered an active nocturnal predator, which during the day prefers to lie down in snags or holes.

The diet of this large predator is very varied. Easily eats frogs, shellfish or large fish. Sometimes geese, ducks, water rats and other animals and birds can end up in the mouth of a catfish.

The meat of this inhabitant of the river depths contains some bones and fat. It is very nutritious and beneficial for the human body.

A predator reaching a length of up to one meter and a weight of up to 10 kg. Pike perch can be found in the clear water of large rivers and lakes. Life expectancy is up to 15 years. It is a relative of the perch and has the same vertical stripes on both sides.

An adult tries to stay near stones at depth or in holes, but young animals, on the contrary, prefer shallow sections of rivers. At the beginning of life, the fry primarily feed on zooplankton, insect larvae and small fish of other fish.

Pike perch actively hunts for prey, while trying to avoid areas with thickets where it itself can become food for pike. However, his location is very unstable. Where pike perch was caught well the day before, you may not find it the next day.

Among freshwater fish, burbot is the only representative of the cod family. It is sharply distinguished from other fish by its unique body shape. The body is strongly elongated and compressed on the sides, especially in the tail. The head is flattened, similar to a catfish. The back is grayish-green in color and has dark stripes and spots, but the belly is whitish.

Burbot is an insatiable and extremely greedy predator whose diet includes insect larvae, frogs, mollusks and small fish. Sometimes, when an adult is opened, a large number of small perches, minnows or ruffs are found in the stomach. Despite its sluggish and lazy appearance, it swims deftly and quickly. At the same time, it is especially active in winter, when other fish are more sleepy and motionless.

Burbot can reach a length of up to one meter and a weight of up to five kilograms, although there are also specimens weighing up to 24 kg. Life expectancy is quite high - up to 22 years.

There are also smaller predatory fish, such as:

  1. Bersh is very similar to pike perch, however, it reaches a size of up to 50 cm.
  2. Chop - found less frequently, in the Danube or Dnieper rivers.
  3. Ruff is a widespread fish, often called thorn by fishermen, because it has sharp, spiny fins.

Herbivorous fish

This type includes fish that spend most of their time searching for plant food and various river plankton. Various types of algae grow in reservoirs and rivers, especially in warm summers, which are an excellent haven for various mollusks and crustaceans. They are the perfect treat for herbivorous fish.

Common fish - crucian carp

It is the most common fish in almost all reservoirs and rivers of Russia. The fish is quite unpretentious; it prefers shallow sections of the river, warmed by the rays of the sun and overgrown with vegetation of all kinds. Weakly responds to lack of oxygen and water quality in its habitat. In the winter season, crucian carp is capable of freezing into ice and not even dying.

It belongs to the family of carp fish, in appearance it is very similar to carp, but does not have antennae. Weighs approximately 0.5 kg. It feeds mainly on zooplankton, various aquatic plants, worms and larvae.

There are silver and gold carp. It is most active in the warm season.

Carp and its species

It belongs to the family of carp fish and is the most desired prey for fishermen in central Russia. There are individuals of quite large size, weighing up to 10 kg. According to scientists, life expectancy can reach 100 years.

There are the following types of carp:

  1. mirror;
  2. scaly;
  3. naked;
  4. frame carp and others.

All these representatives differ from each other in the shape of the body, the type of scales and habits. It can feed on bread crumbs, undercooked potatoes or cake.

The fish is very strong, so experienced fishermen often fish for it, using reliable and powerful gear.

Main types of carp





Bream and its use in cooking

This schooling, inconspicuous fish often lives in places with calm currents and muddy bottoms. Life expectancy is up to 20 years, but bream growth is very slow. Only by the age of ten is he able to gain weight up to 4 kg.

It feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks, insect larvae, worms and algae. The coloring of bream is predominantly dark silver. Spawns at water temperatures of 13 degrees.

The meat of this fish is characterized by excellent taste. It is consumed boiled, salted, fried, dried or smoked.

Small representative - roach

This fish is found in almost all rivers and lakes. It leads a gregarious lifestyle and prefers to hide from predators in quiet sections of rivers overgrown with grass and algae.

In appearance it is very similar to the rudd. The color of the body depends on the composition of the water in its habitat. The fish is small in size (15-20 cm), but there were also specimens up to half a meter in length and weighing up to two kilograms.

Roach spawns at a temperature of plus ten degrees, and after this period it is especially active. The best time to catch this fish is considered to be early morning or late evening.

Of course, within the framework of one article, it is very difficult to describe all representatives of the aquatic world. There are also a huge number of species of river fish:

  1. The rudd is a beautiful fish that looks like a roach.
  2. The silver bream is a distant relative of the bream, silver in color with reddish fins.
  3. Carp is considered a freshwater fish, but is also found in the Caspian Sea basin.
  4. Tench is a royal fish with excellent taste characteristics.
  5. Chub is a freshwater fish that is found exclusively in rivers with fast currents.
  6. Bleak is a ubiquitous fish, known to almost every angler.

Other types of river fish






Unfortunately, many river systems are negatively affected by the unfavorable environmental situation, which is caused by various emissions from industrial enterprises and factories. The inhabitants of many rivers and reservoirs become victims of this human attitude towards the environment.

09.09.2013

The ocean isn't the only place where you can find giant fish that might make you want to take your fishing rod on vacation for a long time. Hippopotamus fish can be found hiding in the murky waters of our freshwater rivers and lakes. Although typical freshwater fish are smaller than their brothers in the salt waters of the oceans, some of them can grow to enormous sizes. Getting to know these freshwater giants may make you look at freshwater a little differently. This is the top 10 The largest freshwater fish.

No. 10. Siberian taimen

Also known as chum salmon, Siberian Taimen is a species of large fish belonging to the salmon family. This fish comes in a variety of colors depending on the geographical location, but, as a rule, it has an olive green head, gradually turning into a reddish-brown tint on the tail. Some of their fins are dark red, and their bellies are usually white, but can sometimes appear dark gray. Taimen is the largest salmon in the entire world. The weight of the caught fish varies between 15 and 30 kg depending on their age. The largest Siberian salmon reliably reported is reached 104 kg. It was caught on the Kotui River in Russia.

No. 9. Carp

Carp are found throughout the world in many freshwater bodies. Carp can grow to gigantic sizes. It is one of the various species of freshwater fish that belong to the cyprinid family, the largest group that originated in Europe and Asia. The carp-shaped catla (also known as Indian carp) is the largest and reaches a length of 182 centimeters. Next comes the White Amur carp, which has a maximum length of 150 centimeters.

No. 8. Nile perch

Nile perch - ranked eighth in the top 10 largest freshwater fish in the world, is a species of freshwater fish that belongs to the perciformes family. Its homeland is the Nile, Congo, Senegal and Niger rivers (also the basins of other rivers that I did not mention). This bass is silver in color but has a unique blue tint to it. You'll notice its clear black eyes with bright yellow rings on the outer rim. Nile perch is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, reaching a length in some cases of more than 1.8 meters. The largest of these fish weigh more than 182 kg.

No. 7. Catfish

Catfish feed on the bottom. They are the best when it comes to the bottom of the lake. Some of the largest catfish reached mass over 227 kg. You can find catfish in freshwater environments, usually with running water and colorful rocky bottoms.

No. 6. Paddlefish

It was once believed that paddlefish used their snouts to tear up vegetation at the bottom of rivers and lakes. There was a time when paddlefish were widespread in the river systems of the United States. But due to increased exploitation of water resources, their population has decreased significantly. One of the main reasons for the decline in numbers is the large number of dams we build on our rivers. These dams block their migration routes, which are very important for paddlefish during spawning and healthy growth.

No. 5. Bull shark

You may encounter bull sharks in warm oceans and coastal areas. They can also be found in fresh water streams if they are deep enough. Female bull sharks are larger than males. At birth, they can reach 3 meters in length. Adults average about 2.5 meters in length. Largest registered The bull shark weighed 312 kg . This is one of the largest species of freshwater fish. The bull shark is said to be a super-aggressive species. They often lurk in the shallow waters of beaches and exhibit aggressive behavior.

No. 4. White sturgeon

The White Sturgeon is a freshwater fish species that plays an important role in British Columbia's social heritage and culture. It is the largest sturgeon species in North America, and is also the largest freshwater fish species in North America. A white sturgeon recently caught in British Columbia was almost 4 meters long and weighed almost half a ton . White sturgeon have an extremely long lifespan. Some of them live more than 100 years. This means that they were alive even when British Columbia was not yet part of Canada. The white sturgeon is capable of spawning many times throughout its life. Due to their long lifespan, white sturgeon grow slowly and are not able to reproduce until males reach 14 years of age and females 18.

No. 3. Alligator garfish

Alligator Garfish is a streamlined fish with a head that at first glance resembles an alligator. The Alligator Garfish is the largest fish of its species. It can grow to over 3 meters in length and weigh more than 136 kg . Despite its aggressive appearance, there are no reports of attacks on people yet.

No. 2. Giant freshwater stingray

This is one of the fish species that can scare you just by its mention. The giant freshwater stingray is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. weighing from 495 to 590 kg . Unfortunately, the numbers of these fish are rapidly declining due to overfishing and rapid habitat loss. They are in danger of extinction. In Thailand, the giant freshwater stingray is an endangered species. If you try to catch a giant freshwater stingray, it can sink your boat. They are known for burrowing into thick mud when caught in a net.

No. 1. Beluga


The largest freshwater fish in the world , beluga– this representative of the sturgeon family is number one on the list of the largest freshwater fish. Despite the same names, freshwater beluga whales have nothing in common with beluga whales. Beluga whales can grow to monstrous sizes - partly because they can be up to 118 years old, during which time they never stop growing. The largest beluga reached 7.4 meters in length and weighed 1570 kg . The sad fact is that these large individuals are becoming less and less common. This is due to an increase in fishing intensity. Beluga is a species of fish that produces black caviar, considered a delicacy throughout the world. Beluga caviar is scarce and expensive. Due to the fact that the existence of this fish is now in critical condition, beluga caviar is even more expensive than before.

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