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Identification, range, life history, and the water temperatures each species actually wants — for 3 fish you can catch on the 164 waterways in this directory. Sourced to state conservation departments and federal agencies, and cited on every page.

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3 species across 28 states · pick a state to narrow the library

Alabama, 1 speciesArkansas, 1 speciesArizona, 2 speciesDelaware, 1 speciesFlorida, 2 speciesGeorgia, 1 speciesIowa, 2 speciesIllinois, 2 speciesIndiana, 2 speciesKansas, 3 speciesKentucky, 2 speciesLouisiana, 2 speciesMaryland, 2 speciesMinnesota, 1 speciesMissouri, 1 speciesMississippi, 3 speciesNorth Carolina, 1 speciesNorth Dakota, 1 speciesNebraska, 2 speciesNew Jersey, 1 speciesOklahoma, 2 speciesPennsylvania, 2 speciesSouth Carolina, 3 speciesTennessee, 1 speciesTexas, 2 speciesVirginia, 1 speciesWisconsin, 2 speciesWest Virginia, 1 species

Showing 2 species in Oklahoma · Show all

Catfish 2

Species accounts are compiled from state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, NOAA Fisheries, and NatureServe, and every page carries its own references. Illustrations are public-domain federal artwork, credited on each page. We link to fishing regulations and never restate them. All data sources.