Gafftopsail Catfish
A saltwater catfish of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and western Atlantic, rather than an inland lake species.
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Ghost Shiner
Favors sheltered backwaters and larger pools where little current is noticeable.
Giant Grenadier
A deep-water North Pacific fish ranging from Japan and the Bering Sea south toward northern Baja California.
Giant Herring
A herring associated with the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Giant Rivulus
Lives in Caribbean-draining rivers around Trinidad, Tobago, Venezuela and nearby islands, with introduced populations in Mexico.
Giant Slender Moray
Uses muddy bottoms in bays, estuaries and rivers, including sheltered coastal marine habitats.
Giant Snakehead
A large freshwater snakehead native to Southeast Asia.
Gila Topminnow
Favors shallow, warm water in headwater springs.
Gila Trout
Eats aquatic insects, including mayflies, caddisflies and midges, with small fish also taken.
Gilt Darter
A river darter recorded in several states within the Mississippi River drainage.
Gizzard Shad
Uses freshwater and brackish habitats across much of the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
Glassy Darter
Lives in sandy runs of creeks and small to medium-sized rivers.
Goldband Fusilier
Ranges along eastern Africa from the Red Sea toward South Africa and eastward into the Indian Ocean.
Goldband Snapper
An Indo-Pacific snapper with a range reaching Samoa, Japan and Australia.
Golden Darter
A freshwater darter found in the upper Tennessee River system.
Golden Redhorse
Uses calm water in streams, rivers and lakes, often over sand or silt.
Golden Shiner
A widespread North American minnow with Canadian populations extending from Quebec west into the prairie provinces.
Golden Silverside
A silverside with a natural range restricted to the northern Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
Golden Topminnow
Feeds near the surface among vegetation, taking small organisms drifting through the water.
Golden Trout
Native to California’s Golden Trout Creek, Volcano Creek and South Fork Kern River.
Golden-Rainbow-Cutthroat Trout Hybrid
A mixed trout cross with golden, rainbow and cutthroat ancestry rather than a single native trout form.
Goldeneye Snapper
Eats bottom-dwelling fish, with crustaceans, squid and drifting marine animals supplementing its diet.
Goldeye
Favors cloudy, slow-moving water in lakes and rivers.
Goldfish
A freshwater fish native to China. Released pets have established wild populations in parts of North America and Australia.
Goldflag Snapper
An Indo-Pacific snapper with a marine range spanning tropical island and continental waters.
Goldline Darter
Associated with the Cahaba River in Alabama and the Coosa system in Alabama and Georgia.
Goldspot Herring
A schooling herring widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
Goldspotted Killifish
A killifish native to Florida’s coastal waters.
Goldstripe Darter
Uses small springs and creeks with aquatic plants, bank vegetation and accumulated organic material.
Goose Lake Sucker
A western sucker native to freshwater habitats in California and southern Oregon.
Goosefish
A seafloor anglerfish native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland and Quebec south toward northern Florida.
Graceful Mojarra
A coastal mojarra ranging from southern California to Ecuador, including the Gulf of California and Galapagos Islands.
Grass Carp
Native to eastern Asia, from northern Vietnam toward the Amur River on the Russian-Chinese border.
Grass Pickerel
Hunts small fish among vegetation in quiet pools and wetlands, favoring sluggish water over strong currents.
Grass x Bighead Carp
A hybrid combining grass carp and bighead carp, two Asian freshwater fishes with different feeding habits.
Gravel Chub
A freshwater chub found in small rivers and streams across parts of North America.
Gray Redhorse
A redhorse sucker with native populations in Mexico and the United States.
Gray Snapper
Ranges from Massachusetts to Brazil, including Bermuda, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Gray Triggerfish
Feeds on attached marine animals and algae, including barnacles, small worms and hydroids.
Great Barracuda
A tropical marine predator found around mangroves, seagrass beds and reefs.
Great Blacktailed Flyingfish
Eats tiny drifting animals and small fish. Can leap from the water and glide above the surface.
Great Trevally
Adults use coastal and offshore reefs; younger fish also enter estuaries and sandy bays.
Greater Jumprock
A southeastern freshwater fish native to Georgia and Alabama.
Greater Redhorse
Uses clear rivers with relatively strong currents, plus both shallow and deep areas of some lakes.
Green Barb
Native to Southeast Asia’s Red River basin, usually in freshwater no more than about 16 feet deep.
Green Goby
A coastal goby found from the mid-Atlantic United States toward Florida and Gulf of Mexico waters.
Green Jobfish
Uses varied reef habitats from near the surface down to several hundred feet.
Green Prigi
Ranges from Africa through southern Asia toward Pacific islands, using freshwater, brackish and coastal marine environments.
Green Riffle Goby
Found around tropical Pacific islands, including Samoa, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.
Green Sturgeon
A Pacific sturgeon ranging from the Bering Sea and Alaska south toward northern Baja California.
Green Sunfish
Uses quiet backwaters, ponds and lakes with sand, gravel or exposed rock bottoms.
Green x Redear Sunfish
A green sunfish–redear sunfish cross, combining two North American freshwater sunfish.
Greenback Cutthroat Trout
A surviving native population is associated with Colorado’s Bear Creek, within the Arkansas River drainage.
Greenbreast Darter
Native to the Alabama and Black Warrior river systems in the southeastern United States.
Greenfin Darter
Native to the Tennessee River system across Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia.
Greenfin Shiner
Lives in the Santee River drainage of the Carolinas and South Carolina’s Pee Dee system.
Greenhead Shiner
A shiner of the Catawba and broader Santee river systems in North and South Carolina.
Greenland Cod
A cod associated with the northwestern Atlantic and Arctic Ocean.
Greenside Darter
Favors swift riffles in streams of the eastern United States and southern Ontario.
Greenthroat Darter
Occurs in Texas river systems including the Colorado, Guadalupe and Nueces, and in New Mexico’s Pecos drainage.
Ground Drummer
A coastal grunt ranging from Bermuda through Caribbean waters toward Venezuela.
Guadaloupe Cardinalfish
An eastern Pacific cardinalfish recorded around California, Baja California and offshore islands including Guadalupe and Cocos.
Guadalupe Bass
A bass native to Texas, where it is recognized as the official state fish.
Guadalupe Darter
Favors fast-flowing, rocky runs in small and medium-sized rivers.
Guadalupe Roundnose Minnow
A Texas minnow recorded in the Colorado and San Antonio river systems.
Guadalupe x Smallmouth Bass
A Guadalupe–smallmouth bass hybrid. These crosses occur where introduced smallmouth overlap native Guadalupe bass.
Gualala Roach
Native to the Gualala River system in coastal Sonoma County, California.
Guardian Darter
Uses gently flowing pools and nearby riffles in creeks and headwater streams.
Gulf Darter
Often occupies very shallow water in small and medium-sized creeks.
Gulf Flounder
Adults favor firm sandy bottoms; young fish settle into salty coastal seagrass beds.
Gulf Killifish
A coastal killifish ranging around the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida and into nearby Atlantic waters.
Gulf Kingfish
A coastal kingfish ranging from North Carolina to Florida and around the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf Logperch
Associated with gravel runs and riffles in smaller rivers.
Gulf Menhaden
A schooling fish whose natural range is centered on the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf Pipefish
A slender pipefish recorded in southern Florida and nearby Atlantic coastal waters.
Gulf Stream Flounder
A marine flatfish native to waters off eastern North America.
Gulf Sturgeon
Moves from Gulf coastal waters into rivers during spring, using upstream freshwater reaches for spawning.
Gumbo Darter
Uses river margins around exposed roots and plant debris, over sandy or mixed sand-and-gravel bottoms.
Guppy
Eats algae and aquatic insect larvae, among other small foods available in freshwater habitats.
Gyre Flyingfish
A flyingfish associated with warm Atlantic Ocean waters.