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Freshwater Fish Identification

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Fish can be easy to identify if you know what to look  for.  Just like any plant or animal, we need to understand what features some fish have in common, and what the differences are.  Some fish are more familiar than others, such as game fish. Please view the following pages to learn more about fish.

An Introduction to Freshwater Fishes as Biological Indicators (EPA-260-R-08-016 November 2008) (96pp, 3.3MB About PDF) NEW

Backpack electrofishing by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
		 staff member. Photo by Wayne Davis USEPA

Backpack electrofishing by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection staff member.

Biological Indicators | Aquatic Biodiversity | Statistical Primer


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