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Coarse Fish Species
Identification & Information |
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| Common
Name |
Barbel |
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Latin name
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Barbus Barbus
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Maximum Length
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90 cm
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Maximum Weight
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7.7 kg
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Life Span
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15-17 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Mayfly larvae, caddis-fly larvae, dragon fly larvae,
gudgeon, worms and snails
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Habitat
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Rivers. Collecting at weir pools and water falls,
feeding in the dark hours. Wintertime they gather in
deeper parts of the river and holes in banks.
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| Common
Name |
Bleak |
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Latin name
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Alburnus alburnus
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Maximum Length
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23-25 cm
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Maximum Weight
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142 grams
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Life Span
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6-8 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Daphnia, mayfly and fly pupa.
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| Bait |
Flour, worms, insects,
bread, etc |
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Habitat
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Living in shoals it can be found in slow moving water
and prefers no vegetation in its area. Found usually in
open water, near the surface. Moves to deeper water over
winter.
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| Common
Name |
Bream |
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Latin name
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Abramis brama
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Maximum Length
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60-65 cm
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Maximum Weight
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7.2 kg
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Life Span
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15-20 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Pea mussel, water slater, worms (tubiflex), fly
larvae, daphnia and plant fragments.
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Habitat
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Found mostly in slow moving or still waters with a
clayey or muddy bottom. Older fish keep over a clean
bottom when feeding, moving to shallows at night. They
pack into shoals at winter.
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| Common
Name |
Brown
Trout |
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Latin name
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Salmo trutta
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Maximum Length
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20-30 cm
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Maximum Weight
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7.2 kg
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Life Span
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15-20 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Pea mussel, water slater, worms (tubiflex), fly
larvae, daphnia and plant fragments.
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| Bait |
Small dead or live fish,
worms, insects, corn, flour, snails spoon etc |
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Habitat
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Found mostly in moving clear in plants or behind
rocks waiting for its prey.
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| Common
Name |
Carp |
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Latin name
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Cyprinus carpio
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Maximum Length
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89 cm
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Maximum Weight
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21-25 kg
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Life Span
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40+ years
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Principal Natural Food
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Water bugs, mayfly larvae, pond snail, cyclops,
daphnia, water slater, fly-larvae, caddis fly, worms,
water spider and plant seeds.
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Habitat
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Mainly nocturnal feeding, it prefers waters that are
holding dense vegetation and muddy bottoms. Can be found
all over a lake scanning the area for food.
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| Common
Name |
Chub |
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Latin name
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Leuciscus cephalus
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Maximum Length
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56-59 cm
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Maximum Weight
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3.6- 4.1 kg
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Life Span
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12 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Mayfly larvae, caddis-fly larvae, caddis fly, trout
fry, fly larvae, worms and silkweed.
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Habitat
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Rivers, mostly with strong under currents. The larger
specimens are usually solitary with small chub shoaling
near the surface. Feeds mostly in the dark hours.
Wintertime, in general, migrates to deeper waters.
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| Common
Name |
Crucian
Carp |
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Latin name
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Carassius carassius
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Maximum Length
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46 cm
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Maximum Weight
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8 oz
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Life Span
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13-15 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Worms, caddis-fly larvae. freshwater shrimp, pond
snail, daphnia, cyclops and fly larvae.
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| Bait |
Corn,
flour, worms etc |
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Habitat
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A hardy fish, it can survive in swampy overgrown
waters that other fish can not exist in. Feeding amongst
weeds during the warm summer months. During winter, it
hibernates almost buried in mud.
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| Common
Name |
Dace |
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Latin name
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Leucisus Leucisus
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Maximum Length
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30 cm
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Maximum Weight
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567 grams
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Life Span
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10-12 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Worms, freshwater shrimp, plants and fly larvae.
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Habitat
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Prefers cool running water and lakes.
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| Common
Name |
Gudgeon |
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Latin name
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Gobio gobio
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Maximum Length
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20 cm
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Maximum Weight
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112 grams
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Life Span
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5-8 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Ostracods, caddis-fly larvae, fish eggs, worm and fly
larvae.
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Habitat
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Prefers fast running water over sand or gravel but
also occurs in lakes. During summer it shoals up in
shallow water and during winter it finds the deep water.
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| Common
Name |
Minnow |
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Latin name
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Phoxinus phoxinus
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Maximum Length
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12 cm
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Maximum Weight
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1 oz
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Life Span
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6 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Caddis-fly larvae, freshwater shrimp, stone-fly and
stone-fly larvae.
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Habitat
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Upper reaches of rivers in cool running sandy or
stony bottom. Very rare in lakes. Found in shoals of 100
or more.
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| Common
Name |
Mirror
Carp |
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Latin name
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Cyprinus carpio
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Maximum Length
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35 cm
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Maximum Weight
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2 kg
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Life Span
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15 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Caddis-fly larvae, freshwater shrimp, stone-fly and
stone-fly larvae.
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| Bait |
Corn, flour, worms,
bread, boiled potato etc |
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Habitat
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Shallow water.
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| Common
Name |
Mosquito
Fish |
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Latin name
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Gambusia affinis
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Maximum Length
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6 cm
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Maximum Weight
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1 oz
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Life Span
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3 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Fish eggs.
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Habitat
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Everywhere in Western Australia
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| Common
Name |
Perch |
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Latin name
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Perca fluviatus
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Maximum Length
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50 cm
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Maximum Weight
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3.2kg
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Life Span
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13 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Cyclops, fly larvae, mayfly larvae, freshwater
shrimps, young crayfish, elvers, roach, bleak.
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| Bait |
Small
dead or live fish, worms, insects, spoon etc |
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Habitat
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Still, slow and fast running water. Prefers dark,
poorly lit bare bottom.
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| Common
Name |
Pike |
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Latin name
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Esox lucius
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Maximum Length
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1.27m
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Maximum Weight
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32 kg
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Life Span
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18-25 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Roach, Bream, Bleak, Rudd, Dace, Perch, Frogs,
Duckling…and pike!
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Habitat
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Still or slow running water. Hiding in reeds or
well-weeded areas. Larger pike in large lakes often
stray into open deeper water.
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| Common
Name |
Rainbow
Trout |
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Latin name
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
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Maximum Length
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20-30 cm
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Maximum Weight
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7.2 kg
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Life Span
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15-20 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Pea mussel, water slater, worms (tubiflex), fly
larvae, daphnia and plant fragments.
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| Bait |
Small dead or live fish,
worms, insects, corn, flour, snails spoon etc |
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Habitat
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Found mostly in moving clear in plants or behind
rocks waiting for its prey.
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| Common
Name |
Roach |
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Latin name
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Rutilus rutilus
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Maximum Length
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36cm
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Maximum Weight
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2kg
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Life Span
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10-15 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Fly larvae, rotifers, freshwater shrimp, pond snail
and water-weed.
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Habitat
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Still or slow running water. Browsing for food on
silt beds/weeds during the day and moving to shallow
area at dusk. During winter, roach gather in the deepest
water.
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| Common
Name |
Rudd |
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Latin name
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Scardinius erythropthalmus
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Maximum Length
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40-45 cm
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Maximum Weight
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2.3 kg
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Life Span
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12 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Pulmonate snail, mayfly larvae, caddis fly larvae and
fly larvae.
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Habitat
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Warm lakes, and slow moving rivers. Feeding mainly on
plants leaves (ie stonewort). Moves to deep water over
winter.
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| Common
Name |
Ruffe |
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Latin name
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Gymnocephlus Cernua
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Maximum Length
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18cm
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Maximum Weight
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168 grams
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Life Span
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7-9 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Worms, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, pea mussel,
freshwater fish eggs and fly larvae.
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Habitat
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Active feeding by day, it can be found on bare bottom
lakes and lower reaches of rivers.
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| Common
Name |
Silver
Bream |
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Latin name
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Gymnocephlus Cernua
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Maximum Length
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20cm
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Maximum Weight
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150 grams
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Life Span
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7-9 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Worms, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, pea mussel,
freshwater fish eggs and fly larvae.
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| Bait |
Corn, flour, bread,
boiled potato etc |
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Habitat
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Found near bank, quite sensitive.
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| Common
Name |
Tench |
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Latin name
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Tinca tinca
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Maximum Length
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60-66 cm
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Maximum Weight
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6.8-7.3 kg
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Life Span
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20 years
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Principal Natural Food
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Alder-fly larvae, fly larvae, pea mussel, worms and
pond snails.
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| Bait |
Corn,
flour, worms, bread etc |
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Habitat
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Still or very slow moving waters. Does well in
soft-bottomed lakes with rich vegetation.
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