FISH SPECIES
There are many species of fish on the planet. The most common species of fish in Pakistan are Cattle, Carp, Basa, Silver, Gulfam, Algo Wato, Mujahid. These species of fish are common in Pakistani fish markets.
I cover the most important types of fish on my website mahi gar. These fish species are used in fish recipes
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Roach
The roach is one of the most popular freshwater fishing quarries in Europe. This species has an upturned mouth, much like the rudd (opposite), that enables it at times to take food from the surface of the water.The roach inhabits mainly slow-moving rivers, canals, and well-vegetated still waters. Known for its ability to thrive in muddy or poor-quality water, the roach can also thrive in brackish inshore conditions, migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed. It feeds primarily on insects, crustaceans molluscs, and plants – adult roach…
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Common Carp
Common (or king) carp are an extremely popular fish throughout Europe and are becoming increasingly popular in other parts of the world. Part of the appeal of this species as a target for anglers is the fact that individuals can grow to very large sizes. In warm, food-rich waters, carp grow rapidly and can easily gain around 1 kg (2lb) per year. The common carp is a deep-bodied fish. It has no scales on the head, but its body is covered withthem. The varied diet of this species includes plants,…
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Barbel Barbus barbus
Barbels in Angling The common barbel (Barbus barbus) remains one of the most sought-after species by anglers across Europe. This distinctive fish, characterized by its elongated body, bronze coloration, and the four signature barbels surrounding its mouth, has earned a devoted following among fishing enthusiasts. These sensory organs not only give the fish its name but serve a critical function in helping barbels locate food along riverbed substrates, particularly in low-visibility conditions. The common barbel thrives in what ecologists term the “barbel zone”—sections of rivers with moderate flow, good oxygenation, and gravel…
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Tench Tinca tinca
Tench are popular fishing bait throughout Europe and are known as dog-like warriors when hooked. They live in relatively warm ponds and lakes but can also live in slow-moving or still lower reaches of some rivers. They are known to feed hardest in the early morning, on the banks of dense vegetation such as reed beds. During the winter, tench are known to stay in the mud and not feed. Tench breed in shallow water and the larvae remain attached to the vegetation for a few days after hatching. They…
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Black Crappie
The black crappie and its close relative the white crappie (Pomoxys annularis) are popular fish for both sport and food in parts of the United States. The black crappie is larger than the white crappie, but neither reaches the same size. These species are relatives of the black bass family and are generally found in the same types of water, such as ponds, streams, and lakes. The black crappie thrives better in slightly clearer water than the white crappie. Crappies hang out around weed beds and on mud or sand…
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Largemouth Bass
A member of the black bass family, active and sometimes cannibalistic predators, the largemouth bass has an upper jaw that extends to behind its eye, hence the name. This species feeds predominantly on smaller fish, frogs, and crayfish, but does not feed during spawning. As the water warms up, so does its metabolism: the preferred temperatures for feeding are from 10 to 27°C (50 – 80°F); it feeds most heavily from 20 to 27°C (68 – 80°F). Like all species of black bass, the largemouth bass thrives in clear water…
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Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon highly prized game fish are also known as king salmon. Chinook are the largest Pacific salmon and immensely hard-fighting, powerful fish. Like all salmon, they begin their lives in freshwater. Chinook salmon fry can migrate to sea when they are only three months old, but generally, they remain in the spawning rivers for one to three years before migrating to the oceans, where they feed and mature. These salmon can migrate huge distances at sea, then they return to the rivers they were born in, spawn once, and…
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Atlantic Salmon
The Atlantic salmon is a hugely important game fish and a highly prized catch, especially among fly anglers. These fish can grow to large sizes and are mighty swimmers, built for endurance and speed. Before Atlantic salmon spawn, they spend several years feeding in the cold ocean waters, but once the urge to spawn comes, they return to the rivers in which they were born. A proportion of adult Atlantic salmon die after spawning, but some survive and these return to the sea. Young salmon (smolts) migrate to the sea…
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Arctic Char
Arctic Char can reach a maximum length of about 1m (3¼ feet). Their backs are dark brown or olive, with lighter sides fading to a lighter-colored belly. Colors vary considerably during spawning, especially in male arctic char – the entire body can be gold or orange, and the lower feathers are often edged with white. The species is believed to spawn from August to October in alternate years. Arctic Char is a popular rustling in the lakes of Kodiak Island in Alaska. They also congregate in the large lagoons of…
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Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden is part of a family of four. They grow to about 1.3m (4¼ft) in length, and their lighter spots distinguish them from trout and salmon. Adult male Dolly Varden develop a distinctive bright red coloration with the lower body, and their wings are red-black with white edges. Over time, their lower jaw grows. Adult females are similar in color but less bright. Sea-going Dolly Vardens are more silvery, with many red and orange spots on their flanks, and greenish-brown dorsal fins. Dolly Varden spawns in streams during the…
