Underwater Images of Alabama Hogsuckers

Underwater Images of Alaska Blackfish.

Underwater Images of Alewife

Underwater Images of American Eel.

Underwater Images of American Shad. The American shad (Alosa sapidissima), is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast. The American shad is not closely related to the other North American shads.

Underwater Images of Apache Trout.

Underwater images of various aquatic insects and snails.

A Collection of Underwater Images of various Species commonly considered to be Aquatic Invasive Species.

Underwater Images of Arctic Char Arctic char or Arctic charr, (Salvelinus alpinus), is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. It breeds in fresh water, and populations can either be landlocked or anadromous. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. The Arctic char is closely related to both salmon and lake trout, and has many characteristics of both. The fish is highly variable in color, depending on the time of year and the environmental conditions of the lake where it lives. Individual fish can weigh 20 pounds or more.

Underwater Images of Arctic Grayling

Underwater Images of Atlantic Needlefish

Underwater Images of Atlantic Salmon

Underwater Images of freshwater Atlantic Stingrays

The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) is among the oldest fish species in the world. The range of the Atlantic sturgeon extends from New Brunswick, Canada, to the eastern coast of Florida. It was in great abundance when the first settlers came to North America, but has since declined due to overfishing and water pollution. It is considered threatened, endangered, and even locally extinct in many of its original habitats. Atlantic Sturgeon can reach 60 years of age, 15 feet in length and weigh over 800 pounds.

Underwater Images of Atlantic Tarpon

Underwater Images of Banded Sculpin

Underwater Images of Barred Tiger Salamanders

The bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) is one of several Asian carps. Bighead carp are native to the large rivers of eastern Asia. They have been introduced widely outside their native range, where they're often considered invasive. Bighead carp, are primarily filter feeders and are preferentially consumers of zooplankton but also consume phytoplankton and detritus. Underwater photographs of this species in the wild are very rare. Below are some of the best images ever taken of this fish in its natural habitat.

Underwater Images of Bigmouth Buffalo

Underwater Images of Black Buffalo

Underwater Images of Black Bullhead Catfish

Underwater images of black crappie

Images of Black Redhorse Underwater

Underwater Images of Blue Catfish

Underwater images of bluegill sunfish The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), is sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family. The bluegill occurs naturally in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains from coastal Virginia to Florida, west to Texas and northern Mexico, and north to western Minnesota and western New York. Today they have been transported almost everywhere else in North America, and have also been introduced into Europe, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Asia, South America, and Oceania.

Underwater Images of Bluehead Chub

Underwater Images of Bluespotted Sunfish

Underwater Images of Blue Sucker

Underwater Images of Bonefish

Underwater Images of Bowfin

Underwater images of brook trout

Underwater Images of Brown Bullhead Catfish

Underwater images of brown trout Brown Trout were originally introduced to North America from Germany and Scotland around 1883. By 1900, 38 states and two territories had received stocks of brown trout. Their adaptability resulted in most of these introductions establishing wild, self-sustaining populations. "World class" trophy fisheries for Brown Trout exist in the Great Lakes and in the White River system of Missouri and Arkansas.

The Underwater Images of photographer Bryce Gibson, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Bryce has been shooting fish with underwater cameras for almost 30 years. The waters in his home state of Tennessee are some of the most iverse in the country and are home to 325 species of fish. This rich diversity includes everything from snail darters to hellbender salamanders and Bryce has encountered them all. His eclectic collection of underwater images are available for commercial and editorial licensing on this site.

Underwater Images of Bullfrogs and Bullfrog Tadpoles

A Collection of Underwater Bullhead Images, including Black, Brown and Yellow Bullhead Catfish.

Underwater Images of Bull Trout. Once abundant in western states, Bull Trout numbers have crashed because of habitat loss, climate change and other factors. In 1999, they were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Underwater Images of Burbot

A Collection of Underwater Catfish Images including Channel, Blue and Flathead Catfish and Black, Brown and Yellow Bullhead Catfish.

Underwater Images of Chain Pickerel

Undewater images of channel catfish

Underwater Images of Chestnut Lamprey

Underwater Images of Chinook Salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha is the largest species in the Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) genus. Other commonly used names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon and Tyee salmon. Chinook are anadromous fish native to the north Pacific Ocean and the river systems of western North America ranging from California to Alaska. They are also native to Asian rivers ranging from northern Japan to the Palyavaam River in the Siberian far east, although only the Kamchatka Peninsula supports relatively persistent native populations. They have been introduced to other parts of the world, including New Zealand and the Great Lakes. A large Chinook is a prized and sought-after catch for a sporting angler. The flesh of the salmon is also highly valued for its dietary nutritional content, which includes high levels of important omega-3 fatty acids. Some populations are endangered.

Our gallery of underwater images of Chiselmouth.

The Underwater Photography of Christopher Morey, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Chris is a skilled free-diver who can hold his breath for extremely long periods of time! As you can imagine, this unique ability which represents decades of training can really come in handy when photographing fish. Since Chris dives without scuba gear, he can silently approach fish without expelling noisy air bubbles which disturb and frighten them. He's able to stay on the bottom motionless for long periods of time waiting for fish, or move silently among them and be accepted as if he's "one of the school". Needless to say, this unique skill enables Chris to get some truly exceptional photos especially of fish that are ordinarily wary of divers. This is our Christopher Morey gallery. Images can be licensed for editorial and commercial purposes on this website.

Our Underwater Collection of Chubs.

Underwater Images of Chum Salmon The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name Silverbrite salmon. The body of the chum salmon is deeper than most salmonid species. Chum have an ocean coloration of silvery blue green with some indistinct spotting in a darker shade, and a rather paler belly. When they move into fresh water the color changes to dark olive green and the belly color deepens. When adults are near spawning, they have purple blotchy streaks near the caudal peduncle, darker towards the tail. Spawning males typically grow an elongated snout or kype, their lower fins become tipped with white and they have enlarged teeth.

Underwater Images of Cichlids

Images of Cisco Underwater Cisco, Coregonus artedi is known variously with the common names cisco, northern cisco, lake herring, chub or tullibee. It is a pelagic fish occurring in the midwater zone of cold water lakes in North America. In the northern and western parts of its range it is also found in large rivers. We believe that the images below are the best photographs in existence depicting wild, non-captive cisco underwater in their natural habitat

Underwater Images of Coastrange Sculpin

Underwater Images of Coho Salmon The coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers".

Underwater Images of Common Carp Occasionally I'm asked what the hardest fish to photograph is. Without a doubt, it's the common carp. It's said that many years ago when a group of scientists set out to test the relative intelligence of various freshwater fresh, carp finished first in the fish IQ test. When encountering carp underwater, one of the first things that's apparent is how keenly aware they are of their environment. They seem to have terrific eyesight and hearing and getting close enough to a carp to take a good picture is a real challenge. While other fish like bass, walleye and even muskie will often let you approach them within 2 feet or so, the carp remains extremely wary and cautious. In Fisherman Magazine agrees, calling carp "the wariest of all freshwater fish, by reason not just of superior brain power, but through their acute senses of hearing, feeling, taste, and vision." I find it puzzling that in this country carp have such a bad reputation. In Europe, they are revered and held in high regard as the top sport fish. Perhaps European anglers have a better understanding and consequently a deserved appreciation of the unique qualities and intelligence of carp. After spending some time around them in their environment, watching how they swim, feed and react to my presence, it's hard not to feel that carp possess an understanding that transcends what we normally think fish are capable of.

Underwater Images of Common Snook

Underwater Images of Coosa Crayfish

A Collection of various Crayfish species and Crayfish Traps.

Underwater Images of Crayfish Traps

Underwater Images of Curly-Leaf Pondweed.

Underwater Images of Cutthroat Trout Including Bonneville, Coastal, Colorado River, Greenback, Lahontan, Rio Grande, Snake River Fine-Spotted, Westslope, and Yellowstone.

This is our underwater collection of Dace Images.

This is our collection of underwater Darter Images.

Underwater Images of Dollar Sunfish

Underwater Images of Dolly Varden Trout

In this gallery, you'll find our collection of fish the are federally listed as being endangered or threatened. (We've omitted salmon species here. They can be found in our separate salmon galleries.) We've included Oregon Chub, even though they were delisted in 2015.

Underwater Images of Eurasian Water Milfoil

The amazing underwater images of photographer Fernando Lessa, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Fernando Lessa is best known for his conservation and ecology photography, documenting marine and wildlife around British Columbia and beyond. With degrees in Biology (BSc) and Photography (MA), he specializes in documenting the delicate relationship between man and mother nature. His underwater images are availlable for editorial and commercial licensing on this site.

Underwater Images of Fish Cribs, Spawning Boxes, and Various Fish Attractors.

A Collection of Underwater Images of various Fish eating or chasing prey.

A Collection of Images depicting various common fish management tools and practices, including Stream Shocking, fyke netting, gill netting and underwater fish attractors.

Underwater Images of Fishiding Fishiding-Reclaimed Artificial Fish Habitat is the invention of David Ewald. (http://www.fishiding.com) Artificial fish habitat structures are becoming more popular today. They're being used more and more, especially in large southern reservoirs devoid of important structure fish need. Fish managers have traditionally placed bundles of Christmas trees or cedar trees on the lake bottom to try to provide cover for fish. While effective, the lifespan of tree bundles or brush piles is limited, so replenishing them has always been an ongoing and expensive process. Today, artificial habitat structures are gaining popularity because they don't decay or deteriorate.

Underwater Images of Fishing Lures

Underwater Images of Flathead Catfish

Underwater Images of Flier Sunfish

Underwater Images of Florida gar

Underwater Images of Freshwater Drum (Sheepshead).

Underwater Images of Freshwater Jellyfish

Underwater Images of Freshwater Mussels

Underwater Images of Fyke Nets (Fisheries Management)

Our Underwater Gambusia Gallery.

Underwater Images of Longnose, Florida and Spotted Gar

Welcome to the Garold Sneegas Gallery. His select images are now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography and can be licensed through this website. Garold is an award winning underwater photographer who's been filming North American native fish species since 1970. His images have appeared in a great many books and magazines and he was one of the first to extensively photograph freshwater environments.

Underwater images of Gizzard Shad

A Collection of Underwater Goby Images, including Round Goby, Clown Goby and Seaboard Goby

Underwater Images of Golden Redhorse

Underwater Images of Golden Trout.

Underwater Images of Grass Carp. The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is a herbivorous, freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae, and the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon. It is a large cyprind native to eastern Asia, with a native range from northern Vietnam to the Amur River on the Siberia-China border. It is cultivated in China for food, but was introduced in Europe and the United States for aquatic weed control. It is a fish of large, turbid rivers and associated floodplain lakes, with a wide degree of temperature tolerance. In the United States, the fish is also known as white amur, which is derived from the Amur River, where the species is probably native, but has never been abundant.

Underwater Images of Grass Pickerel

Underwater Images of Gray Snapper

Underwater Images of Green Sunfish and Bluegill Hybrids.

Underwater Images of Green Sunfish

Underwater Image Gallery of Gulf Coat Pygmy Sunfish

Underwater Images of Headwater Catfish. They're closely related to channel catfish but are smaller, lack spots, and have a caudal fin with a shallower fork. Headwater Catfish grow to a length of about 19 inches. They're found only in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.

Underwater Images of Hellbender Salamanders The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of giant salamander endemic to eastern North America. Hellbender populations were listed in 1981 as already extinct or endangered in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Maryland, decreasing in Arkansas and Kentucky, and generally threatened as a species throughout their range by various human activities and developments.

Underwater Images of Hogchoker

Underwater Images of Huchen The huchen (Hucho hucho) is one of the most beautiful of large salmonid fishes. It's endemic to the Danube basin in Europe but remaining populations are threatened by habitat loss and fishing pressure. A closely related species, called the Taimen, or giant Eurasian trout, (Hucho taimen) were once widespread throughout the former Soviet Union but today exist only in a fraction of their historic range. Today Taimen can be found mainly in Russia and Mongolia.

Underwater Images of Hybrid Striped Bass

Underwater Images of Hybrid Sunfish (Bluegill x Green Sunfish)

Underwater Images of Hydrilla Hydrilla, an aquatic plant, is naturalized and invasive in the United States following release in the 1960s from aquariums into waterways in Florida. It is now established in Canada and the southeast from Connecticut to Texas, and also in California. By the 1990s control and management were costing millions of dollars each year. It is native to the cool and warm waters of the Old World in Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia. In Europe, it is reported from Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, and the Baltic States.

This is a new section that we hope to fully expand. These are pictures taken underwater in the winter showing ice fisherman enjoying their pastime. Images taken from below the ice provides a unique perspective most people have never seen.

Underwater Images of Inconnu Inconnu, known alternatively as the nelma, sheefish or connie is a commercial species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is widespread in the arctic rivers from the Kola Peninsula (White Sea basin) eastward across Siberia to the Anadyr River and also in the North American basins of Yukon River and Mackenzie River. We believe that the images below are the only photographs in existence depicting wild, non-captive inconnu underwater in their natural habitat.

Underwater Images of Iowa Darter

The Underwater Images of Isaac Szabo, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography Isaac takes exceptional underwater images from the many clear streams, rivers and lakes of Arkansas and Missouri. But his work takes him from the springs of Florida to the desert lakes of the southwest. His collection of images literally encompasses fish photographed from to coast to coast. His underwater images can be licensed for editorial and commercial use on this site.

Welcome to the Jennifer Idol Gallery. Jennifer is the first woman to dive all 50 states and is author of An American Immersion. She’s earned more than 27 certifications and has been diving for 20 years. Her photography and articles are widely published in periodicals such as DIVER, Sport Diver, Alert Diver, and SCUBA Diving. The Lake Murray Wildlife Museum, Jacob's Well Natural Area, and Texas Association of REALTORS feature her work in permanent installations. Her design firm, The Underwater Designer, specializes in design and photography services for water-related themes. Jennifer travels the country and takes outstanding fish photos in lakes and rivers across the USA. You can view all of her underwater images in this gallery. Her images are now available for commercial and editorial licensing on this site.

Our underwater collection of Killifish and Topminnow Images.

Underwater Images of Knobfin Sculpins

Underwater Images of Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Kokanee Salmon, are the non-anadromous form of the sockeye salmon. They do not migrate to the sea but instead live their entire lives in freshwater.

Our gallery of underwater Lake Chubsucker Images.

Underwater Images of Lake Sturgeon

Images of Lake Trout underwater

Images of Lake Whitefish Underwater The lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in relation to the length of the body. It is a valuable commercial fish, and also occasionally taken by sport fishermen. Other vernacular names used for this fish include Sault whitefish, gizzard fish, common whitefish, eastern whitefish, Great Lakes whitefish, humpback whitefish, inland whitefish and whitefish. We believe that the images below are the best photographs in existence depicting wild, non-captive lake whitefish underwater in their natural habitat.

Underwater Images of Largemouth Bass The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a freshwater gamefish in the sunfish family, a species of black bass native to North America. It is also known by a variety of regional names, such as the brown bass, widemouth bass, bigmouth bass, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, gilsdorf bass, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth and (paradoxically) northern largemouth; however, it is not a member of the bass family but actually a member of the Sunfish family.

Underwater Images of Largescale Sucker

Underwater Images of Loggerhead Musk Turtles. The Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor) is a species of turtle native to Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. It gets its name from its unusually large head, compared to the common musk turtle. Barbels are present on the chin only.

Underwater Images of Logperch

Underwater Images of Longear Sunfish

Underwater Images of Longnose Gar

Underwater Images of Longnose Suckers

Underwater Images of Longpincered Crayfish

Underwater Images of Map Turtles

Our Underwater Images of Mexican Tetra.

Underwater Images of a variety of Minnows. (Note: This gallery used to contain all our small fish species from Darters and Dace to Topminnows and Killifish. We've since moved all these species and others to individual galleries and collections. To find specific fish, use our Search feature at the top of this page.)

Underwater Images of Mottled Sculpins

Underwater Images of Mountain Suckers

Underwater Images of Mountain Whitefish

Underwater Images of Mudminnows.

Underwater Images of Mudpuppy Salamanders

Underwater Images of Musk Turtles

Underwater Images of Musky (Muskie, Muskellunge) The muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), also known as muskelunge, muscallonge, milliganong, or maskinonge (and often abbreviated "muskie" or "musky"), is a species of large, relatively uncommon freshwater fish of North America. The muskellunge is the largest member of the pike family. The common name comes from the Ojibwa word maashkinoozhe, meaning "ugly pike". The muskellunge is known by a wide variety of other names including Ohio muskellunge, Great Lakes muskellunge, barred muskellunge, Ohio River pike, Allegheny River pike, jack pike, unspotted muskellunge and the Wisconsin muskellunge.

Underwater Images of Neosho Bass. (Micropterus dolomieu velox) The Neosho Bass is endemic to portions of the Ozark Highlands and Boston Mountains ecoregions and is threatened by introductions of non-native Smallmouth Bass forms.

A Collection of Underwater Images of Carps, Suckers, Gars, Sturgeon and other various fish largely considered to be non-game species.

Underwater Images of Northern Clearwater Crayfish (Orconectes propinquus)

Underwater Images of Northern Hogsuckers

Underwater Images of Northern Ladyfish

Underwater Images of Northern Pikeminnow (Squawfish)

Underwater images of northern pike The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the USA, (also called jackfish or simply "northern" in the Upper Midwest of the USA and in Manitoba, Canada), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). Pike grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 28–47 in. The heaviest specimen known so far was caught in 1983 at an abandoned stone quarry in Germany, where the species is called Hecht. This specimen was 147 cm (58 in) long and weighed 31 kg (68 lb.). The longest pike ever recorded and confirmed was 152 cm (60 in) long and weighed 28 kg (62 lb.). A pike of 60.5 in (154 cm) was caught and released in May 2004 in Apisko Lake, Manitoba.

Underwater Images of Oregon Chub The Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) is endemic to Oregon. From 1993 to 2014 it was a federally listed threatened species. This chub is native to the drainage of the Willamette River in Oregon. It was once distributed throughout the drainage in shallow water habitat, but changes in the hydrology of the region have eliminated much of this habitat and restricted the chub to several streams and rivers. Dams and channels were constructed and non-native species of fish were introduced to the area. The chub was listed as endangered in 1993 and downlisted to threatened in 2010. In early 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said that the small, silver-speckled minnow would become the first fish to be taken off the endangered species list when its numbers returned from fewer than 1,000 individuals to an estimated 160,000. On February 17, 2015, the Oregon Chub was officially delisted from the endangered species list.

Underwater Images of Ozark Bass

Underwater Images of Ozark Crayfish

Underwater Images of Paddlefish Paddlefish populations are in trouble and are rapidly declining due to pollution, overfishing, and habitat loss (often associated with the construction of dams). These fish are becoming rarer every year, so encountering them and photographing them in the wild is becoming more difficult than ever

Underwater Images of Painted Turtles

Underwater Images of Paiute Sculpin

A Collection of Underwater Images of various Panfish including Sunfish, Crappie, and Perch.

The beautiful underwater images of photographer Patrick Clayton, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Patrick is the country's top photographer of wild stream trout. Based in Bozeman, Montana, Patrick has traveled far and wide throughout the American West to find and photograph some of the most beautiful trout ever seen. For example, his images of the many different species of Cutthroat Trout with their amazingly vibrant colors are surreal! You can view all of his trout and salmon images in this gallery. His images are available for commercial and editorial licensing on this site.

The underwater photography of Paul Vecsei, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Paul's underwater images of Lake Whitefish and Cisco are without a doubt the finest images of these species ever taken in their natural habitat. Paul has a fisheries science background which makes him uniquely able to understand the behaviors and habitat requirements of these fish and beautifully capture their magnificence in his stunning photos. All of Paul's underwater work can be licensed for editorial and commercial use on this site.

Underwater Images of Pickerel, including Grass Pickerel, Chain Pickerel, and Redfin Pickerel

Underwater Images of Pink Salmon

Underwater Images of Pumpkinseed Sunfish "A very beautiful and compact little fish, perfect in all its parts, looking like a brilliant coin fresh from the mint." - David Jordan and Barton Evermann-American Food and Game Fishes, 1905.

Underwater Images of Pupfish

Underwater Images of Quillback

Underwater Images of Rainbow Smelt

Underwater images of rainbow trout The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of salmonid native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout. Adult freshwater stream rainbow trout average between 1 and 5 lb while lake-dwelling and anadromous forms may reach 20 lb. Coloration varies widely based on subspecies, forms and habitat. Adult fish are distinguished by a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line, from gills to the tail, which is most vivid in breeding males

Underwater Images of Redbreast Sunfish

Underwater Images of Red-Eared Slider Turtles

Underwater Images of Redear Sunfish (Shellcrackers)

Underwater Images of Redeye Bass. The Redeye Bass (Micropterus coosae) is part of the sunfish family and is native to the Coosa River system of Georgia and Alabama. It prefers cool streams and rivers in the foothills of mountains.

Underwater Images of Redfin Pickerel

Underwater Images of Red Swamp Crayfish

Underwater Images of Redtail Chub

A Collection of Underwater Images of various Turtles, Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Snakes.

Underwater Images of Ringed Crayfish

Underwater Images of River Chub

Underwater Images of Rock Bass

The Underwater Photography of Roger Peterson, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Roger Peterson (Maple Grove, MN) has been taking underwater images for over 40 years and was one of the first to make the natural freshwater environment come to life through photos. His images are available for editorial and commercial licensing on this website.

Underwater Images or Rough-Skinned Newt

Underwater Images of Round Goby

Underwater Images of Round Whitefish

Underwater Images of Ruffe

Underwater Images of Rusty Crayfish

Underwater Images of Sailfin Catfish

Underwater Images of Sailfin Molly.

A collection of underwater Salmon images including Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, and Sockeye Salmon.

Images Of Sculpins-including Banded Sculpins, Mottled Sculpins, Torrent Sculpins and Slimy Sculpins.

Underwater Images of Sea Lamprey. The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It has an eel-like body without paired fins. Its mouth is jawless, round and sucker-like, and as wide or wider than the head; sharp teeth are arranged in many consecutive circular rows. There are 7 branchial openings behind the eye. Olive or brown-yellow on the dorsal and lateral part of the body, with some black marblings, with lighter colouration on the belly. Adults can reach a length of up to 47 inches. Sea lampreys are considered a pest in the Great Lakes region. The species is native to the inland Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain in New York and Vermont. It is not clear whether it is native to Lake Ontario, where it was first noticed in the 1830s, or whether it was introduced through the Erie Canal which opened in 1825. It spread to Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior, where it decimated indigenous fish populations in the 1930s and 1940s. They have created a problem with their aggressive parasitism on key predator species and game fish, such as lake trout, lake whitefish, chub, and lake herring.

Welcome to the Sean Landsman Gallery. As a professional fisheries scientist, Sean knows a thing or two about fish and we're truly excited to be able to add both his knowledge and his photography to our agency. You can view all his images in this gallery. Sean's pictures are now available for commercial and editorial licensing through this site.

Underwater Images of various Shad species including American Shad and Gizzard Shad.

Underwater images of Sheepshead

This is our collection of Underwater Shiners Images.

Underwater Images of Shorthead Redhorse Suckers

Underwater Images of Shorthead Sculpin

Underwater Images of Shortnose Sturgeon. The shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) is a small North American sturgeon which can be found in 16 to 19 large river and estuary systems along the Atlantic seaboard from the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada, to the St. Johns River in Florida, United States. It is an endangered species in the United States, having been recognized as such in 1967.

Underwater Images of Shovelnose Sturgeon

Underwater Images of Signal Crayfish

Silversides Collection.

Underwater Images of Slender Madtom

Underwater Images of Slimy Sculpin The slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus, is a freshwater species of fish that inhabits cool, rocky streams, rivers and lakes throughout northern North America and eastern Siberia. It is the only sculpin species commonly found in New England. The slimy sculpin is found in freshwater and sometimes brackish water in areas with rocky or gravel type bottoms. The slimy sculpin is a nocturnal fish that usually spends most of its time on the stream bottom and seeks shelter under rocks and logs, especially during spawning season. When it swims, it sometimes appears to be “hopping” along the bottom because of its inefficient ability to swim. This is partly due to the absence of a swim bladder, which normally gives buoyancy to a fish. The slimy sculpins’ size and poor swimming ability makes it a great prey item for larger fish. Because of this, fly patterns that resemble or imitate sculpins have been created for fly fishing for trout and other fish. Researchers are also interested in this fish species. The slimy sculpin has been studied in waters where there is current acidification (water that is more acidic). The sculpin were found to be less active and have lower rates of reproduction when found in these waters. For these reasons, the slimy sculpin has been identified as a good indicator species (a species that indicates a change in environment by a difference in behavior or population size) for acidification in lakes and ponds and possibly for streams.

Underwater Images of Smallmouth Bass The smallmouth bass is one of the black basses and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stock to many cool-water tributaries and lakes in Canada and more so introduced in the United States. It attains a length of up to 27 inches and 12 pounds. The smallmouth bass is native to the upper and middle Mississippi River basin, the Saint Lawrence River–Great Lakes system, and up into the Hudson Bay basin. Its common names include smallmouth, bronzeback, brown bass, brownie, smallie, bronze bass, and bareback bass.

Underwater Images of Smallmouth Buffalo

Underwater Images of Common Snapping Turtle

Underwater Images of Sockeye Salmon Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) — also called red salmon or blueback salmon in the United States — is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can be up to 84 cm in length and weigh anywhere from 2.3 to 7 kg. Juveniles remain in freshwater until they are ready to migrate to the ocean, over distances of up to 1,600 km. Their diet consists primarily of zooplankton. Sockeye salmon are semelparous, dying after they spawn. Some populations, referred to as kokanee, do not migrate to the ocean and live their entire lives in freshwater.

Underwater Images of Sonora Sucker

A Collection of Underwater Images of various Spawning and Nesting Fish. Also included are young fish (fingerlings and yearlings).

Underwater Images of Spawning Benches In northern states, fish managers sometimes use spawning benches to promote the spawning of smallmouth bass. While largemouth bass, rock bass, and sometimes bluegill also use spawning benches, it is the spawning of smallmouth bass that inspired the design. A spawning bench consists of a four-to-six-foot piece of log sawed lengthwise in half and attached to a concrete block on each end. Spawning benches are therefore sometimes called half logs. Once placed on suitable substrate, the spawning bench provides overhead cover from birds of prey. The concrete blocks on each end protect the nest from raiders on two sides

Underwater Images of Spiny-Cheek Crayfish

Underwater Images of Spiny Softshell Turtles. The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a species of softshell turtle, and is one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. They get their name from the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of their carapaces.

Underwater Images of Splake (Brook Trout x Lake Trout)

Underwater Images of Spotted Bass.

Underwater Images of Spotted Gar

Underwater Images of Spotted Sucker.

Underwater Images of Spotted Sunfish

Underwater Images of Steelhead (Rainbow Trout)

Underwater Images of Sticklebacks

Our Collection of Underwater Stonerollers.

Images of stream shocking-Fisheries Management

Underwater Images of Striped Bass. The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), also known as the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous fish of the Moronidae family found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has also been widely introduced into inland recreational fisheries across the United States. Striped bass have also been hybridized with white bass to produce hybrid striped bass, also known as wiper, or sunshine bass. For images of these fish, see our Hybrid Striped Bass Gallery.

Underwater Images of Striped Mullet

Underwater Images of Studfish.

Here's our collection of Sturgeon Images, that include Atlantic Sturgeon, Lake Sturgeon and White Sturgeon.

A Collection of Underwater Images of various Sucker Species including Blue, Hog, Rehorse, and White Suckers.

A Collection of Underwater Images of Various Sunfish species including, Bluegill, Green, Longear, and Pumpkinseed Sunfish.

Underwater Images of Suwannee Bass Underwater. The Suwannee Bass is native only to the Suwannee and Ochlockonee River drainages in Florida and Georgia

Underwater Images of Tench

Underwater Images of Texas Cichlid, also known as Rio Grande Perch.

Our Gallery of Underwater Images of Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle.

Underwater Images of Tiger Trout. A Hybrid between Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

Underwater Images of Tilapia

The Underwater Photography of Dr. Todd Pearsons, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Todd has impressive credentials including a Ph.D. in fisheries science from Oregon State University. His extensive background and experience in fisheries and in aquatic biology combined with 25 years of taking underwater fish photographs makes him a valuable addition to our team. Todd's stunning photographs of spawning Sockeye Salmon are some of the finest ever made. You can view all his pictures in this gallery. Todd's images are available for commercial and editorial licensing on this site.

Our Collection of Underwater Topminnows.

Underwater Images of Torrent Sculpins

A Collection of Underwater images of Trout and Salmon. Including Apache Trout, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Bull Trout, Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sockeye Salmon, Huchen and Steelhead.

Underwater Images of lake and river bottoms.

The underwater images of Photographer Viktor Vrbovsky, now represented by Engbretson Underwater Photography. Viktor is a talented award-winning photographer from the Czech Republic who travels the world to photograph fish in both freshwater and marine environments. His images are available for commercial, editorial and educational licensing on this site.

Underwater Images of Virile Crayfish (Orconectes virilis)

Underwater Images of Walleye Walleye (Sander vitreus, formerly Stizostedion vitreum) is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch. In some parts of its range, the walleye is known as the walleyed pike, colored pike, yellow pike or pickerel (esp. in English-speaking Canada), although the fish is not related to other species of pikes.

Underwater Images of Warmouth.

Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.

Underwater Images of White Bass

Underwater Images of Lake Whitefish and Mountain Whitefish

Underwater Images of White Perch The white perch (Morone americana) is not a true perch but is, rather, a fish of the temperate bass family, Moronidae. Although favoring brackish waters, it is also found in fresh water and coastal areas from the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario south to the Pee Dee River in South Carolina, and as far east as Nova Scotia. They are also found in the lower Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, Long Island Sound and nearby coastal areas, Hudson and Mohawk River system, Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay. It is also found occasionally in small land-locked lakes and ponds.

Underwater Images of White Sturgeon The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), also known as the Pacific sturgeon, Oregon sturgeon, Columbia sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, and California white sturgeon, is a sturgeon (a fish of the family Acipenseridae) which lives along the west coast of North America from the Aleutian Islands to Central California. It is the largest freshwater fish in North America and is the third largest species of sturgeon, after the Beluga and the Kaluga. The white sturgeon is known to reach a maximum size of 816 kg (1,799 lb) and 6.1 m (20 ft). The largest sturgeon caught on record was caught on the Fraser River, in British Columbia, and weighed an estimated 1,100 pounds (498.9 kg) and measured 12 feet, 4 inches.

Underwater Images of White Sucker

Underwater Images of Yellow Bullhead Catfish

Underwater Images of Yellow Perch The yellow perch (Perca flavescens), commonly referred to as perch, is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. Other common names for yellow perch include American perch, coontail, lake perch, raccoon perch, ring-tail perch, ringed perch, and striped perch. The world record yellow perch (18 in., 4 lb. 3 oz.) was caught in 1865 from New Jersey, and is the longest standing record for freshwater fish in North America. Anglers often refer to large yellow perch as "jumbo perch" or "jack perch".

Underwater Images of Zebra Mussels