Over 33,000 fish species inhabit the world’s oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds. Each species brings its own challenges for catching, requiring you to know feeding habits, habitat requirements and threatened or endangered statuses. All this information makes the FishAngler Fish Species Database an invaluable tool.

The FishAngler database has always provided anglers an almost limitless amount of information on their favorite species and now it offers even more. Our newest updates allow anglers to follow conservation status, learn about average and maximum size, age and depth ranges for each species. Read on for more in-depth information on each of these changes and how they can help you learn about, and catch, more fish.

Fish Data

To help anglers learn about and target new species, FishAngler is also providing key data, allowing users to understand the size and age of fish, as well as the water conditions they can be found in.

Data Provided

  • Length
    •  Average length of species
    •  Maximum recorded length of species
  • Weight
    • Maximum recorded weight of species
  • Age
    • Maximum recorded age of species
  • Water Conditions
    • Depth range species can be found in
Conservation Status

An abundance of a fish species and conservation are of utmost importance. That’s why FishAngler is helping educate everyone on the conservation status of fish species everywhere. You can now tell how plentiful or threatened a fish is in the description section for each species. After selecting a species, scroll down in the Details section until you find a linear graph with seven different initials ranging from “EX” for Extinct to the left, to “LC” for Least Concern to the right.

Key

  • EX – Extinct
  • EW – Extinct in the Wild
  • CE – Critically Endangered
  • EN – Endangered
  • VU – Vulnerable
  • NT – Near Threatened

As the top-rated fishing app on the market, FishAngler strives to be a leading name in sport fishing data. Our mission to educate and conserve fish species is never ending and we will constantly look to keep all species information on the cutting edge.

Becoming a great angler always starts with knowing the species you are targeting. So make sure and look to FishAngler before you set out in search of the next fish on your bucket list!

 

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