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Fallfish are found in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, where they inhabit clear streams, lakes, and ponds. They predominantly prefer swift currents, however, they can also be found in well oxygenated pools. As their name suggests they are often found at the base of waterfalls.
Massachusetts, Fallfish are common in the Connecticut River Basin but rare in the eastern part of the state, where some populations have apparently disappeared in the last century. Data from DFW Fisheries Surveys and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. Updated 2015.
Identification: Fallfish are one of the largest minnows native to North America. The body is moderately compressed with an olive to golden-brown color above the lateral line with a dark stripe along the back. The dorsal scales are darkly outlined on adults.
Fallfish are found in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, where they inhabit clear streams, lakes, and ponds. They predominantly prefer swift currents, however, they can also be found in well oxygenated pools. As their name suggests they are often found at the base of waterfalls.
The fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) is a North American freshwater fish, a chub in the family Cyprinidae.
A guide to freshwater fish species living in Massachusetts. Includes introduced and stocked species.
Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) are native only in the North America (Neartic region). The northern range of fallfish is as far north as the southern tip of the Hudson bay in Canada. The southern border of their range is the U.S border between Virginia and North Carolina.
