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Native Range: Atlantic Slope from New Brunswick to James River drainage, Virginia; Hudson Bay, Lake Ontario, and St. Lawrence drainages, Quebec, Ontario, and New York (Page and Burr 2011).
The fallfish ranges from Virginia to Ontario, Canada. In Virginia, it is known to inhabit the James, Potomac, Rappahannock, and York drainages. A small, introduced population is also present in the Falling River of the Roanoke drainage.
9 mar 2012 · The Fallfish is a large native minnow that lives in clear, rocky streams in the Eastern US and SE Canada. Their range generally extends east of the Alleghanies, from northern New York to Virginia. They get up to 22 inches long and can reach four pounds in weight.
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. These fish range as far west as the Appalachian Mountains in the U.S and as far as Lake Superior in Canada.
The fallfish prefers large streams and small rivers with gravel, sand or rubble bottoms. They are also sometimes found in silt-bottomed pools. Fallfish are rare in waters that exceed 82° F. Fallfish feed primarily on insects and fishes. They spawn in the spring over gravel in flowing streams.
30 lis 2022 · In their southern range they are found mostly in rivers and streams, and in their northern range they are often found in lakes as well as moving water. The IGFA world record for the species is a tie at 3 pounds 9 ounces, one specimen is from New York, and one is from Virginia.
Basic facts about Fallfish: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
