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Salmons, Pikes and Mudminnows

Salmoniformes · 17 species · 3 families

In Québec, the order Salmoniformes brings together 17 species of fish, in 3 families. The stars? Northern Pike, Muskellunge and Lake Whitefish, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 14 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie14
  2. Capitale-Nationale13
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  4. Laurentides12
  5. Mauricie11
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  7. Outaouais10
  8. Lanaudière10
  9. Nord-du-Québec8
  10. Montérégie8
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  12. Montréal7
  13. Côte-Nord7
  14. Centre-du-Québec7
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  17. Laval2

Salmons, Pikes and Mudminnows 17

Salmoniformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Family
All17Salmonidae12Esocidae4Umbridae1
Northern Pike3,721 observations
Muskellunge3,352 observations
Lake Whitefish1,968 observations
Chinook Salmon1,767 observations
Coho Salmon1,759 observations
Central Mudminnow1,575 observations
Brook Trout478 observations
Arctic Char147 observations
Atlantic Salmon129 observations
Cisco91 observations
Lake Trout90 observations
Rainbow Trout57 observations
Chain Pickerel42 observations
Round Whitefish39 observations
Brown Trout14 observations
American Pickerel6 observations
Sockeye Salmon1 observations