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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-07 · 19 entries checked · 13 flagged · 32 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 32 still open
Minnow — The common shiner is currently classified as Luxilus cornutus, not Notropis cornutus.
Minnow — The common emerald shiner is currently classified as Notropis atherinoides, not Notropis atherinoides atherinoides.
Muskellunge — The maximum recorded length of 1.8 m (6 ft) in the STATS section is incorrect; the largest verified muskellunge on record is 153 cm (60.25 inches).
Neon tetra — The family name 'Acestrorhamphidae' is incorrect for the neon tetra; the correct family is Characidae.
Neon tetra — The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) does not list Paracheirodon innesi as an introduced species in Singapore and the United States with a note about ecological and socioeconomic benefit in Singapore; this claim appears to be invented or misattribute
Nile perch — The claim that the Nile perch is 'also known as the African snook' is not a widely recognized common name for Lates niloticus; 'African snook' typically refers to other species.
Nile perch — The claim that the Nile perch is 'considered one of the world's 100 worst invasive species by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group' is misattributed; the Nile perch is not on that specific list.
Perch — The entry states that some European perch are found in South Africa, but the European perch (Perca fluviatilis) is not native to South Africa and has not been introduced there.
Perch — The entry says the record weight for perch is 3.15 kg (6 lb 15 oz) in Sweden in 1985, but the widely recognized all-tackle world record for European perch is 2.9 kg (6 lb 6 oz) caught in the Netherlands in 2010, and the Swedish record is 2.8 kg (6 lb 3 oz) fro
Pumpkinseed — The world record pumpkinseed weight is listed as 1 lb 8 oz (680 g), but the actual IGFA all-tackle world record is 1 lb 6 oz (623 g), caught in 1993 at Honeoye Lake, New York, not 2016.
Pumpkinseed — The scientific name etymology is incorrectly described: 'Lepomis' derives from Greek 'lepis' (scale) and 'poma' (cover, gill cover), and 'gibbosus' is Latin for 'humped', not Greek.
Pupfish — The claim that many pupfish species are ovoviviparous is incorrect; pupfish are oviparous.
Pupfish — The claim that pupfish are facultative anaerobes is incorrect; pupfish are obligate aerobes.
Rainbow trout — The entry states 'Maximum weight (lake/anadromous)=9 kg (20 lb)', but anadromous steelhead can exceed 20 kg (44-55 lb), so this is factually incorrect.
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