Here I present: Matthew R. Thomas, “Kentucky Fishes”, 3rd edition, 2021 was a state of Kentucky “fishes field guide”. This book was published by the “Kentucky Department of Fishes & Wildlife Resources”.
Kentucky, Tennessee & Alabama are three Southern states; and, these states have the greatest variety of freshwater fishes in the United States. Kentucky has 245 “native fishes” and an additional 24 introduced intentionally. The table below shows some the “native Kentucky fishes”.
Paul Greenberg, “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food”, 2010 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Paul Greenberg’s “Four Fish” counting is shown below.
Advanced Fresh Concept (AFC) is the largest “sushi franchise” chain with 4,000 locations.

Here I presented: Matthew R. Thomas, “Kentucky Fishes”, 3rd edition, 2021 was a state of Kentucky “fishes field guide”. This book was published by the “Kentucky Department of Fishes & Wildlife Resources”. I discussed the difference between two culinary styles of fish: “sushi” (AFC) & “fish & chips” (Long John Silver). Kentuckians in the restaurant industry included: Harlan Sanders, Duncan Hines & Jim Patterson.