---
title: "Kuna rybożerna"
description: "Pekania pennanti — Ssaki. The fisher is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/fisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kuna rybożerna

> Pekania pennanti — Ssaki. The fisher is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States.

- Scientific name: *Pekania pennanti*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 6901
- Wikidata: [Q584064](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584064)
- iNaturalist taxon: [453109](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/453109)

## Names

- en: Fisher
- de: Fischermarder
- es: Marta pescadora
- fr: Pékan
- it: Martes pennanti
- nl: Vismarter
- pt: Marta-pescadora
- pl: Kuna rybożerna

## Countries with the most observations

US (3020), CA (1550)

## Summary

The fisher is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. It is a member of the mustelid family and is the only living member of the genus Pekania. Although it is sometimes referred to as a fisher cat, it is not a feline.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal)

## Photo

![Kuna rybożerna](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Parks Canada / Parcs Canada / Cape Breton / Cap-Breton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7446126

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fisher?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).