This is a list of official and unofficial U.S. state fishes:
State | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
Largemouth bass (fresh water) |
Micropterus salmoides | 1975 [1] | |
Fighting tarpon (salt water) |
Megalops atlanticus | 1955 [2] | ||
Alaska | King salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1962 [3] | |
Arizona | Apache trout | Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) | 1986 [4] | |
Arkansas |
Alligator gar (primitive) |
Atractosteus spatula | 2019 [5] | |
California |
Golden trout (fresh water) |
Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) | 1947 [6] | |
Garibaldi (salt water) |
Hypsypops rubicundus | 1995 [6] | ||
Colorado | Greenback cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias) | 1994 [7] | |
Connecticut | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | 2003 [8] | |
Delaware | Weakfish | Cynoscion genus | 1981 [9] | |
District of Columbia | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | [10] | |
Florida |
Florida largemouth bass (fresh water) |
Micropterus salmoides (subspecies floridanus) |
2007 [11] | |
Atlantic sailfish (salt water) |
Istiophorus albicans | 2007 [12] | ||
Georgia | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1970 [13] | |
Southern Appalachian
brook trout (cold water game fish) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 2006 [14] [15] | ||
Red drum (salt-water fish) |
Sciaenops ocellatus | 2006 [16] [17] | ||
Hawaii | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | 2006 [18] | |
Idaho | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1990 [19] | |
Illinois | Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | 1986 [20] | |
Iowa | none recognized | [21] | ||
Kansas | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 2018 [22] [23] | |
Kentucky | Kentucky spotted bass | Micropterus punctulatus | 1956 [24] | |
Louisiana |
White crappie (fresh water) |
Pomoxis annularis | 1993 [25] | |
Spotted sea trout (salt water) |
Cynoscion nebulosus | 2001 [26] | ||
Maine | Landlocked Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar sebago | 1969 [27] [28] | |
Maryland |
Rockfish (striped bass) |
Morone saxatilis | 1965 [29] | |
Massachusetts | Cod | Gadus morhua | 1974 [30] [31] | |
Michigan | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1988 [32] | |
Minnesota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1965 [33] | |
Mississippi | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1974 [34] | |
Missouri |
Channel catfish (fish) |
Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 [35] | |
Paddlefish (aquatic animal) |
Polyodon spathula | 1997 [36] | ||
Montana | Blackspotted cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) | 1977 [37] | |
Nebraska | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 [38] | |
Nevada | Lahontan cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) | 1981 [39] [40] | |
New Hampshire |
Brook trout (freshwater) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1994 [41] | |
Striped bass (salt water game fish) |
Morone saxatilis | 1994 [42] | ||
New Jersey |
Brook trout (freshwater) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1991 [43] [44] | |
Striped bass (salt water game fish) |
Morone saxatilis | 2017 [45] | ||
New Mexico | Rio Grande cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) | 2005 [46] | |
New York |
Brook trout (freshwater) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1975 [47] | |
Striped bass (marine/saltwater) |
Morone saxatilis | 2006 [48] [49] | ||
North Carolina | Channel bass (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 1971 [50] [51] | |
Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 2005 [50] | ||
North Dakota | Northern pike | Esox lucius | 1969 [52] [53] | |
Ohio | None recognized [54] | |||
Oklahoma | White bass | Morone chrysops | 1974 [55] | |
Oregon | Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1961 [56] | |
Pennsylvania | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1970 [57] | |
Rhode Island | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 2000 [58] | |
South Carolina | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 1972 [59] | |
South Dakota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1992 [60] | |
Tennessee |
Smallmouth bass (sport fish) |
Micropterus dolomieu | 2005 [61] | |
Channel catfish (state commercial fish) |
Ictalurus punctatus | 1987 [61] | ||
Texas | Guadalupe bass (freshwater) | Micropterus treculii | 1989 [62] | |
Red drum (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 2011 [62] | ||
Utah | Bonneville cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) | 1997 [63] | |
Vermont |
Brook trout (cold water) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1978 (2012) [64] [65] | |
Walleye (warm water) |
Sander vitreus | |||
Virginia |
Brook trout (fresh water) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 2011 [66] | |
Striped bass (salt water) |
Morone saxatilis | |||
Washington | Steelhead trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1969 [67] | |
West Virginia | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1973 [68] | |
Wisconsin | Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | 1955 [69] | |
Wyoming | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1987 [70] |
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This is a list of official and unofficial U.S. state fishes:
State | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
Largemouth bass (fresh water) |
Micropterus salmoides | 1975 [1] | |
Fighting tarpon (salt water) |
Megalops atlanticus | 1955 [2] | ||
Alaska | King salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1962 [3] | |
Arizona | Apache trout | Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) | 1986 [4] | |
Arkansas |
Alligator gar (primitive) |
Atractosteus spatula | 2019 [5] | |
California |
Golden trout (fresh water) |
Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) | 1947 [6] | |
Garibaldi (salt water) |
Hypsypops rubicundus | 1995 [6] | ||
Colorado | Greenback cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias) | 1994 [7] | |
Connecticut | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | 2003 [8] | |
Delaware | Weakfish | Cynoscion genus | 1981 [9] | |
District of Columbia | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | [10] | |
Florida |
Florida largemouth bass (fresh water) |
Micropterus salmoides (subspecies floridanus) |
2007 [11] | |
Atlantic sailfish (salt water) |
Istiophorus albicans | 2007 [12] | ||
Georgia | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1970 [13] | |
Southern Appalachian
brook trout (cold water game fish) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 2006 [14] [15] | ||
Red drum (salt-water fish) |
Sciaenops ocellatus | 2006 [16] [17] | ||
Hawaii | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | 2006 [18] | |
Idaho | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1990 [19] | |
Illinois | Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | 1986 [20] | |
Iowa | none recognized | [21] | ||
Kansas | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 2018 [22] [23] | |
Kentucky | Kentucky spotted bass | Micropterus punctulatus | 1956 [24] | |
Louisiana |
White crappie (fresh water) |
Pomoxis annularis | 1993 [25] | |
Spotted sea trout (salt water) |
Cynoscion nebulosus | 2001 [26] | ||
Maine | Landlocked Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar sebago | 1969 [27] [28] | |
Maryland |
Rockfish (striped bass) |
Morone saxatilis | 1965 [29] | |
Massachusetts | Cod | Gadus morhua | 1974 [30] [31] | |
Michigan | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1988 [32] | |
Minnesota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1965 [33] | |
Mississippi | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1974 [34] | |
Missouri |
Channel catfish (fish) |
Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 [35] | |
Paddlefish (aquatic animal) |
Polyodon spathula | 1997 [36] | ||
Montana | Blackspotted cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) | 1977 [37] | |
Nebraska | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 [38] | |
Nevada | Lahontan cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) | 1981 [39] [40] | |
New Hampshire |
Brook trout (freshwater) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1994 [41] | |
Striped bass (salt water game fish) |
Morone saxatilis | 1994 [42] | ||
New Jersey |
Brook trout (freshwater) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1991 [43] [44] | |
Striped bass (salt water game fish) |
Morone saxatilis | 2017 [45] | ||
New Mexico | Rio Grande cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) | 2005 [46] | |
New York |
Brook trout (freshwater) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1975 [47] | |
Striped bass (marine/saltwater) |
Morone saxatilis | 2006 [48] [49] | ||
North Carolina | Channel bass (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 1971 [50] [51] | |
Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 2005 [50] | ||
North Dakota | Northern pike | Esox lucius | 1969 [52] [53] | |
Ohio | None recognized [54] | |||
Oklahoma | White bass | Morone chrysops | 1974 [55] | |
Oregon | Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1961 [56] | |
Pennsylvania | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1970 [57] | |
Rhode Island | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 2000 [58] | |
South Carolina | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 1972 [59] | |
South Dakota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1992 [60] | |
Tennessee |
Smallmouth bass (sport fish) |
Micropterus dolomieu | 2005 [61] | |
Channel catfish (state commercial fish) |
Ictalurus punctatus | 1987 [61] | ||
Texas | Guadalupe bass (freshwater) | Micropterus treculii | 1989 [62] | |
Red drum (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 2011 [62] | ||
Utah | Bonneville cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) | 1997 [63] | |
Vermont |
Brook trout (cold water) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 1978 (2012) [64] [65] | |
Walleye (warm water) |
Sander vitreus | |||
Virginia |
Brook trout (fresh water) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 2011 [66] | |
Striped bass (salt water) |
Morone saxatilis | |||
Washington | Steelhead trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1969 [67] | |
West Virginia | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1973 [68] | |
Wisconsin | Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | 1955 [69] | |
Wyoming | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1987 [70] |
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