List of U.S. state fish

This is a list of official U.S. state fishes: __TOC__

State Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama Largemouth bass (freshwater) Micropterus salmoides 1975 Fighting tarpon (saltwater) Megalops atlanticus 1955 Alaska King salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 1962 Arizona Apache trout Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) 1986ASLAPR – Museum Division ArkansasAlligator gar(primitive)Atractosteus spatula2019 California Golden trout (freshwater) Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) 1947 Garibaldi (saltwater) Hypsypops rubicundus 1995 Colorado Greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias) 1994Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT) Connecticut American shad Alosa sapidissima 2003 Delaware Weakfish Cynoscion genus 1981 District of Columbia American shad Alosa sapidissima Florida Florida largemouth bass (freshwater) Micropterus floridanus 2007Official state freshwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.036. Atlantic sailfish (saltwater) Istiophorus albicans 2007Official state saltwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.037 Georgia Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides 1970 Southern Appalachian brook trout (cold water game fish) Salvelinus fontinalis 2006 Red drum (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus 2006 Hawaii Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Reef triggerfish) Rhinecanthus rectangulus 2006 Idaho Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii 1990 Illinois Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 1986Indiananone recognized Iowa none recognized Kansas Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 2018 Kentucky Kentucky spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus 1956 Louisiana White crappie (freshwater) Pomoxis annularis 1993 Spotted sea trout (saltwater) Cynoscion nebulosus 2001 Maine Landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar sebago 1969 Maryland Rockfish (striped bass) Morone saxatilis 1965 Megalodon (shark) Otodus megalodon 2026 Massachusetts Cod Gadus morhua 1974 Michigan Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1988 Minnesota Walleye Sander vitreus 1965 Mississippi Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides 1974 Missouri Channel catfish (fish) Ictalurus punctatus 1997 Paddlefish (aquatic animal) Polyodon spathula 1997 Montana Blackspotted cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) 1977 Nebraska Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 1997 Nevada Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) 1981 New Hampshire Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis 1994 Striped bass (saltwater game fish) Morone saxatilis 1994 New Jersey Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis 1991 Striped bass (saltwater game fish) Morone saxatilis 2017 New Mexico Rio Grande cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) 2005 New York Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis 1975 Striped bass (marine/saltwater) Morone saxatilis 2006 North Carolina Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout) Salvelinus fontinalis 2005 Channel bass (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus 1971 North Dakota Northern pike Esox lucius 1969 Ohio None recognized Oklahoma White bass Morone chrysops 1974 Oregon Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 1961 Pennsylvania Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1970 Rhode Island Striped bass Morone saxatilis 2000 South Carolina Striped bass Morone saxatilis 1972 South Dakota Walleye Sander vitreus 1992 Tennessee Smallmouth bass (sport fish) Micropterus dolomieu 2005 Channel catfish (state commercial fish) Ictalurus punctatus 1987 Texas Guadalupe bass (freshwater) Micropterus treculii 1989 Red drum (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus 2011 Utah Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) 1997Utah Symbols - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25 Vermont Brook trout (cold water) Salvelinus fontinalis 1978 (2012) Walleye (warm water) Sander vitreus Virginia Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis 2011 Striped bass (saltwater) Morone saxatilis Washington Steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 1969 West Virginia Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1973 Wisconsin Muskellunge Esox masquinongy 1955 Wyoming Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii 1987

See also List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia Lists of United States state symbols#Flora and fauna

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References

Netstate.com state fish tables

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