List of U.S. state fish

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

State | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year

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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 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

(Reef triggerfish)

| 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]

## See also

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

## Notes

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3. ^ "The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce :: Student Guide :: State Symbols". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
4. ^ ASLAPR – Museum Division Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
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6. ^ a b "History and Culture - California State Symbols - California State Library". www.library.ca.gov.
7. ^ Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT)
8. ^ "KIDS: State Fish". www.ct.gov. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
9. ^ "Delaware Code Online". delcode.delaware.gov.
10. ^ "Fishing in the district". DOEE. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
11. ^ Official state freshwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.036.
12. ^ Official state saltwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.037
13. ^ "Georgia State Symbols". Archived from the original on August 10, 2007.
14. ^ "§ 50-3-82. Official cold water game fish", Official Code of Georgia Annotated, retrieved June 23, 2019
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17. ^ Dickson, Terry (August 9, 2016), "Red drum will be on new Georgia license plate to enhance marine habitat", jacksonville.com, retrieved June 23, 2019
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32. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2007.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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39. ^ "Nevada Facts". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
40. ^ "NRS: CHAPTER 235 - STATE SEAL, MOTTO AND SYMBOLS; GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS". www.leg.state.nv.us.
41. ^ "Section 3:20 State Freshwater Fish". www.gencourt.state.nh.us.
42. ^ "New Hampshire Almanac | NH.gov". www.nh.gov.
43. ^ "New Jersey State Fish".
44. ^ Legislature, New Jersey (February 26, 1995). "Session Laws of New Jersey". hdl.handle.net. hdl:10929/50436.
45. ^ Pugliese, Nicholas (August 7, 2017). "It's official: 'Garden State' is New Jersey's slogan". NorthJersey.com. USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
46. ^ "2005 Senate Bill text for SB0013".
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