List of U.S. state fish

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

Table

State Fish Binomial
nomenclature
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
California Golden trout
(fresh water)
Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) 1947[5]
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 regalis 1981[9]
Florida Florida largemouth bass
(fresh water)
Micropterus salmoides
(subspecies floridanus)
2007[10]
Atlantic sailfish
(salt water)
Istiophorus albicans 2007[11]
Georgia Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides 1970[12]
Hawaii Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus 2006[13]
Idaho Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii 1990[14]
Illinois Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 1986[15]
Indiana ? ? ?
Iowa Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 2001[16]
Kansas Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 2018[17]
Kentucky Kentucky spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus 1956[18]
Louisiana White crappie Pomoxis annularis 1993[19]
Maine Landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar sebago [20]
Maryland Rockfish
(striped bass)
Morone saxatilis 1965[21]
Massachusetts Cod Gadus morhua [22]
Michigan Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1988[23]
Minnesota Walleye Sander vitreus 1965[24]
Mississippi Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides 1974[25]
Missouri Channel catfish
(fish)
Ictalurus punctatus 1997[26]
Paddlefish
(aquatic animal)
Polyodon spathula 1997[27]
Montana Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii 1977[28]
Nebraska Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 1997[29]
Nevada Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) [30]
New Hampshire Brook trout
(freshwater)
Salvelinus fontinalis 1994[31]
Striped bass
(salt water game fish)
Morone saxatilis 1994[32]
New Jersey Brook trout
(freshwater)
Salvelinus fontinalis 1991[33]
Striped bass
(salt water game fish)
Morone saxatilis 2017[34]
New Mexico Rio Grande cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) 2005[35]
New York Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1975[36]
Striped bass
(marine)
Morone saxatilis [37]
North Carolina Channel Bass Sciaenops ocellatus 1971[38]
Southern Appalachian brook trout
(freshwater trout)
Salvelinus fontinalis 2005[38]
North Dakota Northern pike Esox lucius [39]
Ohio None recognized[40]
Oklahoma White bass Morone chrysops
Oregon Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 1961
Pennsylvania Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1970
Rhode Island Striped bass Morone saxatilis
South Carolina Striped bass Morone saxatilis 1972[41]
South Dakota Walleye Sander vitreus
Tennessee Largemouth bass
(sport fish)
Micropterus salmoides
Channel catfish
(state commercial fish)
Ictalurus punctatus
Texas Guadalupe bass Micropterus treculii 1989[42]
Utah Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) 1997[43]
Vermont Brook trout
(cold water)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Walleye
(warm water)
Sander vitreus
Virginia Brook trout
(fresh water)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Striped bass
(salt water)
Morone saxatilis
Washington Steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 1969[44]
West Virginia West Virginia golden brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Wisconsin Muskellunge Esox masquinongy 1955[45]
Wyoming Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Official Alabama Fresh Water Fish
  2. ^ Official Alabama Saltwater Fish
  3. ^ The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce :: Student Guide :: State Symbols Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ ASLAPR - Museum Division Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols
  6. ^ California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols
  7. ^ Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT)
  8. ^ KIDS: State Fish
  9. ^ Delaware Facts and Symbols - State Animals
  10. ^ Official state freshwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.036.
  11. ^ Official state saltwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.037
  12. ^ Georgia State Symbols Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ HB1982 SD1
  14. ^ Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter - The State of Idaho - FYI Idaho State Symbols Archived 2010-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ Senate Joint Resolution 2001. Iowa General Assembly.
  17. ^ https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansas-symbols/17169 and "Kansas one step closer to having a state fish" Topeka Capital Journal. Katie Moore, Mar 20, 2018 https://www.cjonline.com/news/20180320/kansas-one-step-closer-to-having-state-fish
  18. ^ Kentucky State Symbols - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-07-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ Secretary of State Kid's Page
  21. ^ Rockfish (Striped Bass), Maryland State Fish
  22. ^ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 13
  23. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Minnesota State Symbols
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-05-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri
  27. ^ Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri
  28. ^ 1-1-507. State fish Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Montana Code, accessed 23 April 2009.
  29. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  30. ^ Nevada Facts
  31. ^ Section 3:20 State Freshwater Fish
  32. ^ NH.gov - New Hampshire Almanac - State Animal
  33. ^ New Jersey State Fish
  34. ^ Pugliese, Nicholas (August 7, 2017). "It's official: 'Garden State' is New Jersey's slogan". NorthJersey.com. USA Today. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  35. ^ http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0013.html
  36. ^ NY State Emblems - State Fish
  37. ^ New York State Emblems Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  38. ^ a b North Carolina State Symbols
  39. ^ nd.gov: Official Portal for North Dakota State Government
  40. ^ "Ohio Secretary of State, Symbols of Ohio". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  41. ^ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  42. ^ [2]
  43. ^ Utah Symbols - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
  44. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  45. ^ "Wisc. Stat. § 1.10(3)(g)". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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