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List of U.S. state fish

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

Table

State Fish Binomial
nomenclature		 Image Year
Alabama Largemouth bass
(fresh water)		 Micropterus salmoides 1351 largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) 300 dpi.jpg 1975[1]
Fighting tarpon
(salt water)		 Megalops atlanticus Atlantic tarpon.jpg 1955[2]
Alaska King salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon.jpg 1962[3]
Arizona Apache trout Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) Apache trout (Oncorhynchus apache) (12435087154).jpg 1986[4]
Arkansas Alligator gar
(primitive) 		Atractosteus spatula Alligator Gar 10.JPG 2019[5]
California Golden trout
(fresh water)		 Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) Small Golden Trout.jpg 1947[6]
Garibaldi
(salt water)		 Hypsypops rubicundus Hypsypops rubicundus adult.jpg 1995[6]
Colorado Greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias) Greenbackcutthroat.jpg 1994[7]
Connecticut American shad Alosa sapidissima Dentonshad1904.jpg 2003[8]
Delaware Weakfish Cynoscion regalis Cynoscion regalis (line art).jpg 1981[9]
District of Columbia American Shad Alosa sapidissima American Shad [10]
Florida Florida largemouth bass
(fresh water)		 Micropterus salmoides
(subspecies floridanus)		 2007[11]
Atlantic sailfish
(salt water)		 Istiophorus albicans PSM V26 D359 The american sailfish istiophorus americanus.jpg 2007[12]
Georgia Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides LargemouthBass.jpg 1970[13]
Southern Appalachian brook trout
(cold water game fish)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout 1918.jpg 2006[14][15]
Red drum
(salt-water fish)		 Sciaenops ocellatus Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus).jpg 2006[16][17]
Hawaii Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus Reef Triggerfish 1.JPG 2006[18]
Idaho Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.jpg 1990[19]
Illinois Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Lepomis macrochirus UMFS 2014 2.JPG 1986[20]
Indiana None recognized[21]
Iowa Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Ictalurus punctatus.jpg 2001[22]
Kansas Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Channelcat.jpg 2018[23]
Kentucky Kentucky spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus Micropterus punctulatus.jpg 1956[24]
Louisiana White crappie
(fresh water)		 Pomoxis annularis White Crappie.jpg 1993[25]
Spotted sea trout
(salt water)		 Cynoscion nebulosus Spotted seatrout fish cynoscion nebulosus.jpg 2001[26]
Maine Landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar sebago Atlantischer Lachs.jpg 1969[27][28]
Maryland Rockfish
(striped bass)		 Morone saxatilis Striped bass FWS 1.jpg 1965[29]
Massachusetts Cod Gadus morhua Atlantic cod.jpg 1974[30][31]
Michigan Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 1988[32]
Minnesota Walleye Sander vitreus Sander vitreus.jpg 1965[33]
Mississippi Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides 1351 largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) 300 dpi.jpg 1974[34]
Missouri Channel catfish
(fish)		 Ictalurus punctatus Ictalurus punctatus1.jpg 1997[35]
Paddlefish
(aquatic animal)		 Polyodon spathula Paddlefish Polyodon spathula.jpg 1997[36]
Montana Blackspotted cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) Westslope cutthroat trout USGS.jpg 1977[37]
Nebraska Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Ictalurus punctatus.jpg 1997[38]
Nevada Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) Lahontan pyramid.jpg 1981[39][40]
New Hampshire Brook trout
(freshwater)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 1994[41]
Striped bass
(salt water game fish)		 Morone saxatilis Striped bass FWS 1.jpg 1994[42]
New Jersey Brook trout
(freshwater)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 1991[43][44]
Striped bass
(salt water game fish)		 Morone saxatilis Striped bass FWS 1.jpg 2017[45]
New Mexico Rio Grande cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis.jpg 2005[46]
New York Brook trout
(freshwater)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 1975[47]
Striped bass
(marine/saltwater)		 Morone saxatilis Striped bass FWS 1.jpg 2006[48][49]
North Carolina Channel Bass (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus Channelbass.jpg 1971[50][51]
Southern Appalachian brook trout
(freshwater trout)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px.jpg 2005[50]
North Dakota Northern pike Esox lucius Europaeischer Hecht.jpg 1969[52][53]
Ohio None recognized[54]
Oklahoma White bass Morone chrysops Morone chrysops1.jpg 1974[55]
Oregon Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon.jpg 1961[56]
Pennsylvania Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 1970[57]
Rhode Island Striped bass Morone saxatilis Striped bass FWS 1.jpg 2000[58]
South Carolina Striped bass Morone saxatilis Striped bass FWS 1.jpg 1972[59]
South Dakota Walleye Sander vitreus Sander vitreus.jpg 1992[60]
Tennessee Smallmouth bass
(sport fish)		 Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass.png 2005[61]
Channel catfish
(state commercial fish)		 Ictalurus punctatus Ictalurus punctatus.jpg 1987[61]
Texas Guadalupe bass (freshwater) Micropterus treculii Guadalupe bass - Micropterus treculii.jpg 1989[62]
Red drum (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus).jpg 2011[62]
Utah Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) Bonneville cutthroat.jpg 1997[63]
Vermont Brook trout
(cold water)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px.jpg 1978 (2012)[64][65]
Walleye
(warm water)		 Sander vitreus Sander vitreus.jpg
Virginia Brook trout
(fresh water)		 Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 2011[66]
Striped bass
(salt water)		 Morone saxatilis
Washington Steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Oncorhynchus mykiss.jpg 1969[67]
West Virginia Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg 1973[68]
Wisconsin Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Muskellunge USFWS.jpg 1955[69]
Wyomin Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.jpg 1987[70]

References

  1. ↑ Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Emblems: Official Freshwater Fish. archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ↑ Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Emblems: Official Saltwater Fish. archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ↑ The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce :: Student Guide :: State Symbols.
  4. ↑ ASLAPR - Museum Division Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Gov. Hutchinson signs bill making alligator gar state's official primitive fish. thv11.com (25 March 2019).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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). Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  8. ↑ KIDS: State Fish. www.ct.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  9. ↑ State of Delaware - Redirect Page. portal.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  10. ↑ Fishing in the district. DOEE. Retrieved 13 September 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.
  14. ↑ § 50-3-82. Official cold water game fish. Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  15. ↑ Diprima, Paul. Georgia home to several kinds of trout. Rome News-Tribune (Mar 17, 2007). Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  16. ↑ § 50-3-83. Official salt-water fish. Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  17. ↑ Dickson, Terry. Red drum will be on new Georgia license plate to enhance marine habitat. jacksonville.com (Aug 9, 2016). Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  18. ↑ HB1982 SD1. www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
  19. ↑ Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter - The State of Idaho - FYI Idaho State Symbols Archived 2010-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ Education. www2.illinois.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  21. ↑ Article 2. State emblems. Indiana Code. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  22. ↑ Senate Joint Resolution 2001 Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. Iowa General Assembly.
  23. ↑ 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
  24. ↑ Kentucky State Symbols - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State/LOUISIANA FACTS-PG.E. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  26. ↑ HB1692. legis.la.gov.
  27. ↑ Secretary of State Kid's Page. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  28. ↑ Title 1, §212: State fish. legislature.maine.gov.
  29. ↑ Rockfish (Striped Bass), Maryland State Fish. msa.maryland.gov.
  30. ↑ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 13. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  31. ↑ https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm
  32. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  33. ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Minnesota State Symbols. www.leg.mn.gov.
  34. ↑ State symbols. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  35. ↑ State Symbols of Missouri - Missouri Secretary of State. www.sos.mo.gov.
  36. ↑ State Symbols of Missouri - Missouri Secretary of State. www.sos.mo.gov.
  37. ↑ 1-1-507. State fish. Montana Code Annotated 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  38. ↑ State Symbols. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  39. ↑ Nevada Facts. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  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. Session Laws of New Jersey. hdl.handle.net (February 26, 1995).
  45. ↑ Pugliese, Nicholas (August 7, 2017). It's official: 'Garden State' is New Jersey's slogan. NorthJersey.com. http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2017/08/07/long-last-new-jersey-garden-state/545709001/. Retrieved 8 August 2017. 
  46. ↑ 2005 Senate Bill text for SB0013.
  47. ↑ New York State Fish - Brook Trout: NYS Emblems: New York State Library. www.nysl.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  48. ↑ New York State Emblems.
  49. ↑ NYS Kids Room - State Symbols. www.dos.ny.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 North Carolina Secretary of State. www.sosnc.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  51. ↑ North Carolina State Salt Water Fish, Channel Bass | NCpedia. ncpedia.org.
  52. ↑ nd.gov: Official Portal for North Dakota State Government. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  53. ↑ Northern Pike | North Dakota Studies. www.ndstudies.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  54. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Symbols of Ohio'Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  55. ↑ Oklahoma Symbols | OHSkids!. www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  56. ↑ https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors186.html
  57. ↑ Act of Mar. 9, 1970, P.L. 161, No. 61 Cl. 71 - MAKING THE BROOK TROUT THE STATE FISH. www.legis.state.pa.us.
  58. ↑ RI.gov: Rhode Island Government.
  59. ↑ SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems'South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  60. ↑ About the State of South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State. sdsos.gov.
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 State SymbolsTennessee State Government. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission | TSLAC. www.tsl.texas.gov.
  63. ↑ 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
  64. ↑ § 501. State Fish. The Vermont Statutes Online Title 1 : General Provisions Chapter 011 : Flag, Insignia, Seal, Etc.Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  65. ↑ No. 82. An act relating to the designation of brook trout and walleye pike as the state fish of Vermont (2012). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  66. ↑ Bill Tracking - 2011 session > Legislation. lis.virginia.gov.
  67. ↑ Symbols of Washington StateWashington State Legislature. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  68. ↑ http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2016/BlueBook/1043_WVS_BlueBook.pdf
  69. ↑ Wisc. Stat. § 1.10(3)(g)State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  70. ↑ Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming. www.wyo.gov.
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