List of U.S. state fish

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of official U.S. state fishes:

State	Common name	Scientific name	Image	Year
Alabama	Largemouth bass (fresh water)	Micropterus salmoides		1975<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Fighting tarpon (salt water)	Megalops atlanticus		1955<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Alaska	King salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha		1962<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Arizona	Apache trout	Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache)		1986<ref>ASLAPR – Museum Division Template:Webarchive</ref>
Arkansas	Alligator gar (primitive)	Atractosteus spatula		2019<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
California	Golden trout (fresh water)	Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita)		1947<ref name="library.ca.gov">Template:Cite web</ref>
	Garibaldi (salt water)	Hypsypops rubicundus		1995<ref name="library.ca.gov"/>
Colorado	Greenback cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias)		1994<ref>Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT)</ref>
Connecticut	American shad	Alosa sapidissima		2003<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Delaware	Weakfish	Cynoscion genus		1981<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
District of Columbia	American shad	Alosa sapidissima		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Florida	Florida largemouth bass (fresh water)	Micropterus floridanus		2007<ref>Official state freshwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.036.</ref>
	Atlantic sailfish (salt water)	Istiophorus albicans		2007<ref>Official state saltwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.037</ref>
Georgia	Largemouth bass	Micropterus salmoides		1970<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Southern Appalachian brook trout (cold water game fish)	Salvelinus fontinalis		2006<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
	Red drum (salt-water fish)	Sciaenops ocellatus		2006<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Hawaii	Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Reef triggerfish)	Rhinecanthus rectangulus		2006<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Idaho	Cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii		1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Illinois	Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus		1986<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Iowa	none recognized			<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Kansas	Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus		2018<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Kentucky	Kentucky spotted bass	Micropterus punctulatus		1956<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Louisiana	White crappie (fresh water)	Pomoxis annularis		1993<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Spotted sea trout (salt water)	Cynoscion nebulosus	File:Spotted seatrout fish cynoscion nebulosus.jpg	2001<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Maine	Landlocked Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar sebago	File:Atlantischer Lachs.jpg	1969<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Maryland	Rockfish (striped bass)	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped bass FWS 1.jpg	1965<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Massachusetts	Cod	Gadus morhua	File:Atlantic cod.jpg	1974<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Michigan	Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	1988<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Minnesota	Walleye	Sander vitreus	File:Sander vitreus.jpg	1965<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mississippi	Largemouth bass	Micropterus salmoides		1974<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Missouri	Channel catfish (fish)	Ictalurus punctatus	File:Ictalurus punctatus1.jpg	1997<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Paddlefish (aquatic animal)	Polyodon spathula	File:Paddlefish Polyodon spathula.jpg	1997<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Montana	Blackspotted cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi)	File:Westslope cutthroat trout USGS.jpg	1977<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Nebraska	Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	File:Ictalurus punctatus.jpg	1997<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Nevada	Lahontan cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi)	File:Lahontan pyramid.jpg	1981<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
New Hampshire	Brook trout (freshwater)	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	1994<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Striped bass (salt water game fish)	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped bass FWS 1.jpg	1994<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
New Jersey	Brook trout (freshwater)	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	1991<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
	Striped bass (salt water game fish)	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped bass FWS 1.jpg	2017<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
New Mexico	Rio Grande cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis)	File:Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis.jpg	2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
New York	Brook trout (freshwater)	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	1975<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Striped bass (marine/saltwater)	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped bass FWS 1.jpg	2006<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
North Carolina	Channel bass (saltwater)	Sciaenops ocellatus	File:Channelbass.jpg	1971<ref name=autogenerated1>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout)	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px.jpg	2005<ref name=autogenerated1 />
North Dakota	Northern pike	Esox lucius	File:Europaeischer Hecht.jpg	1969<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ohio	None recognized<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Oklahoma	White bass	Morone chrysops	File:Morone chrysops1.jpg	1974<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Oregon	Chinook salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha		1961<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pennsylvania	Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	1970<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rhode Island	Striped bass	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped bass FWS 1.jpg	2000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
South Carolina	Striped bass	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped bass FWS 1.jpg	1972<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
South Dakota	Walleye	Sander vitreus	File:Sander vitreus.jpg	1992<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tennessee	Smallmouth bass (sport fish)	Micropterus dolomieu	File:Smallmouth bass.png	2005<ref name="TNsymbols">Template:Citation</ref>
	Channel catfish (state commercial fish)	Ictalurus punctatus	File:Ictalurus punctatus.jpg	1987<ref name="TNsymbols" />
Texas	Guadalupe bass (freshwater)	Micropterus treculii	File:Guadalupe bass - Micropterus treculii.jpg	1989<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref>
	Red drum (saltwater)	Sciaenops ocellatus		2011<ref name="auto"/>
Utah	Bonneville cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah)	File:Bonneville cutthroat.jpg	1997<ref>Utah Symbols - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Template:Webarchive from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25</ref>
Vermont	Brook trout (cold water)	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px.jpg	1978 (2012)<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
	Walleye (warm water)	Sander vitreus	File:Sander vitreus.jpg
Virginia	Brook trout (fresh water)	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Striped bass (salt water)	Morone saxatilis	File:Striped Bass 2.jpg
Washington	Steelhead trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	File:Oncorhynchus mykiss.jpg	1969<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
West Virginia	Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	File:Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg	1973<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wisconsin	Muskellunge	Esox masquinongy	File:Muskellunge USFWS.jpg	1955<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wyoming	Cutthroat trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii		1987<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

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

References

• Netstate.com state fish tables