List of freshwater fish in California Facts for Kids

An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Native	Non-Native
Pacific Lamprey	Lampetra tridentata	Y
River Lamprey	Lampetra ayresl	Y
Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey	Lampetra lethophaga	Y
Klamath River Lamprey	Lampetra simiiis	Y
Kern Brook Lamprey	Lampetra hubbsi	Y
Western Brook Lamprey	Lampetra ricchardsoni	Y
White Sturgeon	Acipenser transmontanus	Y
Green Sturgeon	Acipenser medirostris	Y
American Shad	Alosa sapidissima		Y
Threadfin Shad	Dorosoma petenense		Y
Coho Salmon or Silver Salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Y
Chinook Salmon or King Salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Y
Kokanee Salmon or Sockeye Salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka	Y	Y
Pink Salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha	Y
Chum Salmon	Oncorhynchus keta	Y
Rainbow Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Y
Coastal Rainbow Trout or Steelhead Trout	Oncorhyncus mykiss irideus	Y
California Golden Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita	Y
Little Kern Golden Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss whitel	Y
Kern River Rainbow Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss gilberti	Y
Sacramento Redband Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei	Y
Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss aquilarum	Y
Cutthroat Trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii	Y
Coastal Cutthroat Trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii	Y
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawl	Y
Paiute Cutthroat Trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris	Y
Bull Trout	Salvelinus confluentus	Y
Brook Trout	Salvelinus fontinalls		Y
Brown Trout	Salmo trutta		Y
Lake Trout or Mackinaw Trout	Salvelinus namaycush		Y
Mountain Whitefish	Prosoplum williamsoni	Y
Delta Smelt	Hypomesus transpacificus	Y
Wakasagi	Hypomesus nipponensis		Y
Longfin Smelt	Spirinchus thalechthys	Y
Eulachon	Thaleichthys pacificus	Y
California Roach	Lavinia symmetricus	Y
Hitch	Lavinia exilicauda	Y
Lahontan Redside	Richarsonius egregius	Y
Speckled Dace	Rhinichthys osculus	Y
Tui Chub	Siphateles bicolor	Y
Mojave Tui Chub	Siphateles bicolor mohavensis	Y
Owens Tui Chub	Siphateles bicolor snyderi	Y
Blue Chub	Gila coerulea	Y
Arroyo Chub	Gila orcutti	Y
Thicktail Chub	Gila crassicauda	Y
Bonytail	Gila elegans	Y
Sacramento Splittail	Pogonichthys macrolepidotus	Y
Clear Lake Splittail	Pogonichthys ciscoldes	Y
Hardhead	Mylopharodon conocephalus	Y
Sacramento Blackfish	Orthodon microlepidotus	Y
Sacramento Pikeminnow	Ptychochellus grandis	Y
Colorado Pikeminnow	Ptychochellus luclus	Y
Common Carp	Cyprinus carpio		Y
Goldfish	Carassius auratus		Y
Golden Shiner	Notemigonus crysoleucas		Y
Red Shiner	Cyprinella lutrensis		Y
Fathead Minnow	Pimephales promelas		Y
Tench	Tinca tinca		Y
Grass Carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella		Y
Sacramento Sucker	Catostomus occidentalls	Y
Goose Lake Sucker	Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus	Y
Tahoe Sucker	Catostomus tahoensis	Y
Owens Sucker	Catostomus fumelventris	Y
Lost River Sucker	Catostomus luxatus	Y
Klamath Largescale Sucker	Catostomus snyderi	Y
Klamath Smallscale Sucker	Catostomus rimiculus	Y
Modoc Sucker	Catostomus microps	Y
Santa Ana Sucker	Catostomus santaanae	Y
Razorback Sucker	Xyrauchen texanus	Y
Shortnose Sucker	Chasmistes brevirostris	Y
Brown Bullhead	Amelurus nebulosus		Y
Mountain Sucker	Catostomus platyrhynchus	Y
Black Bullhead	Amelurus melas		Y
Yellow Bullhead	Amelurus natalls		Y
Channel Catfish	Ictalurus puctatus		Y
Blue Catfish	Ictalurus furcatus		Y
White Catfish	Ameriurus catus		Y
Flathead Catfish	Plyodictis olivaris		Y
Amargosa Pupfish	Cyprinodon nevadensis	Y
Desert Pupfish	Cyprinodon macularius	Y
Salt Creek Pupfish	Cyprinodon salinus	Y
Owens Pupfish	Cyprinodon radiosus	Y
California Killifish	Fundulus parvipinnis	Y
Rainwater Killifish	Lucania parva		Y
Western Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis		Y
Sailfin Molly	Poecilla latipinna		Y
Porthole Livebearer	Poecillopsis gracilis		Y
Inland Silverside	Menidia beryllina		Y
Threespine Stickleback	Gasterosteus aculeatus	Y
Brook Stickleback	Culaea inconstans		Y
Striped Bass	Morone saxatilis		Y
White Bass	Morone chrysops		Y
Sacramento Perch	Archoplites interruptus	Y
Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus		Y
Redear Sunfish	Lepomis microlophus		Y
Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus		Y
Green Sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus		Y
Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus		Y
White Crappie	Pomoxis annularis		Y
Black Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus		Y
Largemouth Bass	Micropterus salmoides		Y
Smallmouth Bass	Micropterus dolomieu		Y
Spotted Bass	Micropterus punctulatus		Y
Redeye Bass	Micropterus coosae		Y
Yellow Perch	Perca flavescens		Y
Bigscale Logperch	Percina macrolepida		Y
Mozambique Tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus		Y
Redbelly Tilapia	Tilapia zillii		Y
Blue Tilapia	Oreochromis aureus		Y
Nile Tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus		Y
Tuleperch	Hysterocarpus traski	Y
Shiner Perch	Cymatogaster aggregata	Y
Striped Mullet	Mugil cephalus	Y
Yellowfin Goby	Acanthogoblus flavimanus		Y
Shimofuri Goby	Tridentiger bifasclatus		Y
Tidewater Goby	Eucyclogoblus newberryi	Y
Prickly Sculpin	Cottus asper	Y
Riffle Sculpin	Cottus gulosus	Y
Pit Sculpin	Cottus pitensis	Y
Coastrange Sculpin	Cottus aleuticus	Y
Reticulate Sculpin	Cottus perplexus	Y
Marbled Sculpin	Cottus klamathensis	Y
Rough Sculpin	Cottus asperrimus	Y
Paiute Sculpin	Cottus beldingi	Y
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin	Leptocottus armatus	Y
Starry Flounder	Platichthys stellatus	Y
Northern Pike	Esox lucius		Y

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