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

StateCommon nameScientific nameImageYear
AlabamaLargemouth bass (fresh water)Micropterus salmoides1975
Fighting tarpon (salt water)Megalops atlanticus1955
AlaskaKing salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha1962
ArizonaApache troutOncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache)1986
ArkansasAlligator gar(primitive)Atractosteus spatula2019
CaliforniaGolden trout (fresh water)Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita)1947
Garibaldi (salt water)Hypsypops rubicundus1995
ColoradoGreenback cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias)1994
ConnecticutAmerican shadAlosa sapidissima2003
DelawareWeakfishCynoscion genus1981
District of ColumbiaAmerican shadAlosa sapidissima
FloridaFlorida largemouth bass (fresh water)Micropterus floridanus2007
Atlantic sailfish (salt water)Istiophorus albicans2007
GeorgiaLargemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1970
Southern Appalachian brook trout (cold water game fish)Salvelinus fontinalis2006
Red drum (salt-water fish)Sciaenops ocellatus2006
HawaiiHumuhumunukunukuāpuaʻaRhinecanthus rectangulus2006
IdahoCutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii1990
IllinoisBluegillLepomis macrochirus1986
Iowanone recognized
KansasChannel catfishIctalurus punctatus2018
KentuckyKentucky spotted bassMicropterus punctulatus1956
LouisianaWhite crappie (fresh water)Pomoxis annularis1993
Spotted sea trout (salt water)Cynoscion nebulosus2001
MaineLandlocked Atlantic salmonSalmo salar sebago1969
MarylandRockfish (striped bass)Morone saxatilis1965
MassachusettsCodGadus morhua1974
MichiganBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1988
MinnesotaWalleyeSander vitreus1965
MississippiLargemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1974
MissouriChannel catfish (fish)Ictalurus punctatus1997
Paddlefish (aquatic animal)Polyodon spathula1997
MontanaBlackspotted cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi)1977
NebraskaChannel catfishIctalurus punctatus1997
NevadaLahontan cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi)1981
New HampshireBrook trout (freshwater)Salvelinus fontinalis1994
Striped bass (salt water game fish)Morone saxatilis1994
New JerseyBrook trout (freshwater)Salvelinus fontinalis1991
Striped bass (salt water game fish)Morone saxatilis2017
New MexicoRio Grande cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis)2005
New YorkBrook trout (freshwater)Salvelinus fontinalis1975
Striped bass (marine/saltwater)Morone saxatilis2006
North CarolinaChannel bass (saltwater)Sciaenops ocellatus1971
Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout)Salvelinus fontinalis2005
North DakotaNorthern pikeEsox lucius1969
OhioNone recognized
OklahomaWhite bassMorone chrysops1974
OregonChinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha1961
PennsylvaniaBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1970
Rhode IslandStriped bassMorone saxatilis2000
South CarolinaStriped bassMorone saxatilis1972
South DakotaWalleyeSander vitreus1992
TennesseeSmallmouth bass (sport fish)Micropterus dolomieu2005
Channel catfish (state commercial fish)Ictalurus punctatus1987
TexasGuadalupe bass (freshwater)Micropterus treculii1989
Red drum (saltwater)Sciaenops ocellatus2011
UtahBonneville cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah)1997
VermontBrook trout (cold water)Salvelinus fontinalis1978 (2012)
Walleye (warm water)Sander vitreus
VirginiaBrook trout (fresh water)Salvelinus fontinalis2011
Striped bass (salt water)Morone saxatilis
WashingtonSteelhead troutOncorhynchus mykiss1969
West VirginiaBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1973
WisconsinMuskellungeEsox masquinongy1955
WyomingCutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii1987

See also

Notes

References

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