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List of U.S. state fish
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<p> This is a list of official U.S. state fishes: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>State</th><th>Common name</th><th><a href="/facts/Scientific_name/jgBqAhPv">Scientific name</a></th><th>Image</th><th>Year</th></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Largemouth_bass/uXWkGAIL">Largemouth bass</a> (fresh water)</td><td><i>Micropterus salmoides</i></td><td></td><td>1975</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Atlantic_tarpon/5ltBB81H">Fighting tarpon</a> (salt water)</td><td><i>Megalops atlanticus</i></td><td></td><td>1955</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Chinook_salmon/o6WaX5zn">King salmon</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</i></td><td></td><td>1962</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Arizona/6ayM3swJ">Arizona</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Apache_trout/E3tenCKh">Apache trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus gilae</i> (subspecies <i>apache</i>)</td><td></td><td>1986</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Arkansas/Qun124UP">Arkansas</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Alligator_gar/AAvPwPYC">Alligator gar</a>(primitive)</td><td><i>Atractosteus spatula</i></td><td></td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Golden_trout/37XLDIDd">Golden trout</a> (fresh water)</td><td><i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i> (subspecies <i>aguabonita</i>)</td><td></td><td>1947</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Garibaldi_(fish)/fvnj4vrS">Garibaldi</a> (salt water)</td><td><i>Hypsypops rubicundus</i></td><td></td><td>1995</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Greenback_cutthroat_trout/DpVPNdPP">Greenback cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i> (subspecies <i>stomias</i>)</td><td></td><td>1994</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Connecticut/LeDhYdJG">Connecticut</a></th><td><a href="/facts/American_shad/lAfccUs3">American shad</a></td><td><i>Alosa sapidissima</i></td><td></td><td>2003</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Delaware/4n4I3Rhu">Delaware</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Cynoscion/0gTjlAQK">Weakfish</a></td><td><i>Cynoscion</i> genus</td><td></td><td>1981</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Washington,_D.C./enXPK156">District of Columbia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/American_shad/lAfccUs3">American shad</a></td><td><i>Alosa sapidissima</i></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Largemouth_bass/uXWkGAIL">Florida largemouth bass</a> (fresh water)</td><td><i>Micropterus floridanus</i></td><td></td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Atlantic_sailfish/7NjLIRL6">Atlantic sailfish</a> (salt water)</td><td><i>Istiophorus albicans</i></td><td></td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Georgia_(U.S._state)/KKnTDY6F">Georgia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Largemouth_bass/uXWkGAIL">Largemouth bass</a></td><td><i>Micropterus salmoides</i></td><td></td><td>1970</td></tr><tr><td>Southern Appalachian <a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">brook trout</a> (cold water game fish)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Red_drum/d4oa9GRo">Red drum</a> (salt-water fish)</td><td><i>Sciaenops ocellatus</i></td><td></td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Humuhumunukunuku%C4%81pua%CA%BBa/UyJ0uWug">Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa</a></td><td><i>Rhinecanthus rectangulus</i></td><td></td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Idaho/68ELs9Um">Idaho</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Cutthroat_trout/jJ2MjKK5">Cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i></td><td></td><td>1990</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Bluegill/kgV7t6fF">Bluegill</a></td><td><i>Lepomis macrochirus</i></td><td></td><td>1986</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Iowa/taAwUvKE">Iowa</a></th><td>none recognized</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Kansas/koenIXmE">Kansas</a></th><td>Channel catfish</td><td><i>Ictalurus punctatus</i></td><td></td><td>2018</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Kentucky/DaTW05Rt">Kentucky</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Spotted_bass/uQQTRvUK">Kentucky spotted bass</a></td><td><i>Micropterus punctulatus</i></td><td></td><td>1956</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Crappie/GnVd4Bd7">White crappie</a> (fresh water)</td><td><i>Pomoxis annularis</i></td><td></td><td>1993</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Spotted_sea_trout/auGrIEdt">Spotted sea trout</a> (salt water)</td><td><i>Cynoscion nebulosus</i></td><td></td><td>2001</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Maine/7ww4UY8B">Maine</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Landlocked_Atlantic_salmon/Pkyou5kA">Landlocked Atlantic salmon</a></td><td><i>Salmo salar sebago</i></td><td></td><td>1969</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Maryland/tVy9fC1n">Maryland</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Rockfish</a> (striped bass)</td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td><td>1965</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Atlantic_cod/fVS3SFjI">Cod</a></td><td><i>Gadus morhua</i></td><td></td><td>1974</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a></td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>1988</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Minnesota/ncgVuC4Q">Minnesota</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Walleye/tpjJEWpQ">Walleye</a></td><td><i>Sander vitreus</i></td><td></td><td>1965</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Mississippi/7KwuWxxT">Mississippi</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Largemouth_bass/uXWkGAIL">Largemouth bass</a></td><td><i>Micropterus salmoides</i></td><td></td><td>1974</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Channel_catfish/unG7ChYG">Channel catfish</a> (fish)</td><td><i>Ictalurus punctatus</i></td><td></td><td>1997</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/American_paddlefish/jYlgWdLF">Paddlefish</a> (aquatic animal)</td><td><i>Polyodon spathula</i></td><td></td><td>1997</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Montana/jPFKMuK5">Montana</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Westslope_cutthroat_trout/n3Dm1c9D">Blackspotted cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i> (subspecies <i>lewisi</i>)</td><td></td><td>1977</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Nebraska/g9hHfRFU">Nebraska</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Channel_catfish/unG7ChYG">Channel catfish</a></td><td><i>Ictalurus punctatus</i></td><td></td><td>1997</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Lahontan_cutthroat_trout/CgLP1BCV">Lahontan cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i> (subspecies <i>henshawi</i>)</td><td></td><td>1981</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/New_Hampshire/DljxSg3H">New Hampshire</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a> (freshwater)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>1994</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Striped bass</a> (salt water game fish)</td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td><td>1994</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/New_Jersey/pI5k19S7">New Jersey</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a> (freshwater)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Striped bass</a> (salt water game fish)</td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td><td>2017</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Rio_Grande_cutthroat_trout/6TjWMAWT">Rio Grande cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i> (subspecies <i>virginalis</i>)</td><td></td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a> (freshwater)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>1975</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Striped bass</a> (marine/saltwater)</td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/North_Carolina/VhKNTULI">North Carolina</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Red_drum/d4oa9GRo">Channel bass</a> (saltwater)</td><td><i>Sciaenops ocellatus</i></td><td></td><td>1971</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Southern Appalachian brook trout</a> (freshwater trout)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/North_Dakota/9aNh8gAf">North Dakota</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Northern_pike/bsFor2k0">Northern pike</a></td><td><i>Esox lucius</i></td><td></td><td>1969</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Ohio/YutCnTlh">Ohio</a></th><td>None recognized</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Oklahoma/fK28L1a4">Oklahoma</a></th><td><a href="/facts/White_bass/GHpY0HcU">White bass</a></td><td><i>Morone chrysops</i></td><td></td><td>1974</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Chinook_salmon/o6WaX5zn">Chinook salmon</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</i></td><td></td><td>1961</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Pennsylvania/HGqC5bBm">Pennsylvania</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a></td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>1970</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Rhode_Island/WgrYmlzj">Rhode Island</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Striped bass</a></td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td><td>2000</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/South_Carolina/lQQX84IS">South Carolina</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Striped bass</a></td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td><td>1972</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/South_Dakota/R51Fbf1t">South Dakota</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Walleye/tpjJEWpQ">Walleye</a></td><td><i>Sander vitreus</i></td><td></td><td>1992</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Tennessee/A3mLY9bu">Tennessee</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Smallmouth_bass/FbFpdzG2">Smallmouth bass</a> (sport fish)</td><td><i>Micropterus dolomieu</i></td><td></td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Channel_catfish/unG7ChYG">Channel catfish</a> (state commercial fish)</td><td><i>Ictalurus punctatus</i></td><td></td><td>1987</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Guadalupe_bass/XmgmwhNG">Guadalupe bass</a> (freshwater)</td><td><i>Micropterus treculii</i></td><td></td><td>1989</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Red_drum/d4oa9GRo">Red drum</a> (saltwater)</td><td><i>Sciaenops ocellatus</i></td><td></td><td>2011</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Bonneville_cutthroat_trout/ahQ6HzgN">Bonneville cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i> (subspecies <i>utah</i>)</td><td></td><td>1997</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Vermont/dcj3usCm">Vermont</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a> (cold water)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">1978 (2012)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Walleye/tpjJEWpQ">Walleye</a> (warm water)</td><td><i>Sander vitreus</i></td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a> (fresh water)</td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">2011</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Striped_bass/u3leW5XA">Striped bass</a> (salt water)</td><td><i>Morone saxatilis</i></td><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Rainbow_trout/QLSWuo7G">Steelhead trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i></td><td></td><td>1969</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/West_Virginia/USP8LtCq">West Virginia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Brook_trout/ubECn5Gx">Brook trout</a></td><td><i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i></td><td></td><td>1973</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Wisconsin/XvyqH6vN">Wisconsin</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Muskellunge/p4gupYz1">Muskellunge</a></td><td><i>Esox masquinongy</i></td><td></td><td>1955</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Wyoming/kuKmWryL">Wyoming</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Cutthroat_trout/jJ2MjKK5">Cutthroat trout</a></td><td><i>Oncorhynchus clarkii</i></td><td></td><td>1987</td></tr></tbody></table>