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eRD | Resources | 50 States | Symbols | Fish

US Official State Fishes

Official State Fish Designations of the 50 US States

Awarding ribbons in the Official State Fish symbol category was not difficult when we didn't pay too much attention to conflicting popular and scientific names. Of course four states have no official state fish at all: Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio. Iowa has an un-official state fish. Other states have designated two Official State Fish, distinguishing them with labels such as Warm water, Coldwater, Saltwater or Marine, Sport, and Commercial. Some states have managed to walk away with two ribbons in the competition, picking two of the most popular official state fish.

 

US Official State Fish Designations

State

Fish

Binomial
nomenclature

As

Year
Alabama Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides fresh water 1975
Alabama Fighting tarpon Megalops atlanticus salt water 1955
Alaska King salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha   1962
Arizona Arizona trout Salmo apache   1986
Arkansas        
California Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) fresh water 1947
California Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus salt water 1995
Colorado Greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki (subspecies stomias)   1994
Connecticut American shad Alosa sapidissima   2003
Delaware Weakfish Cynoscion genus   1981
Florida Florida largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
(subspecies floridanus)		 fresh water 2007
Florida Atlantic sailfish Istiophorus albicans salt water 2007
Georgia Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides   1970
Hawaii Humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus   2006
Idaho Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki   1990
Illinois Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus   1986
Indiana        
Iowa (un-official) Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus    
Kansas        
Kentucky Kentucky spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus   1956
Louisiana White crappie Pomoxis annularis fresh water 1993
Louisiana Spotted Sea Trout or Speckled Trout Cynoscion nebulosus salt water 2001
Maine Landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Sebago   1969
Maryland Rockfish Morone saxatilis   1965
Massachusetts Cod Gadus morhua   1974
Michigan Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis   1988
Minnesota Walleye Stizostedion vitreum vitreum   1965
Mississippi Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides   1974
Missouri Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus fish 1997
Missouri Paddlefish Polyodon spathula aquatic animal 1997
Montana Blackspotted cutthroat trout Salmo clarki   1987
Nebraska Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus   1997
Nevada Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi   1981
New Hampshire Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis fresh water 1994
New Hampshire Striped bass Morone saxatilis salt water game 1972
New Jersey Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis   1991
New Mexico Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki virginalis   1955
New York Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis   1975
New York Striped bass Morone saxatilis marine 2006
North Carolina Channel Bass Sciaenops ocellatus salt water  
North Carolina Southern Appalachian brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis fresh water trout 2005
North Dakota Northern pike Esox lucius   1971
Ohio        
Oklahoma White Bass Morone chrysops   1974
Oregon Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha   1981
Pennsylvania Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis   1970
Rhode Island Striped Bass Morone saxatilis   2000
South Carolina Striped bass Morone saxatilis   1972
South Dakota Walleye Stizostedion vitreum   1982
Tennessee Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus commercial 1988
Tennessee Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides sport 1988
Texas Guadalupe bass Micropterus treculi   1989
Utah Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki utah   1977
Vermont Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis cold water 1978
Vermont Walleye Stizosedion vitreum vitreum warm water 1978
Virginia Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis   1993
Washington Steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss   1969
West Virginia Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis   1973
Wisconsin Muskellunge Esox masquinongy masquinongy Mitchell   1955
Wyoming Cutthroat trout Salmo clarki   1987
Wyoming Knightia Knightia eocaena fossil 1987

 

 

 

State Fishes

State Fish

This is a list of official and *unofficial U.S. state fish: The only states lacking a state fish as of 2008 are Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio.

 

fish ('fish)

n. pl. fish or fishˇes


1. Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates of the superclass Pisces, characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body and including specifically:

a. Any of the class Osteichthyes, having a bony skeleton.
b. Any of the class Chondrichthyes, having a cartilaginous skeleton and including the sharks, rays, and skates.

2. The flesh of such animals used as food.
3. Any of various primitive aquatic vertebrates of the class Cyclostomata, lacking jaws and including the lampreys and hagfishes.
4. Any of various unrelated aquatic animals, such as a jellyfish, cuttlefish, or crayfish.
 

 

 

 

 
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