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US Official State Fish
US Symbols Online: Official State Fish.
Find images, descriptions, taxonomic hierarchy, and a history of the state fish representing the state symbols for each of the 50 states. Lists their basic characteristics, including common names, life history, and a picture. Access state almanac; sections on the state that
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Official State Fish of the 50 States
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| Freshwater - Largemouth Bass |
Oct 10,
1975 |
Micropterus punctulatus |
| Saltwater - Tarpon |
Sep 9,
1955 |
Tarpon atlanticus |
| Chinook Salmon |
1962 |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
| Apache Trout |
1986 |
Salmo apache |
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| California Golden Trout |
1947 |
Salmo agua-bonita |
| Marine - Garibaldi |
1995 |
Hypsypops rubicundus |
| Greenback Cutthroat Trout |
Mar 15,
1994 |
Oncorhynchus clarki stomias |
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| Weakfish |
1981 |
Cynoscion genus |
Freshwater - Largemouth Bass
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1975 |
Micropterus salmoides floridanus |
| Saltwater - Atlantic Sailfish |
1975 |
Istiophorus platypterus |
Largemouth Bass
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Mar 24,
1970 |
Micropterus punctulatus |
| Humuhumunukunukuapua`a - Hawaiian Trigger Fish (Unofficial) |
1985 |
Rhinecanthus rectangulus |
| Cutthroat Trout |
Apr 5,
1990 |
Oncorhynchus clarki |
| Bluegill |
1986 |
Lepomis macrochirus |
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| Kentucky Spotted Bass |
1956 |
Micropterus punctulatus |
White Perch also known as
Sac-au-lait and
White Crappie |
1993 |
Pomoxis annularis |
| Spotted Sea Trout or speckled trout |
1993 |
Cynoscion nebulosus |
| Landlocked Salmon |
1969 |
Salmo salar Sebago |
| Rockfish (Striped Bass) |
Apr 8,
1965 |
Morone saxatilis |
| Cod |
1974 |
Gadus morrhua |
Brook Trout
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1988 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
Walleye Pike
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1965 |
Stizostedion vitreum vitreum |
Largemouth or Black Bass
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1974 |
Micropterus salmoides |
Channel Catfish
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May 23,
1997 |
Ictalurus punctatus |
| Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout |
Feb 18,
1987 |
Oncorhynchus clarki |
Channel Catfish
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Sep 13,
1997 |
Ictalurus punctatus |
| Lahontan Cutthroat Trout |
1981 |
Salmo clarki henshawi |
| Freshwater - Brook Trout |
1994 |
Salvelinus fontinalis
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| Saltwater Game - Striped Bass |
1994 |
Roccus saxatilis |
Brook Trout
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Jan 8,
1992 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
New Mexico Cutthroat Trout or
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout |
1955 |
Oncorhynchus clarki virginalis |
Brook or Speckled Trout
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1975 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
Saltwater - Channel Bass
or Red Drum |
1971 |
Sciaenops ocellatus |
| Northern Pike |
Named by resolution |
Esox lucius |
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| White Bass or Sand Bass |
Apr13,
1974 |
Morone chrysops |
| Chinook Salmon |
1961 |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
Brook Trout
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Mar 9,
1970 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
| Striped Bass |
Jul 13,
2000 |
Morone saxatilis |
| Striped Bass |
1939 |
Roccus saxatilis |
Walleye Pike
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1982 |
Stizostedion vitreum vitreum |
| Commercial - Channel Catfish |
Jul 1,
1988 |
Ictalurus lacustris |
| Sport - Largemouth Bass |
Jul 1,
1988
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Micropterus salmoides
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| Guadelupe Bass |
May 22,
1989 |
Micropterus treculi |
| Bonneville Cutthroat Trout |
1997 |
Salmo clarki |
| Coldwater - Brook Trout |
May 3,
1978 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
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Warmwater - Walleye Pike
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May 3,
1978 |
Stizostedion vitreum vitreum |
Brook Trout
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1993 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
| Steelhead Trout |
1969 |
Salmo gairdnerii |
Brook Trout
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1973 |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
| Muskellunge |
Mar 30,
1955 |
Esox masquinongy masquinongy |
| Cutthroat Trout |
Feb 18,
1987 |
Salmo clarki |
| Eight states have no official state fish at all: Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Ohio. Other states have designated two Official State Fish, distinguishing them with labels such as Warmwater, 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.
Of the fishless states, Hawaii's trying with a widely recognized "unofficial" entry in the Fish symbol category, the Humuhumunukunukuapua`a or Hawaiian Trigger Fish.
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| The Brook Trout takes first place for the most popular state fish with eight states claiming it for their Official State Fish; Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Taken as a whole, trout dominate the Official
State Fish category with 18 states calling some type of trout their Official State Fish. |
| In second place, the Largemouth Bass. Five states claim the Largemouth Bass for their Official State Fish; Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, and Tennessee. |
| Running third are two fish; the Walleye Pike and the Channel Catfish. Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee call the Channel Catfish an Official State Fish.
Minnesota, South Dakota, and Vermont claim the Walleye Pike as an Official State Fish. |
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