List of freshwater fish in California explained

An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species.[1]

Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native Notes
Lampetra tridentata
Lampetra ayresl
Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey Lampetra lethophaga
Klamath River Lamprey Lampetra simiiis
Lampetra hubbsi
Lampetra ricchardsoni
Acipenser transmontanus
Acipenser medirostris
Alosa sapidissima
Dorosoma petenense
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Oncorhynchus keta
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhyncus mykiss irideus
Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
Oncorhynchus mykiss whitel
Oncorhynchus mykiss gilberti
Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei
Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aquilarum
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawl
Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris
Salvelinus confluentus
Salvelinus fontinalls
Salmo trutta
Salvelinus namaycush
Prosoplum williamsoni
Hypomesus transpacificus
Hypomesus nipponensis
Spirinchus thalechthys
Thaleichthys pacificus
Lavinia symmetricus
Lavinia exilicauda
Richarsonius egregius
Rhinichthys osculus
Siphateles bicolor
Siphateles bicolor mohavensis
Owens Tui Chub Siphateles bicolor snyderi
Gila coerulea
Gila orcutti
Gila crassicauda
Gila elegans
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
Pogonichthys ciscoldes
Mylopharodon conocephalus
Orthodon microlepidotus
Ptychochellus grandis
Ptychochellus luclus
Cyprinus carpio
Carassius auratus
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Cyprinella lutrensis
Pimephales promelas
Tinca tinca
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Catostomus occidentalls
Goose Lake Sucker Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus
Catostomus tahoensis
Catostomus fumelventris
Catostomus luxatus
Catostomus snyderi
Klamath Smallscale Sucker Catostomus rimiculus
Catostomus microps
Catostomus santaanae
Xyrauchen texanus
Chasmistes brevirostris
Amelurus nebulosus
Catostomus platyrhynchus
Amelurus melas
Amelurus natalls
Ictalurus puctatus
Ictalurus furcatus
Ameriurus catus
Plyodictis olivaris
Cyprinodon nevadensis
Cyprinodon macularius
Cyprinodon salinus
Cyprinodon radiosus
Fundulus parvipinnis
Lucania parva
Gambusia affinis
Poecilla latipinna
Porthole Livebearer Poecillopsis gracilis
Menidia beryllina
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Culaea inconstans
Morone saxatilis
Morone chrysops
Archoplites interruptus
Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis microlophus
Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis cyanellus
Lepomis gulosus
Pomoxis annularis
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Micropterus salmoides
Micropterus dolomieu
Micropterus punctulatus
Micropterus coosae
Perca flavescens
Percina macrolepida
Oreochromis mossambicus
Tilapia zillii
Oreochromis aureus
Oreochromis niloticus
Tuleperch Hysterocarpus traski
Cymatogaster aggregata
Mugil cephalus
Acanthogoblus flavimanus
Tridentiger bifasclatus
Eucyclogoblus newberryi
Cottus asper
Cottus gulosus
Cottus pitensis
Cottus aleuticus
Cottus perplexus
Cottus klamathensis
Cottus asperrimus
Cottus beldingi
Leptocottus armatus
Platichthys stellatus
Esox lucius

References

  1. Book: McGinnis, Samuel. Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California. limited. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. 2006. 123–369.