List of U.S. state fish

This is a list of official and unofficial U.S. state fishes:

Table
StateFishBinomial
nomenclature		ImageYear
Alabama Largemouth bass
(fresh water)		Micropterus salmoides1975[1]
Fighting tarpon
(salt water)		Megalops atlanticus1955[2]
Alaska King salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha1962[3]
Arizona Apache troutOncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache)1986[4]
Arkansas Alligator gar
(primitive)		 Atractosteus spatula 2019[5]
California Golden trout
(fresh water)		Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita)1947[6]
Garibaldi
(salt water)		Hypsypops rubicundus1995[7]
Colorado Greenback cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias)1994[8]
Connecticut American shadAlosa sapidissima2003[9]
Delaware WeakfishCynoscion regalis1981[10]
District of Columbia American ShadAlosa sapidissima[11]
Florida Florida largemouth bass
(fresh water)		Micropterus salmoides
(subspecies floridanus)		2007[12]
Atlantic sailfish
(salt water)		Istiophorus albicans2007[13]
Georgia Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1970[14]
Southern Appalachian brook trout
(cold water game fish)		Salvelinus fontinalis2006[15][16]
Red drum
(salt-water fish)		Sciaenops ocellatus2006[17][18]
Hawaii HumuhumunukunukuāpuaʻaRhinecanthus rectangulus2006[19]
Idaho Cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii1990[20]
Illinois BluegillLepomis macrochirus1986[21]
Indiana None recognized[22]
Iowa Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus2001[23]
Kansas Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus2018[24]
Kentucky Kentucky spotted bassMicropterus punctulatus1956[25]
Louisiana White crappie
(fresh water)		Pomoxis annularis1993[26]
Spotted sea trout
(salt water)		Cynoscion nebulosus2001[27]
Maine Landlocked Atlantic salmonSalmo salar sebago1969[28][29]
Maryland Rockfish
(striped bass)		Morone saxatilis1965[30]
Massachusetts CodGadus morhua1974[31][32]
Michigan Brook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1988[33]
Minnesota WalleyeSander vitreus1965[34]
Mississippi Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1974[35]
Missouri Channel catfish
(fish)		Ictalurus punctatus1997[36]
Paddlefish
(aquatic animal)		Polyodon spathula1997[37]
Montana Blackspotted cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi)1977[38]
Nebraska Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus1997[39]
Nevada Lahontan cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi)1981[40][41]
New Hampshire Brook trout
(freshwater)		Salvelinus fontinalis1994[42]
Striped bass
(salt water game fish)		Morone saxatilis1994[43]
New Jersey Brook trout
(freshwater)		Salvelinus fontinalis1991[44][45]
Striped bass
(salt water game fish)		Morone saxatilis2017[46]
New Mexico Rio Grande cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis)2005[47]
New York Brook trout
(freshwater)		Salvelinus fontinalis1975[48]
Striped bass
(marine/saltwater)		Morone saxatilis2006[49][50]
North Carolina Channel Bass (saltwater)Sciaenops ocellatus1971[51][52]
Southern Appalachian brook trout
(freshwater trout)		Salvelinus fontinalis2005[51]
North Dakota Northern pikeEsox lucius1969[53][54]
Ohio None recognized[55]
Oklahoma White bassMorone chrysops1974[56]
Oregon Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha1961[57]
Pennsylvania Brook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1970[58]
Rhode Island Striped bassMorone saxatilis2000[59]
South Carolina Striped bassMorone saxatilis1972[60]
South Dakota WalleyeSander vitreus1992[61]
Tennessee Smallmouth bass
(sport fish)		Micropterus dolomieu2005[62]
Channel catfish
(state commercial fish)		Ictalurus punctatus1987[62]
Texas Guadalupe bass (freshwater)Micropterus treculii1989[63]
Red drum (saltwater)Sciaenops ocellatus2011[64]
Utah Bonneville cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah)1997[65]
Vermont Brook trout
(cold water)		Salvelinus fontinalis1978 (2012)[66][67]
Walleye
(warm water)		Sander vitreus
Virginia Brook trout
(fresh water)		Salvelinus fontinalis2011[68]
Striped bass
(salt water)		Morone saxatilis
Washington Steelhead troutOncorhynchus mykiss1969[69]
West Virginia Brook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1973[70]
Wisconsin MuskellungeEsox masquinongy1955[71]
Wyoming Cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii1987[72]

See also

Notes
  1. Official Alabama Fresh Water Fish
  2. Official Alabama Saltwater Fish
  3. The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce :: Student Guide :: State Symbols Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ASLAPR - Museum Division Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. THV11 - Gov. Hutchinson signs bill making alligator gar state's official primitive fish
  6. California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols
  7. California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols
  8. Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT)
  9. KIDS: State Fish
  10. Delaware Facts and Symbols - State Animals
  11. "Fishing in the district". DOEE. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. Official state freshwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.036.
  13. Official state saltwater fish. The 2007 Florida Statutes: Title IV, Chapter 15.037
  14. Georgia State Symbols Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "§ 50-3-82. Official cold water game fish", Official Code of Georgia Annotated, retrieved 2019-06-23
  16. Diprima, Paul (Mar 17, 2007), "Georgia home to several kinds of trout", Rome News-Tribune, retrieved 2019-06-23
  17. "§ 50-3-83. Official salt-water fish", Official Code of Georgia Annotated, retrieved 2019-06-23
  18. Dickson, Terry (Aug 9, 2016), "Red drum will be on new Georgia license plate to enhance marine habitat", jacksonville.com, retrieved 2019-06-23
  19. HB1982 SD1
  20. Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter - The State of Idaho - FYI Idaho State Symbols Archived 2010-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  22. "Article 2. State emblems", Indiana Code, retrieved 2019-05-08
  23. Senate Joint Resolution 2001 Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. Iowa General Assembly.
  24. https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansas-symbols/17169 and "Kansas one step closer to having a state fish" Topeka Capital Journal. Katie Moore, Mar 20, 2018 https://www.cjonline.com/news/20180320/kansas-one-step-closer-to-having-state-fish
  25. Kentucky State Symbols - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  26. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-07-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=44241
  28. Secretary of State Kid's Page
  29. http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec212.html
  30. Rockfish (Striped Bass), Maryland State Fish
  31. M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 13
  32. https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm
  33. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  34. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Minnesota State Symbols
  35. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  36. Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri
  37. Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri
  38. "1-1-507. State fish", Montana Code Annotated 2017, retrieved 2019-06-28
  39. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  40. "Nevada Facts". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  41. https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-235.html#NRS235Sec075
  42. Section 3:20 State Freshwater Fish
  43. NH.gov - New Hampshire Almanac - State Animal
  44. New Jersey State Fish
  45. http://hdl.handle.net/10929/50436
  46. Pugliese, Nicholas (August 7, 2017). "It's official: 'Garden State' is New Jersey's slogan". NorthJersey.com. USA Today. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  47. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0013.html
  48. NY State Emblems - State Fish
  49. New York State Emblems Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  50. https://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/508/symbols2.html
  51. North Carolina State Symbols
  52. https://ncpedia.org/symbols/saltwaterfish
  53. "nd.gov: Official Portal for North Dakota State Government". Archived from the original on 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  54. https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr4/citizenship/section-16-northern-pike
  55. "Ohio Secretary of State, Symbols of Ohio". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  56. https://www.okhistory.org/kids/symbols
  57. https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors186.html
  58. https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/1970/0/0061..HTM
  59. https://www.ri.gov/facts/factsfigures.php
  60. "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  61. https://sdsos.gov/general-information/about-state-south-dakota/state-seal-symbols.aspx
  62. State Symbols, Tennessee State Government, retrieved 2019-05-08
  63. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/symbols.html/
  64. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/symbols.html/
  65. Utah Symbols - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
  66. "§ 501. State Fish", The Vermont Statutes Online Title 1 : General Provisions Chapter 011 : Flag, Insignia, Seal, Etc., Vermont General Assembly, retrieved 2020-02-14
  67. No. 82. An act relating to the designation of brook trout and walleye pike as the state fish of Vermont (PDF), 2012, retrieved 2020-02-14
  68. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0671
  69. "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  70. http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2016/BlueBook/1043_WVS_BlueBook.pdf
  71. "Wisc. Stat. § 1.10(3)(g)". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  72. http://www.wyo.gov/about-wyoming/wyoming-facts-and-symbols

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