List of U.S. state fish


This is a list of official U.S. state fishes:
StateCommon nameScientific nameImageYear
AlabamaLargemouth bass
Micropterus salmoides200px1975
AlabamaFighting tarpon
Megalops atlanticus1955
AlaskaKing salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha1962
ArizonaApache troutOncorhynchus gilae 1986
ArkansasAlligator gar
Atractosteus spatula2019
CaliforniaGolden trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss 1947
CaliforniaGaribaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus1995
ColoradoGreenback cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii 1994
ConnecticutAmerican shadAlosa sapidissima2003
DelawareWeakfishCynoscion genus1981
District of ColumbiaAmerican shadAlosa sapidissima
FloridaFlorida largemouth bass
Micropterus floridanus2007
FloridaAtlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans2007
GeorgiaLargemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1970
GeorgiaSouthern Appalachian brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis2006
GeorgiaRed drum
Sciaenops ocellatus2006
HawaiiHumuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Rhinecanthus rectangulus2006
IdahoCutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii1990
IllinoisBluegillLepomis macrochirus1986
Indiananone recognized
Iowanone recognized
KansasChannel catfishIctalurus punctatus2018
KentuckyKentucky spotted bassMicropterus punctulatus1956
LouisianaWhite crappie
Pomoxis annularis1993
LouisianaSpotted sea trout
Cynoscion nebulosus2001
MaineLandlocked Atlantic salmonSalmo salar sebago1969
MarylandRockfish
Morone saxatilis1965
MassachusettsCodGadus morhua1974
MichiganBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1988
MinnesotaWalleyeSander vitreus1965
MississippiLargemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1974
MissouriChannel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus1997
MissouriPaddlefish
Polyodon spathula1997
MontanaBlackspotted cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii 1977
NebraskaChannel catfishIctalurus punctatus1997
NevadaLahontan cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii 1981
New HampshireBrook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis1994
New HampshireStriped bass
Morone saxatilis1994
New JerseyBrook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis1991
New JerseyStriped bass
Morone saxatilis2017
New MexicoRio Grande cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii 2005
New YorkBrook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis1975
New YorkStriped bass
Morone saxatilis2006
North CarolinaChannel bass Sciaenops ocellatus1971
North CarolinaSouthern Appalachian brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis2005
North DakotaNorthern pikeEsox lucius1969
OhioNone recognized
OklahomaWhite bassMorone chrysops1974
OregonChinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha1961
PennsylvaniaBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1970
Rhode IslandStriped bassMorone saxatilis2000
South CarolinaStriped bassMorone saxatilis1972
South DakotaWalleyeSander vitreus1992
TennesseeSmallmouth bass
Micropterus dolomieu2005
TennesseeChannel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus1987
TexasGuadalupe bass Micropterus treculii1989
TexasRed drum Sciaenops ocellatus2011
UtahBonneville cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii 1997
VermontBrook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis1978
VermontWalleye
Sander vitreus1978
VirginiaBrook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis2011
VirginiaStriped bass
Morone saxatilis2011
WashingtonSteelhead troutOncorhynchus mykiss1969
West VirginiaBrook troutSalvelinus fontinalis1973
WisconsinMuskellungeEsox masquinongy1955
WyomingCutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii1987