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List of U.S. state fish
This is a list of official U.S. state fishes:
| State | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Largemouth bass (freshwater) | Micropterus salmoides | 1975 | |
| Fighting tarpon (saltwater) | Megalops atlanticus | 1955 | ||
| Alaska | King salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1962 | |
| Arizona | Apache trout | Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) | 1986 | |
| Arkansas | Alligator gar (primitive) |
Atractosteus spatula | 2019 | |
| California | Golden trout (freshwater) | Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) | 1947 | |
| Garibaldi (saltwater) | Hypsypops rubicundus | 1995 | ||
| Colorado | Greenback cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias) | 1994 | |
| Connecticut | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | 2003 | |
| Delaware | Weakfish | Cynoscion genus | 1981 | |
| District of Columbia | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | ||
| Florida | Florida largemouth bass (freshwater) | Micropterus floridanus | 2007 | |
| Atlantic sailfish (saltwater) | Istiophorus albicans | 2007 | ||
| Georgia | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1970 | |
| Southern Appalachian brook trout (cold water game fish) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 2006 | ||
| Red drum (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 2006 | ||
| Hawaii | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
(Reef triggerfish) |
Rhinecanthus rectangulus | 2006 | |
| Idaho | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1990 | |
| Illinois | Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | 1986 | |
| Indiana | none recognized | |||
| Iowa | none recognized | |||
| Kansas | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 2018 | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky spotted bass | Micropterus punctulatus | 1956 | |
| Louisiana | White crappie (freshwater) | Pomoxis annularis | 1993 | |
| Spotted sea trout (saltwater) | Cynoscion nebulosus | 2001 | ||
| Maine | Landlocked Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar sebago | 1969 | |
| Maryland | Rockfish (striped bass) | Morone saxatilis | 1965 | |
| Megalodon (shark) | Otodus megalodon | 2026 | ||
| Massachusetts | Cod | Gadus morhua | 1974 | |
| Michigan | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1988 | |
| Minnesota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1965 | |
| Mississippi | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1974 | |
| Missouri | Channel catfish (fish) | Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 | |
| Paddlefish (aquatic animal) | Polyodon spathula | 1997 | ||
| Montana | Blackspotted cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) | 1977 | |
| Nebraska | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 | |
| Nevada | Lahontan cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) | 1981 | |
| New Hampshire | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1994 | |
| Striped bass (saltwater game fish) | Morone saxatilis | 1994 | ||
| New Jersey | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1991 | |
| Striped bass (saltwater game fish) | Morone saxatilis | 2017 | ||
| New Mexico | Rio Grande cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) | 2005 | |
| New York | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1975 | |
| Striped bass (marine/saltwater) | Morone saxatilis | 2006 | ||
| North Carolina | Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 2005 | |
| Channel bass (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 1971 | ||
| North Dakota | Northern pike | Esox lucius | 1969 | |
| Ohio | None recognized | |||
| Oklahoma | White bass | Morone chrysops | 1974 | |
| Oregon | Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1961 | |
| Pennsylvania | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1970 | |
| Rhode Island | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 2000 | |
| South Carolina | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 1972 | |
| South Dakota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1992 | |
| Tennessee | Smallmouth bass (sport fish) | Micropterus dolomieu | 2005 | |
| Channel catfish (state commercial fish) | Ictalurus punctatus | 1987 | ||
| Texas | Guadalupe bass (freshwater) | Micropterus treculii | 1989 | |
| Red drum (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 2011 | ||
| Utah | Bonneville cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) | 1997 | |
| Vermont | Brook trout (cold water) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1978 (2012) | |
| Walleye (warm water) | Sander vitreus | |||
| Virginia | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 2011 | |
| Striped bass (saltwater) | Morone saxatilis | |||
| Washington | Steelhead trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1969 | |
| West Virginia | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1973 | |
| Wisconsin | Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | 1955 | |
| Wyoming | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1987 |
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