Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Grant Lake-Rush Creek-180901010301'

Freshwater native and non-native fish species present currently and/or historically, determined from the PISCES database (Feb. 26, 2014).  Some species, such as salmon or steelhead, may no longer be present upstream of dams that lack fish passage.

Yes/No corresponds to California native species

Brook Trout

  • Salvelinus fontinalis
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Brook trout, captured in Lassen Creek, Modoc County, CA, on 8 July 2007. Photo by Dave Giordano

Inland Threespine Stickleback

  • Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Threespine stickleback (armored). Location: Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Date: 16 April 2011. Photo by Christopher Mosser, UC Davis.

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

  • Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Cutthroat trout, sea-run adult. Caught along the beaches of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Photo courtesy of Larry Coté.

Lahontan Stream Tui Chub

  • Siphatales bicolor obesus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Tui chub, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Date: 7/10/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Owens Sucker

  • Catostomus fumeiventris
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Owens sucker, underwater. Location: Hot Creek, CA. Photo by Joe Ferreira, California Department of Fish and Game.

Sacramento Perch

  • Archoplites interruptus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento perch, adult male. Captured from Sindicich Lagoon, Martinez, California in May 2001. Photo by Chris Miller, Contra Costa MVCD.