California Fish Species

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Fish Species by Watershed : Upper Putah Watershed

California Roach

  • Lavinia symmetricus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. California roach. Captured from the Gualala River. Photo by Carl Page, ARS Consulting.

Hardhead

  • Mylopharodon conocephalus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Hardhead, adult, right side. Location: Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, UC Davis. Date: 17 May 2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Hitch

  • Lavinia exilicauda
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Hitch adult. Photo courtesy of Professor Peter B. Moyle.

Prickly Sculpin

  • Cottus asper
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Prickly sculpin, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Rainbow Trout and/or Steelhead Trout

  • Oncorhynchus mykiss
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Rainbow trout, 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/21/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Riffle Sculpin

  • Cottus gulosus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Riffle sculpin, side view. Location: South Fork American River. Date: 5 May 2010. Photo by Lisa C. Thompson.

Sacramento Blackfish

  • Orthodon microlepidotus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento blackfish, caught in the San Joaquin river near Stockton on 11/11/08. Photo by Steve Reem.

Sacramento Pikeminnow

  • Ptychocheilus grandis
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento pikeminnow, juvenile. Location: Deer Creek California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/20/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Sacramento Sucker

  • Catostomus occidentalis
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento sucker, adult, caught in Putah Creek, California on 26 June 2008 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Speckled Dace

  • Rhinichthys osculus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Speckled dace, approximately 7 cm (3”) long. Date: 7/8/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Threespine Stickleback

  • Gasterosteus aculeatus
  • Native Species

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

Tule Perch

  • Hysterocarpus traski
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Tule perch, 13 cm (5”) long. Location: Suisun March. Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Western Brook Lamprey

  • Lampetra richardsoni
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Western brook lamprey. Location: Prairie Creek, CA. Date: 2011. Photo by Michael Sparkman, CDFW.

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