Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Travertine Palms Wash-Frontal Salton Sea-181002041307'

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

Common Carp

  • Cyprinus carpio
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Common carp approximately 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/8/2008. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Flathead Catfish

  • Pylodictis olivaris
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Flathead catfish, adult. Caught in the St. Croix River, Washington County, Minnesota, in summer 1976. Photo by Konrad Schmidt, Minn. DNR

Goldfish

  • Carassius auratus
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Goldfish, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Date: January 2009. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.

Red Shiner

  • Cyprinella lutrensis
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Red shiner. Caught in the Rock River, Rock County, Minnesota, in July 2002. Photo by Konrad Schmidt, Minn. DNR.

Sailfin Molly

  • Poecilia latipinna
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Sailfin molly, male, left side. Irrigation drain (Oasis-Grant Drain) at the north end of the Salton Sea, 2010. Photo - Sharon Keeney, CDFW.