Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Carroll Creek-Owens Lake-180901030407'

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

Coastal Rainbow Trout

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

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.

Largemouth Bass

  • Micropterus salmoides
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Largemouth bass approximately 30 cm (12”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date 6/22/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Owens Pupfish

  • Cyprinodon radiosus
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Owens pupfish, male. Location: Fish Slough, CA. Photo by Joe Ferreira, California Department of Fish and Game.

Owens Speckled Dace

  • Rhinichthys osculus subspecies
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Speckled dace, approximately 7 cm (3”) long. Date: 7/8/2007. 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.

Owens Tui Chub

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

Western Mosquitofish

  • Gambusia affinis
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Western mosquitofish, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Date: 1/29/2009. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.