Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'City of Indio-Whitewater River-181002010705'

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

Black Bullhead

  • Ameiurus melas
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Black bullhead, approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Bluegill

  • Lepomis macrochirus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Bluegill approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Location: Leonard Lake, California Date: 8/6/2008 Photo: Lisa Thompson

California Tilapia (hybrid)

  • Oreochromis spp.
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Mozambique tilapia hybrid, female, captured from the Salton Sea in 2006. Photo by Sharon Keeney, CDFW.

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.

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

Golden Shiner

  • Notemigonus crysoleucas
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Golden shiner, caught in Iron Gate Reservoir, California on 12 May 2009 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Green Sunfish

  • Lepomis cyanellus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Green sunfish with measurements Location: Leonard Lake, California Date: 8/6/2008 Photo: Lisa Thompson

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.

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.

Yellow Bullhead

  • Ameiurus natalis
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Yellow bullhead. Photo by Konrad Schmidt, Nongame Fish Biologist, Division of Ecological Services, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources