Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Dumont Dunes-Amargosa River-180902031501'

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

Amargosa Canyon Speckled Dace

  • Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis
  • Yes

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

Amargosa River Pupfish

  • Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Amargosa pupfish, left side. Photographed at Ash Meadows, Nevada in April 2006. Photo by Joseph C. Sullivan.

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.

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.