Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Lower Cottonwood Creek-180901030405'

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

Brown Trout

  • Salmo trutta
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Brown trout, approximately 20 cm (8”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date: 6/21/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano

California Golden Trout

  • Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Golden trout caught in Guitar Lake, 7/16/05. Length: 21 cm. Photo courtesy of Howard Kern.

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.

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 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.