Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Sharber Creek-Trinity River-180102111107'

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

American Shad

  • Alosa sapidissima
  • No

  • Thumbnail. American shad, head. Caught on the Feather River (Star Bend boat launch) on 4 July 2008. Approximately 20 cm TL. Photo by Brian Currier.

Brook Trout

  • Salvelinus fontinalis
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Brook trout, captured in Lassen Creek, Modoc County, CA, on 8 July 2007. Photo by Dave Giordano

Coastrange Sculpin

  • Cottus aleuticus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Coastrange sculpin, approx. 85 mm (3.5

Klamath Mountains Province Summer Steelhead

  • Oncorhynchus mykiss
  • Yes

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

Klamath River Lamprey

  • Entosphenus similis
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Klamath River lamprey. Captured from the upper Trinity River near river mile 85 on 22 July 2009. Photo courtesy of John Hileman, CDFW.

Klamath Speckled Dace

  • Rhinichthys osculus klamathensis
  • Yes

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

Prickly Sculpin

  • Cottus asper subspecies
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Prickly sculpin, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Upper Klamath-Trinity Fall Chinook Salmon

  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Chinook salmon. Spring-run Chinook salmon (female spawner) swimming in Butte Creek, CA on 14 September 2006. Photo - Lisa Thompson, UC Davi

Upper Klamath-Trinity Spring Chinook Salmon

  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Chinook salmon. Spring-run Chinook salmon (female spawner) swimming in Butte Creek, CA on 14 September 2006. Photo - Lisa Thompson, UC Davi