Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Shepherd Creek-180901030107'

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

Brook Trout

  • Salvelinus fontinalis
  • No

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

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

Colorado River Cutthroat Trout

  • Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Cutthroat trout, sea-run adult. Caught along the beaches of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Photo courtesy of Larry Coté.

Owens Speckled Dace

  • Rhinichthys osculus subspecies
  • Yes

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