Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Silverwood Lake-West Fork Mojave River-180902080201'

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

Arroyo Chub

  • Gila orcutti
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Arroyo chub. Captured from San Antonio Creek (Vandenberg Air Force Base) in 2008. Photo by Carl Page, ARS Consulting.

Bigscale Logperch

  • Percina macrolepida
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Bigscale logperch, captured from Putah Creek in November 2008. Photo by Teejay O'Rear, March 2009.

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.

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

Channel Catfish

  • Ictalurus punctatus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Channel catfish, caught in Nacimiento Reservoir in May 2008 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Mississippi Silversides

  • Menidia beryllina subspecies
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Mississippi silverside approximately 8 cm (3”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California Date: 8/8/2008. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Sacramento Hitch

  • Lavinia exilicauda exilicauda
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Hitch adult. Photo courtesy of Professor Peter B. Moyle.

Sacramento Splittail

  • Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento splittail, adult, from the Cosumnes River, CA. Photo courtesy of Professor Peter B. Moyle.

Sacramento Tule Perch

  • Hysterocarpus traskii traskii
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Tule perch, 13 cm (5”) long. Location: Suisun March. Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Shimofuri Goby

  • Tridentiger bifasciatus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Shimofuri goby, approximately 5 cm (2”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Striped Bass

  • Morone saxatilis
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Striped bass, approximately 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.