Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Town of Biskra Palms-Whitewater River-181002010609'

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

California Tilapia (hybrid)

  • Oreochromis spp.
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Mozambique tilapia hybrid, female, captured from the Salton Sea in 2006. Photo by Sharon Keeney, CDFW.

Flathead Catfish

  • Pylodictis olivaris
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Flathead catfish, adult. Caught in the St. Croix River, Washington County, Minnesota, in summer 1976. Photo by Konrad Schmidt, Minn. DNR

Sailfin Molly

  • Poecilia latipinna
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Sailfin molly, male, left side. Irrigation drain (Oasis-Grant Drain) at the north end of the Salton Sea, 2010. Photo - Sharon Keeney, CDFW.

Yellow Bullhead

  • Ameiurus natalis
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Yellow bullhead. Photo by Konrad Schmidt, Nongame Fish Biologist, Division of Ecological Services, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources