Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Town of Thermal-Whitewater River-181002010802'

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

Black Crappie

  • Pomoxis nigromaculatus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Black crappie, captured in rotary screw trap on the Sacramento River at Knight's Landing on 2/26/2009. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW

California Tilapia (hybrid)

  • Oreochromis spp.
  • No

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

Channel Catfish

  • Ictalurus punctatus
  • No

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

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

Redear Sunfish

  • Lepomis microlophus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Redear sunfish. Photo courtesy of Professor Peter B. Moyle.

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.

Shortfin Molly

  • Poecilia mexicana
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Shortfin molly, male. Location: In a wash just south of Bombay Beach, Salton Sea. Date: Sept. 27, 2010. Photo by Sharon Keeney, CDFW.

Threadfin Shad

  • Dorosoma petenense
  • 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.

Yellow Bullhead

  • Ameiurus natalis
  • No

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