Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Tunnel Reservoir-Pit River-180200031008'

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

Bigeye Marbled Sculpin

  • Cottus klamathensis macrops
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Marbled sculpin, approximately 7.5 cm (3”) long, taken by Lisa Thompson and Daniel J. Drake. Shasta River, California. 12/16/2003.

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

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

Central Valley 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

Central Valley late 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

Central Valley 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

Central Valley 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.

Central Valley Winter 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

Channel Catfish

  • Ictalurus punctatus
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Channel catfish, caught in Nacimiento Reservoir in May 2008 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Common Carp

  • Cyprinus carpio
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Common carp approximately 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/8/2008. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Hardhead

  • Mylopharodon conocephalus
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Hardhead, adult, right side. Location: Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, UC Davis. Date: 17 May 2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Pit Sculpin

  • Cottus pitensis
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Pit sculpin. Modoc County, CA. July 10, 2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey

  • Lampetra lethophaga
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Pit-Klamath brook lamprey adult. Location: Dry Creek, Lake County, Oregon. Date: 9/18/2007. Photo by Michael P. Heck, Oregon DFW.

Sacramento Pikeminnow

  • Ptychocheilus grandis
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Sacramento pikeminnow, juvenile. Location: Deer Creek California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/20/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Sacramento Speckled Dace

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

Sacramento Sucker

  • Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis
  • Yes
  • Thumbnail. Sacramento sucker, adult, caught in Putah Creek, California on 26 June 2008 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

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.

Smallmouth Bass

  • Micropterus dolomieu
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Smallmouth bass. Photo courtesy of Drew Gregory.

Spotted Bass

  • Micropterus punctulatus
  • No
  • Thumbnail. Spotted bass, juvenile, approximately 7.5 cm (3”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date: 6/22/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

White Crappie

  • Pomoxis annularis
  • No
  • Thumbnail. White crappie. Photo courtesy of Corey Geving, webmaster at roughfish.com.