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Freshwater native and non-native fish species present historically and/or currently, determined from the PISCES database (Feb. 26, 2014). Please note that THESE DISTRIBUTIONS ARE DRAFT, while we sort out some bugs associated with duplicate watershed names.

American Shad

  • Alosa sapidissima

  • 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.

Bigscale logperch

  • Percina macrolepida

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

Black bullhead

  • Ameiurus melas

  • Thumbnail. Black bullhead, approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Black crappie

  • Pomoxis nigromaculatus

  • 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

Bluegill

  • Lepomis macrochirus

  • Thumbnail. Bluegill approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Location: Leonard Lake, California Date: 8/6/2008 Photo: Lisa Thompson

Brown bullhead

  • Ameiurus nebulosus

  • Thumbnail. Brown bullhead. Caught in Seneca County, New York. Photo by Arthur Masloski, January 2009.

Central Valley fall Chinook salmon

  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Thumbnail. Rainbow trout, 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/21/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Channel catfish

  • Ictalurus punctatus

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

Coastal rainbow trout

  • Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus

  • Thumbnail. Rainbow trout, 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/21/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Common carp

  • Cyprinus carpio

  • Thumbnail. Common carp approximately 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/8/2008. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Fathead minnow

  • Pimephales promelas

  • Thumbnail. Fathead minnow. Photo by Konrad Schmidt, Nongame Fish Biologist, Division of Ecological Services, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Golden shiner

  • Notemigonus crysoleucas

  • Thumbnail. Golden shiner, caught in Iron Gate Reservoir, California on 12 May 2009 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Goldfish

  • Carassius auratus

  • Thumbnail. Goldfish, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Date: January 2009. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.

Green Sunfish

  • Lepomis cyanellus

  • Thumbnail. Green sunfish with measurements Location: Leonard Lake, California Date: 8/6/2008 Photo: Lisa Thompson

Hardhead

  • Mylopharodon conocephalus

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

Inland threespine stickleback

  • Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus

  • Thumbnail. Threespine stickleback (armored). Location: Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Date: 16 April 2011. Photo by Christopher Mosser, UC Davis.

Largemouth Bass

  • Micropterus salmoides

  • Thumbnail. Largemouth bass approximately 30 cm (12”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date 6/22/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Pacific lamprey

  • Entosphenus tridentata

  • Thumbnail. Pacific lamprey, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.

Prickly sculpin

  • Cottus asper subspecies

  • Thumbnail. Prickly sculpin, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Redear sunfish

  • Lepomis microlophus

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

Sacramento blackfish

  • Orthodon microlepidotus

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento blackfish, caught in the San Joaquin river near Stockton on 11/11/08. Photo by Steve Reem.

Sacramento perch

  • Archoplites interruptus

  • Thumbnail. Sacramento perch, adult male. Captured from Sindicich Lagoon, Martinez, California in May 2001. Photo by Chris Miller, Contra Costa MVCD.

Sacramento pikeminnow

  • Ptychocheilus grandis

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

Sacramento splittail

  • Pogonichthys macrolepidotus

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

Sacramento sucker

  • Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis

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

Smallmouth Bass

  • Micropterus dolomieu

  • Thumbnail. Smallmouth bass. Photo courtesy of Drew Gregory.

Spotted bass

  • Micropterus punctulatus

  • Thumbnail. Spotted bass, juvenile, approximately 7.5 cm (3”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date: 6/22/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Striped bass

  • Morone saxatilis

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

Thicktail chub

  • Siphatales crassicauda
  • N / A

Threadfin shad

  • Dorosoma petenense

  • Thumbnail. Threadfin shad. Photo by Robert Vincik, CDFW.

Western brook lamprey

  • Lampetra richardsoni

  • Thumbnail. Western brook lamprey. Location: Prairie Creek, CA. Date: 2011. Photo by Michael Sparkman, CDFW.

Western mosquitofish

  • Gambusia affinis

  • Thumbnail. Western mosquitofish, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Date: 1/29/2009. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.

White crappie

  • Pomoxis annularis

  • Thumbnail. White crappie. Photo courtesy of Corey Geving, webmaster at roughfish.com.