Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Pinole Creek-Frontal San Pablo Bay Estuaries-180500020702'

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

American Shad

  • Alosa sapidissima
  • 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.

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.

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

Brown Bullhead

  • Ameiurus nebulosus
  • No

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

Central California Roach

  • Lavinia symmetricus symmetricus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. California roach. Captured from the Gualala River. Photo by Carl Page, ARS Consulting.

Central Coast Coho Salmon

  • Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Coho salmon fry taken by Lisa Thompson. Location: Shasta River, California. Date: 4/13/2004. Fish was approximately 6.5 cm long (2.5”).

Channel Catfish

  • Ictalurus punctatus
  • No

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

Coastrange Sculpin

  • Cottus aleuticus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Coastrange sculpin, approx. 85 mm (3.5

Eulachon

  • Thaleichthys pacificus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Eulachon, male, caught in rotary screw trap on the Sacramento River at Knights Landing on 1/27/2006. Photo by Michael S. Brown, CDFW

Goldfish

  • Carassius auratus
  • No

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

Pacific Lamprey

  • Entosphenus tridentata
  • Yes

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

Rainwater Killifish

  • Lucania parva
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Rainwater Killifish (left) caught in Artesian Slough, Santa Clara County, California on 6 November, 2016 by Jim Hobbs. Photo by Jim Ervin.

Redear Sunfish

  • Lepomis microlophus
  • No

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

Sacramento Perch

  • Archoplites interruptus
  • Yes

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

Southern Green Sturgeon

  • Acipenser medirostris
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Green sturgeon, juvenile, in tank. Photo courtesy of Dennis Cocherell, UC Davis.

Staghorn Sculpin

  • Leptocottus armatus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Pacific staghorn sculpin caught in Suisun Marsh, CA on 20 August 2008. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Thicktail Chub

  • Siphatales crassicauda
  • Yes
  • N / A

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.

Wakasagi

  • Hypomesus nipponensis
  • No

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

White Catfish

  • Ameiurus catus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. White catfish swimming, approximately 21 cm (6”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date: 6/20/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

White Crappie

  • Pomoxis annularis
  • No

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

White Sturgeon

  • Acipenser transmontanus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. White sturgeon. Photo courtesy of Professor Peter B. Moyle.

Yellowfin Goby

  • Acanthogobius flavimanus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Yellowfin goby, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California Date: 8/8/2008.