Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'The Frog Pond-Tule Lake-180102041002'

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

Blue Chub

  • Gila coerulea
  • Yes
  • N / A

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.

Klamath Largescale Sucker

  • Catostomus snyderi
  • Yes
  • N / A

Klamath River Lamprey

  • Entosphenus similis
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Klamath River lamprey. Captured from the upper Trinity River near river mile 85 on 22 July 2009. Photo courtesy of John Hileman, CDFW.

Klamath Speckled Dace

  • Rhinichthys osculus klamathensis
  • Yes

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

Klamath Tui Chub

  • Siphatales bicolor bicolor
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Tui chub, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Date: 7/10/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Lost River Sucker

  • Catostomus luxatus
  • Yes
  • N / A

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.

Pumpkinseed

  • Lepomis gibbosus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Pumpkinseed, captured from Lake Davis, CA. Photo by Robert Vincik, California Department of Fish and Game.

Shortnose Sucker

  • Chasmistes brevirostris
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Shortnose sucker. Photo by Stewart Reid, Western Fishes, Ashland, OR.

Yellow Perch

  • Perca flavescens
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Yellow perch, caught in Iron Gate Reservoir, California on 13 May 2009 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.