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An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native
The Golden trout is the official freshwater state fish of California since 1947. [2] [3] The California golden trout is closely related to two rainbow trout subspecies. The Little Kern golden trout (O. m. whitei), found in the Little Kern River basin, and the Kern River rainbow trout (O. m. gilberti), found in the Kern River system. Together ...
Garibaldi are deep-bodied, or laterally compressed fish, covered in coarse scales. They have a single dorsal fin with about 12 spines and 16 rays. [4] Adult fish in this species are uniformly bright orange in color. It is the largest member of the damselfish family and can grow up to 35.6 cm (14.02 in) in length.
California's Fish and Game Commission voted to consider listing white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, as a threatened species.
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The Gold Rush of California (1848-1855) had certain implications on the population of this fish species amongst others. Due to the influx of miners and use of toxic substances including mercury, many environmental changes were brought about. [ 18 ]
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled a large swath of Northern California likely increased spawning activity in fish to protect their population.
While a native fish to the California Central Valley, the sucker fish can also be found in the state of Oregon. [4] Hopkirk’s Endemism in Fishes of the Clear Lake region of Central California publication for University of California Publication in Zoology, explains sucker species morphological features such as scale density varies upon geographical distribution due to hydrographic patterns.