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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 Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus santaanae) is a freshwater ray-finned fish, endemic to California. It is closely related to the mountain sucker and has dark grey upper parts and silvery underparts. It grows to a maximum length of 25 cm (10 in), but most adults are much smaller than this.
A fish that closely resembles the California halibut is the Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis), which is a larger species found in the northern Pacific Ocean. While the Pacific halibut has a similar flat body shape, it is generally larger and can reach 300 pounds (140 kg), and can be distinguished by its slightly different coloration and ...
California's Fish and Game Commission voted to consider listing white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, as a threatened species.
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer.
Longfin smelt have suffered major declines in the San Francisco Bay estuary. Now the federal government has declared the fish an endangered species.
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 ...
The spooky-looking specimen, usually found in the depths of the ocean, was an angler fish species. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has taken custody of the fish so they can conduct ...