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The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes.
The wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono. [4] The species is sometimes called hoo in the United States. [5] It is best known to sports, as its speed and high-quality makes it a prized and valued game fish.
Novumbra hubbsi male, female, and eggs near Chehalis, WA. The Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi) is a fish native to the western lowlands of Washington: the Chehalis River basin, Deschutes River basin, and some Olympic Peninsula basins. [2] It grows to 8 cm (about 3 in) in length, and is Washington's only known endemic freshwater
Fish trappers continued to overharvest for decades until, in the name of conservation, Washington state officially outlawed all fish traps in 1934, including reef nets. A few years later, non ...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is a department of the government of the state of Washington, United States of America.The WDFW manages over a million acres of land, the bulk of which is generally open to the public, and more than 500 water access sites. [3]
The Chinese giant salamander has been recorded feeding on insects, millipedes, horsehair worms, amphibians (both frogs and salamanders), freshwater crabs, shrimp, fish (such as Saurogobio and Cobitis), and Asiatic water shrew. [6] Presumably ingested by mistake, plant material and gravel have also been found in their stomachs.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved a year-round season for the lake south of Chewelah. A bag limit of five lake trout with no more than one being larger than 26 inches ...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Thursday through Saturday at the Ramada Inn near the airport. Over the three-day meeting, the nine-member panel will discuss a variety of ...