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The following list of freshwater fish species and subspecies known to occur in the U.S. state of Oregon is primarily taken from "Inland Fishes of Washington" by Richard S. Wydoski and Richard R. Whitney (2003), but some species and subspecies have been added from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website.
Tetraroginae, or Tetrarogidae, was first formally recognised as a taxonomic grouping in 1949 by the South African ichthyologist J.L.B. Smith. [1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World treats this as a subfamily of the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae, [3] however other authorities treat it as a valid family, the Tetrarogidae. [4]
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. [1] The agency operates hatcheries, issues hunting and angling licenses, advises on habitat protection, and sponsors public education programs.
Curt Melcher has worked for ODFW since 1985 and in 2014 became the director, a position that has a major role in managing Oregon's flora and fauna.
This is a list of species of fauna (animals) that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oregon. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( February 2011 )
Many species of wasp, including especially the cuckoo or jewel wasps (Chrysididae), are kleptoparasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other wasp species to exploit their parental care. Most such species attack hosts that provide provisions for their immature stages (such as paralyzed prey items), and they either consume the provisions ...
A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon's northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight.
The state's earliest fossil record includes plants, corals, and conodonts. Oregon was covered by seaways and volcanic islands during the Mesozoic era. Fossils from this period include marine plants, invertebrates, ichthyosaurs, pterosaurs, and traces such as invertebrate burrows. During the Cenozoic, Oregon's climate gradually cooled and ...