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Freshwater Fish Species
SUNFISH FAMILY SALMONIDAE (SALMON) FAMILY
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Apache Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus apache
Florida Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides floridanus Arctic grayling—WNTA Thymallus arcticus
Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculii Blueback Char Salvelinus alpinus oquassa
Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Bull Trout—WNTA Salvelinus confluentus
Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis California Golden Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus aguabonita
White Bass (Sand Bass) Morone chrysops Gila Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus gilae
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu Landlocked Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Suwannee Bass Micropterus notius
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
PIKE FAMILY Southern Appalachian Brook Trout
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy West Virginia Golden Brook Trout
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
PERCH FAMILY Bonneville Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii utah
Walleye Sander vitreus Coastal Cutthroat Trout —WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii
White Perch Morone americana Colorado River Cutthroat Trout —WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus
Greenback Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarki stomias
CATFISH FAMILY Lahontan Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis
Yaqui Catfish Ictalurus pricei Westslope Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri
GAR FAMILY
Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
CYPRINIDAE (MINNOWS & CARP) FAMILY
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Saltwater Fish Species Anadromous Fish Species
BILLFISHES FAMILY SALMONIDAE (Salmon) FAMILY
Atlantic blue marlin - GHA Makaira nigricans Arctic char - MFA, WNTA Salvelinus alpinus
Atlantic sailfish - GHA Istiophorus albicans Arctic cisco - MFA Coregonus autumnalis
White marlin - GHA Kajikia albida Atlantic salmon - MFA Salmo salar
Brown trout - MFA Salmo Trutta
COD FAMILY Caspian brown trout - MFA Salmo trutta caspius
Atlantic cod - GHA Gadus morhua Chum salmon - MFA Oncorhynchus keta
Japanese huchen - MFA Hucho perryi
DAMSEL FISH FAMILY King salmon (Chinook) - MFA Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Garibaldi - GHA Hypsypops rubicundus Sea trout - MFA Salmo trutta trutta
Steelhead trout - MFA Oncorhynchus mykiss
DOLPHINFISH FAMILY Taimen - MFA Hucho taimen
Dorado (Mahi-mahi) - MFA, GHA Coryphaena hippurus
HERRING FAMILY
DRUM FAMILY Allis shad - MFA Alosa alosa
Red drum (Channel bass) - GHA Sciaenops ocellatus American shad - MFA Alosa sapidissima
Spotted seatrout - GHA Cynoscion nebulosu Hilsa shad - MFA Tenualosa ilisha
Weakfish - GHA Cynoscion regalis
TEMPERATE BASS FAMILY
TARPON FAMILY Striped bass (Rockfish) - MFA Morone saxatilis
Atlantic tarpon - GHA Megalops atlanticus
PADDLEFISH FAMILY
TRIGGERFISH FAMILY American paddlefish - MFA Polyodon spathula
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a - GHA Rhinecanthus rectangulus
ALESTIDAE (African tetra) FAMILY
Goliath tigerfish - MFA Hydrocynus goliath
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Anadromous Fish Species (Continued)
CYPRINIDAE FAMILY SHARK CATFISH FAMILY
Senegalese carp - MFA Labeo senegalensis Mekong giant catfish- MFA Pangasianodon gigas
Chinese pangasius catfish - MFA Pangasius krempfi
EEL FAMILY
African longfin eel - MFA Anguilla mossambica STICKLEBACK FAMILY
European eel - MFA Anguilla anguilla Three-spined stickleback - MFA Gasterosteus aculeatus
Longfin eel - MFA Anguilla reinhardtii
Shortfin eel - MFA Anguilla australis STURGEON FAMILY
Atlantic sturgeon - MFA Acipenser sturio
ELEOTRIDAE (Sleeper goby) FAMILY Russian sturgeon - MFA Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Common bully - MFA Gobiomorphus Cotidianus
GALAXIIDAE FAMILY
Common galaxias- MFA Galaxias maculatus
LATIDAE (Lates perch) FAMILY
Nile perch - MFA Lates niloticus
Barramundi - MFA Lates calcarifer
PERCICHTHYIDAE (Temperate perch) FAMILY
Australian bass - MFA Macquaria novemaculeata
Murray cod - MFA Maccullochella peelii
PIMELODIDAE (Long-whiskered Catfish) FAMILY
Piraiba - MFA Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Pintado - MFA Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
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Specialty Award Key
MFA — Migratory Fish Award Species
GHA—Guy Harvey Award Species
WNTA —Western Native Trout Award Species