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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
Shoal Bass Micropterus cotaractae 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
TEMPERATE BASS FAMILY Southern Appalachian Brook Trout
White Bass (Sand Bass) Morone chrysops West Virginia Golden Brook Trout
PIKE FAMILY Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Bonneville Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii utah
Northern Pike Esox lucius Coastal Cutthroat Trout —WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii
Colorado River Cutthroat Trout —WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus
PERCH FAMILY Greenback Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarki stomias
Walleye Sander vitreus Lahontan Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi
White Perch Morone americana Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis
Westslope Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi
CATFISH FAMILY Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout—WNTA Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Yaqui Catfish Ictalurus pricei
Specialty Award Key GAR FAMILY MFA — Migratory Fish Award Species Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula GHA—Guy Harvey Award Species CYPRINIDAE (MINNOWS & CARP) FAMILY WNTA —Western Native Trout Award Species Bonytail Chub Gila elegans Fish Art Contest ™ Official Fish List
Anadromous Saltwater Fish Species 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
Specialty Award Key ALESTIDAE (African tetra) FAMILY MFA — Migratory Fish Award Species Goliath tigerfish - MFA Hydrocynus goliath
GHA—Guy Harvey Award Species
WNTA —Western Native Trout Award Species
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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 Specialty Award Key
Piraiba - MFA Brachyplatystoma filamentosum MFA — Migratory Fish Award Species
Pintado - MFA Pseudoplatystoma corruscans GHA—Guy Harvey Award Species
WNTA —Western Native Trout Award Species