Pennsylvania Fishes IDENTIFICATION GUIDE Editor’s Note: During 2018, Pennsylvania Angler & the status of fishes in or introduced into Pennsylvania’s Boater magazine will feature select common fishes of major watersheds. Pennsylvania in each issue, providing scientific names and The table below denotes any known occurrence. WATERSHEDS SPECIES STATUS E O G P S D Sturgeons (Family Acipenseridae) Species Status Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) EN N EN = Endangered Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) EN N N Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus) EN N N TH = Threatened Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) EX N C = Candidate Smelts (Family Osmeridae) EX = Believed extirpated Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) I I N DL = Delisted (removed from the Trouts and Salmons (Family Salmonidae) endangered, threatened or candidate Longjaw Cisco (Coregonus alpenae) EX N species list due to significant Cisco (Coregonus artedi) EN N I expansion of range and abundance) Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) N Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) I Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) I Watersheds Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) I I I I I I E = Lake Erie Golden Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) I I I I I I Sockeye Salmon (Kokanee) (Oncorhynchus nerka) I I O = Ohio River Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) I I I Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) I I I G = Genesee River Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) I I I I I I P = Potomac River Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) N N N N N N Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) N N S = Susquehanna River Cods (Family Gadidae) D = Delaware River Burbot (Lota lota) (endangered-inland populations only) EN N N N Watershed Status I = Introduced Sturgeons (Family Acipenseridae) N = Native ENDANGERED X = Present in drainage Not pictured: Shovelnose Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) Sturgeon = icons indicate family is included (Scaphirhynchus ENDANGERED platorynchus) * =Aquatic Invasive Species Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Smelts (Family Osmeridae) ENDANGERED Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus) Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) 12 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March/April 2018 www.gonefishingpa.com Trout and Salmons (Family Salmonidae) Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Pennsylvania’s State Fish Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) = icons indicate family is included * =Aquatic Invasive Species Golden Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Not pictured: Cods (Family Gadidae) Longjaw Cisco (Coregonus alpenae) Cisco (Coregonus artedi) Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Sockeye Salmon (Kokanee) (Oncorhynchus nerka) ENDANGERED Burbot (Lota lota) (endangered-inland populations only) www.fishandboat.com Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March/April 2018 13 Get the complete story and read what you’ve been missing! Do you like what you’re reading? Do you find Pennsylvania Angler & Boater online articles a valuable resource? If so, why not become a regular subscriber to Pennsylvania Angler & Boater and receive the entire magazine delivered to your doorstep. With each printed issue, we place only a small portion of our feature articles on our website. If you fish or boat in Pennsylvania, you shouldn’t miss a single issue, or even a single article! It’s been the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s (PFBC’s) premier, award-winning magazine since 1931. Print out this page and mail the form below with your payment to begin your subscription. Or you can subscribe online through PFBC’s 6 Issues per year! Outdoor Shop. CLICK HERE! Subscribe with this form today or online at www.pa.wildlifelicense.com. SUBSCRIBE TO Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Payment must accompany orders. Use your credit card, check or money order made payable to the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Name Commission. Return this form with payment to: PA&B Circulation, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Address One year (6 issues) $20 Three years (18 issues) $48 City/State/Zip TOTAL ENCLOSED $ Phone (include area code) Credit Card Purchase: VISA Mastercard Discover E-mail (optional) Credit Card # Exp. Date Signature Account # if renewing or extending Phone Email (optional) Since 1931, Pennsylvania’s official fishing and boating magazine. PAA&B-SUB-5-18.