FishDatabase

Migration

Anadromous fish

52 species are anadromous: spawns in fresh water, grows at sea.

For 38 of them, two published references assign different patterns. Each of those species shows every assignment on its own page.

Range

Where they live

How many of the 52 species are recorded in each state.
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How many of the 52 species are recorded in each state.

Species

All 52 species

Alabama Shad13 states
Alosa alabamaeClupeidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Alaskan Stickleback21 states
Gasterosteus aculeatusGasterosteidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Alewife29 states
Alosa pseudoharengusClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
American Gizzard Shad41 states
Dorosoma cepedianumClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
American Shad25 states
Alosa sapidissimaClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Arctic Char8 states
Salvelinus alpinusSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Arctic Cisco1 states
Coregonus autumnalisSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Arctic Lamprey1 states
Lethenteron camtschaticumPetromyzontidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Atlantic Salmon26 states
Salmo salarSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Atlantic Sturgeon19 states
Acipenser oxyrinchusAcipenseridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Atlantic Tomcod10 states
Microgadus tomcodGadidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Bering Cisco1 states
Coregonus laurettaeSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Bloody Stickleback12 states
Apeltes quadracusGasterosteidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Blueback Herring21 states
Alosa aestivalisClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Broad Whitefish1 states
Coregonus nasusSalmonidaeNativeFreshBrackish
Brook Trout40 states
Salvelinus fontinalisSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Brown Trout41 states
Salmo truttaSalmonidaeIntroducedFreshSaltBrackish
Bull Trout8 states
Salvelinus confluentusSalmonidaeNativeFreshBrackish
Chinook Salmon18 states
Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Chum Salmon5 states
Oncorhynchus ketaSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Cisco11 states
Coregonus artediSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Coho Salmon22 states
Oncorhynchus kisutchSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Cutthroat Trout18 states
Oncorhynchus clarkiiSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Delta Smelt1 states
Hypomesus transpacificusOsmeridaeNativeFreshBrackish
Dolly Varden9 states
Salvelinus malmaSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Eulachon4 states
Thaleichthys pacificusOsmeridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Green Sturgeon5 states
Acipenser medirostrisAcipenseridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Hickory Shad15 states
Alosa mediocrisClupeidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Humpback Whitefish2 states
Coregonus pidschianSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Inconnu1 states
Stenodus leucichthysSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Ladyfish15 states
Elops saurusElopidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Lake Trout29 states
Salvelinus namaycushSalmonidaeNative and introducedFresh
Lake Whitefish15 states
Coregonus clupeaformisSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshBrackish
Least Cisco1 states
Coregonus sardinellaSalmonidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Longfin Smelt4 states
Spirinchus thaleichthysOsmeridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Ninespine Stickleback13 states
Pungitius pungitiusGasterosteidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Pacific Lamprey5 states
Entosphenus tridentatusPetromyzontidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Pink Salmon12 states
Oncorhynchus gorbuschaSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Rainbow Smelt29 states
Osmerus mordaxOsmeridaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Rainbow Trout42 states
Oncorhynchus mykissSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Rainwater Killifish20 states
Lucania parvaFundulidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
River Lamprey4 states
Lampetra ayresiiPetromyzontidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Sea Lamprey26 states
Petromyzon marinusPetromyzontidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Shortnose Sturgeon8 states
Acipenser brevirostrumAcipenseridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Shorttailed Pipefish5 states
Microphis brachyurusSyngnathidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Skipjack Shad24 states
Alosa chrysochlorisClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Sockeye Salmon23 states
Oncorhynchus nerkaSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Striped Bass39 states
Morone saxatilisMoronidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Threadfin Shad30 states
Dorosoma petenenseClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Wakasagi1 states
Hypomesus nipponensisOsmeridaeIntroducedFreshSaltBrackish
White Perch33 states
Morone americanaMoronidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
White Sturgeon6 states
Acipenser transmontanusAcipenseridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish