FishDatabase

Migration

Catadromous fish

12 species are catadromous: spawns at sea, grows in fresh water.

For 7 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 12 species are recorded in each state.
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How many of the 12 species are recorded in each state.

Species

All 12 species

American Eel39 states
Anguilla rostrataAnguillidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Bigmouth Sleeper3 states
Gobiomorus dormitorEleotridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Black Mullet23 states
Mugil cephalusMugilidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Coastrange Sculpin4 states
Cottus aleuticusCottidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Hogchoker18 states
Trinectes maculatusAchiridaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Mountain Mullet7 states
Agonostomus monticolaMugilidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Prickly Sculpin5 states
Cottus asperCottidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
River Goby3 states
Awaous bananaGobiidaeIntroducedFreshBrackish
Silver Mullet18 states
Mugil curemaMugilidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Starry Flounder6 states
Platichthys stellatusPleuronectidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Striped Bass39 states
Morone saxatilisMoronidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Surf Smelt4 states
Hypomesus pretiosusOsmeridaeNativeSaltBrackish