Locations
Fish species in Arizona
95 species have two or more US observation records in Arizona. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
95 species have two or more US observation records in Arizona. ITIS calls 25 of them native to the United States, 60 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 10 introduced.
- Species
- 95
- Freshwater
- 93
- Saltwater
- 14
- Survey list
- 24
Two counts, two questions. 95 is the number of species observed in Arizona and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 24 is the number the USGS stream survey caught, which samples flowing fresh water only. Neither is the other, so the site never adds them.
The statute
The official state fish of Arizona
Oncorhynchus apache — the statute’s own wording is Oncorhynchus gilae apache · named 1986
A state fish is a statute, not a survey. It says which fish the legislature chose, not which fish is most common. The list above links each row to the state's own record.
Most recorded
The fish of Arizona
The species with the most observation records in the state. It is the closest the open data comes to naming the fish people meet.
Groups
Types of fish in Arizona
Species
All 95 species, A–Z
A
B
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Beautiful Shiner Cyprinella formosa
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Black Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluehead Sucker Pantosteus discobolus
- Bonytail Chub Gila elegans
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
C
D
F
G
H
I
L
M
N
P
R
S
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Shortfin Molly Poecilia mexicana
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Sonora Chub Gila ditaenia
- Sonora Sucker Catostomus insignis
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Spikedace Meda fulgida
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
T
U
V
W
Y
One record only
14 more with a single record
One observation can be a stray, an aquarium release, or a mis-keyed locality, so these are kept out of the count above and listed here instead. The first 14 are shown.
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