Locations
Fish species in District of Columbia
73 species have two or more US observation records in District of Columbia. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
73 species have two or more US observation records in District of Columbia. ITIS calls 13 of them native to the United States, 55 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 5 introduced.
- Species
- 73
- Freshwater
- 72
- Saltwater
- 18
- Survey list
- 13
Two counts, two questions. 73 is the number of species observed in District of Columbia and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 13 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 District of Columbia
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 District of Columbia
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 District of Columbia
Species
All 73 species, A–Z
A
B
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
C
E
F
G
H
I
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Swallowtail Shiner Notropis procne
T
W
Y
One record only
19 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 19 are shown.
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