Locations
Fish species in Maine
98 species have two or more US observation records in Maine. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
98 species have two or more US observation records in Maine. ITIS calls 45 of them native to the United States, 51 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 2 introduced.
- Species
- 98
- Freshwater
- 69
- Saltwater
- 54
- Survey list
- 41
Two counts, two questions. 98 is the number of species observed in Maine and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 41 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 Maine
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 Maine
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 Maine
Species
All 98 species, A–Z
A
- Alaskan Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Allegheny Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita
- American Angler Lophius americanus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides
- American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanus
- American Shad Alosa sapidissima
- Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
- Atlantic Red Herring Etrumeus teres
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Atlantic Saury Scomberesox saurus
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
- Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod
B
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Blackspotted Stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandi
- Bloody Stickleback Apeltes quadracus
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus
- Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Burbot Lota lota
C
E
F
G
H
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
- Salvelinus aureolus
- Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus
- Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus
- Silver Mullet Mugil curema
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Smooth Flounder Liopsetta putnami
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalis
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
- Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme
W
Y
One record only
12 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 12 are shown.
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