Locations
Fish species in Nevada
82 species have two or more US observation records in Nevada. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
82 species have two or more US observation records in Nevada. ITIS calls 20 of them native to the United States, 52 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 10 introduced.
- Species
- 82
- Freshwater
- 82
- Saltwater
- 12
- Survey list
- 23
Two counts, two questions. 82 is the number of species observed in Nevada and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 23 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 Nevada
Oncorhynchus clarkii subspecies henshawi · named 1981
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 Nevada
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 Nevada
Species
All 82 species, A–Z
A
B
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluehead Sucker Pantosteus discobolus
- Bonytail Chub Gila elegans
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
C
D
F
G
H
L
M
N
P
R
S
- Sacramento Perch Archoplites interruptus
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Shortfin Molly Poecilia mexicana
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Southern Platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Spotted Tilapia Tilapia mariae
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
T
U
V
W
Y
One record only
11 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 11 are shown.
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