Locations
Fish species in New Hampshire
82 species have two or more US observation records in New Hampshire. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
82 species have two or more US observation records in New Hampshire. ITIS calls 27 of them native to the United States, 54 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 1 introduced.
- Species
- 82
- Freshwater
- 69
- Saltwater
- 34
- Survey list
- 53
Two counts, two questions. 82 is the number of species observed in New Hampshire and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 53 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 New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire
Species
All 82 species, A–Z
A
- Alaskan Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- American Angler Lophius americanus
- American Brook Lamprey Lethenteron appendix
- 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 Salmon Salmo salar
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod
B
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Banded Sunfish Enneacanthus obesus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Bloody Stickleback Apeltes quadracus
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Burbot Lota lota
C
E
F
G
J
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
- Salvelinus aureolus
- Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus
- Silver Trout Salvelinus agassizii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Smooth Flounder Liopsetta putnami
- Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalis
- Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme
T
W
Y
One record only
10 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 10 are shown.
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