Locations

Fish species in New York

262 species have two or more US observation records in New York. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.

262 species have two or more US observation records in New York. ITIS calls 133 of them native to the United States, 119 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 10 introduced.

Species: 262
Freshwater: 200
Saltwater: 102
Survey list: 122

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New York in the United States.

Two counts, two questions. 262 is the number of species observed in New York and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 122 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 York

Brook trout (freshwater)

Salvelinus fontinalis · named 1975

nysl.nysed.gov

Striped bass (marine/saltwater)

Morone saxatilis · named 2006

nysl.nysed.gov · dos.ny.gov

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 York

The species with the most observation records in the state. It is the closest the open data comes to naming the fish people meet.

White Sucker6,371 records

Catostomus commersoniiCatostomidaeNative and introducedFreshBrackish

Pumpkinseed5,173 records

Lepomis gibbosusCentrarchidaeNative and introducedFreshBrackish

Eastern Blacknose Dace4,668 records

Rhinichthys atratulusLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh

Brown Trout4,638 records

Salmo truttaSalmonidaeIntroducedFreshSaltBrackish

Creek Chub4,584 records

Semotilus atromaculatusLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh

Yellow Perch4,170 records

Perca flavescensPercidaeNative and introducedFreshBrackish

Smallmouth Bass3,974 records

Micropterus dolomieuCentrarchidaeNative and introducedFresh

Bluegill3,576 records

Lepomis macrochirusCentrarchidaeNative and introducedFresh

Common Shiner3,447 records

Luxilus cornutusLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh

Rock Bass3,194 records

Ambloplites rupestrisCentrarchidaeNative and introducedFresh

Brook Trout3,176 records

Salvelinus fontinalisSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish

Largemouth Bass3,105 records

Micropterus salmoidesCentrarchidaeNative and introducedFresh

Groups

Types of fish in New York

Species

All 262 species, A–Z

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Kiyi Coregonus kiyi

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Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus

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One record only

38 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 38 are shown.