Locations
Fish species in Oregon
146 species have two or more US observation records in Oregon. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
146 species have two or more US observation records in Oregon. ITIS calls 85 of them native to the United States, 55 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 6 introduced.
- Species
- 146
- Freshwater
- 117
- Saltwater
- 59
- Survey list
- 43
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Two counts, two questions. 146 is the number of species observed in Oregon and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 43 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 Oregon
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 Oregon
The species with the most observation records in the state. It is the closest the open data comes to naming the fish people meet.
Rainbow Trout2,589 records
Oncorhynchus mykissSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Speckled Dace1,301 records
Rhinichthys osculusLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh
Redside Shiner1,298 records
Richardsonius balteatusLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh
Coho Salmon1,015 records
Oncorhynchus kisutchSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Cutthroat Trout851 records
Oncorhynchus clarkiiSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Northern Pikeminnow694 records
Ptychocheilus oregonensisLeuciscidaeNativeFresh
Reticulate Sculpin640 records
Cottus perplexusCottidaeNativeFresh
Chinook Salmon626 records
Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Brook Trout615 records
Salvelinus fontinalisSalmonidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Prickly Sculpin569 records
Cottus asperCottidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Bluegill559 records
Lepomis macrochirusCentrarchidaeNative and introducedFresh
Largescale Sucker524 records
Catostomus macrocheilusCatostomidaeNativeFresh
Groups
Types of fish in Oregon
Species
All 146 species, A–Z
A
B
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Bay Pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blue Chub Gila coerulea
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Borax Lake Chub Siphateles boraxobius
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
C
- California Roach Hesperoleucus symmetricus
- Californian Anchoveta Engraulis mordax
- Capelin Mallotus villosus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
- Coastal Roach Hesperoleucus venustus
- Coastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticus
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
D
E
F
G
J
K
L
- Lahontan Redside Richardsonius egregius
- Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
- Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Leopard Dace Rhinichthys falcatus
- Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Longnose Lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
- Lost River Sucker Deltistes luxatus
M
N
O
P
- Pacific Brook Lamprey Lampetra pacifica
- Pacific Capelin Mallotus catervarius
- Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus
- Pacific Flatnose Antimora microlepis
- Pacific Herring Clupea pallasii
- Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus
- Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax
- Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatus
- Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximus
- Paiute Sculpin Cottus beldingii
- Pantosteus bondi
- Pantosteus jordani
- Peamouth Mylocheilus caurinus
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
- Pit Sculpin Cottus pitensis
- Pit-klamath Brook Lamprey Entosphenus lethophagus
- Plainfin Midshipman Porichthys notatus
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
R
S
- Sacramento Perch Archoplites interruptus
- Sacramento Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandis
- Sacramento Sucker Catostomus occidentalis
- Sand Roller Percopsis transmontana
- Scaly Waryfish Scopelosaurus harryi
- Sharpnose Sculpin Clinocottus acuticeps
- Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregata
- Shorthead Sculpin Cottus confusus
- Shortnose Sucker Chasmistes brevirostris
- Slender Sculpin Cottus tenuis
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus
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.
Arctic Grayling16 states
Thymallus arcticusSalmonidaeNative and introducedFresh
Bigeye Chub25 states
Hybopsis amblopsLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh
Bullhead Minnow24 states
Pimephales vigilaxLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh
Burbot24 states
Lota lotaGadidaeNative and introducedFreshBrackish
Common Shiner40 states
Luxilus cornutusLeuciscidaeNative and introducedFresh
Flathead Catfish34 states
Pylodictis olivarisIctaluridaeNative and introducedFresh
Highland Shiner8 states
Notropis micropteryxLeuciscidaeNativeFresh
Rainbow Smelt29 states
Osmerus mordaxOsmeridaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Southern Puffer9 states
Sphoeroides nephelusTetraodontidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Threadfin Shad30 states
Dorosoma petenenseClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Utah Sucker8 states
Catostomus ardensCatostomidaeNative and introducedFresh
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