Locations
Fish species in Washington
110 species have two or more US observation records in Washington. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
110 species have two or more US observation records in Washington. ITIS calls 60 of them native to the United States, 44 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 6 introduced.
- Species
- 110
- Freshwater
- 85
- Saltwater
- 52
- Survey list
- 46
Two counts, two questions. 110 is the number of species observed in Washington and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 46 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 Washington
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 Washington
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 Washington
Species
All 110 species, A–Z
A
B
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Bay Pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
- Burbot Lota lota
C
D
E
F
G
J
L
M
N
O
P
- 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 jordani
- Peamouth Mylocheilus caurinus
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
- Plainfin Midshipman Porichthys notatus
- Polypera greeni
- Pond Smelt Hypomesus olidus
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pygmy Whitefish Prosopium coulterii
R
S
- Sand Roller Percopsis transmontana
- Sharpnose Sculpin Clinocottus acuticeps
- Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregata
- Shorthead Sculpin Cottus confusus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus
- Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus
T
U
V
W
Y
One record only
18 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 18 are shown.
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