Locations
Fish species in Wyoming
84 species have two or more US observation records in Wyoming. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
84 species have two or more US observation records in Wyoming. ITIS calls 16 of them native to the United States, 63 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 5 introduced.
- Species
- 84
- Freshwater
- 84
- Saltwater
- 7
- Survey list
- 54
Two counts, two questions. 84 is the number of species observed in Wyoming and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 54 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 Wyoming
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 Wyoming
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 Wyoming
Species
All 84 species, A–Z
A
B
- Bigmouth Shiner Notropis dorsalis
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluehead Sucker Pantosteus discobolus
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Burbot Lota lota
C
E
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Sturgeon Chub Macrhybopsis gelida
- Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
U
W
Y
One record only
15 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 15 are shown.
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