List of freshwater fishes of Washington (state)

The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes. The list includes several anadromous species, and two normally marine species (starry flounder and shiner perch) that are occasionally found in freshwater. Only one species (Olympic mudminnow) is a Washington endemic, however three others (Nooksack dace, Salish sucker, and margined sculpin) have very limited distributions outside the state. Sixty-seven fish species, subspecies, or hybrids are listed, 37 native, and 30 introduced.

Petromyzontiformes[edit]

Family Petromyzontidae[edit]

Acipenseriformes[edit]

Family Acipenseridae[edit]

Clupeiformes[edit]

Family Clupeidae[edit]

Cypriniformes[edit]

Family Catostomidae[edit]

Family Cobitidae[edit]

Family Cyprinidae[edit]

• Chiselmouth, Acrocheilus alutaceus
• Goldfish*, Carassius auratus
• Lake chub, Couseius plumbeus
• Grass carp*, Ctenopharyngodon idella
• Common carp*, Cyprinus carpio
• Tui chub, Gila bicolor
• Peamouth, Mylocheilus caurinus
• Golden shiner*, Notemigonus crysoleucas
• Fathead minnow*, Pimephales promelas
• Northern pikeminnow, Ptychocheilus oregonensis
• Longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae
• Nooksack dace, Rhinichthys cataractae ssp.
• Leopard dace, Rhinichthys falcatus
• Umatilla dace, Rhinichthys umatilla
• Speckled dace, Rhinichthys osculus
• Redside shiner, Richardsonius balteatus
• Tench*, Tinca tinca

Cyprinodontiformes[edit]

Family Fundulidae[edit]

Family Poeciliidae[edit]

Esociformes[edit]

Family Esocidae[edit]

Perciformes[edit]

Family Centrarchidae[edit]

Family Embiotocidae[edit]

Family Percidae[edit]

Family Percichthyidae[edit]

Percopsiformes[edit]

Family Percopsidae[edit]

• Sand roller, Percopsis transmontanus

Gadiformes[edit]

Family Gadidae[edit]

Gasterosteiformes[edit]

Family Gasterosteidae[edit]

Osmeriformes[edit]

Family Osmeridae[edit]

Pleuronectiformes[edit]

Family Pleuronectidae[edit]

Salmoniformes[edit]

Family Salmonidae[edit]

• Lake whitefish*, Coregonus clupeaformis
• Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
• Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
• Chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta
• Sockeye salmon/Kokanee, Oncorhynchus nerka
• Pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
• Golden trout*, Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
• Coastal rainbow trout/Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus
• Columbia River redband trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
• Coastal cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
• Westslope cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi
• Lahontan cutthroat trout*, Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi
• Pygmy whitefish, Prosopium coulteri
• Mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni
• Atlantic salmon*, Salmo salar
• Brown trout*, Salmo trutta
• Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus
• Brook trout*, Salvelinus fontinalis
• Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma
• Lake trout*, Salvelinus namaycush
• Arctic grayling*, Thymallus arcticus

Scorpaeniformes[edit]

Family Cottidae[edit]

• Coastrange sculpin, Cottus aleuticus
• Prickly sculpin, Cottus asper
• Mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi
• Paiute sculpin, Cottus beldingi
• Slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus
• Shorthead sculpin, Cottus confusus
• Riffle sculpin, Cottus gulosus
• Reticulate sculpin, Cottus perplexus
• Margined sculpin, Cottus marginatus
• Torrent sculpin, Cottus rhotheus
• Pacific staghorn sculpin, Leptocottus armatus

Siluriformes[edit]

Family Ictaluridae[edit]

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