List of freshwater fishes of Washington

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

Acipenseriformes

Clupeiformes

Cypriniformes

Cyprinodontiformes

Esociformes

Perciformes

Percopsiformes

Gadiformes

Gasterosteiformes

Osmeriformes

Pleuronectiformes

Salmoniformes

Scorpaeniformes

Siluriformes

References

• Behnke, Robert J.; Tomelleri,Joe; Proebstel, Donald S. (2002). Trout and Salmon of North America. Free Press. ISBN 978-0-7432-2220-4.
• Wydoski, Richard S.; Whitney, Richard R. (2003). Inland Fishes of Washington (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-98338-7.

External links

• Aquatic Species at Risk - Nooksack Dace | Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Updated COSEWIC status report on Nooksack dace
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Endangered Fish Species page
• FishBase
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Paper on Nooksack dace and Salish sucker