# List of U.S. state fish

This is a list of official U.S. state fishes:
| State | Common name | Scientific name | Year |
| Alabama | Largemouth bass (fresh water) | Micropterus salmoides | 1975 |
| Alabama | Fighting tarpon (salt water) | Megalops atlanticus | 1955 |
| Alaska | King salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1962 |
| Arizona | Apache trout | Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) | 1986 |
| Arkansas | Alligator gar (primitive) | Atractosteus spatula | 2019 |
| California | Golden trout (fresh water) | Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) | 1947 |
| California | Garibaldi (salt water) | Hypsypops rubicundus | 1995 |
| Colorado | Greenback cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies stomias) | 1994 |
| Connecticut | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | 2003 |
| Delaware | Weakfish | Cynoscion genus | 1981 |
| District of Columbia | American shad | Alosa sapidissima | |
| Florida | Florida largemouth bass (fresh water) | Micropterus floridanus | 2007 |
| Florida | Atlantic sailfish (salt water) | Istiophorus albicans | 2007 |
| Georgia | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1970 |
| Georgia | Southern Appalachian brook trout (cold water game fish) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 2006 |
| Georgia | Red drum (salt-water fish) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 2006 |
| Hawaii | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | 2006 |
| Idaho | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1990 |
| Illinois | Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | 1986 |
| Iowa | none recognized | | |
| Kansas | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 2018 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky spotted bass | Micropterus punctulatus | 1956 |
| Louisiana | White crappie (fresh water) | Pomoxis annularis | 1993 |
| Louisiana | Spotted sea trout (salt water) | Cynoscion nebulosus | 2001 |
| Maine | Landlocked Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar sebago | 1969 |
| Maryland | Rockfish (striped bass) | Morone saxatilis | 1965 |
| Massachusetts | Cod | Gadus morhua | 1974 |
| Michigan | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1988 |
| Minnesota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1965 |
| Mississippi | Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | 1974 |
| Missouri | Channel catfish (fish) | Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 |
| Missouri | Paddlefish (aquatic animal) | Polyodon spathula | 1997 |
| Montana | Blackspotted cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) | 1977 |
| Nebraska | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 1997 |
| Nevada | Lahontan cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) | 1981 |
| New Hampshire | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1994 |
| New Hampshire | Striped bass (salt water game fish) | Morone saxatilis | 1994 |
| New Jersey | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1991 |
| New Jersey | Striped bass (salt water game fish) | Morone saxatilis | 2017 |
| New Mexico | Rio Grande cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) | 2005 |
| New York | Brook trout (freshwater) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1975 |
| New York | Striped bass (marine/saltwater) | Morone saxatilis | 2006 |
| North Carolina | Channel bass (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 1971 |
| North Carolina | Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 2005 |
| North Dakota | Northern pike | Esox lucius | 1969 |
| Ohio | None recognized | | |
| Oklahoma | White bass | Morone chrysops | 1974 |
| Oregon | Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1961 |
| Pennsylvania | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1970 |
| Rhode Island | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 2000 |
| South Carolina | Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | 1972 |
| South Dakota | Walleye | Sander vitreus | 1992 |
| Tennessee | Smallmouth bass (sport fish) | Micropterus dolomieu | 2005 |
| Tennessee | Channel catfish (state commercial fish) | Ictalurus punctatus | 1987 |
| Texas | Guadalupe bass (freshwater) | Micropterus treculii | 1989 |
| Texas | Red drum (saltwater) | Sciaenops ocellatus | 2011 |
| Utah | Bonneville cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) | 1997 |
| Vermont | Brook trout (cold water) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1978 (2012) |
| Vermont | Walleye (warm water) | Sander vitreus | 1978 (2012) |
| Virginia | Brook trout (fresh water) | Salvelinus fontinalis | 2011 |
| Virginia | Striped bass (salt water) | Morone saxatilis | 2011 |
| Washington | Steelhead trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1969 |
| West Virginia | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | 1973 |
| Wisconsin | Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | 1955 |
| Wyoming | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | 1987 |