The following list of freshwater fish species and subspecies known to occur in the U.S. state of Oregon is primarily taken from "Inland Fishes of Washington" by Richard S. Wydoski and Richard R. Whitney (2003), but some species and subspecies have been added from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website. Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Asterisks denote introduced fishes. 108 species and subspecies are listed, 33 of them introduced. The list includes several

anadromous Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres to thousan ...

species, and seven normally marine species–

starry flounder The starry flounder (''Platichthys stellatus''), also known as the grindstone, emery wheel and long-nosed flounder, is a common flatfish found around the margins of the North Pacific. The distinctive features of the starry flounder include the c ...

staghorn sculpin The Pacific staghorn sculpin (''Leptocottus armatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the monospecific ...

saddleback gunnel The saddleback gunnel (''Pholis ornata''), also known as the saddled blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This fish occurs in the shallow coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocea ...

, Pacific herring, topsmelt,

surf smelt ''Hypomesus pretiosus'', or surf smelt, is a marine smelt with a range from Prince William Sound, Alaska to Long Beach, California, although its population declines south of San Francisco. The surf smelt grows to be about 10 inches in southern ...

, and

shiner perch The shiner perch (''Cymatogaster aggregata'') is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. It is the sole member of its genus. The shiner perch is also known as se ...

–that are occasionally found in

fresh water Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...

Petromyzontiformes

Family Petromyzontidae

Pacific lamprey The Pacific lamprey (''Entosphenus tridentatus'') is an anadromous parasitic lamprey from the Pacific Coast of North America and Asia. It is a member of the Petromyzontidae family. The Pacific lamprey is also known as the three-tooth lamprey and ...

, ''Entosphenus tridentatus'' *River lamprey, ''Lampetra ayresi'' *Pit-Klamath brook lamprey, ''Lampetra lethophaga'' *Western brook lamprey, ''Lampetra richardsoni''

Acipenseriformes

Family Acipenseridae

*Green sturgeon, ''Acipenser medirostris'' *White sturgeon, ''Acipenser transmontanus''

Atheriniformes

Family Atherinidae

*Topsmelt, ''Atherinops affinis''

Clupeiformes

Family Clupeidae

*American shad*, ''Dorosoma sapidissima'' * Pacific herring, ''Clupea pallasi''

Cypriniformes

Family Catostomidae

*Bridgelip sucker, ''Catostomus columbianus'' *Largescale sucker, ''Catostomus macrocheilus'' *Sacramento sucker, ''Catostomus occidentalis'' *Mountain sucker, ''Catostomus platyrhynchus'' *Klamath smallscale sucker, ''Catostomus rimiculus'' *Klamath largescale sucker, ''Catostomus snyderi'' *Tahoe sucker, ''Catostomus tahoensis'' *Warner sucker, ''Catostomus warneri'' *Shortnose sucker, ''Chasmistes brevirostris'' *Lost River sucker, ''Deltistes luxatus''

Family Cobitidae

*Weatherfish*, ''Misgurnus anguillicaudatus''

Family Cyprinidae

*Chiselmouth, ''Acrocheilus alutaceus'' *Goldfish*, ''Carassius auratus'' *Lake chub, ''Couseius plumbeus'' *Grass carp*, ''Ctenopharyngodon idella'' *Common carp*, ''Cyprinus carpio'' *Tui chub, ''Gila bicolor'' *Hutton Springs tui chub, ''Gila bicolor'' ssp. *Borax Lake chub, ''Gila boraxobius'' *Blue chub, ''Gila coerulea'' *California roach, ''Hesperoleucus symmetricus'' *Peamouth, ''Mylocheilus caurinus'' *Oregon chub, ''Oregonichthys crameri'' *Umpqua chub, ''Oregonichthys kalawatseti'' *Northern squawfish, Northern pikeminnow, ''Ptychocheilus oregonensis'' *Umpqua squawfish, Umpqua pikeminnow, ''Ptychocheilus umpquae'' *Longnose dace, ''Rhinichthys cataractae'' *Umpqua dace, ''Rhinichthys evermanni'' *Leopard dace, ''Rhinichthys falcatus'' *Umatilla dace, ''Rhinichthys umatilla'' *Speckled dace, ''Rhinichthys osculus'' *Foskett specked dace, ''Rhinichthys osculus'' ssp. *Redside shiner, ''Richardsonius balteatus'' *Lahontan redside shiner, ''Richardsonius egregius'' *Golden shiner*, ''Notemigonus crysoleucas''

Cyprinodontiformes

Family Fundulidae

*Banded killifish*, ''Fundulus diaphanus'' *Rainwater killifish*, ''Lucania parva''

Family Poeciliidae

*Mosquitofish*, ''Gambusia affinis''

Perciformes

Family Centrarchidae

*Sacramento perch*, ''Archoplites interruptus'' *Green sunfish*, ''Lepomis cyanellus'' *Bluegill*, ''Lepomis macrochirus'' *Pumpkinseed*, ''Lepomis gibbosus'' *Warmouth*, ''Lepomis gulosus'' *Redear sunfish*, ''Lepomis microlophus'' *Smallmouth bass*, ''Micropterus dolomieui'' *Largemouth bass*, ''Micropterus salmoides'' *White crappie*, ''Pomoxis annularis'' *Black crappie*, ''Pomoxis nigromaculatus''

Family Embiotocidae

*Shiner perch, ''Cymatogaster aggregata''

Family Percidae

*Yellow perch*, ''Perca flavescens'' *Walleye*, ''Sander vitreus''

Family Moronidae

*Striped bass*, ''Morone saxatilis''

Family Pholidae

*Saddleback gunnel, ''Pholis ornata''

Percopsiformes

Family Percopsidae

*Sand roller, ''Percopsis transmontanus''

Gadiformes

Family Gadidae

*Burbot, ''Lota lota''

Gasterosteiformes

Family Gasterosteidae

*Three-spined stickleback, Three-spine stickleback, ''Gasterosteus aculeatus''

Osmeriformes

Family Osmeridae

*Surf smelt, ''Hypomesus pretiosus'' *Longfin smelt, ''Spirinchus thaleichthys'' *Eulachon, ''Thaleichthys pacificus''

Pleuronectiformes

Family Pleuronectidae

*Starry flounder, ''Planichthys stellatus''

Salmoniformes

Family Salmonidae

*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'' *Rainbow trout ''Oncorhynchus mykiss'' ** Coastal rainbow trout, ''O. m. irideus'' (includes anadromous steelhead) ** Columbia River redband trout, ''O. m. gairdneri'' (includes anadromous steelhead) ** Great Basin redband trout, ''O. m. newberri'' *Cutthroat trout, ''Oncorhynchus clarki'' **Coastal cutthroat trout, ''Oncorhynchus clarki clarki'' **Westslope cutthroat trout, ''Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi'' **Lahontan cutthroat trout, ''Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi'' *Mountain whitefish, ''Prosopium williamsoni'' *Atlantic salmon*, ''Salmo salar'' *Brown trout*, ''Salmo trutta'' *Bull trout, ''Salvelinus confluentus'' *Brook trout*, ''Salvelinus fontinalis'' *Lake trout*, ''Salvelinus namaycush'' *Arctic grayling*, ''Thymallus arcticus''

Scorpaeniformes

Family Cottidae

*Coastrange sculpin, ''Cottus aleuticus'' *Prickly sculpin, ''Cottus asper'' *Mottled sculpin, ''Cottus bairdi'' *Paiute sculpin, ''Cottus beldingi'' *Shorthead sculpin, ''Cottus confusus'' *Riffle sculpin, ''Cottus gulosus'' *Marbled sculpin, ''Cottus klamathensis'' *Margined sculpin, ''Cottus marginatus'' *Reticulate sculpin, ''Cottus perplexus'' *Pit sculpin, ''Cottus pitensis'' *Klamath Lake sculpin, ''Cottus princeps'' *Torrent sculpin, ''Cottus rhotheus'' *Slender sculpin, ''Cottus tenius'' *Pacific staghorn sculpin, ''Leptocottus armatus''

Siluriformes

Family Ictaluridae

*Black bullhead*, ''Ameiurus melas'' *Yellow bullhead*, ''Ameiurus natalis'' *Brown bullhead*, ''Ameiurus nebulosus'' *Ictalurus catus, White catfish*, ''Ictalurus catus'' *Blue catfish*, ''Ictalurus furcatus'' *Channel catfish*, ''Ictalurus punctatus'' *Tadpole madtom*, ''Noturus gyrinus'' *Flathead catfish*, ''Pylodictis olivaris''

References

External links

FishBase

Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Oregon Threatened, Endangered and Candidate Species

ODFW Interim risk assessment on Foskett speckled daceODFW Interim risk assessment on Hutton Springs tui chubODFW Interim risk assessment on Borax lake chub
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