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State Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Largemouth bass (fresh water) Micropterus salmoides: 1975 [1]: Fighting tarpon (salt water) Megalops atlanticus
The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, [3] yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, [4] is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European zander, also known as the pikeperch.
The reef triggerfish was designated the official fish of Hawaii in 1985, [6] but due to an expiration of a Hawaiian state law after five years, it ceased to be the state fish in 1990. [7] On April 17, 2006, bill HB1982 was presented to the Governor of Hawaiʻi , which permanently reinstated the reef triggerfish ( humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa ) as ...
The cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus sp.) is a group of four fish species [4][5] of the family Salmonidae native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin in North America. These four species are the Coastal (O. clarkii), Westslope (O. lewisi), Lahontan (O. henshawi), and the Rocky Mountain (O. virginalis).
Flag. Flag of the State of Michigan. 1911. Flower. Apple Blossom [note 1] Malus sp. 1897 [3] A garland of 44 flowers representing the 44 states was made for the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893 with the Apple Blossom representing Michigan. This inspired Michigan's Legislature to make it official in 1897.
The Apache trout is the state fish of Arizona, and is one of only two species of trout native to that state, with the other being the gila trout (O. g. gilae).It natively lives in clear, cool streams in the White Mountains that flow through coniferous forests and marshes, but has been introduced into several lakes in the area.
The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is a rare species of fish endemic to the U.S. state of Texas, [2] where it also is the official state fish. It is restricted to creeks and rivers (including the Guadalupe River, hence the name Guadalupe bass), and is listed as near threatened. [1] Today, most fly fishermen and anglers practice catch-and ...
Westslope cutthroat are common in both headwaters lake and stream environments. They feed mainly on insects and zooplankton. The average length of the fish is about 8-12 inches (30 cm) and rarely exceeds 18 inches (46 cm). The skin has small dark freckle-like spots clustered towards the tail, and is mostly orange-hued.