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| State | Fish | Adopted as | Year | ||
| Alabama | Tarpon | Official state salt water fish | 1955 | ||
| Alabama | Largemouth Bass | Official fresh water fish | 1975 | ||
| Alaska | King Salmon | Official fish | 1962 | ||
| Arizona | Apache Trout | Official state fish | 1986 | ||
| Arkansas | |||||
| California | California Golden Trout | Official state fish | 1947 | ||
| California | Garibaldi | Official state marine fish | 1995 | ||
| Colorado | Greenback Cutthroat Trout | State fish | 1994 | ||
| Connecticut | |||||
| Delaware | Weakfish | Official fish | 1981 | ||
| Florida | Florida Largemouth Bass | Official Florida state freshwater fish | 1975 | ||
| Florida | Atlantic Sailfish | Official Florida state saltwater fish | 1975 | ||
| Georgia | Largemouth Bass | Official Georgia state fish | 1970 | ||
| Hawaii | Humuhumunukunukuapua`a (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) also known as the rectangular triggerfish | Official fish of the state | 1985 2006 |
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| Idaho | Cutthroat Trout | State fish | 1990 | ||
| Illinois | Bluegill | Official state fish | 1986 | ||
| Indiana | |||||
| Iowa | |||||
| Kansas | |||||
| Kentucky | Kentucky (Spotted) Bass | State fish | 1956 | ||
| Louisiana | White Perch | Official state freshwater fish | 1993 | ||
| Louisiana | Spotted Sea Trout or Speckled Trout | Official state saltwater fish | 2001 | ||
| Maine | Landlocked Salmon (Salmo salar Sebago) | State fish | 1969 | ||
| Maine | Eastern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | State heritage fish | 2005 | ||
| Maine | Blueback charr (Salvelinus alpinus oquassa) | State heritage fish | 2007 | ||
| Maryland | Striped Bass or Rockfish | State fish | 1965 | ||
| Massachusetts | Cod | Fish of fish emblem and the historic continuing symbol of the commonwealth. | 1974 | ||
| Michigan | Brook Trout | Official fish | 1988 | ||
| Minnesota | Walleye | Official fish | 1965 | ||
| Mississippi | Largemouth Bass | State fish | 1974 | ||
| Missouri | Channel Catfish | Official fish | 1997 | ||
| Missouri | Paddlefish or Spoonbill | Official aquatic animal | 1997 | ||
| Montana | Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout | Offiical Montana state fish | 1977 | ||
| Nebraska | Channel Catfish | Official state fish | 1997 | ||
| Nevada | Lahontan Cutthroat Trout | Official state fish | 1981 | ||
| New Hampshire | Brook Trout | Official state freshwater fish | 1994 | ||
| New Hampshire | Striped Bass | Official state saltwater game fish | 1994 | ||
| New Jersey | Brook Trout | State fish | 1991 | ||
| New Mexico | New Mexico Cutthroat Trout | Official fish | 1955 | ||
| New York | Brook or Speckled Trout | Official fresh-water fish of the state of New York | 1975 2006 |
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| New York | Striped bass | Official fish of the state of New York Official marine or salt water fish of the state of New York |
2006 | ||
| North Carolina | Channel Bass (Red Drum) | Official state saltwater fish | 1971 | ||
| North Dakota | Northern Pike | 1971 | |||
| Ohio | |||||
| Oklahoma | White Bass (Sand Bass) | State fish | 1974 | ||
| Oregon | Chinook Salmon | Official fish | 1961 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Brook Trout | Official state fish | 1970 | ||
| Rhode Island | Striped Bass | Official state fish | 2000 | ||
| South Carolina | Striped Bass (Rockfish) | Official fish | 1939 | ||
| South Dakota | Walleye | Official fish | 1982 | ||
| Tennessee | Channel Catfish | Official state commercial fish | 1988 | ||
| Tennessee | Official state sport fish | ||||
| Texas | Guadelupe Bass | State fish | 1989 | ||
| Utah | Bonneville Cutthroat Trout | State fish | 1997 | ||
| Vermont | Brook Trout | State cold water fish | 1978 | ||
| Vermont | Walleye Pike | State warm water fish | 1978 | ||
| Virginia | Brook Trout | Official fish | 1993 | ||
| Washington | Steelhead Trout | Official fish | 1969 | ||
| West Virginia | Brook Trout | 1973 | 1973 | ||
| Wisconsin | Muskellunge | State fish | 1955 | ||
| Wyoming | Cutthroat Trout | State fish | 1987 | ||
| Awarding ribbons in the Official State Fish symbol category was not difficult when we didn't pay too much
attention to conflicting popular and scientific names. Of course six states have no official state fish at all:
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Ohio.
Other states have designated two Official State Fish, distinguishing them with labels such as Warmwater, Coldwater, Saltwater or Marine, Sport, and Commercial. One state has managed to walk away with two ribbons in the competition, picking two of the most popular Official State Fish. If your state is a fishless state, click on the links above to find out how laws are enacted in your state. Scroll to the bottom of the symbols list for this information. |
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The Brook Trout takes first place for the most popular state fish with eight states claiming it for their Official State Fish; Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Taken as a whole, trout dominate the Official State Fish category with 18 states calling some type of trout their Official State Fish. | ||||
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In second place, the Largemouth Bass. Five states claim the Largemouth Bass for their Official State Fish; Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. | ||||
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Running third is the Channel Catfish. Four states, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Kansas, call the Channel Catfish an Official State Fish. | ||||
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