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Oregon’s Native Freshwater Fish Species

Oregon’s native freshwater fish can be found in a wide diversity of habitats from large, tidal rivers to small, mountain streams to desert springs. They display a range of life history strategies and we are contiunally learning about these amazing creatures.

The following list contains the native freshwater fish species known to occur in Oregon. Subspecies are not listed unless that is the only representative of the species. They are displayed in evolutionary order by taxonomic group. This list does not include any species that are exclusively saltwater.

Visit the Native Fish Investigations and Corvallis Research Lab websites to learn more about ongoing research.

Group	Genus	Species	Common Name
Lamprey	Lampetra	ayresii	Western River Lamprey
	Lampetra	pacifica	Pacific Brook Lamprey
	Lampetra	richardsoni	Western Brook Lamprey
	Entosphenus	lethophagus	Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey
	Entosphenus	folletti	Follett's Brook Lamprey (Northern California Brook Lamprey)
	Entosphenus	minimus	Miller Lake Lamprey
	Entosphenus	similis	Klamath River Lamprey (Klamath Lamprey)
	Entosphenus	tridentatus	Pacific Lamprey
	Entosphenus	sp.	Klamath Lake Lamprey
	Entosphenus	sp.	Goose Lake Lamprey
Sturgeons	Acipenser	medirostris	Green Sturgeon
Sturgeons	Acipenser	transmontanus	White Sturgeon
Suckers	Chasmistes	brevirostris	Shortnose Sucker
	Deltistes	luxatus	Lost River Sucker
	Catostomus	macrocheilus	Largescale Sucker
	Catostomus	microps	Modoc Sucker
	Catostomus	occidentalis lacusanserinus	Goose Lake Sucker
	Catostomus	bondi	Cascadian Sucker
	Catostomus	rimiculus	Klamath Smallscale Sucker group (includes Jenny Creek and Rogue)
	Catostomus	snyderi	Klamath Largescale Sucker
	Catostomus	tahoensis	Tahoe Sucker
	Catostomus	tsiltcoosensis	Tyee Sucker - aka Coastal Largescale
	Catostomus	warnerensis	Warner Sucker
	Catostomus	columbianus	Bridgelip Sucker
Minnows	Acrocheilus	alutaceus	Chiselmouth
	Hesperoleucus	mitrulus	Northern Roach aka Pit Roach
	Gila	coerulea	Blue Chub
	Mylocheilus	caurinus	Peamouth
	Oregonichthys	crameri	Oregon Chub
	Oregonichthys	kalawatseti	Umpqua Chub
	Ptychocheilus	oregonensis	Northern Pikeminnow
	Ptychocheilus	umpquae	Umpqua Pikeminnow
	Ptychocheilus	sp.	Siuslaw Pikeminnow
	Rhinichthys	evermanni	Umpqua Dace
	Rhinichthys	cataractae	Longnose Dace
	Rhinichthys	cataractae sp.	Millicoma Dace
	Rhinichthys	umatilla	Umatilla Dace
	Rhinichthys	falcatus	Leopard Dace
	Rhinichthys	osculus	Speckled Dace
	Rhinichthys	osculus	Black-Lined or Coastal Speckled Dace
	Rhinichthys	osculus robustus	Western Speckled Dace group (includes Bonneville, Klamath, Foskett)
	Rhinichthys	sp.	Malheur Spring Dace
	Richardsonius	balteatus	Redside Shiner aka Columbia Redside Shiner
	Richardsonius	balteatus hydrophlox	Bonneville Redside Shiner aka Snake Redside Shiner
	Richardsonius	balteatus siuslaw	Tyee Redside Shiner aka Siuslaw Redside Shiner
	Richardsonius	thermophilus	Hotspring Redside Shiner
	Richardsonius	egregius	Lahontan Redside Shiner
	Siphateles	bicolor	Tui Chub
	Siphateles	bicolor sp.	Klamath Tui Chub
	Siphateles	bicolor eurysomus	Sheldon Tui Chub group (includes Catlow)
	Siphateles	bicolor obesus	Lahontan Tui Chub
	Siphateles	bicolor oregonensis	Oregon Lakes Tui Chub group (includes Hutton Spring, Abert Lake, Summer Basin, Silver Lake)
	Siphateles	bicolor thalassinus	Warner Basin Tui Chub group (includes Goose Lake)
	Siphateles	bicolor columbianus	Columbia Tui Chub (Malheur Tui Chub)
	Siphateles	boraxobius	Borax Lake Chub
	Siphateles	alvordensis	Alvord Lake Chub
Salmon and Trout	Prosopium	williamsoni	Mountain Whitefish
	Oncorhynchus	keta	Chum Salmon
	Oncorhynchus	kisutch	Coho Salmon
	Oncorhynchus	tshawytscha	Chinook Salmon
	Oncorhynchus	nerka	Sockeye Salmon /kokanee
	Oncorhynchus	gorbuscha	Pink Salmon
	Oncorhynchus	mykiss	steelhead
	Oncorhynchus	mykiss irideus	Coastal Rainbow Trout
	Oncorhynchus	mykiss gairdneri	Columbia Basin Redband Trout
	Oncorhynchus	mykiss newberrii	Great Basin Redband Trout
	Oncorhynchus	clarki	Coastal Cutthroat Trout
	Oncorhynchus	clarki henshawi	Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
	Oncorhynchus	clarki alvordensis	Alvord Cutthroat Trout
	Oncorhynchus	clarki lewisi	Westslope Cutthroat Trout
	Salvelinus	confluentus	Bull Trout
Smelt	Thaleichthys	pacificus	Eulachon
Smelt	Spirinchus	thaleichthys	Longfin Smelt
Troutperch	Percopsis	transmontana	Sand Roller
Burbot	Lota	lota	Burbot
Flounder	Platichthys	stellatus	Starry Flounder
Surf Perch	Cymatogaster	aggregata	Shiner Perch
Stickleback	Gasterosteus	aculeatus	Three-spined Stickleback
Sculpins	Cottus	tenuis	Slender Sculpin
	Cottus	aleuticus	Coastrange Sculpin
	Cottus	princeps	Klamath Lake Sculpin
	Cottus	asper	Prickly Sculpin
	Cottus	gulosus	Riffle Sculpin
	Cottus	confusus	Shorthead Sculpin
	Cottus	rhotheus	Torrent Sculpin
	Cottus	bairdii	Mottled Sculpin
	Cottus	hubbsi	Columbia Mottled Sculpin
	Cottus	bendirei	Malheur Mottled Sculpin
	Cottus	pitensis	Pit Sculpin
	Cottus	beldingii	Paiute Sculpin
	Cottus	klamathensis	Klamath Marbled Sculpin
	Cottus	polyporus	Siskiyou Marbled Sculpin
	Cottus	marginatus	Margined Sculpin
	Cottus	perplexus	Reticulate Sculpin

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