Fish List - The First 100

The game: catch as many species of fish as possible.
The rules: to count, a fish must be captured legally by hook and line. 

This post contains my first 100 species. For the race to 200, click here.

 100. Family: Cottidae

Cottus cognatus

Slimy sculpin

Sanpoil River, Washington

99. Family: Cyprinidae

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Golden Shiner

North Twin Lake, Washington

 98. Family: Fundulidae

Fundulus diaphanus

Banded Killifish

Snake River, Washington

97. Family: Salmonidae

Coregonus clupeiformis

Lake Whitefish

Banks Lake, Washington

96. Family: Lotidae

Lota lota

Burbot

Lake Roosevelt, Washington

95. Family: Cottidae

Enophrys bison

Buffalo Sculpin

Pacific Ocean, Westport, Washington

94. Family: Embiotocidae

Phanerodon furcatus

White Surfperch 

Pacific Ocean, Westport pier, Washington

93. Family: Embiotocidae

Rhacochilus vacca

Pile Surfperch 

Pacific Ocean, Westport pier, Washington

92. Family: Embiotocidae

Hyperprosopon elipticum

Silver Surfperch 
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington

  

91. Family: Embiotocidae

Hyperprosopon anale

Spotfin Surfperch 
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington

90. Family: Embiotocidae

Amphistichus rhodoterus

Redtail Surfperch 
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington

89. Family: Cottidae

Cottus asper

Prickly Sculpin

Columbia River, Okanogan County, Washington

88. Family: Poeciliidae

Gambusia affinis

Western Mosquitofish

Yakima River,Washington

 

87. Family: Clupeidae

Alosa sapidissima

American Shad

Bonneville Dam, Columbia River,Washington

  

86. Family: Cottidae

Cottus bairdi

Mottled Sculpin

Columbia Park Pond, Kennewick, Washington

  

85. Family: Hexagrammidae
Oxlebius pictus

Painted Greenling

Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington

 84. Family: Cottidae

Jordania zonope

Longfin Sculpin

Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington

 

 

  83. Family: Moronidae

Morone mississippiensis

Yellow Bass

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas

82. Family: Fundulidae 

Fundulus olivaceus

Blackspotted topminnow

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas

 81. Family: Centrarchidae

Lepomis microlophus

Redear Sunfish

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas

 80. Family: Centrarchidae

Lepomis  megalotis

Longear Sunfish

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas 

 79. Family: Cyprinidae

Cyprinella venusta

Blacktail Shiner

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas 

 78. Family: Centrarchidae

Lepomis cyanellus

Green Sunfish

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas

77. Family: Ictaluridae

Noturus gyrinus

Tadpole Madtom

Walla Walla River, Washington

76. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes pinniger

Canary Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Offshore of Cannon Beach, Oregon

75. Family: Ictaluridae

Ameiurus natalis

Yellow Bullhead

Snake River, Washington

74. Family: Cyprinidae

Macrhybopsis storeriana

Silver Chub

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 73. Family: Sciaenidae 
Aplodinotus grunniens

Freshwater Drum

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 72. Family: Moronidae 
Morone chrysops

White Bass

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 71. Family: Catastomidae 
Moxostoma erythrurum

Golden Redhorse

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 70. Family: Catastomidae
Moxostoma macrolepidotum

Shorthead Redhorse

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 69. Family: Catastomidae

Moxostoma anisurum

Silver Redhorse

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 68. Family: Percidae

Sander canadensis

Sauger

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 67. Family: Cyprinidae

Notropis atherinoides

Emerald Shiner

Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN

 66. Family: Cyprinidae

Rhinichthys osculus
Speckled Dace
Potlatch River, Kendrick Idaho

 65. Family: Percidae

Sander vitreus

Walleye

Columbia River, Washington 

 64. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Coho Salmon

Clearwater River, Idaho

 63. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes auriculatus

Brown Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Westport Washington

62. Family: Ictaluridae

Ameiurus melas

Black Bullhead

Cataldo Slough, Idaho

61. Family: Cyprinidae

Mylocheilus caurinus

Peamouth

Snake River, Lewiston Idaho

60. Family: Cyprinidae

Cyprinus carpio

Common Carp

Duck Pond, Lewiston Idaho

59. Family: Pleuronectidae

Lepidopsetta bilineata

Southern Rock Sole

Dash Point, Federal Way, Washington

 

58. Family: Stichaedae

Lumpenus sagitta

Pacific Snake Prickleback

Puget Sound, Port Ludlo Washington

57. Family: Embiotocidae

Cymatogaster aggregata

Shiner Perch

Puget Sound, Port Ludlow, Washington

56. Family: Cottidae

Leptocottus armatus

Pacific Staghorn Sculpin

Puget Sound, Port Ludlow, Washington

55. Family: Cyprinidae

Acrocheilus alutaceus

Chiselmouth

Snake River, Idaho

54. Family: Scombridae

Thunnus alalunga

Albacore

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

 53. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes flavidus

Yellowtail Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

52. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes diaconus

  Deacon Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

 51. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes maliger

Quilback Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

50. Family: Catastomidae

Catostomus macrocheilus

Largescale Sucker

North Fork Clearwater River, Idaho

49. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus aguabonita

Golden Trout

Golden Lake, Idaho

 

48. Family: Acipenseridae
Acipenser transmontanus
White Sturgeon
Snake River, Idaho 

47. Family: Cottidae

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Cabezon

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

46. Family: Hexagrammidae

Hexagrammos decagrammus

Kelp Greenling

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

45. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes ruberrimus

Yelloweye Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

44. Family: Cyprinidae

Carassius auratus

Common Goldfish

Rexburg Nature Pond, Idaho

43. Family: Esocidae

Essox lucius

Northern Pike

Coeur D'Alene  River slough, Idaho

42. Family: Esocidae

Esox masquinongy

Muskellunge

Big Lake, Wisconsin

42a. Family: Esocidae

Esox masquinongy X Essox lucius

Tiger Muskellunge

Curlew Lake, Washington

41. Family: Centrarchidae

Ambloplites rupestris

Rock Bass

Moshawquit Lake, Wisconsin

40. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus nerka

Sockeye Salmon

Columbia River, Washington


40a. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus nerka

Kokanee

Big Elk Creek, Idaho

39. Family: Salmonidae
Thymallus arcticus

Arctic Grayling

Greebe Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

38. Family: Salmonidae

Prosopium wiliamsoni

Mountain Whitefish

Yakima River, Washington

37. Family: Catastomidae

Catostomus ardens

Utah Sucker

Blackfoot Reservoir, Idaho

  
36. Family: Cyprinidae

Gila atraria

Utah Chub

Pallisades Reservoir, Idaho

35. Family: Salmonidae

Salmo trutta

Brown Trout

Henry’s Fork, Idaho

35a. Family: Salmonidae

Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis

Tiger Trout

Lake Roosevelt, Washington

34. Family: Salmonidae

Salvelinus Confluentus

Bull Trout

North Fork Clearwater River, Idaho

33. Family: Gerreidae

Gerres simillimus

Mojarra

Rio Guayas, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Photo credit goes to this site.

32. Family: Albulidae

Albula esuncula

Eastern Pacific Bonefish

Machala, Ecuador

31. Family: Tetradontidae

Sphoeroides annulatus

Bullseye Puffer

Puerto Bolivar, Machala, Ecuador

30. Family: Cyprinidae

Richardsonius balteatus

Red Side Shiner

Elk Creek, Idaho

29. Family: Salmonidae

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brook Trout

McGinnis Lake, Washington

28. Family: Pleuronectidae

Hippoglossus stenolepis

Pacific Halibut

Pacific Ocean, Sekiu, Washington

27. Family: Rajidae

Raja binoculata

Big Skate

Pacific Ocean, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

26. Family: Squalidae

Squalus acanthus

Spiny Dogfish

Pacific Ocean, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

 25. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink Salmon

Snohomish River, Washington

 24. Family: Scombridae

Acanthocybium solandri

Wahoo

Pacific Ocean, Kauai, Hawaii

 23. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes nebulosus

China Rockfish (on left)

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

22. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes caurinus

Copper Rockfish (on right)

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

21. Family: Hexagrammidae

Ophiodon elongatus

Lingcod

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

 20. Family: Scorpaenidae

Sebastes melanops

Black Rockfish

Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon

 19. Family: Cyprinidae

Ptychocheilus oregonensis

Northern Pikeminnow

  Lochsa River, Idaho

 
18. Family: Lutjanidae

Sphoeroides sechurae

Mexican Barred Snapper 

Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico

Also called the Barred Pargo (middle)

17. Family: Balistidae

Sufflamen verres

Orangeside Triggerfish

Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico

Bottom left

16. Family: Scombridae

Euthynnus lineatus

Black Skipjack

Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico

15. Family: Balistidae

Balistes polylepis

Finescale Triggerfish

La Paz, Mexico

   

14. Family: Belonidae

Tylosurus crocodiles fodiator

Mexican Needlefish

La Paz, Mexico

13. Family: Gadidae

Merlangius merlangus

Whiting

Hunstanton?, England

Photo credit goes to this site.

 

12. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Chinook Salmon

American River, California

11. Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus lewisi 

Westslope Cutthroat Trout 

Clearwater River Basin, Idaho 

 

10. Family: Centrarchidae

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Black Crappie

Moose Creek, Idaho

 

9. Family: Catastomidae

Catostomus columbianus

Bridgelip Sucker

Potlatch River, Idaho

8. Family: Ictaluridae

Ictalurus punctatus

Channel Catfish

Yakima River, Washington

7. Family: Percidae

Perca flavescens

Yellow Perch

Snake River,Washington

6. Family: Ictaluridae

Ameiurus nebulosus

Brown Bullhead

Columbia River, Washington

5. Family: Centrarchidae

Lepomis gibbosus

Pumpkinseed

Pampa Pond, Washington

4. Family: Centrarchidae

Micropterus salmoides

Largemouth Bass

Whitestone Lake, Washington

3. Family: Centrarchidae

Micropterus dolomieu

Smallmouth Bass

Lake Osoyoos, Washington

2. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow Trout 

2a.

Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii
Redband Steelhead Trout

Clearwater River, Idaho

  2b.

Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii 
Columbia River Redband Trout 
Sanpoil River, Washington

2c.

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Banana Trout

Rigby Lake, Idaho

2d.

Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus

Coastal Rainbow Trout

Vedder River, British Columbia, Canada

1. Family: Centrarchidae

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill

Winchester Reservoir, Idaho

1a. Family: Centrarchidae

Lepomis macrochirus purpurescens

Coppernose Bluegill

  Canal, Florida

 

 

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States where I've Caught fish - Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Arkansas, Florida

Countries Where I've Caught Fish - USA, Canada, Mexico, England, Ecuador