Species in Washington

Learn more about a specific fish or wildlife species in Washington.

Species marked with an AIS badge are aquatic invasive species. For more information about these environmentally and economically destructive species, visit the Aquatic invasive species page.

Species Category
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Fish
Bull trout - Coastal Recovery Unit (Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 ) Fish
Bull trout - Mid-Columbia Recovery Unit (Salvelinus confluentus pop. 3) Fish
Burbot (Lota lota) Fish
Butter sole (Isopsetta isolepis) Fish
Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) Fish
California skate (Beringraja inornata) Fish
Canary Rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) Fish
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Fish
China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus) Fish
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Fish
Chinook salmon (Lower Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 1) Fish
Chinook salmon (Puget Sound ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 15) Fish
Chinook Salmon (Snake River Fall ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2) Fish
Chinook salmon (Snake River Spring/Summer ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8) Fish
Chinook salmon (Upper Columbia River Spring DPS) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 12) Fish
Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus) Fish
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Fish
Chum salmon (Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus keta pop. 3) Fish
Chum salmon (Hood Canal Summer ESU) (Oncorhynchus keta pop. 2) Fish
Coastal cutthroat trout (resident) (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) Fish
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Fish
Coho salmon (Lower Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 1) Fish
Coho salmon (Puget Sound / Strait of Georgia) (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Fish
Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) Fish