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
Widow Rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Fish
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Birds
Winged floater (Anodonta nuttalliana) Molluscs
Wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) Fish
Wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) Mammals
Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) Amphibians
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Mammals
Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) Fish
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Fish
Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) Mammals
Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Birds
Yelloweye Rockfish (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS) (Sebastes ruberrimus) Fish
Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi) Fish
Yellowpatch skipper (Polites coras) Butterflies and moths
Yellowstar northern caddisfly (Limnephilus flavastellus ) Arthropods
Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) Fish
Yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Fish
Yelm pocket gopher - Mazama species (Thomomys mazama yelmensis) Mammals
Yosemite springfly (Megarcys yosemite) Arthropods
Yuma myotis (bat) (Myotis yumanensis) Mammals
Yuma skipper (Ochlodes yuma) Butterflies and moths