A
- Albacore Tunaocean
- American shadfreshwater
B
- Barred Sand Bassocean
- Barred Surfperch and Redtail Surfperchocean
- Bat Rayocean
- Bigeye Tunaocean
- Black Croakerocean
- Black Perchocean
- Black Rockfishocean
- Black crappiefreshwater
- Black-and-Yellow Rockfishocean
- Blacksmithocean
- Blue Rockfishocean
- Blue Sharkocean
- Blue catfishfreshwater
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Bocaccio Rockfishocean
- Broadnose Sevengill Sharkocean
- Brook troutfreshwater
- Brown Rockfishocean
- Brown Smoothhound Sharkocean
- Brown bullheadfreshwater
- Brown troutfreshwater
- Bull troutfreshwater
C
- Cabezonocean
- Calico Rockfishocean
- Calico Surfperchocean
- California Corbinaocean
- California Grunionocean
- California Halibutocean
- California Moray Eelocean
- California Musselocean
- California Scorpionfishocean
- California Sheepheadocean
- California Spiny Lobsterocean
- California Two-Spot Octopusocean
- California golden troutfreshwater
- Canary Rockfishocean
- Channel catfishfreshwater
- Chilipepper Rockfishocean
- China Rockfishocean
- Chinook salmonfresh and ocean
- Coastal cutthroat troutfreshwater
- Coho salmonfresh and ocean
- Common Thresher Sharkocean
- Common carpfreshwater
- Copper Rockfishocean
- Cowcodocean
D
- Diamond Turbotocean
- Dolphinfishocean
- Dungeness Crabocean
E
- Eagle Lake rainbow troutfreshwater
F
- Flag Rockfishocean
- Flathead catfishfreshwater
G
- Garibaldiocean
- Giant Sea Bassocean
- Goose Lake redband troutfreshwater
- Gopher Rockfishocean
- Grass Rockfishocean
- Green sturgeonfresh and ocean
- Greenblotched Rockfishocean
- Greenspotted Rockfishocean
- Greenstriped Rockfishocean
H
- Halfbanded Rockfishocean
- Halfmoonocean
J
- Jack Mackerelocean
- Jacksmeltocean
K
- Kellet’s Whelkocean
- Kelp Bassocean
- Kelp Greenlingocean
- Kelp Rockfishocean
- Kern River rainbow troutfreshwater
- Kokaneefreshwater
L
- Lahontan cutthroat troutfreshwater
- Lake troutfreshwater
- Largemouth bassfreshwater
- Leopard Sharkocean
- Lingcodocean
- Little Kern golden troutfreshwater
M
- Market Squidocean
- McCloud River redband troutfreshwater
- Monkeyface Pricklebackocean
- Mountain whitefishfreshwater
N
- Night Smeltocean
- Northern Anchovyocean
O
- Ocean Whitefishocean
- Olive Rockfishocean
- Opahocean
- Opaleyeocean
- Orangemouth corvinafreshwater
P
- Pacific Barracudaocean
- Pacific Bluefin Tunaocean
- Pacific Bonitoocean
- Pacific Butterfishocean
- Pacific Gaper Clam and Fat Gaper Clamocean
- Pacific Geoduck Clamocean
- Pacific Halibutocean
- Pacific Herringocean
- Pacific Mackerelocean
- Pacific Razor Clamocean
- Pacific Sanddabocean
- Pacific Sardineocean
- Pacific Spiny Dogfishocean
- Pacific Whitingocean
- Paiute cutthroat troutfreshwater
- Pile Perchocean
- Pismo Clamocean
Q
- Queenfishocean
- Quillback Rockfishocean
R
- Rainbow Seaperchocean
- Rainbow trout and steelheadfreshwater
- Red Sea Urchinocean
- Redear sunfishfreshwater
- Redstripe Rockfishocean
- Rock Crabsocean
- Rock Greenlingocean
- Rosethorn Rockfishocean
- Rosy Rockfishocean
- Round Stingrayocean
- Rubberlip Seaperchocean
S
- Sablefishocean
- Sacramento perchfreshwater
- Sacramento splittailfreshwater
- Salmon Sharkocean
- Sand Soleocean
- Sargoocean
- Sheep Crabocean
- Shiner Perchocean
- Shortfin Mako Sharkocean
- Shovelnose Guitarfishocean
- Silver Surfperchocean
- Skipjack Tunaocean
- Slender Crabocean
- Smallhead Flyingfishocean
- Smallmouth bassfreshwater
- Soupfin Sharkocean
- Speckled Rockfishocean
- Spot Prawnocean
- Spotfin Croakerocean
- Spotted Sand Bassocean
- Spotted bassfreshwater
- Squarespot Rockfishocean
- Starry Flounderocean
- Starry Rockfishocean
- Striped Marlinocean
- Striped Seaperchocean
- Striped bassfresh and ocean
- Stripetail Rockfishocean
- Surf Smeltocean
- Swordfishocean
T
- Thornbackocean
- Tiger Rockfishocean
- Topsmeltocean
- Treefishocean
V
W
- Walleye Surfperchocean
- Warner Lakes redband troutfreshwater
- Washington Clam and Butter Clamocean
- White Croakerocean
- White Seabassocean
- White Sharkocean
- White bassfreshwater
- White catfishfreshwater
- White crappiefreshwater
- White sturgeonfresh and ocean
- Widow Rockfishocean
- Wolf-Eelocean
Y
- Yelloweye Rockfishocean
- Yellowfin Croakerocean
- Yellowfin Tunaocean
- Yellowtailocean
- Yellowtail Rockfishocean
Answers
About this list: California Fish Species
How many species are covered?
172.
Where do limits come from?
The CDFW 2026 freshwater and ocean regulations.
Why do some limits change by area?
CDFW sets groundfish rules by management area.
Which fish is the California state freshwater fish?
The California golden trout.
Are records listed?
Yes, on each species page.
Are rockfish covered?
Yes, species by species.
Are shellfish covered?
Crabs, clams, lobster and mussels, yes.
Which sources supply the California species notes?
CDFW species pages and the Marine Species Portal.
More
Other California reference pages
- California A to Zevery lake, stream, bay, county and town
- State recordsangling and diving records
- Reservoir levelsCDEC storage and elevation
- Marine protected areaswhere take is limited
- Guides and charterslandings, charters and river guides
- Trout stockingweekly CDFW plants
- Artificial reefsCDFW reef projects
- Public piersno license needed
- Boat rampslaunches by county
- Bait shopstackle by CDFW region
- License and limitsfees, districts and ocean areas
- Tournamentsbass events and results