Fish & Habitats

Introduced Freshwater Fishes (Exotics - Not Native to British Columbia)

GROUP	COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	WATER, LAND AND AIR PROTECTION REGION
Game Fish:			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Trout	Brown trout	Salmo trutta	s	-	-	-	-	-	-	s
	Golden trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita	-	?	-	?	-	-	-	?
Char	Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Sunfish	Largemouth bass	Micropterus salmoides	-	i	-	i	-	-	-	i
	Smallmouth bass	Micropterus dolomieui	s	-	-	s	-	-	-	s
	Black crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	-	i	-	-	-	-	-	i

Nongame Fish:

Herrings	American shad	Alosa sapidissima	-	i	-	-	-	-	-	-
Salmon	Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	i	i	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catfish	Black bullhead	Ameiurus melas	-	-	-	i	-	-	-	i
	Brown bullhead	Ameiurus nebulosus	i	i	-	?	-	-	-	-
Sunfish	Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus	i	i	-	i	-	-	-	i
Minnows	Carp	Cyprinus carpio	i	i	i	i	-	-	-	i
	Goldfish	Carassius auratus	i	i	i	i	-	-	-	i
	Tench	Tinca tinca	-	-	-	i	-	-	-	i
	Fathead minnow	Pimephales pomelas	-	i	-	-	-	-	i	-

s - Indicates that this species was introduced by approved stocking programs, although the species may have subsequently spread to unintended waters.
i - Indicates this species is present due to unauthorized releases, escapes, or has invaded B.C. from stockings in the United States.
? - Indicates uncertainty regarding the occurrence of the species in this region following unauthorized releases.
- - Indicates that to our knowledge the species does not occur in this region.

Game fish are defined in the table to Section 58 of the B.C. Sport Fishing Regulations.

Total number of introduced taxa is 15.

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