
Species
Fish Species
Identification, habitat, and techniques for 335 species, plus a live leaderboard of the biggest catches logged by CatchVault anglers.
Popular Species

Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus

Brown Trout
Salmo trutta

Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus

Cobia
Rachycentron canadum

Common Snook
Centropomus undecimalis

Flounder
Paralichthys/Pseudopleuronectes spp.

Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides

Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy

Northern Pike
Esox lucius

Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Red Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus

Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu

Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis

Walleye
Sander vitreus
All Species

Abalone

Acadian Redfish
Sebastes fasciatus

Alabama Bass
Micropterus henshalli

Albacore
Thunnus alalunga

Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus

Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula

Almaco Jack
Seriola rivoliana

Altamaha Bass
Micropterus calliurus

American Eel
Anguilla rostrata

American Plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides

American Shad
Alosa sapidissima

Apache Trout
Oncorhynchus apache

Arctic Char
Salvelinus alpinus

Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus

Atlantic Angel Shark
Squatina dumeril

Atlantic Bonito
Sarda sarda

Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua

Atlantic Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus

Atlantic Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus

Atlantic Manta
Mobula hypostoma

Atlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus

Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Atlantic Sturgeon

Atlantic Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus

Banded Rudderfish
Seriola zonata

Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda

Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer

Bartrams Bass

Basking Shark

Bay Shrimp
Neotrypaea californiensis

Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark

Bigeye Sixgill Shark
Hexanchus nakamurai

Bigeye Thresher Shark
Alopias superciliosus

Bigeye Tuna
Thunnus obesus

Bighead Carp

Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus

Bignose Shark
Carcharhinus altimus

Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas

Black Carp
Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Black Drum
Pogonias cromis

Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci

Black Marlin
Istiompax indica

Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata

Blackfin Tuna
Thunnus atlanticus

Blacknose Shark
Carcharhinus acronotus

Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus

Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus

Blue Marlin
Makaira nigricans

Blue Shark
Carcharias taurus

Blueback Herring
Alosa aestivalis

Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus

Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix

Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus

Blueline Tilefish
Caulolatilus microps

Bonefish
Albula vulpes

Bonnethead Shark
Sphyrna tiburo

Bonneville Cisco
Prosopium gemmifer

Bonytail
Gila elegans

Bowfin
Amia calva

Bronzespotted Rockfish
Sebastes gilli

Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis

Broomtail Grouper
Mycteroperca xenarcha

Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus

Brown Trout
Salmo trutta

Bull Shark

Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus

Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus

Burbot
Lota lota

Cabezon

California Barracuda
Sphyraena argentea

California Corbina
Menticirrhus undulatus

California Grunion
Leuresthes tenuis

California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

California Sheephead
Bodianus pulcher

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Caribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus perezii

Caribbean Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus

Carp
Cyprinus carpio

Chain Pickerel
Esox niger

Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus

Chattahoochee Bass
Micropterus chattahoochae

Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta

Cisco

Cobia
Rachycentron canadum

Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch

Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio

Common Snook
Centropomus undecimalis

Coonstripe Shrimp
Pandalus hypsinotus

Coosa Bass
Micropterus coosae

Corvina

Cowcod
Sebastes levis

Crawfish

Crevalle Jack
Caranx hippos

Cubera Snapper
Lutjanus cyanopterus

Cusk
Paris quadrifolia

Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii

Dolly Varden
Hepatus epheliticus

Dungeness Crab
Metacarcinus magister

Dusky Shark
Carcharhinus obscurus

Finetooth Shark
Carcharhinus isodon

Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris

Flier

Florida Pompano
Trachinotus carolinus

Flounder
Paralichthys/Pseudopleuronectes spp.

Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens

Gafftopsail Catfish
Bagre marinus

Gag Grouper
Mycteroperca microlepis

Galapagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis

Gaper Clam

Gar
Lepisosteus/Atractosteus spp.

Garibaldi
Chrysomus ruficapillus

Geoduck

Geoduck Clam

Giant Sea Bass

Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae

Golden Tilefish
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

Golden Trout
Oncorhynchus aguabonita

Goldeye
Hiodon alosoides

Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara

Grass Carp
Axonopus compressus

Grass Pickerel

Gray Triggerfish
Balistes capriscus

Great Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna mokarran

Greater Amberjack
Seriola dumerili

Green Sturgeon
Sinosturio medirostris

Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus

Guadalupe Bass
Micropterus treculii

Gulf Croaker

Gulf Grouper
Mycteroperca jordani

Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis / hippoglossus

Hardhead Catfish
Ariopsis felis

Hickory Shad
Alosa mediocris

Hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus

Hybrid Striped Bass
Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis

Kellet's Whelk
Kelletia kelletii

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Kelp Greenling
Hexagrammos decagrammus

King Mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla

Kokanee Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka

Ladyfish
Elops saurus

Lake Sturgeon
Huso fulvescens

Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush

Lake Whitefish
Coregonus clupeaformis

Landlocked Salmon

Lane Snapper
Lutjanus synagris

Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides

Largetooth Sawfish
Pristis pectinata

Lemon Shark

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Lesser Amberjack
Seriola fasciata

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Lionfish
Pterois volitans

Littleneck Clam
Mercenaria mercenaria

Longbill Spearfish
Tetrapturus pfluegeri

Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis

Longfin Mako
Isurus paucus

Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus

Mahi-Mahi
Coryphaena hippurus

Mangrove Snapper
Lutjanus griseus

Marlin

Monkfish
Squatina squatina

Moon Snail

Mooneye

Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni

Mullet

Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy

Mussels

Mutton Snapper
Lutjanus analis

Narrowtooth Shark

Nassau Grouper
Epinephelus striatus

Night Shark
Carcharhinus signatus

Northern Anchovy
Engraulis mordax

Northern Kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis

Northern Pike
Esox lucius

Northern Snakehead
Channa argus

Nurse Shark

Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps

Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus

Octopus

Pacific Bonito
Rastrelliger kanagurta

Pacific Butterfish
Peprilus simillimus

Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis

Pacific Herring
Clupea pallasii

Pacific Lamprey
Entosphenus tridentatus

Pacific Mackerel
Scomber japonicus

Pacific Razor Clam
Siliqua patula

Pacific Sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus

Pacific Sardine
Sardinops sagax

Paddlefish

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albus

Peacock Bass
Cichla ocellaris

Permit
Trachinotus falcatus

Petrale Sole
Eopsetta jordani

Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pismo Clam
Tivela stultorum

Pollock
Pollachius virens

Porbeagle Shark
Lamna nasus

Porgy
Stenotomus chrysops

Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus

Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Queenfish

Quillback
Sebastes maliger

Quillback Rockfish
Sebastes maliger

Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax

Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Razorback Sucker

Red Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus

Red Grouper
Epinephelus morio

Red Sea Urchin
Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus

Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus

Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus

Redeye Bass

Redhorse

River Herring
Alosa pseudoharengus / aestivalis

Rock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris

Rock Crab

Rock Greenling
Hexagrammos lagocephalus

Rock Scallop
Crassadoma gigantea

Rockfish

Roosterfish
Nematistius pectoralis

Round Whitefish
Prosopium cylindraceum

Roundscale Spearfish
Tetrapturus georgii

Roundtail Chub
Gila robusta

Sablefish

Sacramento Perch
Archoplites interruptus

Sacramento Splittail
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus

Sailfish
Istiophorus albicans

Salmon

Sand Crab

Sand Seatrout
Cynoscion arenarius

Sand Tiger Shark

Sand Tilefish
Malacanthus latovittatus

Sandbar Shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus

Sargo

Sauger
Sander canadensis

Saugeye

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna lewini

Scamp
Mycteroperca phenax

Sea Robin
Prionotus carolinus

Sevengill Shark

Shadow Bass
Ambloplites ariommus

Shark

Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus

Shoal Bass
Micropterus cataractae

Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus

Shovelnose Sturgeon

Silky Shark
Carcharhinus falciformis

Silver Carp
Xanthorhoe montanata

Sixgill Shark

Skate

Skipjack Herring
Alosa chrysochloris

Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis

Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu

Smallmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus bubalus

Smalltail Shark
Carcharhinus porosus

Smalltooth Sawfish
Pristis pectinata

Smooth Dogfish
Mustelus canis

Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna zygaena

Snook

Snowy Grouper
Hyporthodus niveatus

Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka

Soupfin Shark
Galeorhinus galeus

Southern Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma

Spadefish

Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus

Speckled Hind
Hyporthodus drummondhayi

Speckled Scallop
Argopecten irradians

Spinner Shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna

Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Splake

Spot
Leiostomus xanthurus

Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus

Spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus ocellatus

Spotted Sand Bass
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus

Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus

Spotted Sunfish
Lepomis punctatus

Squid

Starry Flounder
Platichthys stellatus

Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis

Striped Marlin
Kajikia audax

Striped Mullet
Mugil cephalus

Sturgeon

Summer Flounder
Paralichthys dentatus

Surfperch

Suwannee Bass
Micropterus notius

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

Tallapoosa Bass
Micropterus tallapoosae

Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus

Tautog
Tautoga onitis

Thresher Shark

Tiger Muskellunge

Tiger Shark

Tiger Trout
Plectropomus laevis

Tilapia

Topsmelt
Atherinops affinis

Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis

Vermilion Snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens

Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri

Walleye
Sander vitreus

Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus

Warsaw Grouper
Hyporthodus nigritus

Weakfish
Cynoscion regalis

Whale Shark

White Amur
Ctenopharyngodon idella

White Bass
Morone chrysops

White Catfish
Ameiurus catus

White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis

White Marlin
Kajikia albida

White Perch
Morone americana

White Seabass
Atractoscion nobilis

White Shark
Triaenodon obesus

White Sturgeon
Sinosturio transmontanus

Windowpane Flounder
Scophthalmus aquosus

Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Wiper

Witch Flounder
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Wreckfish

Yellow Bass
Morone mississippiensis

Yellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis

Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens

Yelloweye Rockfish
Sebastes ruberrimus

Yellowfin Grouper
Mycteroperca venenosa

Yellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares

Yellowmouth Grouper
Mycteroperca interstitialis

Yellowtail
Amphiprion clarkii

Yellowtail Flounder
Myzopsetta ferruginea

Yellowtail Snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus