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Fish of Yellowstone National Park



There are twelve (12) native species in Yellowstone National Park (including three [3] species of cutthroat trout). The native species are: Arctic Grayling, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Snake River Cutthroat (not a formally recognized subspecies), Redside Shiner, Redside Shiner x Speckled Dace Hybrid, Speckled Dace, Utah Chub, Utah Sucker, Westslope Cutthroat, and Yellowstone Cutthroat. The main purpose of the Yellowstone Fisheries Management is to maintain the health and contiuation of these species.


Index


Yellowstone National Park Native Fish
Arctic
Grayling
Snake River
Cutthroat
Westslope
Cutthroat
Yellowstone
Cutthroat
Longnose
Dace
Longnose
Sucker
Mottled
Sculpin
Mountain
Sucker
Mountain
Whitefish
Redside
Shiner
Redside Shiner
x Speckled Dace
Speckled
Dace
Utah
Chub
Utah
Sucker

There are five (5) non-native species and one (1) non-native hybrid species. These six species are: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout Hybrid, Lake Chub, Lake Trout, and Rainbow Trout. Yellowstone Fisheries Management is working to control and regulate these non-native species. Lake Trout were illegally introduced to Yellowstone Lake and are having a devastating effect on the native Cutthroat Trout, which in turn affects the whole ecosystem including the wildlife (otters, eagles, bears, osprey, etc.) that have always relied on Cutthroat as a food source.


Non Native Fish


Yellowstone National Park Non Native Fish
Brook Trout Brown Trout Lake Chub
Lake Trout Rainbow Trout Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout

This page contains pictures or graphics of all the fishes of Yellowstone, with the exception of the Redside Shiner x Speckled Dace Hybrid.




Arctic Grayling


Arctic Grayling
Arctic Grayling - NPS Photo
Arctic Grayling - NPS Photo
Thymallus arcticus montanus ~ NPS Photos

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Snake River Finespotted Cutthroat Trout


Snake River Finespotted Cutthroat Trout
Snake River Finespotted Cutthroat Trout - Photo by Craig D. Young
Oncorhynchus clarkii behnkei ~ Photo by Craig D. Young

Not a Formally Recognized Subspecies


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Westslope Cutthroat Trout


Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Westslope Cutthroat Trout - NPS Photo
Westslope Cutthroat Trout - NPS Photo
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi ~ NPS Photos

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Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout


Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout - NPS Photo
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout - NPS Photo
Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri ~ NPS Photos

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Longnose Dace


Longnose Dace
Longnose Dace ~ NPS Image
Rhinichthys cataractae ~ NPS Photo

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Longnose Sucker


Longnose Sucker
Longnose Sucker ~ Forest Service Image
Catostomous catostomous griesus

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Mottled Sculpin


Mottled Sculpin
Mottled Sculpin ~ Forest Service Image
Cottus bairdi ~ Forest Service Image

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Mountain Sucker


Mountain Sucker
Mountain Sucker ~ USGS Image
Catostomus platyrhynchus ~ USGS Image

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Mountain Whitefish


Mountain Whitefish
Mountain Whitefish - Photo by Woostermike
Prosopium williamsoni

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Redside Shiner


Redside Shiner
Redside Shiner ~ Dept of Fish and Wildlife, OR Photo
Richardsonius balteatus hydrophlox ~ Dept of F&W, OR

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Speckled Dace


Speckled Dace
Speckled Dace ~ NPS Photo by John N. Rinne
Rhinichthys osculus ~ NPS Photo by John N. Rinne

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Utah Chub


Utah Chub
Utah Chub ~ Utah State Fishing Guide Image
Gila atraria

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Utah Sucker


Utah Sucker
Utah Sucker ~ Utah State Fishing Guide Image
Catostomous ardens ~ Photo by Glenn Clemmer

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Also see: Fishing Fees and Fishing Regulations





There are five (5) non-native species and one (1) non-native hybrid species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Chub, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout Hybrid.


Brook Trout


Brook Trout
Brook Trout ~ NPS Image
Salvelinus fontinalis ~ NPS Photo

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Brown Trout


Brown Trout
Brown Trout ~ NPS Image
Salmo trutta ~ NPS Photo

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Lake Chub


Lake Chub
Lake Chub ~ NPS Photo by Konrad P. Schmidt
Couesius plumbeus ~ NPS Photo by Konrad P. Schmidt

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Lake Trout


Lake Trout
Lake Trout ~ NPS Image
Salvelinus namaycush ~ NPS Image

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Rainbow Trout


Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout ~ NPS Photo
Oncorhynchus mykiss ~ NPS Photo

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Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout Hybrid


Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout Hybrid
Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout Hybrid ~ NPS Photo
NPS Photo

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Every effort was made to gather actual photographs of these Yellowstone fishes, some photographs / images are of the actual species but from outside Yellowstone.


Also see: Fishing Fees and Fishing Regulations




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