Where Can I Find a List of Edible State Fish?

The following State Symbol chart from ClassBrain list the official State Fish, saltwater and freshwater, as well as the official State Crustaceans, State Shellfish, and State Shells that are edible. Various US states have chosen these seafood dishes to be Official State Symbols.

For a complete list of State Fish and Crustaceans, please visit ClassBrain’s State Reports.

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List of Edible State Fish, Crustaceans, & Sea Shells

State	Category	Symbol	Year established
Alabama	State Fish	Freshwater Largemouth Bass	1975
Alabama	State Fish -Saltwater	(Fighting) Tarpon	1955
Alaska	State Fish	Giant King Salmon	1962
Arizona	State Trout	Apache Trout	1986
California	State Fish	Golden Trout	1947
Colorado	State Fish	Greenback Cutthroat Trout	1994
Connecticut	State Fish	American Shad	2003
Connecticut	State Shellfish	Eastern Oyster	1989
Delaware	State Fish	American Weakfish	1981
Florida	State Freshwater Fish	Florida Largemouth Bass	2007
Georgia	State Fish	Largemouth Bass	1970
Idaho	State Fish	Cutthroat Trout	1990
Illinois	State Fish	Bluegill	1986
Iowa	State Fish	Channel Catfish	**SMI-1**
Kentucky	State Fish	Kentucky Spotted Bass	1956
Louisiana	State Freshwater Fish	White Perch	1993
Louisiana	State Crustacean	Crayfish  (Cambaridae)	1983
Maine	State Fish	Landlocked Atlantic Salmon
Maryland	State Fish	Rockfish (Striped Bass)	1965
Maryland	State Crustacean	Maryland Blue Crab	1989
Massachusetts	State Fish	Cod	1894
Michigan	State Fish	Trout	1965
Michigan	State Fish	Brook Trout (re-designation)	1988
Minnesota	State Fish	Walleye	1965
Mississippi	State Fish	Largemouth (Blackmouth) Bass	1974
Mississippi	State Shell	Oyster	1974
Missouri	State Fish	Channel Catfish	1997
Montana	State Fish	Black Spotted Cutthroat Trout	1977
Nebraska	State Fish	Channel Catfish	1997
Nevada	State Fish	Lahontan Cutthroat Trout	1981
New Hampshire	State Freshwater Game Fish	Brook Trout	1994
New Hampshire	State Saltwater Game Fish	Striped Bass	1994
New Jersey	State Fish	Brook Trout	1991
New Mexico	State Fish	Grande Cutthroat Trout	1955
New York	State Fish Freshwater	Brook Trout	1975, 2006
New York	State Fish Saltwater/Marine	Striped Bass	2006
New York	State Shell	Bay Scallop	1988
North Carolina	State Fish	Channel Bass	1971
North Carolina	State Freshwater Trout	Appalachian Brook Trout	2005
North Dakota	State Fish	Northern Pike	1969
Ohio	State Fish	Walleye	**SMI-2**
Oklahoma	State Fish	White Bass (Aka Sand Bass)	1974
Oregon	State Fish	Chinook Salmon	1961
Pennsylvania	State Fish	Brook Trout	1970
Rhode Island	State Fish	Striped Bass	2000
Rhode Island	State Shell	Quahaug	1987
South Carolina	State Fish	Striped Bass	1972
South Dakota	State Fish	Walleye	1982
Tennessee	State Sport Fish	Largemouth Bass	2005
Tennessee	State Commercial Fish	Channel Catfish	1988
Texas	State Fish	Guadalupe Bass	1989
Texas	State Shell	Lightening Whelk	1987
Utah	State Fish	Bonneville Cutthroat Trout	1997
Vermont	State Fishes	Walleye Pike	1978
Vermont	State Fishes	Brook Trout	1978
Virginia	State Fish	Brook Trout	1993
Virginia	State Saltwater Fish	Striped Bass	**SMI-3**
Virginia	State Shell	Oyster	1974
Washington	State Fish	Steelhead Trout	1969
West Virginia	State Fish	Brook Trout	1973
Wisconsin	State Fish	Muskellunge	1955
Wyoming	State Fish	Cutthroat Trout	1987

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**SMI** – Symbol of Mistaken Identity

• **SMI-1** Wikipedia incorrectly lists the Channel Catfish as the State Fish of Iowa. According to our research there is no official state fish in Iowa. It was proposed and sent to committee, but not approved in 2001. See Iowa Official Register: State Symbols of Iowa.
• **SMI-2** Wikipedia incorrectly list the Walleye as the State Fish of Ohio. There is currently no State Fish of Ohio. See: Symbols of Ohio.
• **SMI-3** Wikipedia incorrectly list the Striped Bass as the State Saltwater Fish of Virginia. There is currently no State Saltwater Fish of Ohio. See: Virginia General Assembly: State Symbols & Emblems.

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