Nevada State Fish

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Salmo clarki henshawi Adopted: May 28, 1981

Nevada State Fish: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
Credit: Calif. Dept. of Fish & Game

Nevada Law

The following information was excerpted from the Nevada Revised Statutes, Title 19, Chapter 235, Section 235.075.

TITLE 19--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
CHAPTER 235-STATE EMBLEMS; GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS, STATE SEAL AND MOTTO.
SECTION 235.075.

NRS 235.075 State fish. The fish known as the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Salmo clarki henshawi) is hereby designated as the official state fish of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 684)

Sources...

Nevada Revised Statutes. Nevada Legislature. 2009. 9 March 2009
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.

Additional Information

Lahontan Cutthroat: Western Native Trout Initiative.

Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office.

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi: U.S Fish & Wildlife Service: Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex.

Lahontan cutthroat trout: Species description from Discover the Outdoors.

Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi (Gill and Jordan, 1878): Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Bringing back the Lahontan cutthroat trout: by Jason Dunham. Article from Trout Unlimited, Spring, 1998.

Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Status Report.

Lahontan cutthroat trout: Species locator from Discover the Outdoors.

State Fish: Complete list of official state Fish.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official Nevada state symbols.

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