Arizona State Fish

Apache Trout Salmo apache Adopted: May 6, 1986

Arizona State Fish: Apache Trout
Courtesy: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Arizona Law

The following information was excerpted from the Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5.

Title 41 - State Government.
Chapter 4.1 - HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND STATE EMBLEMS.
Article 5 - State Emblems.

41-859. State animals
The ringtail or Bassariscus astutus, the Arizona ridgenose rattlesnake or Crotalus willardi, the Arizona trout, or Salmo apache, and the Arizona tree frog, or Hyla eximia, shall be known respectively as the state mammal, reptile, fish and amphibian.

Sources...

Arizona Revised Statutes. Arizona State Legislature. 2009. 19 Month 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

Arizona State Fish: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records: Museum Division. Arizona Capitol Museum.

Apache Trout: In their efforts to restore native trout populations in the west, the Western Native Trout Initiative provides this assessment of the Apache Trout.

Apache trout: Species information from the Arizona Fish and Game Department.

Apache Trout Recovery: A Wildlife Success Story: Arizona Fish and Game Department.

Fishing for apache trout: Arizona Fish and Game Department.

Salmo apache (Miller, 1972): Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Apache trout (Oncorhynchus apache): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Environmental Conservation Online System.

State Fish: Complete list of official state Fish.

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

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