South Dakota State Fish

Walleye Stizostedion vitreum Adopted: 1982

South Dakota State Fish: Walleye
Courtesy: Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

South Dakota Law

The following information was excerpted from the South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 1-6-15.

TITLE 1 - STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT.
CHAPTER 6. STATE EMBLEMS.
SECTION 1-6-15.

1-6-15. State fish. The walleye, Stizostedion vitreum, is the official fish of the State of South Dakota.

Source: SL 1982, ch 5.

Sources...

South Dakota Codified Laws. South Dakota Legislature. 2009. 17 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

Stizostedion vitreum (walleye): University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.

Walleye Fish Identification: Research fish habitats, Walleye feeding habits, Walleye fishing tips, Walleye pictures, images, photos, descriptions, recipes.

Stizostedion vitreum Walleye: Flora, fauna, earth, and sky... The natural history of the northwoods.

Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818): Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2008).

Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill, 1818): Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world..

Sander vitreus - (Mitchill, 1818): NatureServe Explorer: An Encyclopedia of Life.

State Fish: Complete list of official state fish.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official South Dakota state symbols.

Fishing in South Dakota: South Dakota Division of Wildlife.

Walleye Central: More walleye information than you can handle.

Critical Concepts: Walleye 1 - Fundamentals, 160 pages. In-Fisherman (June 1998) Secrets to being a consistently successful walleye angler. What you need to know, where you need to go, what you need to review.

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Critical Concepts: Walleye 3 - Presentation, 246 pages. In-Fisherman (January 1999) The most detailed book on walleye presentations ever written focuses on precision presentation tactics.

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