Talk:List of U.S. state fish

Table border
I reverted to the borderless table because the intercell borders have an odd effect on the states with multiple fish; without the border it is clear that there are two lines for that state, but with the border it looks like there is a missing state name for the second line. If a border is very important, let's discuss here how to handle the two-fish states... &#8212;Tkinias 20:35, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Is the current version better? Cburnett 23:12, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Except that you deleted Colorado, yes ;) (I put Colorado back...) &#8212;Tkinias 01:00, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * DOH!!!! Cburnett 01:09, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hawaii
The Humuhumunukunuku apua`a/Reef triggerfish is actually Hawaii's Unofficial State Fish. See http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/Keiki/Keiki/Fun%20Facts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.91.82.80 (talk) 06:43, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

does anyone read this? 8:45 p.m., 13 Oct 2005 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.91.82.80 (talk) 06:45, 14 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I read this. Thanks. It was helpful.--Beezer137 (talk) 05:51, 10 March 2008 (UTC)


 * yes and the Hawaiian fish was featured in the Star Trek Next Generation episode "Rascals" in the 6th season. source: memory-alpha website 79.193.28.123 (talk) 20:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

State shellfish
I'm removing Connecticut's state shellfish because shellfish aren't actually fish. Unfortunately there isn't an "official state invertibrate" or general "official state animal" page to move it to...Delaware also has an official state marine animal, the horseshoe crab, which also doesn't fit on any of the current pages. Might it be a good idea to move the marine mammals here from the (IMHO overcrowded) state mammals page, and change this to the "official state marine animals" page? Panavatar 08:14, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Ohio Contradiction
Ohio, table says Walleye, lede sentence says no state fish. 66.57.191.215 (talk) 19:10, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Additional Ohio contradiction
As far as I know, Ohio should be returned to the list of states without a state fish. There was a movement in the early 2000s to officially designate smallmouth bass, but it failed to come to vote. The campaign also drew opposition from the tourism-driven fondness for walleye along the Lake Erie coast. What exactly is an "unofficial" state fish, and who is privileged to designate such things? Can anybody provide citation for Ohio's "unofficial" designee? Without state recognition, I don't believe there really is a state fish. Euge-o-rama (talk) 22:32, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Ohio fish deletion
Seeing no further conversation, and citing the following, I am deleting walleye as Ohio's state fish.

Note the conspicuous absence of any fish from these pages: List of Ohio state symbols, http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/oh_symb.htm, and http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Ohio/State-Symbols-Ohio.html

…or the lack of an Ohio listing on this page: http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Lists/fish_sealife.html.

Euge-o-rama (talk) 19:22, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Ohio once again deleted
Still, Ohio does not recognize a state fish, and efforts to establish one were hotly contested in the past. It is not appropriate to list a state fish for Ohio without citing a publication of whoever has informally designated one or official designation. Euge-o-rama (talk) 14:43, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

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Possible additions/clarifications for various states

 * Alabama made a boo boo in their legislature when designating the state fish; the scientific name used, Micropterus punctulatus, actually refers to the spotted bass.
 * Maine designated two "state heritage" fish in 2007: the eastern brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis and the arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus oquassa.
 * Tennessee used the scientific name Ictalurus lacustris to refer to the channel catfish, but I guess this isn't the "o-FISH-al" scientific name for that species.

Should these be added to/clarified in the table? —Ayuskoto (talk) 19:25, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Indiana
I know that Indiana doesn't have a state fish yet but it should be on here. Could somebody put it on? I know it's probably not too hard to do it but I don't really know how to do it. CreekSteppa&#39; (talk) 03:26, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I can't find a reliable source reporting that Indiana has a state fish or one proposed in legislation. If you've got a source for one, please post a link below. (I moved the note to the bottom like we usually do on Wikipedia.) Thanks, SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 12:30, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Ohio
Walleye named as state fish 2600:1700:B920:30D0:B964:1AA8:8BE1:4E32 (talk) 03:00, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * A bill has passed through the legislature. If it is signed by the governor, it will be the state fish and we can add it then. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 12:52, 4 July 2024 (UTC)