BC Fish Species
British Columbia's sport fish include salmon, trout, char, steelhead, sturgeon, rockfish, lingcod and halibut. Beside these species, there are also dozens other less-known fish species that are found in this region. Below is a list of fish species that you may encounter when fishing in British Columbia.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Category |
|---|---|---|
| American shad | Alosa sapidissima | Anadromous |
| Black rockfish | Sebastes melanops | Saltwater |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Freshwater |
| Bull trout | Salvelinus confluentus | Anadromous, freshwater |
| Cabezone | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus | Saltwater |
| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Saltwater |
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Saltwater |
| Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Anadromous |
| Coastal cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarki clarki | Anadromous, freshwater |
| Coho salmon | Oncorhyncus kisutch | Anadromous |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Freshwater |
| Copper rockfish | Sebastes caurinus | Saltwater |
| English sole | Parophrys vetulus | Saltwater |
| Eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | Anadromous |
| Kokanee | Oncorhynchus nerka | Freshwater |
| Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | Freshwater |
| Largescale sucker | Catostomus macrocheilus | Freshwater |
| Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | Saltwater |
| Mountain whitefish | Prosopium williamsoni | Freshwater |
| Northern pikeminnow | Ptychocheilus oregonensis | Freshwater |
| Pacific halibut | Hippoglossus stenolepis | Saltwater |
| Pacific herring | Clupea pallasii | Saltwater |
| Pacific sanddab | Citharichthys sordidus | Saltwater |
| Pacific sand lance | Ammodytes hexapterus | Saltwater |
| Pacific staghorn sculpin | Leptocottus armatus | Saltwater |
| Peamouth chub | Mylcheilus caurinus | Freshwater |
| Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Anadromous |
| Quillback rockfish | Sebastes maliger | Saltwater |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Freshwater |
| Redside shiner | Richardsonius balteatus | Freshwater |
| Shiner perch | Cymatogaster aggregata | Saltwater |
| Smallmouth bass | Micropterus dolomieui | Freshwater |
| Sockeye salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | Anadromous |
| Spiny dogfish | Squalus acanthias | Saltwater |
| Starry flounder | Platichthys stellatus | Saltwater |
| Steelhead | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Anadromous |
| Westslope cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi | Freshwater |
| White spotted greenling | Hexagrammos stelleri | Saltwater |
| White sturgeon | Acipenser transmontanus | Anadromous, freshwater |
| Yellow perch | Perca flavescens | Freshwater |