Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures
CLASSIFICATION AND TAKING OF WILDLIFE
Section 503.060 - Game fish
Current through February 27, 2024
The following species of fish and all hybrids thereof are classified as game fish:
1. Cold-water game fish are:
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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(a) Cutthroat trout |
Bonneville ............................... |
Oncorhynchus clarkii utah |
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Lahontan .................................. |
Oncorhynchus clarkii |
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henshawi |
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Yellowstone ............................. |
Oncorhynchus clarkii |
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bouvieri |
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(b) Salmon | ||
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Kokanee .................................. |
Oncorhynchus nerka |
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Chinook (King) ....................... |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
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(c) Trout |
Brook ....................................... |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
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Brown ...................................... |
Salmo trutta |
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Bull .......................................... |
Salvelinus confluentis |
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Lake ......................................... |
Salvelinus namaycush |
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Rainbow .................................. |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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Redband.................... |
............... Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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gairdneri |
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Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii |
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(d) Whitefish |
Mountain .................. |
............... Prosopium williamsoni |
2. Warm-water game fish are:
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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(a) Bullhead |
Black ............................... |
........ Ameiurus melas |
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Brown .............................. |
........ Ameiurus nebulosus |
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(b) Catfish |
Channel ........................... |
........ Ictalurus punctatus |
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White ............................... |
........ Ameiurus catus |
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(c) Bass |
Striped ............................. |
........ Morone saxatilis |
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White ............................... |
........ Morone chrysops |
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Largemouth Black ........... |
........ Micropterus salmoides |
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Smallmouth Black ........... |
........ Micropterus dolomieu |
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Spotted Black .................. |
........ Micropterus punctulatus |
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(d) Crappie |
Black ............................... |
........ Pomoxis nigromaculatus |
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White ........................... |
............ Pomoxis annularis |
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(e) Perch |
Sacramento .................. |
............ Archoplites interruptus |
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Yellow ......................... |
............ Perca flavescens |
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(f) Sunfish |
Bluegill ........................ |
............ Lepomis macrochirus |
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Green ........................... |
............ Lepomis cyanellus |
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Redear ......................... |
............ Lepomis microlophus |
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Pumpkinseed ............... |
........... Lepomis gibbosus |
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(g) Walleye |
Sander vitreus |
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(h) Muskie |
Tiger ............................. |
........... Esox masquinongy x Esox Lucius |
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs, part No. 1, eff. 7-1-69; A 7-1-70; 1-1-74-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 1-1-81; 12-15-81; 12-1-82; 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84; 12-11-87; R137-98, 9-25-98; R093-05, 10-31-2005; A by R009-21A, eff. 2/28/2022; A by R009-21CAP, eff. 3/3/2022
NRS 501.105, 501.110, 501.181
