Native migratory fish are defined for fish passage purposes under Oregon Administrative Rule (Division 412, 635-412-0005) as species that migrate for their life cycle needs and include all sub-species and life history patterns of the species in the table below.
More information on ODFW’s Fish Passage Program
Salmon and trout |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Bull trout |
Salvelinus confluentus |
Chinook salmon |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
Chum salmon |
Oncorhynchus keta |
Coho salmon |
Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Cutthroat trout (Coastal, Lahontan and Westslope) |
Oncorhynchus clarki |
Sockeye salmon/Kokanee |
Oncorhynchus nerka |
Steelhead, Rainbow and Redband trout |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Mountain whitefish |
Prosopium williamsoni |
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Sturgeon |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Green Sturgeon |
Acipenser medirostris |
White Sturgeon |
Acipenser transmontanus |
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Suckers |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Bridgelip sucker |
Catostomus columbianus |
Goose Lake sucker |
Catostomus occidentalis |
Klamath smallscale sucker |
Catostomus rimiculus |
Klamath largescale sucker |
Catostomus snyderi |
Largescale sucker |
Catostomus macrocheilus |
Lost River sucker |
Deltistes luxatus |
Modoc sucker |
Catostomus microps |
Mountain sucker |
Catostomus platyrhynchus |
Shortnose sucker |
Chasmistes brevirostris |
Tahoe sucker |
Catostomus tahoensis |
Warner sucker |
Catostomus warnerensis |
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Lamprey |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
River lamprey |
Lampetra ayresi |
Pit-Klamath lamprey |
Lampetra lethophaga |
Miller Lake lamprey |
Lampetra minima |
Klamath River lamprey |
Lampetra similes |
Pacific lamprey |
Lampetra tridentate |
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Pikeminnows |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Northern pikeminnow |
Ptychocheilus oregonensis |
Umpqua pikeminnow |
Ptychocheilus umpquae |
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Surfperch |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Redtail surfperch |
Amphistichus rhodoterus |
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Smelt |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Longfin smelt |
Spirinchus thaleichthys |
Surf smelt |
Hypomesus pretiosus |
Eulachon |
Thaleichthys pacificus |
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