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 clarkii |
| 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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