Endangered Listings for Trout and Salmon Species in Western U.S.

Scientific name Common name/
subspecies/population
Listing Authority Listing status Listing Date
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho,
Central California ESU
National Threatened October 1996, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho,
Central California ESU
State of California Endangered December 1995
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho,
Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coasts ESU
National Threatened May 1997, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho,
Oregon Coast ESU
National Threatened August 1998, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho,
Lower Columbia River/Southwest Washington ESU
State of Oregon Endangered December 2000
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Sacramento River Winter-run ESU
National Endangered January 1994, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Sacramento River Winter-run ESU
State of California Endangered September 1989
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Snake River Fall-run ESU
National Threatened April 1992, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Snake River Fall-run ESU
State of Oregon Threatened December 2000
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Snake River Spring/Summer-run ESU
National Threatened April 1992, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Snake River Spring/Summer-run ESU
State of Oregon Threatened December 2000
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Puget Sound ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Lower Columbia River ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Upper Willamette River ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Upper Columbia River Spring-run ESU
National Endangered March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Central Valley Spring-run ESU
National Threatened September 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
Central Valley Spring-run ESU
State of California Threatened February 1999
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook,
California Coastal ESU
National Threatened September 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus keta Chum,
Hood Canal Summer-run ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus keta Chum,
Columbia River ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye,
Snake River ESU
National Endangered November 1991, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye,
Ozette lake ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Southern California ESU
National Endangered August 1997, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
South-Central California Coast ESU
National Threatened August 1997, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Central California Coast ESU
National Threatened August 1997, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Upper Columbia River ESU
National Endangered August 1997, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Snake River Basin ESU
National Threatened August 1997, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Lower Columbia River ESU
National Threatened March 1998, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
California Central Valley ESU
National Threatened March 1998, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
California Central Valley ESU
State of California Endangered October 1980
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Upper Willamette ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Middle Columbia River ESU
National Threatened March 1999, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus mykiss Steelhead,
Northern California ESU
National Threatened June 2000, Currently under reassessment
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki Trout,
Coastal cutthroat, Umpqua River (Oregon)
National Delisted Delisted April 2000 (Taxonomic revision based on improved understanding). Originally listed as Endangered, September 1996
Oncorhynchus gilae Gila Trout National Endangered March 1967
Oncorhynchus clarki stomias Greenback Cutthroat Trout National Threatened March 1967
Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris Paiute cutthroat trout National Threatened March 1967
Oncorhynchus apache Apache Trout National Threatened March 1967
Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi Lahontan Cutthroat Trout National Threatened October 1970
Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi Lahontan Cutthroat Trout State of Oregon Threatened December 2000
Oncorhynchus aguabonita whitei Golden Trout, Little Kern golden National Threatened April 1978
Salvelinus confluentus Bull Trout National Threatened June 1998
Salvelinus confluentus Bull trout State of California Threatened December 1993

The following states have no salmoninae listed as threatened or endangered. You may wish to follow the hyperlinks for each state to review their species' listings.

Alaska

Idaho

Washington

Endangered Listing Data Compiled by State of the Salmon from Federal and State Agenices - September 2003

Photo of California Golden Trout by P. Michael Carl © The Ecological Angler