Nev. Admin. Code § 503.060

Current through November 8, 2024
Section 503.060 - Game fish

The following species of fish and all hybrids thereof are classified as game fish:

1. Cold-water game fish are:

Common Name

Scientific Name

(a) Cutthroat trout

Bonneville ...............................

Oncorhynchus clarkii utah

Lahontan ..................................

Oncorhynchus clarkii

henshawi

Yellowstone .............................

Oncorhynchus clarkii

bouvieri

(b) Salmon

Kokanee ..................................

Oncorhynchus nerka

Chinook (King) .......................

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

(c) Trout

Brook .......................................

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown ......................................

Salmo trutta

Bull ..........................................

Salvelinus confluentis

Lake .........................................

Salvelinus namaycush

Rainbow ..................................

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Redband....................

............... Oncorhynchus mykiss

gairdneri

Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii

(d) Whitefish

Mountain ..................

............... Prosopium williamsoni

2. Warm-water game fish are:

Common Name

Scientific Name

(a) Bullhead

Black ...............................

........ Ameiurus melas

Brown ..............................

........ Ameiurus nebulosus

(b) Catfish

Channel ...........................

........ Ictalurus punctatus

White ...............................

........ Ameiurus catus

(c) Bass

Striped .............................

........ Morone saxatilis

White ...............................

........ Morone chrysops

Largemouth Black ...........

........ Micropterus salmoides

Smallmouth Black ...........

........ Micropterus dolomieu

Spotted Black ..................

........ Micropterus punctulatus

(d) Crappie

Black ...............................

........ Pomoxis nigromaculatus

White ...........................

............ Pomoxis annularis

(e) Perch

Sacramento ..................

............ Archoplites interruptus

Yellow .........................

............ Perca flavescens

(f) Sunfish

Bluegill ........................

............ Lepomis macrochirus

Green ...........................

............ Lepomis cyanellus

Redear .........................

............ Lepomis microlophus

Pumpkinseed ...............

........... Lepomis gibbosus

(g) Walleye

Sander vitreus

(h) Muskie

Tiger .............................

........... Esox masquinongy x Esox Lucius

Nev. Admin. Code § 503.060

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