Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter503 Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures |
CLASSIFICATION AND TAKING OF WILDLIFE |
NAC503.060. 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 clarki utah
Lahontan.................................
Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi
Snake River (Yellowstone).....
Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri
(b) Salmon
Oncorhynchus ssp.
Atlantic....................................
Salmo salar
(c) Trout
Brook.......................................
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown......................................
Salmo trutta
Bull..........................................
Salvelinus confluentis
Lake.........................................
Salvelinus namyaycush
Rainbow..................................
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Redband..................................
Oncorhynchus mykiss gibbsi
(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....................................
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
(g) Walleye
Stizostedion vitreum
[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)