The Brook Trout - West Virginia's State Fish

The Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was adopted as West Virginia's state fish in 1973.

It is also known as the Speckled Trout. Although it is called Brook Trout, it is actually a char, not a trout. It is native to a wide part of eastern North America.

Along with being the state fish of West Virginia, it is also the state fish of Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.