Fish Species Raised at the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery

The Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery is responsible for the production of 15 different species of warm water and cool water fish. The following chart lists the species family, scientific and common names. To view photos of these species at various life stages click on the family name.

FAMILY NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME
Esocids	Esox lucius	Northern Pike
	Esox lucius x E. masquinongy	Tiger Muskie
	Esox masquinongy	Muskellunge
Percidae	Stizostedion vitreum	Walleye
Centrarchidae	Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass
	Micropterus dolomieu	Smallmouth Bass
	Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill
	Lepomis gibbosus	Pumpkinseed Sunfish
	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Black Crappie
Moronidae	Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops	Striped Bass Hybrid
Ictaluridae	Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish
	Ictalurus nebulosus	Brown Bullhead
Cyprinidae	Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow
	Notemigonus crysoleucas	Golden Shiner
Poeciliidae	Gambusia affinis	Mosquitofish
Salmonidae	Salmo salar	Landlocked Atlantic Salmon

For stocking information visit the Warmwater Fish in New Jersey page (includes stocking summaries for individual species)