British Columbia hosts 22 species of native and introduced salmonids. This list reflects the conservation status of British Columbia salmonids with status from the B.C. Species and Ecosystems Explorer, current as of August 2023. Status definitions were taken from NatureServe.
Definitions Provincial status (S) X = presumed extirpated H = historical (species)/possibly extirpated (communities) 1 = critically imperiled 2 = imperiled 3 = special concern, vulnerable to extirpation or extinction 4 = apparently secure 5 = demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure. NA = not applicable NR = unranked U = unrankable
B. C. List Red: Includes any indigenous species or subspecies that have, or are candidates for, extirpated, endangered, or threatened status in British Columbia. Extirpated taxa no longer exist in the wild in British Columbia, but do occur elsewhere. Endangered taxa are facing imminent extirpation or extinction. Threatened taxa are likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed. Not all Red-listed taxa will necessarily become formally designated. Placing taxa on these lists flags them as being at risk and requiring investigation. Blue: Includes any indigenous species or subspecies considered to be of special concern (formerly vulnerable) in British Columbia. Taxa of special concern have characteristics that make them particularly sensitive or vulnerable to human activities or natural events. Blue-listed taxa are at risk, but are not extirpated, endangered or threatened. Yellow: Includes species that are apparently secure and not at risk of extinction. Yellow-listed species may have red- or blue-listed subspecies. Exotic: Species that have been moved beyond their natural range as a result of human activity. Exotic species are also known as alien species, foreign species, introduced species, non-indigenous species and non-native species. Exotic species are excluded from the Red, Blue and Yellow Lists as a Provincial Conservation Status Rank is not applicable (i.e. SNA).
Status by species Species Provincial StatusProvincial Status applies to a species' or ecological community's conservation status in British Columbia. The number in parentheses is the year the status rank was last reviewed. B.C. ListB.C. List Status: Species are assigned to provincial lists depending on their Provincial Conservation Status Arctic cisco Coregonus autumnalis S1, S2 (2019) Red Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus S4 (2004) Yellow Atlantic salmon Salmo salar SNA (2019) Exotic Broad whitefish Coregonus nasus S2 (2019)Red Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis SNA (2019) Exotic Brown trout Salmo trutta SNA (2019) Exotic Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus S3, S4 (2018) Blue Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha SNR (2019) Not Reviewed Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta SNR (2019)Not Reviewed Cisco Coregonus artedi S2 (2019) Red Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch SNR (2019)Not Reviewed Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii & clarkii subspeciesS3, S4 (2004)Blue Dolly Varden trout Salvelinus malma S4 (2012) Yellow Inconnu Stenodus nelma S3 (2019) Blue Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush S4 (2019) Yellow Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis S5 (2019) Yellow Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni S5 (2019) Yellow Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha SNR (2019) Not Reviewed Pygmy whitefish Prosopium coulterii S4 (2019) Yellow Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss - large lake piscivore ecotypeS4 (2012)Yellow Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissS5 (2011)Yellow Round whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum S4 (2019) Yellow Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka SNR (2019)Not Reviewed Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisiS2, S3 (2018)Blue
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