Because the State Legislature ordered it.
the striped bass.
State Bird: Rhode Island RedState Fish: Striped Bass
While many states have an official state reptile, Rhode Island does not. The state does have a state fish which is the striped bass, as well as a state bird which is the Rhode Island Red chicken.
The Rhode Island Red Chicken is the Official State Bird and the Striped Bass is the Official State Fish.
The fish commonly known as the "Striped Bass" (morone saxatilis) was designated as the official state fish on July 13, 2000.
In 2000.
The Striped Bass and the Quahog.
It has an Official Bird (Rhode Island Red Chicken), Official Fish (Striped Bass) and an Official Shell (Quahog) but it has no designated Official Animal.Rhode Island does not have an Official State Animal.
I'm not sure that Rhode Island has a state animal; the only answer I got was the Quahog.Rhode Island does not have an Official State Animal, mammal or reptile. It does have an Official State Bird which is the Rhode Island Red Chicken, an Official State Fish which is the Striped Bass and an Official State Shell which is the Quahog.The Rhode Island Red chicken.
a black striped bass
Marylands state fish is the Striped Bass (Rock Fish)
Rhode Island has no Official State Animal or mammal. It does have the Rhode Island Red Chicken as the Official Bird, the Striped Bass as the Official Fish and the Quahog as the Official Shell.