MARINE 
FISH
of Western 
North America 

of the Pacific Ocean and 
the Gulf of California

(other than Whales & Dolphins)

including inshore 
& offshore waters
of coastal Alaska, Washington State,
California, & Sonora, Mexico 


A list compiled by Armas Hill


With those seen during FONT tours 
& pelagic trips with an (*)


Photo at upper right: a SOCKEYE SALMON  


Links:

A Listing of scheduled Focus On Nature Tours

Upcoming Focus On Nature Tours in North America

FONT Past Tour Highlights

Links, in the following list, to:

Hagfishes    Lampreys    Chimaeras    Sharks    Guitarfish & thornback    Skates & Rays     

Sturgeons    Eels    Anchovies    Herrings    Smelts    Trout & Salmon   Lancetfishes    

Ribbonfishes    Grenadiers (or Rattails)    Cods    Cusk-Eels    Toadfishes   Flying Fish & Halfbeaks     

Seahorses    Rockfishes (or Scorpionfishes)    Sculpins    Poachers    Lumpfishes    Snailfishes    

Wreckfishes    Sea Basses    Groupers    Dolphin Fish     Remoras     Jacks     Drums     

Tunas & Mackerels     Billfishes    Flounders    Sunfish & Molas 

Other Links:

Other Marine Life of Western North America (except Marine Mammals)  (with some photos)

Mammals of North America  (Land & Marine)  (with some photos)

A List & Photo Gallery of North American Birds, in 6 Parts

  

Codes:

All of the following either along the coast or offshore

AK   in Alaska
BC   in Baja California, Mexico
CA   in California 
SN   in Sonora, Mexico  (the Gulf of California, or Sea of Cortez)
WA  in Washington State  

(p)   seen during an offshore pelagic trip during a FONT tour 

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT website


These classifications by the ICUN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
of Threatened & Near-threatened species; 
(t1):  critically endangered
(t2):  endangered
(t3);  vulnerable  
(nt):  near-threatened 



        HAGFISHES  (Family Myxinidae in the Order Myxiniformes)          
 

1. Pacific Hagfish  ______  AK
   Eptatretus stoutii
   
   
2. Eptatretus deani  ______  AK
   
   
   LAMPREYS  (Family Petromyzontidae in the Order Petromyzontiformes
   
   
3. Entosphenus tridentatus  ______  AK
   
   
4. Lampetra appendix  ______  AK
   
   
5. Lampetra ayresi  ______  AK
   
   
6. River Lamprey  ______  AK
   Lampetra ayresii
   
   
7. Lampetra camtschatica  ______  AK
   
   
8. Lampetra richardsoni  ______  AK  (species described in 1965)
   
   
9. Pacific Lamprey  ______  AK
   Lampetra tridentata (formerly Entosphenus tridentatus)
   
   
   RATFISHES, or SHORTNOSE CHIMAERAS  (Family Chimaeridae in the Order Chimaeriformes)
   
   
10. Spotted Ratfish  ______  AK
    Hydrolagus colliei 
    
    
    BULLHEAD or HORN SHARKS  (Family Heterodontidae in the Order Heterodontiformes)
    
    
11. Horn Shark  ______
    Heterodontus francisci 
    
    
    WHALE SHARK  (Family Rhincodontidae in the Order Orectolobiformes)
    
    
12. Whale Shark  (t3) (ph)  ______  
    Rhincodon typus
    
    
    THRESHER SHARKS  (Family Alopiidae in the Order Lamniformes)  
    
    
13. Thresher Shark  (t3) (*)  ______  
    Alopias vulpinus 
    
    The Thresher Shark grows to 20 feet in length.
    
    
14. Pelagic Thresher  ______  (species described in 1935)
    Alopias pelagicus
    
    
15. Bigeye Thresher  (t3)  ______  
    Alopias superciliosus
    
    The Bigeye Thresher grows to 15 feet in length.
    
    
    BASKING SHARK  (Family Cetorhinus)
    
    
16. Basking Shark  (t3) (*)  ______  AK
    Cetorhinus maximus
    
    The Basking Shark is the world's second largest fish, can be over 30 feet long and weigh more than 4 tons; it can jump completely out of the water.
    
    
    MACKEREL SHARKS  (Family Lamnidae)
    
    
17. (Great) White Shark  (t3)  ______  AK  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
    Carcharodon carcharias
    
    The (Great) White Shark grows to 19 feet.
    
    
18. Shortfin Mako  ______  AK
    Isurus oxyrinchus
    
    The Shortfin Mako grows to 8 feet.
    
    
19. Salmon Shark  ______  AK  (species described in 1947)
    Lamna ditropis
    
    
    CATSHARKS  (Family Scyliorhinidae in the Order Carcharhiniformes)
    
    
20. Brown Cat Shark  ______
    Apristurus brunneus
    
    
21. Swell Shark  ______
    Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
    
    
22. Filetail Cat Shark  ______
    Parmaturus xaniurus
    
    
    REQUIEM SHARKS  (Family Carcharhinidae) 
    
    
23. Bull Shark  ______    
    Carcharhinus leucas
    
    
24. Tiger Shark  ______  
    Galeocerdo cuvier
    
    
25. Blue Shark  (nt) (*)  ______  AK CA  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
    Prionace glauca
    
    
    HAMMERHEAD SHARKS  (Family Sphyrindae)
    
    
26. Scalloped Hammerhead  (t2)  ______  
    Sphyrna lewini
    
    
27. Bonnethead  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)  
    Sphyrna tiburo
    
    
28. Smooth Hammerhead  (t3)  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
    Sphyrna zygaena
    
    The Smooth Hammerhead grows to 13 feet in length.
    
    
    COW SHARK  (Family Hexanchidae in the Order Hexanchiformes)
    
    
29. Bluntnose Sixgill Shark  ______
    Hexanchus griseus
    
    
30. Broadnose Sevengill Shark  ______  
    Notorynchus cepedianus 
    
    
    HOUND SHARKS  (Family Triakidae)
    
    
31. Soupfin Shark  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
    Galeorhinus galeus
    
    
32. Gray Smoothhound  ______  
    Mustelus californicus   
    
    
33. Brown Smoothhound  ______  
    Mustelus henlei
    
    
34. Sicklefin Smoothhound  ______  
    Mustelus lunulatus
    
    
35. Leopard Shark  ______  
    Triakis semifasciata
    
    
    DOGFISH SHARKS  (Family Squalidae in the Order Squaliformes)
    
    
36. Squalus acanthias  ______  AK
    
    
37. Spiny Dogfish   ______  
    Squalus suckleyi 
    
    
    SLEEPER SHARKS  (Family Somniosidae)
    
    
38. Pacific Sleeper Shark   ______  
    Somniosus padivicus 
    
    
    KITEFIN SHARKS  (Family Dalatiidae)
    
    
39. Cookiecutter Shark  ______  
    Isistius brasiliensis
    
    
    ANGEL SHARKS  (Family Squatinidae in the Order Squatiniformes)
    
    
40. Pacific Angel Shark  ______  AK
    Squatina californica 
    
    
    TORPEDO ELECTRIC RAYS  (Family Torpedinidae in the Order Torpediniformes)
    
    
41. Pacific Electric Ray  ______  
    Torpedo californica
    
    
    GUITARFISHES  (Family Rhinobatidae in the Order Rajiformes)
    
    
42. Shovelnose Guitarfish  ______  
    Rhinobatos productus   
    
    
43. Banded Guitarfish  ______
    Zapteryx exasperata
    
    
    THORNBACKS  (Family Platyrhynidae)
    
    
44. Thornback  ______
    Platyrhinoidis triseriata  
    
    
    SKATES  (Family Rajidae)
    
    
45. Deepsea Skate  ______
    Bathyraja abyssicola
    
    
46. Aleutian Skate  ______  AK
    Bathyraja aleutica
    
    
47. Bathyraja interrupta  ______  AK
    
    
48. Sandpaper Skate  ______
    Bathyraja kincaidi
    
    
49. White-blotched Skate  ______  (species described in 1977)
    Bathyraja maculata  
    
    
50. Alaska Skate  ______  AK
    Bathyraja parmifera
    
    
51. Bathyraja rosispinis  ______  AK
    
    
52. Roughtail Skate  ______  AK
    Bathyraja trachura
    
    
53. Big Skate  ______  AK
    Raja binoculata
    
    
54. California Skate  ______
    Raja inornata
    
    
55. Longnose Skate  ______  AK
    Raja rhina
    
    
56. Raja stellulata  ______  AK
    
    
57. Rhinoraja interrupta  ______  AK
    
    
58. Rhinoraja longi  ______  AK
    
    
    AMERICAN ROUND STINGRAYS  (Family Urotrygonidae, or Urolophidae)
    
    
59. Round Stingray  ______  
    Urobatis halleri
    
    
    WHIPTAIL STINGRAYS  (Family Dasyatidae)
    
    
60. Diamond Stingray  ______  
    Dasyatis dipterura
    
    
61. Pelagic Stingray  ______  
    Pteroplatytrygon violacea
    
    
    BUTTERFLY RAYS  (family Gymnuridae)
    
    
62. California Butterfly Ray  ______   
    Gymnura marmorata
      
    
    EAGLE RAYS  (Family Myliobatidae)
    
    
63. Bat Ray  ______  
    Myliobatis californica
    
    
    STURGEONS  (Family Acipenseridae in the Order Acipenseriformes)
    
    
64. Green Sturgeon  ______  AK
    Acipenser medirostris
    
    
65. White Sturgeon   ______   AK
    Acipenser transmontanus
    
    
    BONEFISHES  (Family Albulidae in the Order Albuliformes)
    
    
66. Bonefish  ______   (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
    Albula spp.
    
    Albula vulpes was called the "Ladyfish" until 1949 when its official name was changed. Curiously, there is no, nor has there been any "gentlemanfish".
    
    Regarding what has been the widespread Albula vulpes, works in 1996, 2002, & 2008 suggest that there are a number of bonefish species in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Accordingly, a currently unnamed species is found along the Pacific coast of North America and in the Gulf of California.    
     
    
    MORAY EELS  (Family Muraenidae)
    
    
67. California Moray  ______  
    Gymnothorax mordax
    
    
    SNAKE-EELS & WORM EELS  (Family Ophichthidae)
    
    
68. Yellow Snake Eel  ______  
    Ophichthus zophochir
    
    
    THREADTAIL SNIPE EELS  (Family Nemichthyidae)
    
    
69. Slender Snipe Eel  ______  
    Nemichthys scolopaceus
    
    
    DUCKBILL EELS  (Family Nettastomatidae)
    
    
70. Dogface Witch Eel  ______  
    Facciolella equatorialis
    
    
    ANCHOVIES  (Family Engraulidae)
    
    
71. Deepbody Anchovy  ______  
    Anchoa compressa
    
    
72. Slough Anchovy  ______  
    Anchoa delicatissima
    
    
73. Northern Anchovy  ______  
    Engraulis mordax
    
    
    HERRINGS  (Family Clupeidae)
    
    
74. American Shad  (ph)  ______   AK
    Alosa sapidissima
    
    
75. Pacific Herring  ______  AK
    Clupea pallasii
    
    
76. Round Herring  ______  
    Etrumeus teres
    
    
77. Deepbody Thread Herring  ______  
    Opisthonema libertate 
    
    
78. Pacific Sardine  ______  AK
    Sardinops sagax
    
    
    ARGENTINES  (Family Argentinidae in the Order Argentiniformes
    
    
79. Pacific Argentine  ______
    Argentina sialis
    
    
    DEEPSEA SMELTS  (Family Bathylagidae)
    
    
80. Bathylagus borealis  ______  AK
    
    
81. Bathylagus pacificus  ______  AK
    
    
82. Leuroglossus callorhini  ______  AK
    
    
83. Northern Smoothtongue  ______  AK  (species described in 1955)
    Leuroglossus schmidti
    
    
84. California Smoothtongue  ______
    Leuroglossus stilbius
    
    
    SMELTS  (Family Osmeridae in the Order Salmoniformes)
    
    
85. Hypomesus olidus  ______  AK
    
    
86. Surf Smelt  ______  AK
    Hypomesus pretiosus
    
    
87. Capelin  ______  AK
    Mallotus villosus
    
    
88. Eulachon  ______  AK
    Thaleichthys pacificus
    
    
89. Whitebait Smelt  ______
    Allosmerus elongatus
    
    
90. Arctic Smelt  ______  AK
    Osmerus mordax dentex
    
    
91. Osmerus eperlanus  ______  AK
    
    
92. Night Smelt  ______  AK
    Spirinchus starksi
    
    
93. Longfin Smelt  ______  AK
    Spirinchus thaleichthys 
    
    
    TROUT & SALMON  (Family Salmonidae)
    
    
    The Yukon River has one of the longest salmon runs in the world, 
    Each year, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, and Chinook Salmon return in the Yukon River to their terminal streams in Alaska, the Yukon territories, and British Columbia. The Chinook Salmon has the longest journey, with from 35% to 50% bound for Canada. As salmon do not eat during their spawning migration, salmon in the Yukon River must have great reserves of fat and energy to fuel their thousand-mile long journey. As a result, Yukon River salmon are noted for their especially rich and oily meet.
    
    During the last 20 years, salmon recruitment (the number of returning adults) in the Yukon River has had several shocks. In the late 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, there have been radically reduced runs for several salmon species.
    A federal disaster declaration was issued for the 2008 & 2009 commercial Chinook Salmon fisheries in the Yukon with the complete closure of commercial fishing and restrictions placed on subsistence fishing. 
    The cause of these poor returns has been debated with questions about: 
    the effects of climate change on the ocean food-supply and disease prevalence in returning adults, 
    the methods of fishing used in the river,
    and the effects of the Bering Sea Pollock trawl fleet on food supply and salmon bycatch.               
    
    
94. Cuthroat Trout  ______  AK  CA
    Oncorhynchus clarkii
    
    
95. Pink Salmon  ______  AK
    Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
    
    
96. Chum Salmon  ______  AK
    Oncorhynchus keta
    
    
97. Coho Salmon  ______  AK
    Oncorhynchus kisutch
    
    
98. Steelhead  ______  AK
    Oncorhynchus mykiss
    
    
99. Sockeye Salmon  ______  AK
    Oncorhynchus nerka
    
    
    
    Above & below: Sockeye Salmon
    traveling upstream from the ocean to spawn 
    
    
    
    
100. Chinook Salmon  ______  AK  WA  (also called King Salmon)
     Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
     
     
101. Dolly Varden  ______  AK  (other names are Salmon Trout, Pacific Brook Trout, Red-spotted Trout)
     Salvelinus malma malma
     
     
102. Atlantic Salmon  ______  
     Salmo salar 
     
     
     BRISTLEMOUTHS  (Family Gonostomatidae in the Order Stomiiformes)
     
     
103. Cyclothone atraria  ______  AK
     
     
104. Benttooth Bristlemouth  ______  CA  (range: Oregon to central Chile)
     Cyclothone acclinidens
     
     
105. Cyclothone microdon  ______  AK
     
     
106. Cyclothone pacifica  ______  AK  (species described in 1964)
     
     
107. Cyclothone pallida  ______  AK
     
     
108. Cyclothone signata  ______  AK
     
     
109. Sigmops gracilis  ______  AK
     
     
     
     MARINE HATCHETFISHES  (Family Sternoptychidae)
     
     
110. Lowcrest Hatchetfish  ______
     Argyropelecus sladeni
     
     
     DRAGONFISHES, or BARBELED DRAGONFISHES  (Family Stomiidae)
     
     
111. Pacific Viperfish  ______  AK
     Chauliodus macouni
     
     
112. Longfin Dragonfish  ______  AK  (species described in 1939)
     Tactostoma macropus  
     
     
     LIZARDFISHES  (Family Synodontidae)
     
     
113. California Lizardfish  ______  
     Synodus lucioceps
     
     
     DAGGERTOOTHS  (Family Anotopteridae)
     
     
114. North Pacific Daggertooth  ______  (species described in 1998)
     Anotopterus nikparini
     
     
115. Anotopterus pharao  ______  AK
     
     
     LANCETFISHES  (Family Alepisauridae)
     
     
116. Longnose Lancetfish  ______   
     Alepisaurus ferox
     
     Lancetfish are found on West Coast beaches with unfortunate regularity. A correlation has been found between La Nina events and beaching occurrences. Abrupt changes in water temperature seem to be responsible for such strandings.  
     
     The Longnose Lancetfish grows to 6.5 feet in length. 
     
     
     LANTERNFISHES  (Family Myctophidae in the Order Myctophiformes)
     
     
117. Northern Lampfish  ______
     Stenobrachius leucopsarus
     
     
     OPAHS  (Family Lampridae in the Order Lampridiformes)
     
     
118. Spotted Opah  ______   
     Lampris guttatus
     
     
     RIBBONFISHES  (Family Trachipteridaae)
     
     
119. King-of-the-Salmon  ______  AK  WA   
     Trachipterus altivelis
     
     The name King-of-the-Salmon is derived from a belief of the Makah people of the Straits of San Juan de Fuca that this species led salmon to their annual fresh water migrations. There was a belief that killing this species would harm salmon harvest.   
     
     
     OARFISHES  (Family Regalecidae)
     
     
120. Oarfish  (ph)  ______   
     Regalecus russelii (or glesne)
     
     The Oarfish grows up to 26 feet in length. It may be the longest known bony fish.
     
     
     GRENADIERS, or RATTAILS  (Family Macrouridae in the Order Gadiformes)
     
     
121. Giant Grenadier  ______
     Albatrossia pectoralis   
     
     
122. Pacific Grenadier  ______
     Coryphaenoides acrolepis
     
     
123. Abyssal Grenadier  ______
     Coryphaenoides armatus
     
     
124. California Grenadier   ______  
     Nezumia stelgidolepis
     
     
     CODLINGS  (Family Moridae)
     
     
125. Pacific Flatnose  ______  AK
     Antimora microlepis  
     
     
126. Antimora rostrata  ______  AK
     
     
127. Laemonema longipes  ______  AK
     
     
     MERLUCCIID HAKES  (Family Merlucciidae)
     
     
128. Pacific Hake  ______  AK  
     Merluccius productus
     
     
     CODS  (Family Gadidae)
     
     
129. Arctogadus glacialis  ______  AK
     
     
130. Arctic Cod  ______  AK
     Boreogadus saida
     
     
131. Saffron Cod  ______  AK
     Eleginus gracilis
     
     
132. Walleye Pollock  ______
     Gadus chalcogrammus
     
     
133. Pacific Cod  ______  AK
     Gadus macrocephalus
     
     
134. Gadus ogae  ______  AK
     
     
135. Pacific Tomcod  ______  AK
     Microgadus proximus
     
     
136. Theragra chalcogramma  ______  AK
     
     
     CUSK-EELS  (Family Ophidiidae)
     
     
137. Spotted Cusk-Eel  ______  
     Chilara taylori 
     
     
138. Basketweave Cusk-Eel  ______  
     Ophidion scippsae
     
     
139. Spectruneulus grandis  ______  AK
     
     
     VIVIPAROUS (or livebearing) BROTULAS  (Family Bythitidae)
     
     
140. Red Brotula  ______
     Brosmophycis marginata 
     
     
     TOADFISHES  (Family Batrachoididae in the Order Batrachoidiformes)
     
     
141. Specklefin Midshipman  ______  (species described in 1939)
     Porichthys myriaster
     
     
142. Plainfin Midshipman  ______  AK
     Porichthys notatus
     
     
     FROGFISHES  (Family Antennariidae)
     
     
143. Roughjaw Frogfish  ______  
     Antennarius avalonis  
     
     
     MULLETS  (Family Mugilidae in the Order Mugiliformes) 
     
     
144. Striped Mullet  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Mugil cephalus
     
     
145. White Mullet  ______  
     Mugil curema
     
     
     NEW WORLD SILVERSIDES  (Family Atherinopsidae in the Order Atheriniformes)
     
     
146. Topsmelt  ______
     Atherinops affinis
     
     
147. Jacksmelt  ______
     Atherinopsis californiensis
     
     
148. California Grunion  ______
     Leuresthes tenuis
     
     
     NEEDLEFISHES  (Family Belonidae in the Order Beloniformes)
     
     
149. California Needlefish  ______  
     Strongylura exilis
     
     
     SAURIES  (Family Scomberesocidae)
     
     
150. Pacific Saury  ______  
     Cololabis saira       
     
     
     FLYING FISHES  (Family Exocoetidae)
     
     
151. Smallhead Flying Fish  ______  
     Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus 
     
     
     HALFBEAKS  (Family Hemiramphidae)
     
     
152. California Halfbeak  ______  
     Hyporhamphus tosae
     
     
     TOPMINNOWS  (Family Fundulidae)
     
     
153. California Killifish  ______  
     Fundulus parvipinnis
     
     
     BIGSCALES  (Family Melamphaidae in the Order Stephanoberyciformes)
     
     
154. Crested Bigscale  ______
     Poromitra crassiceps
     
     
     FANGTOOTHS  (Family Anoplogastridae in the Order Beryciformes)
     
     
155. Longhorn Fangtooth  ______
     Anoplogaster cornuta
     
     
     TUBESNOUTS  (Family Aulorhynchidae in the Order Gasterosteiformes)
     
     
156. Tubesnout  ______
     Aulorgynchus flavidus
     
     
     STICKLEBACKS  (Family Gasterosteidae)
     
     
157. Threespine Stickleback  ______  AK  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Gasterosteus aculeatus
     
     
158. Pungitius pungitius  ______  AK
     
     
     SEAHORSES  (in the Family Syngnathidae, along with PIPEFISHES)
     
     
159. Pacific Seahorse  ______
     Hippocampus ingens
     
     
160. Barred Pipefish  ______
     Syngnathus auliscus
     
     
161. Kelp Pipefish  ______
     Syngnathus californiensis
     
     
162. Bay Pipefish  ______  
     Syngnathus leptorhynchus
     
     
     SCORPIONFISHES, or ROCKFISHES  (Family Scorpaenidae in the Order Scorpaeniformes) 
     
     
163. California Scorpionfish  ______
     Scorpaena guttata
     
     
164. Rainbow Scorpionfish  ______
     Scorpaenodes xyris
     
     
165. Rougheye Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes aleutianus
     
     
166. Pacific Ocean Perch  ______
     Sebastes alutus
     
     
167. Kelp Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes atrovirens
     
     
168. Brown Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes auriculatus
     
     
169. Aurora Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes aurora
     
     
170. Red-banded Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes babcocki
     
     
171. Brick-red Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes baramenuke
     
     
172. Shortraker Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1970)
     Sebastes borealis  
     
     
173. Silvergray Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes brevispinis
     
     
174. Gopher Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes carnatus
     
     
175. Copper Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes caurinus
     
     
176. Green-spotted Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes chlorostictus
     
     
177. Black-and-yellow Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes chrysomelas
     
     
178. Dark Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes ciliatus
     
     
179. Starry Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes constellatus
     
     
180. Dark-blotched Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes crameri
     
     
181. Calico Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes dallii
     
     
182. Splitnose Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes diploproa
     
     
183. Green-striped Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes elongatus
     
     
184. Puget Sound Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes emphaeus
     
     
185. Swordspine Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1971)
     Sebastes ensifer 
     
     
186. Widow Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes entomelas
     
     
187. Pink Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes eos 
     
     
188. Yellowtail Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes flavidus
     
     
189. Bronze-spotted Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes gilli
     
     
190. Chilipepper  ______
     Sebastes goodei
     
     
191. Rosethorn Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes helvomaculatus
     
     
192. Squarespot Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes hopkinsi
     
     
193. Shortbelly Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes jordani
     
     
194. Freckled Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1971)
     Sebastes lentiginosus
     
     
195. Cowcod  ______
     Sebastes levis
     
     
196. Mexican Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes macdonaldi
     
     
197. Quillback Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes maliger
     
     
198. Black Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes melanops
     
     
199. Semaphore Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1979)
     Sebastes melanosema
     
     
200. Black-spotted Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1934)
     Sebastes melanostictus
     
     
201. Blackgill Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes melanostomus
     
     
202. Vermilion Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes miniatus
     
     
203. White-spotted Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1999)
     Sebastes moseri
     
     
204. Blue Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes mystinus
     
     
205. China Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes nebulosus
     
     
206. Tiger Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes nigrocinctus
     
     
207. Speckled Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes ovalis
     
     
208. Bocaccio  ______
     Sebastes paucispinis
     
     
209. Chameleon Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1964)
     Sebastes phillipsi
     
     
210. Canary Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes pinniger
     
     
211. Northern Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1933)
     Sebastes polyspinis
     
     
212. Redstripe Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes proriger
     
     
213. Grass Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes rastrelliger
     
     
214. Yellowmouth Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1967)
     Sebastes reedi
     
     
215. Rosy Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes rosaceus
     
     
216. Green-blotched Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1971)
     Sebastes rosenblatti
     
     
217. Yelloweye Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes ruberrimus
     
     
218. Flag Rockfish  ______  
     Sebastes rubrivinctus
     
     
219. Dwarf-red Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1972)
     Sebastes rufinanus  
     
     
220. Bank Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes rufus
     
     
221. Stripetail Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes saxicola
     
     
222. Half-banded Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes semicinctus
     
     
223. Olive Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes serranoides
     
     
224. Treefish  ______
     Sebastes serriceps
     
     
225. Pinkrose Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1971)
     Sebastes simulator
     
     
226. Honeycomb Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes umbrosus
     
     
227. Dusky Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes variabilis
     
     
228. Harlequin Rockfish  ______  (species described in 1971)
     Sebastes variegatus
     
     
229. Pygmy Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes wilsoni
     
     
230. Sharpchin Rockfish  ______
     Sebastes zacentrus
     
     
231. Shortspine Thornyhead  ______
     Sebastolobus alascanus
     
     
232. Longspine Thornyhead  ______
     Sebastolobus altivelis
     
     
233. Broadfin Thornyhead  ______
     Sebastolobus macrochir
     
     
     SEAROBINS  (Family Triglidae)
     
     
234. Lumptail Searobin  ______  
     Prionotus stephanophrys
     
     
     SABLEFISHES  (Family Anoplopomatidae)
     
     
235. Sablefish  ______  AK
     Anoplopoma fimbria
     
     
236. Skilfish  ______  AK
     Erilepis zonifer
     
     
     GREENLINGS  (Family Hexagrammidae)
     
     
237. Kelp Greenling  ______  AK
     Hexagrammos decagrammus
     
     
238. Rock Greenling  ______  AK
     Hexagrammos lagocephalus
     
     
239. Masked Greenling  ______  AK
     Hexagrammos octogrammus
     
     
240. White-spotted Greenling  ______  AK
     Hexagrammos stelleri
     
     
241. Lingcod  ______  AK
     Ophiodon elongatus
     
     
242. Painted Greenling  ______  AK
     Oxylebius pictus
     
     
243. Atka Mackerel  ______  AK
     Pleurogrammus monopterygius 
     
     
244. Shortspine Combfish  ______
     Zaniolepis frenata
     
     
245. Longspine Combfish  ______
     Zaniolepis latipinnis
     
     
     GRUNT SCULPIN  (Family Rhamphocottidae)
     
     
246. Grunt Sculpin  ______  AK
     Rhamphocottus richardsonii
     
     
     SCULPHINS  (Family Cottidae)
     
     
247. Archistes biseriatus  ______  AK
     
     
248. Artediellus pacificus  ______  AK
     
     
249. Artediellus scaber  ______  AK
     
     
250. Artediellus uncinatus  ______  AK
     
     
251. Coralline Sculpin  ______
     Artedius corallinus
     
     
252. Padded Sculpin  ______  AK
     Artedius fenestralis
     
     
253. Scalyhead Sculpin  ______  AK
     Artedius harringtoni
     
     
254. Smoothhead Sculpin  ______  AK
     Artedius lateralis
     
     
255. Bonyhead Sculpin  ______
     Artedius notospilotus
     
     
256. Rosylip Sculpin  ______   AK
     Ascelichthys rhodorus
     
     
257. Asemichthys taylori  ______  AK
     
     
258. Roughback Sculpin  ______
     Chitonotus pugetensis
     
     
259. Sharpnose Sculpin  ______  AK
     Clinocottus acuticeps
     
     
260. Woolly Sculpin  ______
     Clinocottus analis
     
     
261. Calico Sculpin  ______  AK
     Clinocottus embryum
     
     
262. Mosshead Sculpin  ______  AK
     Clinocottus globiceps
     
     
263. Bald Sculpin  ______
     Clinocottus recalvus
     
     
264. Cottus aleuticus  ______  AK
     
     
265. Cottus asper  ______  AK
     
     
266. Cottus cognatus  ______  AK
     
     
267. Cottus gulosus  ______  AK  
     
     
268. Buffalo Sculpin  ______  AK
     Enophrys bison
     
     
269. Antlered Sculpin  ______  AK
     Enophrys diceraus
     
     
270. Enophrys lucasi  ______  AK
     
     
271. Gymnocanthus detrisus  ______  AK
     
     
272. Armorhead Sculpin  ______  AK
     Gymnocanthus galeatus
     
     
273. Threaded Sculpin  ______  AK
     Gymnocanthus pistilliger
     
     
274. Gymnocanthus tricuspis  ______  AK
     
     
275. Hemilepidotus giberti  ______  AK
     
     
276. Red Irish Lord  ______  AK
     Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
     
     
277. Yellow Irish Lord  ______  AK
     Hemilepidotus jordani
     
     
278. Brown Irish Lord  ______  AK
     Hemilepidotus spinosus
     
     
279. Hemilepidotus zapus  ______  AK
     
     
280. Northern Sculpin  ______  AK
     Icelinus borealis
     
     
281. Icelinus burchami  ______  AK
     
     
282. Threadfin Sculpin  ______  AK
     Icelinus filamentosus
     
     
283. Yellowchin Sculpin  ______
     Icelinus quadriseriatus
     
     
284. Spotfin Sculpin  ______
     Icelinus tenuis
     
     
285. Icelus bicornis  ______  AK
     
     
286. Icelus canaliculatus  ______  AK
     
     
287. Icelus euryops  ______  AK
     
     
288. Icelus spatula  ______  AK
     
     
289. Icelus spiniger  ______  AK
     
     
290. Icelus uncinalis  ______  AK  
     
     
291. Longfin Sculpin  ______
     Jordania zonope
     
     
292. Lavender Sculpin  ______
     Leiocottus hirundo
     
     
293. Pacific Staghorn Sculpin  ______
     Leptocottus armatus
     
     
294. Belligerent Sculpin  ______
     Megalocottus platycephalus
     
     
295. Plain Sculpin  ______
     Myoxocephalus jaok
     
     
296. Great Sculpin  ______
     Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
     
     
297. Shorthorn Sculpin  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Myoxocephalus scorpius
     
     
298. Tidepool Sculpin  ______
     Oligocottus maculosus
     
     
299. Saddleback Sculpin  ______
     Oligocottus rimensis
     
     
300. Rosy Sculpin  ______
     Oligocottus rubellio
     
     
301. Fluffy Sculpin  ______
     Oligocottus snyderi
     
     
302. Snubnose Sculpin  ______
     Orthonopias triacis
     
     
303. Roughcheek Sculpin  ______
     Ruscarius creaseri
     
     
304. Puget Sound Sculpin  ______  WA
     Ruscarius meanyi
     
     
305. Cabezon  ______
     Scorpaenichtys marmoratus
     
     Cabezons have toxic eggs.
     
     
306. Manacled Sculpin  ______
     Synchirus gilli
     
     
     SAILFIN SCULPINS, or SEA RAVENS  (Family Hemitripteridae)
     
     
307. Blepsias bilobus  ______  AK
     
     
308. Silver-spotted Sculpin  ______  AK
     Blepsias cirrhosus
     
     
309. Bigmouth Sculpin  ______  AK  (species described in 1934)
     Hemitripterus bolini
     
     
310. Hemitripterus cavifrons  ______  AK
     
     
311. Hemitripterus villosus  ______  AK
     
     
312. Sailfin Sculpin  ______  AK
     Nautichthys oculofasciatus
     
     
313. Nautichthys pribilovisus  ______  AK
     
     
314. Nautichthys robustus  ______  AK  (species described in 1970)
     
     
     FATHEAD SCULPINS  (Family Psychrolutidae)
     
     
315. Spinyhead Sculpin  ______  AK
     Dasycottus setiger
     
     
316. Eurymen gyrinus  ______  AK
     
     
317. Gilbertidia sigalutes  ______  AK
     
     
318. Malacocottus kincaidi  ______  AK
     
     
319. Darkfin Sculpin  ______  AK
     Malacocottus zonurus
     
     
320. Tadpole Sculpin  ______  AK
     Psychrolutes paradoxus
     
     
321. Giant Blobsculpin  ______  AK  (species described in 1978)
     Psychrolutes phrictus
     
     
322. Soft Sculpin  ______
     Psychrolutes sigalutes
     
     
323. Thecopterus aleuticus  ______  AK
     
     
     POACHERS  (Family Agonidae)
     
     
324. Northern Spearnose Poacher  ______  AK
     Agonopsis vulsa
     
     
325. Smooth Alligatorfish  ______  AK
     Anoplagonus inermis
     
     
326. Aspidophoroides bartoni  ______  AK
     
     
327. Bathyagonus alascanus  ______  AK
     
     
328. Bathyagonus infraspinatus  ______  AK
     
     
329. Blackfin Poacher  ______  AK
     Bathyagonus nigripinnis
     
     
330. Bathyagonus pentacanthus  ______  AK
     
     
331. Bothragonus swani  ______  AK
     
     
332. Rockhead  ______  AK
     Bothragonus swanii
     
     
333. Chesnonia verrucosa  ______  AK
     
     
334. Fourhorn Poacher  ______  AK
     Hypsagonus quadricornis
     
     
335. Bering Poacher  ______  AK
     Occella dodecaedron
     
     
336. Pygmy Poacher  ______  AK
     Odontopyxis trispinosa
     
     
337. Tubenose Poacher  ______  AK
     Pallasina barbata
     
     
338. Sturgeon Poacher  ______  AK
     Podotecus accipenserinus
     
     
339. Sawback Poacher  ______  AK
     Sarritor frenatus
     
     
340. Longnose Poacher  ______  AK
     Sarritor leptorhynchus
     
     
341. Ulcina olrikii  ______  AK
     
     
342. Blacktip Poacher  ______
     Xeneretmus latifrons  
     
     
     LUMPSUCKERS, or LUMPFISHES  (Family Cyclopteridae)
     
     
343. Smooth Lumpsucker  ______  AK
     Aptocyclus ventricosis
     
     
344. Cyclopterichthys glaber  ______  AK
     
     
345. Eumicrotremus andriashevi  ______  AK  (species described in 1936) 
     
     
346. Eumicrotremus asperrimus  ______  AK
     
     
347. Eumicrotemus barbatus  ______  AK  (species described in 1955)
     
     
348. Eumicrotemus derjugini  ______  AK
     
     
349. Eumicrotemus gyrinops  ______  AK
     
     
350. Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker  ______  AK
     Eumicrotremus orbis
     
     
351. Eumicrotremus phrynoides  ______  AK
     
     
352. Lethotremus muticus  ______  AK
     
     
     SNAILFISHES  (Family Liparidae)
     
     
353. Blacktail Snailfish  ______
     Careproctus melanurus
     
     
354. Tidepool Snailfish  ______
     Liparis florae
     
     
355. Slipskin Snailfish  ______
     Liparis fucensis
     
     
356. Slimy Snailfish  ______
     Liparis mucosus
     
     
357. Showy Snailfish  ______
     Liparis pulchellus
     
     
     TEMPERATE BASSES  (Family Moronidae in the Order Perciformes)
     
     
358. Striped Bass  ______  (introduced in the Pacific)  
     Morone saxatilis
     
     
     WRECKFISHES  (Family Polyprionidae)
     
     
359. Giant Sea Bass  (t1)  ______  CA  SN
     Stereolepis gigas
     
     The Giant Sea Bass, a robust fish, starts out its life as a brightly colored orange juvenile with large black spots.
     As it grows, its loses the orange coloration and takes on a bronzy purple coloration. The spots slowly fade as the fish gets larger and darker, with the large adults appearing solid black to gray with a white underside. 
     As with its close relatives, the groupers, the Giant Sea Bass is capable of rapid and dramatic color changes.
     
     There are records of the Giant Sea Bass reaching a size of 8.2 feet  and a weight of up to 562 pounds. 
     In the book, "The Channel Islands" by Charles Holder, published in 1910, the author claims that specimens taken in the Gulf of California attained 800 pounds.
     
     In the eastern Pacific ocean, the Giant Sea Bass ranges (or has ranged) from the Humboldt Bay to the tip of Baja California, and in the Gulf of California. 
     Within Pacific waters of the US state of California, it is rarely found north of Point Conception.   
     
     In the late 19th Century, the species supported both a commercial fishing industry taking hundreds of thousands of pounds annually, and a sport fishery that also landed hundreds of fish each year. Spear fishermen also exploited the Giant Sea Bass, first as free divers, and then after the mid-1950s using scuba gear. Often the divers would target the species when it moved into shallow waters to spawn.
     By the 1970s, the Giant Sea Bass was in serious trouble. Actions were taken to protect the species from commercial and sport fishing, going into effect in 1982. Yet, encounters with Giant Sea Bass continued to be scarce.
     The Giant Sea Bass reproduces slowly with a population doubling time of more than 14 years.
     
     The Giant Sea Bass is critically endangered. It has been extremely desirable for human consumption, and has had limited ability to cope with severe over-fishing because it has a long life-span and because groups that form when spawning are often targeted, reducing the chances of rebuilding a sustainable population.             
     
     
     SEA BASSES  (Family Serranidae)
     
     
360. Gold-spotted Sand Bass  ______  (species described in 1936)
     Paralabrax auroguttatus
     
     
361. Kelp Bass  ______  (also called Calico Bass)
     Paralabrax clathratus
     
     
362. Spotted Sand Bass  ______  (called Cabrilla in Mexico)
     Paralabrax macultofasciatus
     
     
363. Barred Sand Bass  ______
     Paralabrax nebulifeR
     
     
     GROUPERS  (Family Epinephelidae)
     
     
364. Pacific Creolefish  ______  
     Cephalopholis colonus
     
     
365. Leather Bass  ______
     Dermatolepis dermatolepis
     
     
366. Spotted Cabrilla  ______
     Epinephelus analogus
     
     
367. Gulf Coney  ______
     Hyporthodus acanthistius
     
     
368. Broomtail Grouper  ______
     Mycteroperca xenarcha
     
     
369. Threadfin Bass  ______
     Pronotogrammus multifasciatus
     
     
     BIGEYES  (Family Priacanthidae)
     
     
370. Popeye Catalufa  ______
     Pristigenys serrula
     
     
     CARDINALFISHES  (Family Apogonidae)
     
     
371. Pink Cardinalfish  ______
     Apogon pacificus
     
     
     TILEFISHES  (Family Malacanthidae)
     
     
372. Ocean Whitefish  ______
     Caulolatilus princeps 
     
     
     DOLPHINFISHES  (Family Coryphaenidae)
     
     
373. Dolphinfish  (ph) (*)  ______  NC  (FGCF:239)  (other names are Mahi-mahi & Dorado)  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Coryphaena hippurus
     
     The Dolphinfish grows to 6.5 feet in length. 
     
     
     
     Dolphinfish 
     
     
     REMORAS  (Family Echeneidae)
     
     
374. Remora  (*)  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Remora remora
     
     
375. Sharksucker  ______   (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Echeneis naucrates
     
     
     JACKS  (Family Carangidae)
     
     
376. Green Jack  ______
     Caranx caballus
     
     
377. Pacific Crevalle Jack  ______
     Caranx caninus  
     
     
378. Bigeye Trevally  ______
     Caranx sexfasciatus
     
     
379. Pilotfish  (ph)  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Naucrates ductor
     
     
     
     Above: Pilotfish  Below: Pilotfish with a Whale Shark
     
     
     
     
380. Yellowtail  ______
     Seriola lalandi
     
     
381. Jack Mackerel  ______
     Trachurus symmetricus
     
     
     POMFRETS  (Family Bramidae)
     
     
382. Pacific Pomfret  ______
     Brama japonica
     
     
     SNAPPERS  (Family Lutjanidae)
     
     
383. Amarillo Snapper  ______
     Lutjanus argentiventris
     
     
384. Pacific Dog Snapper  ______
     Lutjanus novemfasciatus
     
     
385. Pacific Red Snapper  ______
     Lutjanus peru
     
     
     MOJARRAS  (Family Gerreidae)
     
     
386. Pacific Spotfin Mojarra  ______
     Eucinostomus dowii
     
     
     GRUNTS  (Family Haemulidae)
     
     
387. Sargo  ______
     Anisotremus davidsoni
     
     
388. Burrito Grunt  ______
     Anistotremus interruptus
     
     
389. Salema  ______
     Xenistius calforniensis
     
     
     PORGIES  (Family Sparidae)
     
     
390. Pacific Porgy  ______
     Calamus brachysomus
     
     
     DRUMS & CROAKERS  (Family Sciaenidae)
     
     
391. Argyrosomus alascanus  ______  AK
     
     
392. White Seabass  ______  AK
     Atractoscion nobilis
     
     
393. Black Croaker  ______
     Cheilotrema saturnum
     
     
394. Shortfin Croaker  ______
     Cynoscion parvipinnis
     
     
395. White Croaker  ______
     Genyonemus lineatus
     
     
396. California Corbina  ______
     Menticirrhus undulatus
     
     
397. Spotfin Croaker  ______
     Roncador stearnsii
     
     
398. Queenfish  ______
     Seriphus politus
     
     
399. Toloaba  (t2)  ______  SN
     Toloaba macdonaldi
     
     The Toloaba is the largest species within its family, Sciaenidae. It has been measured at over 6.5 feet in length and it can weigh over 220 pounds.
     
     The Toloaba is a species endemic to Gulf of California waters in Mexico. It inhabits mainly the upper half of the Gulf. The Colorado River delta is the Toloaba's spawning and nursery area. 
     Schools of adult Toloaba migrate northward in the winter along the east coast of the Gulf of California to the Colorado River delta and remain there for weeks before spawning in the spring. 
     Adults then migrate back south along the west coast for the rest of the year. 
     Juveniles remain in the upper Gulf of California for 2 years before beginning their migration pattern. They begin reproducing after another 4 years for females and 5 years for males. 
     It is believed that the fish can live up to 25 years.      
     
     The Toloaba is endangered. It has been extremely desirable for human consumption, and has had limited ability to cope with severe over-fishing because it has a long life-span and because groups that form when spawning are often targeted, reducing the chances of rebuilding a sustainable population. 
     
     
400. Yellowfin Croaker  ______
     Umbrina roncador
     
     
     BUTTERFLYFISHES  (Family Chaetodontidae)
     
     
401. Scythe Butterflyfish  ______  (species described in 1958)
     Prognathodes falcifer 
     
     
     ANGELFISHES  (Family Pomacanthidae)
     
     
402. Cortez Angelfish  ______
     Pomacanthus zonipectus
     
     
     ARMORHEADS  (Family Pentacerotidae)
     
     
403. North Pacific Armorhead  ______  AK  (species described in 1983)
     Pseudopentaceros wheeleri
     
     
     SEA CHUBS  (Family Kyphosidae)
     
     
404. Opaleye  ______  
     Girella nigricans
     
     
405. Zebraperch  ______
     Hermosilla azurea
     
     
406. Halfmoon  ______
     Medialuna californiensis
     
     
     PERCH, & SEAPERCH, & SURFPERCH  (Family Embiotocidae)
     
     
407. Barred Surfperch  ______
     Amphistichus argenteus 
     
     
408. Calico Surfperch  ______
     Amphistichus koelzi
     
     
409. Redtail Surfperch  ______
     Amphistichus rhodoterus
     
     
410. Kelp Perch  ______
     Brachyistius frenatus
     
     
411. Shiner Perch  ______  AK
     Cymatogaster aggregata
     
     
412. Black Perch  ______
     Embiotoca jacksoni
     
     
413. Striped Seaperch  ______  AK
     Embiotoca lateralis
     
     
414. Spotfin Surfperch  ______
     Hyperprosopon anale
     
     
415. Walleye Surfperch  ______
     Hyperprosopon argenteum
     
     
416. Silver Surfperch  ______
     Hyperprosopon ellipticum
     
     
417. Rainbow Seaperch  ______
     Hypsurus caryi
     
     
418. Reef Perch  ______
     Micrometrus aurora
     
     
419. Dwarf Perch  ______
     Micrometrus minimus
     
     
420. Sharpnose Seaperch  ______
     Phanerodon atripes
     
     
421. White Seaperch  ______
     Phanerodon furcatus
     
     
422. Rubberlip Seaperch  ______
     Rhacochilus toxotes
     
     
423. Pile Perch  ______  AK
     Rhacochilus vacca
     
     
424. Pink Seaperch  ______
     Zalembius rosaceus 
     
     
     DAMSELFISHES  (Family Pomacentridae)
     
     
425. Blacksmith  ______
     Chromis punctipinnis
     
     
426. Garibaldi  ______
     Hypsypops rubicundus
     
     
     WRASSES  (Family Labridae)
     
     
427. Mexican Hogfish  ______
     Bodianus diplotaenia
     
     
428. Rock Wrasse  ______
     Halichoeres semicinctus
     
     
429. Senorita  ______
     Oxyjulis californica  
     
     
430. California Sheephead  ______
     Semicossyphus pulcher
     
     
     PARROTFISHES  (Family Scaridae)
     
     
431. Loosetooth Parrotfish  ______
     Nicholsina denticulata
     
     
     RONQUILS  (Family Bathymasteridae)
     
     
432. Alaskan Ronquil  ______  AK
     Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus
     
     
433. Bathymaster leurolepis  ______  AK  (species described in 1965)
     
     
434. Searcher  ______  AK
     Bathymaster signatus
     
     
435. Blue-banded Ronquil  ______
     Rathbunella hypoplecta
     
     
436. Northern Ronquil  ______  AK
     Ronquilus jordani
     
     
     EELPOUTS  (Family Zoarcidae)
     
     
437. Twoline Eelpout  ______
     Bothrocara brunneum
     
     
438. Fish Doctor  ______
     Gymnelus viridis
     
     
439. Pallid Eelpout  ______
     Lycodapus mandibularis
     
     
440. Shortfin Eelpout  ______
     Lycodes brevipes
     
     
441. Bigfin Eelpout  ______
     Lycodes cortezianus
     
     
442. Black (or Blackfin) Eelpout  ______
     Lycodes diapterus
     
     
443. Blackbelly Eelpout  ______
     Lycodes pacificus
     
     
444. Wattled Eelpout  ______
     Lycodes palearis
     
     
445. Midwater Eelpout  ______
     Melanostigma pammelas
     
     
     PRICKLEBACKS  (Family Stichaeidae)
     
     
446. Acantholumpenus mackayi  ______  AK
     
     
447. Alectridium auaantiacum  ______  AK
     
     
448. Stout Eelblenny  ______  AK
     Anisarchus medius
     
     
449. Anoplarchus insignis  ______  AK
     
     
450. High Cockscomb  ______  AK
     Anoplarchus purpurescens
     
     
451. Bryozoichthys lysinnus  ______  AK
     
     
452. Bryozoichthys marjarius  ______  AK  (species described in 1970)
     
     
453. Monkeyface Prickleback  ______
     Cebidichthys violaceus
     
     
454. Decorated Warbonnet  ______  AK
     Chirolophis decoratus
     
     
455. Mosshead Warbonnet  ______  AK
     Chirolophis nugator
     
     
456. Chirolophis tarsodes  ______  AK
     
     
457. Eumesogrammus praecisus  ______  AK
     
     
458. Gymnoclinus cristulatus  ______  AK
     
     
459. Daubed Shanny  ______  AK
     Leptoclinus maculatus
     
     
460. Longsnout Prickleback  ______  AK
     Lumpenella longirostris
     
     
461. Lumpenus fabricii  ______  AK
     
     
462. Lumpenus maculatus  ______  AK
     
     
463. Snake Prickleback  ______  AK  (species described in 1956)
     Lumpenus sagitta
     
     
464. Ribbon Prickleback  ______  AK
     Phytichthys chirus
     
     
465. Poroclinus rothrocki  ______  AK
     
     
466. Soldatovia polyactocephala  ______  AK
     
     
467. Arctic Shanny  ______  AK
     Stichaeus punctatus
     
     
468. Black Prickleback  ______  AK
     Xiphister atropurpureus
     
     
469. Rock Prickleback  ______  AK
     Xiphister mucosus
     
     
     WRYMOUTHS  (Family Cryptacanthodidae)
     
     
470. Dwarf Wrymouth  ______
     Cryptacanthodes aleutensis
     
     
     GUNNELS  (Family Pholidae)
     
     
471. Penpoint Gunnel  ______  AK
     Apodichthys flavidus
     
     
472. Rockweed Gunnel  ______
     Apodichthys fucorum
     
     
473. Kelp Gunnel  ______
     Apodichthys sanctaerosae
     
     
474. Longfin Gunnel  ______  AK  (species described in 1964)
     Pholis clemensi
     
     
475. Pholis gilli  ______  AK
     
     
476. Crescent Gunnel  ______  AK
     Pholis laeta 
     
     
477. Saddleback Gunnel  ______  AK
     Pholis ornata
     
     
478. Red Gunnel  ______
     Pholis schultzu
     
     
479. Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster  ______  AK
     
     
     WOLFFISHES  (Family Anarhichadidae)
     
     
480. Wolf-eel  ______
     Anarrhichyhys ocellatus
     
     
     QUILLFISH  (Family Ptilichthyidae)
     
     
481. Quillfish  ______
     Ptilichthys goodei
     
     
     PROWFISH  (Family Zaproridae)
     
     
482. Prowfish  ______
     Zaprora silenus
     
     
     GRAVELDIVER  (Family Scytalinidae)
     
     
483. Graveldiver  ______
     Scytalina cerdale
     
     
     SANDFISH  (Family Trichodontidae)
     
     
484. Pacific Sandfish  ______
     Trichodon trichodon
     
     
     BARRACUDAS  (Family Sphyraenidae)
     
     
485. Pacific Barracuda  ______  
     Sphyraena argentea
     
     The Great Barracuda grows from 4 to 5 feet in length.
     
     
     SNAKE MACKERELS  (Family Gempylidae)
     
     
486. Escolar  ______  
     Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
     
     
487. Oilfish  ______  
     Ruvettus pretiosus
     
     
     TUNAS & MACKERELS  (Family Scombridae)
     
     
488. Albacore  ______  AK
     Thunnus alalunga
     
     
489. Yellowfin Tuna  ______  
     Thunnus albacares
     
     
490. Bigeye Tuna  (t3) ______  
     Thunnus obesus
     
     
491. Pacific Bluefin Tuna  ______
     Thunnus orientalis
     
     The Pacific Bluefin Tuna has been considered the same as the bluefin tunas of the southern Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans.
     However, it has been said that there are 3 species: the Pacific Bluefin, the Southern Bluefin (T maccoyii), and the Atlantic Bluefin (T. thynnus).
     Some genetic analyses recently have implied that Pacific Bluefins are reasonably closely related to the Albacore or Bigeye Tuna.    
     
     The largest Bluefin Tuna on record in the Pacific was 1,221 pounds, caught in April 1986 about 300 miles south of Kyushu, Japan.
     The largest taken off California weighed 1,0007 pounds.   
     
     
492. Thunnus thynnus orientalis  ______  AK
     
     
493. Skipjack Tuna  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Katsuwonus pelamis
     
     
494. Bullet Mackerel  ______    
     Auxis rochei
     
     
495. Frigate Mackerel  ______  (also called Frigate Tuna)
     Auxis thazard
     
     
496. Black Skipjack  ______
     Euthynnus lineatus
     
     
497. Pacific Chubb Mackerel  ______  AK
     Scomber japonicus
     
     
498. Pacific Sierra  ______
     Scomberomarus sierra
     
     
499. Wahoo   ______ 
     Acanthocybium solandri
     
     
500. Pacific Bonito  ______  AK
     Sarda chiliensis lineolata
     
     
     BILLFISHES  (Family Istiophoridae)
     
     
501. Indo-Pacific Sailfish  ______ 
     Istiophorus platypterus
     
     The Sailfish grows up to 12 feet in length.  
     
     
502. Striped Marlin  ______
     Tetrapturus audx
     
     
503. Black Marlin  ______
     Makaira indica
     
     
504. Blue Marlin  ______ 
     Makaira nigricans
     
     The Blue Marlin grows up to 16 feet in length. 
     
     
     SWORDFISH  (Family Xiphiidae)
     
     
505. Swordfish  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)   
     Xiphias gladius
     
     
     MEDUSAFISHES  (Family Centrolophidae)
     
     
506. Medusafish  ______  AK
     Icichthys lockingtoni
     
     
     SQUARETAILS  (Family Tetragonuridae)
     
     
507. Smalleye Sqauretail  ______
     Tetragonurus cuvieri
     
     
     BUTTERFISHES  (Family Stromateidae)
     
     
508. Pacific Pompano  ______
     Peprilus simillimus
     
     
     RIGHT-EYE FLOUNDERS  (Family Pleuronectidae in the Order Pleuronectiformes)
     
     
509. Kamchatka Flounder  ______  AK
     Atheresthes evermanni
     
     
510. Arrowtooth Flounder  ______  AK
     Atheresthes stomias
     
     
511. Roughscale Sole  ______  AK
     Clidoderma asperrimum
     
     
512. Deepsea Sole  ______  AK
     Embassichthys bathybius
     
     
513. Petrale Sole  ______  AK
     Eopsetta jordani 
     
     
514. Rex Sole  ______  AK
     Glyptocephalus zachirus 
     
     
515. Flathead Sole  ______  AK
     Hippoglossoides elassodon
     
     
516. Bering Flounder  ______  AK
     Hippoglossoides robustus
     
     
517. Atlantic Halibut  ______  AK  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Hippoglossoides hippoglossus
     
     
518. Pacific Halibut  ______  AK
     Hippoglossus stenolepis 
     
     The Pacific Halibut grows up to over 8 feet in length, and can weigh over 500 pounds.
     
     Hippoglossus stenolepis is the largest of the flatfish in the Family Pleuronectidae. This and other flatfish are flattened laterally, and swim sideways, with one side facing down and the other facing up. The upperside is typically gray to brown, or nearly black. The underside is typically white.
     Virtually all halibut are right-eyed, meaning both eyes are on the upper, dark side of the body.
     Left-eyed halibut are rare. One study suggested a ratio of about 1 in 20,000.
     The maximum documented age for halibut is 55 years. Age is estimated by counting rings in the otolith, or ear bone.         
     
     
519. Inopsetta ischyra  ______  AK
     
     
520. Butter Sole  ______  AK
     Isopsetta isolepis
     
     
521. Southern Rock Sole  ______  AK
     Lepidopsetta bilineata
     
     
522. Northern Rock Sole  ______  (species described in 2000, when "split" from the Southern Rock Sole)
     Lepidopsetta polyxystra
     
     
523. Yellowfin Sole  ______  AK
     Limanda aspera
     
     
524. Longhead Dab  ______  AK
     Limanda proboscidea
     
     
525. Slender Sole  ______  AK
     Lyopsetta exilis
     
     
526. Microstomus bathybius  ______  AK
     
     
527. Dover Sole  ______  AK
     Microstomus pacificus
     
     
528. Parophrys vetula  ______  AK
     
     
529. English Sole  ______  AK
     Parophrys vetulus
     
     
530. Starry Flounder  ______  AK
     Platichthys stellatus
     
     
531. Pleuronectes asper  ______  AK
     
     
532. Arctic Flounder  ______  AK
     Pleuronectes glacialis
     
     
533. Pleuronectes proboscideus  ______  AK
     
     
534. Alaskan Plaice  ______  AK
     Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
     
     
535. C-O Sole  ______  AK
     Pleuronichthys coenosus
     
     
536. Curlfin Sole  ______  AK
     Pleuronichthys (or Pleuronectes) decurrens
     
     
537. Diamond Turbot  ______
     Pleuronichthys guttulatus
     
     
538. Spotted Turbot  ______
     Pleuronnichthys ritteri
     
     
539. Hornyhead Turbot  ______
     Pleuronichthys verticalis
     
     
540. Sand Sole  ______  AK
     Psettichthys melanostictus  
     
     
541. Reinhardtius evermanni  ______  AK
     
     
542. Greenland Halibut  ______  AK
     Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
     
     
543. Reinhardtius stomius  ______  AK
     
     
     SAND FLOUNDERS  (Family Paralichthyidae)
     
     
544. Gulf Sanddab  ______
     Citharichthys fragilis
     
     
545. Pacific Sanddab  ______  AK
     Citharichthys sordidus
     
     
546. Speckled Sanddab  ______  AK
     Citharichthys stigmaeus
     
     
547. Longfin Sanddab  ______
     Citharichthys xanthostigma
     
     
548. Bigmouth Sole  ______
     Hippoglossina stomata
     
     
549. California Halibut  ______
     Paralichthys californicus
     
     
550. Fantail Sole  ______
     Xystreurys liolepis 
     
     
     AMERICAN SOLES  (Family Achiridae)
     
     
551. Pacific Lined Sole  ______
     Achirus mazatlanus 
     
     
     TONGUEFISHES  (Family Cynoglossidae)
     
     
552. California Tonguefish  ______
     Symphurus atricaudus
     
     
     TRIGGERFISHES  (Family Balistidae)
     
     
553. Finescale Triggerfish  ______
     Balistes polylepis 
     
     
     PUFFERS  (Family Tetraodontidae)
     
     
554. Bullseye Puffer  ______
     Sphoeroides annulatus
     
     
     PORCUPINE FISHES  (Family Diodontidae)
     
     
555. Spotfin Burrfish  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Chilomycterus reticulatus 
     
     
556. Balloonfish  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758) 
     Diodon holocanthus
     
     
557. Porcupinefish  ______  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Diodon hystrix
     
     
     SUNFISHES & MOLAS  (Family Molidae)
     
     Large fish with disc-like bodies, lacking a tail. 
     
     
558. Ocean Sunfish  (ph) (*)  ______ CA(p)  (species described by Linnaeus in 1758)
     Mola mola
     
     Mola Mola grow up to 11.5 feet in length and can weigh up to 2 tons.
     
     
     
     
     An Oceanic Sunfish photographed during a FONT pelagic trip 
     
     
     

References include:

"Certainly More than you want to know about the Fishes of  the Pacific Coast", by Milton S. Love, 2011 

"Sea Life - A Complete Guide to the Marine Environment", edited by Geoffrey Waller, with principal contributors Marc Dando & Michael Burchett, 1996.  

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