Fish practicum 2: Fish identification

Anchoa compressa

Beringraja inornata

prominent ocelli. sharply pointed nose but otherwise quite round for a skate. 4 prescapular spine. dark freckles all over dorsal side. this specimen is quite small

california skate

Beringraja rhina

longnose skate

looks very similar to california skate except for a longer nose, black spots on the ventral side, and fewer spots on the dorsal side

Careproctus melanurus

Chitonotus pugetensis

Citharichthys sordidus

Citharichthys stigmaeus

Citharichthys xanthostigma

Clinocottus analis

Cymatogaster aggregata

Diaphus theta

Facciolella equatorialis

Genyonemus lineatus

Minute barbels on chin, small inferior mouth, small black spot at base of pectoral fins

Girella nigricans

Gobiesox rhessodon

Haemulon californiensis

Heterodontus francisci

Hippoglossina stomata

Hydrolagus colliei

Hypsoblennius gentilis

Hypsoblennius gilberti

Rockpool blenny

The cirrus on the eye is branched, dorsal fin is not continuous and gets longer in the middle of the body

Icelinus quadriseriatus

Kyphosus azureus

Lycodes pacificus

Lyconema barbatum

Lyopsetta exilis

Myliobatis californica

more prominent thick head, dark dorsal side, pointed wings

Menticirrhus undulatus

Merluccius productus

Nezumia stelgidolepis

Odontopyxis trispinosa

pygmy poacher

spotted dorsal and caudal fins. indent right behind the cranium in the top of the head. no beehive looking pattern under the head (unlike the blacktip)

Ophiodon elongatus

Paralabrax maculatofasciatus

Paralabrax nebulifer

Paralichthys californicus

Physiculus rastrelliger

Pleuronichthys decurrens

Pleuronichthys ritteri

Pleuronichthys verticalis

Porichthys myriaster

Porichthys notatus

Rhinobatos productus

Scorpaena guttata

Sebastes auriculatus

Sebastes chlorostictus

Sebastes constellatus

Sebastes diploproa

Sebastes goodei

Sebastes macdonaldi

Sebastes miniatus

Sebastes rosaceus

Sebastes rosenblatti

Sebastes rubrivinctus

Sebastes saxicola

Sebastes semicinctus

Sebastes umbrosus

Sebastolobus alascanus

Seriphus politus

Symphurus atricaudus

Syngnathus leptorhynchus

Synodus lucioceps

Umbrina roncador

yellowfin croaker

wavy lines of dark spots on body, single barbel on chin

Urobatis halleri

round stingray. lots of small lighter spots around the edge of the body and on the tail. nose pointed slightly but not sharp

Xeneretmus latifrons

Xystreurys liolepis

Zalembius rosaceus

Zaniolepis frenata

darker color than the longspine, larger eyes, skinnier

banding pattern on fins, long body

Zaniolepis latipinnis

elongated second dorsal spine, lighter color and more spots than shortspine

banding pattern on fins, long body

fasciatus

latin for banded/striped

pleuro-

latin for side/lateral

rhino-/rhin-

latin for nose

lepis

latin for scale

stomata/-stoma/-stomus

latin/greek indicating a large or oddly placed mouth