SSSC Aquarium Species ID

Identification flashcards for use by staff at the SSSC aquarium. Updated 2026

Smoothhead Sculpin

Buffalo Sculpin

Grunt Sculpin

Cabezon (ours is much bigger)

Sailfin Sea Raven

Red Irish Lord

Silvergrey Rockfish

Dark Rockfish

Yellow Tail Rockfish

Quillback Rockfish

Black Rockfish

China Rockfish

Kelp Greenling

Lingcod

Wolf Eel

High Cockscomb

Decorated Warbonnet

Black Prickleback

Alaskan Ronquil

Crescent Gunnel

Shiner Surfperch

Pink (Humpy) Salmon

Chum (Dog) Salmon

Chinook (King) Salmon

C-O Sole

Hairy Tunicate

Shiny Red Tunicate

Pacific Sea Peach

Orange Social Tunicate

Sea Vase

Transparent Tunicate

Pale Mushroom Compound Tunicate

Mushroom Tunicate

Yellow Boring Sponge

Velvety Red Sponge

Smooth Scallop Sponge

Rough Scallop Sponge

Bowerbank’s Crumb of Bread Sponge

Halichondria sitiens

Tough Yellow Branching Sponge

Hermit Crab Sponge

Hamacantha hyaloderma

Purple Intertidal Sponge

Spaghetti Sponge

Moon Jelly

Northern Sea Nettle

Lion’s Mane Jelly

Egg Yolk Jelly

Pink-Mouth Hydroid

Thimble Jelly

Burrowing Anemone

Green Surf Anemone

White-spotted Anemone

Chevron Tentacled Anemone

Urtibrina rimicola

Sand Rose Anemone

Painted Anemone

Fish-eating Anemone

Short Plumrose Anemone

Red Soft Coral

Orange Cup Coral

Orange Sea Pen

Gumboot Chiton

Painted Dendrochiton

White-line Chiton

Lined Chiton

Blue-Line Chiton

Lovely Chiton

Hidden Chiton

Merten’s Chiton

Spiny Pink Scallop

Smooth Pink Scallop

Giant Rock Scallop

Jingle Shell Oyster

Heart Cockle

Rock Entodesma

Northern Horsemussel

Pacific Blue Mussel

Pacific Littleneck Clam

Washington Butter Clam

Horse Clam

Arctic Nestler

Money Wentletrap

San Diego Ear Shell

Checkered Hairysnail

Spiral Velvet Snal

Wrinkled Amphissa

Purple Olive

Leafy Hornmouth

Wrinkled Dogwinkle

Whitecap Limpit

Mask Limpit

Plate Limpit

Keyhole Limpit

Hooded Puncturella

Pinto Abalone

Blue Topsnail

Puppet Margarite

Dusky Turban

Aleutian Moonsnail