Fish Species

Eulachon

Thaleichthys pacificus

Also: Candlefish; Oolichan; Hooligan; Salvation Fish

Jacksmelt

Atherinopsis californiensis

Also: Jack Smelt

Northern Anchovy

Engraulis mordax

Also: Anchovy; Pinhead (small)

Pacific Herring

Clupea pallasii

Also: Herring; Pacific Herring

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

Also: Sardine; Pilchard

Surf Smelt

Hypomesus pretiosus

Also: Day Smelt; Silver Smelt

Cabezon

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Also: Cab; Marbled Sculpin; Great Sculpin

Lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus

Also: Ling; Buckethead

Monkeyface Prickleback

Cebidichthys violaceus

Also: Monkeyface Eel; Blenny Eel

Pacific Cod

Gadus macrocephalus

Also: Gray Cod; True Cod; P-Cod

Pacific Hake

Merluccius productus

Also: Pacific Whiting; Hake

Pacific Tomcod

Microgadus proximus

Also: Tomcod; Piciata

Sablefish

Anoplopoma fimbria

Also: Black Cod; Butterfish; Coalfish

Walleye Pollock

Gadus chalcogrammus

Also: Pollock; Alaska Pollock

Wolf-eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Also: Wolf Eel (not a true eel)

Brown Rock Crab

Romaleon antennarium

Also: Pacific Rock Crab; Rock Crab

Dungeness Crab

Metacarcinus magister

Also: Dungies; Dungie

European Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Also: Green Crab; Shore Crab; Five-Spine Crab

Puget Sound King Crab

Lopholithodes mandtii

Also: King Crab; Box Crab

Purple Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus nudus

Also: Naked Shore Crab; Purple Crab

Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

Also: Rock Crab; Red Crab

Sheep Crab

Loxorhynchus grandis

Also: Spider Crab; California King Crab

Slender Crab

Metacarcinus gracilis

Also: Graceful Rock Crab; Graceful Crab

Tanner Crab

Chionoecetes bairdi

Also: Southern Tanner Crab; Snow Crab; Bairdi Crab

Yellow Rock Crab

Metacarcinus anthonyi

Also: Yellow Crab

Yellow Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Also: Hairy Shore Crab; Oregon Shore Crab; Mud Shore Crab

Arrowtooth Flounder

Atheresthes stomias

Also: Arrowtooth; Turbot

Butter Sole

Isopsetta isolepis

Also: Scaly-Fin Sole

California Halibut

Paralichthys californicus

Also: Cali Halibut; Flattie; Barn Door

Curlfin Sole

Pleuronichthys decurrens

Also: Curlfin Turbot

Dover Sole

Microstomus pacificus

Also: Slime Sole; Rubber Sole

English Sole

Parophrys vetulus

Also: Lemon Sole; Common Sole; Pointed-Nose Sole

Pacific Halibut

Hippoglossus stenolepis

Also: Hali; Barn Door; Chicken (small)

Pacific Sanddab

Citharichthys sordidus

Also: Sanddab; Mottled Sanddab

Petrale Sole

Eopsetta jordani

Also: Petrale; Brill; Round-Nosed Sole

Rex Sole

Glyptocephalus zachirus

Also: Witch Sole; Long-Finned Sole

Rock Sole

Lepidopsetta bilineata

Also: Broadfin Sole

Sand Sole

Psettichthys melanostictus

Also: Sand Dab; Fringe Sole

Speckled Sanddab

Citharichthys stigmaeus

Also: Speckled Dab

Starry Flounder

Platichthys stellatus

Also: Starry; Diamond Flounder

Kelp Greenling

Hexagrammos decagrammus

Also: Sea Trout; Rock Trout; Greenling

Rock Greenling

Hexagrammos lagocephalus

Also: Rock Trout; Red Greenling

Whitespotted Greenling

Hexagrammos stelleri

Also: Whitespotted Greenling

Albacore Tuna

Thunnus alalunga

Also: Longfin Tuna; Albie; Tombo

Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus orientalis

Also: Pacific Bluefin; PBT

Dorado

Coryphaena hippurus

Also: Mahi-Mahi; Dolphinfish; Dorado

Jack Mackerel

Trachurus symmetricus

Also: Pacific Jack Mackerel; Horse Mackerel; Spanish Mackerel

Pacific Bonito

Sarda chiliensis

Also: Bonito; Bonehead; Skippy

Pacific Mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Also: Blue Mackerel; Chub Mackerel; Pacific Chub Mackerel

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

Also: Ahi; Yellowfin

Yellowtail

Seriola lalandi

Also: Yellowtail Amberjack; Mossback; Forktail

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

California Sheephead

Bodianus pulcher

Green Sturgeon

Acipenser medirostris

Also: Green Sturgeon

Kelp Bass (Calico Bass)

Paralabrax clathratus

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Also: Striper; Rockfish (CA term - confusing); Linesider

White Seabass

Atractoscion nobilis

Also: White Seabass; King Croaker; Sea Trout

White Sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus

Also: White Sturgeon; Columbia River Sturgeon

Bat Ray

Myliobatis californica

Also: Bat Ray; Eagle Ray

Big Skate

Beringraja binoculata

Also: Big Skate; Raja

Longnose Skate

Raja rhina

Also: Longnose Skate

Black Rockfish

Sebastes melanops

Also: Black Bass; Black Snapper; Sea Bass

Black-and-Yellow Rockfish

Sebastes chrysomelas

Also: Black and Yellow

Blue Rockfish

Sebastes mystinus

Also: Blue Bass; Priestfish

Bocaccio

Sebastes paucispinis

Also: Salmon Grouper; Red Snapper (misnamed)

Brown Rockfish

Sebastes auriculatus

Also: Bolina; Chocolate Bass

Canary Rockfish

Sebastes pinniger

Also: Orange Rockfish; Fantail

China Rockfish

Sebastes nebulosus

Also: China Cod; Yellowstripe Rockfish

Copper Rockfish

Sebastes caurinus

Also: Whitebelly; Chucklehead

Gopher Rockfish

Sebastes carnatus

Also: Gopher; Butterball

Grass Rockfish

Sebastes rastrelliger

Also: Grass Bass

Greenspotted Rockfish

Sebastes chlorostictus

Also: Greenspotted

Kelp Rockfish

Sebastes atrovirens

Also: Kelp Bass (misnamed); Dumb Bass

Olive Rockfish

Sebastes serranoides

Also: Johnny Bass; Sugar Bass

Quillback Rockfish

Sebastes maliger

Also: Quillback; Speckled Rockfish

Rosy Rockfish

Sebastes rosaceus

Also: Rosy

Silvergray Rockfish

Sebastes brevispinis

Also: Silvergray

Starry Rockfish

Sebastes constellatus

Also: Spotted Corsair; Chinafish

Tiger Rockfish

Sebastes nigrocinctus

Also: Tiger; Banded Rockfish

Vermilion Rockfish

Sebastes miniatus

Also: Red Snapper; Red Rock Cod; Rasher

Widow Rockfish

Sebastes entomelas

Also: Widow; Brown Bomber

Yelloweye Rockfish

Sebastes ruberrimus

Also: Red Snapper; Rasphead; Turkey Red

Yellowtail Rockfish

Sebastes flavidus

Also: Yellowtail; Green Snapper

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Also: King; Tyee; Blackmouth; Spring Salmon; Quinnat

Chum Salmon

Oncorhynchus keta

Also: Dog Salmon; Keta; Calico; Silverbrite

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Also: Silver; Silvers; Hooknose

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Also: Humpy; Humpback; Pinks

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Also: Red; Reds; Blueback; Kokanee (landlocked)

Steelhead

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Also: Sea-run Rainbow Trout, Anadromous Rainbow, Steelhead Trout

Brown Irish Lord

Hemilepidotus spinosus

Also: Brown Irish Lord

Buffalo Sculpin

Enophrys bison

Also: Buffalo Sculpin

Great Sculpin

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

Also: Great Sculpin

Red Irish Lord

Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus

Also: Red Irish Lord

Staghorn Sculpin

Leptocottus armatus

Also: Bullhead; Pacific Staghorn Sculpin

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Also: Blue Dog; Great Blue

Leopard Shark

Triakis semifasciata

Also: Leopard; Cat Shark

Salmon Shark

Lamna ditropis

Also: Pacific Porbeagle

Sevengill Shark

Notorynchus cepedianus

Also: Broadnose Sevengill; Cowshark

Soupfin Shark

Galeorhinus galeus

Also: Tope; Oil Shark; School Shark

Spiny Dogfish

Squalus suckleyi

Also: Dogfish; Dog Shark; Mud Shark

Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

Also: Common Thresher; Sea Fox

Pacific Geoduck

Panopea generosa

Pacific Razor Clam

Siliqua patula

Barred Surfperch

Amphistichus argenteus

Also: Barred Perch; Sand Perch

Black Perch

Embiotoca jacksoni

Also: Black Surfperch; Butterlips

Calico Surfperch

Amphistichus koelzi

Also: Calico Perch

Pile Perch

Rhacochilus vacca

Also: Piling Perch; Dusky Perch; Forktail Perch

Rainbow Seaperch

Hypsurus caryi

Also: Rainbow Perch

Redtail Surfperch

Amphistichus rhodoterus

Also: Redtail; Porgy; Oregon Porgie

Rubberlip Seaperch

Rhacochilus toxotes

Also: Rubberlip; Buttermouth

Shiner Perch

Cymatogaster aggregata

Also: Shiner; Yellow Shiner; Seven-Eleven Perch

Silver Surfperch

Hyperprosopon ellipticum

Also: Silver Perch

Spotfin Surfperch

Hyperprosopon anale

Also: Spotfin; Silver Perch

Striped Seaperch

Embiotoca lateralis

Also: Striped Perch; Rainbow Perch; Blue Perch

Walleye Surfperch

Hyperprosopon argenteum

Also: Walleye; China Pompano; White Perch

White Seaperch

Phanerodon furcatus

Also: White Perch; Split-tail Perch

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

California Sheephead

Bodianus pulcher

Green Sturgeon

Acipenser medirostris

Also: Green Sturgeon

Kelp Bass (Calico Bass)

Paralabrax clathratus

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Also: Striper; Rockfish (CA term - confusing); Linesider

White Seabass

Atractoscion nobilis

Also: White Seabass; King Croaker; Sea Trout

White Sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus

Also: White Sturgeon; Columbia River Sturgeon