Fish of the Metchosin Coastal Area

The following fish have been found on Taylor beach

Gobiesox meandrous–Northern Clingfish

Ammodytes hexapterus: Pacific Sand lance, (Needle fish) 

Liparidae( snail fish)

Aluolorhychus  flavidus: Tubesnout 

Gasterosteus aculeatus : Threespine Stickleback

Shiner perch : Cymatogaster aggregata 

Skate 

Other fish from the Race Rocks taxonomy :

Subphylum Vertebrata:
Class Elasmobranchii: sharks and skates
Squalus acanthias (Spiny Dogfish):
Raja rhina (Longnose skate):
Hydrolagus colliei (ratfish):

Class Actinopterygii: rockfish and sculpins-Order Scorpaeniformes

Scorpaenichthyes marmoratus (Cabezon):
Hexagrammos decagrammus (Kelp greenling):
Ophiodon elongatus (Lingcod):
Oligocottus maculosus (Tidepool sculpin):
Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Sailfin Sculpin):
Ronquilus jordani (Northern ronquil)
Sebastes melanopsi (Black rockfish):
Sebastes maliger (Quillback rockfish):
Sebastes nigrocinctus (Tiger Rockfish):
Sebastes flavidus (Yellowtail Rockfish):
Sebastes caurinus (Copper Rockfish):
Sebastes emphaeus (Puget Sound Rockfish):
Agonomalus mozinol (Kelp Poacher):
Chirolophis decoratus  (Decorated warbonnet):
Lupensus sagitta (Snake Prickleback):
Clupea pallasii (Pacific Herring):
Engraulis mordax (Northern Anchovie) 

Pholis clemensi: (Longfin gunnel)
Rhamphocottus richarsonii (Grunt Sculpin):
Acipenser transmontanus(White Sturgeon):
Anarrhichthys ocellatus (Wolf eel):
Apodichtys flavidus (Penpoint gunnel):
Oncorhynchus keta (Chum salmon):
Oncorhynchus kisutch (coho salmon):
Myctophidae (lanternfish):

 

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