Estero de
Punta Banda: fish
| English common name | Scientific name | Key |
Source | ||
| Southern spearnose poacher | Agonopsis sterletus | Ag |
2 | ||
| American shad | Alosa sapidissima | C |
2 | ||
| Barred surfperch | Amphistichus argenteus | Em |
1,2 | ||
| Calico surfperch | Amphistichus koelzi | Em |
1 | ||
| Redtail surfperch | Amphistichus rhodoterus | Em |
1 | ||
| Deepbody anchovy | Anchoa compressa | E |
1,2 | ||
| Slough anchovy | Anchoa delicatissima | E |
1,2 | ||
| Sargo | Anisotremus davidsonii | Hm |
1,2 | ||
| *** | Artedius spp. | Co |
2 | ||
| Topsmelt | Atherinops affinis | A |
1,2 | ||
| Jacksmelt | Atherinops californiensis | A |
1,2 | ||
| White seabass | Atractoscion nobilis | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Ocean whitefish | Caulolatilus princeps | Ma |
1,2 | ||
| Black croaker | Cheilotrema saturnum | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Spotted cusk-eel | Chilara taylori | O |
2 | ||
| Roughback sculpin | Chitonotus pugetensis | Co |
2 | ||
| Blacksmith | Chromis punctipinnis | Po |
2 | ||
| Speckled sanddab | Citharichthys stigmaeus | Py |
1, 2 | ||
| Pacific sanddab | Citharichthys sordidus | Py |
1 | ||
| Longfin sanddab | Citharichthys xanthostigma | Py |
1,2 | ||
| Arrow goby | Clevelandia ios | Gb |
1 | ||
| Woolly sculpin | Clinocottus analis | Co |
2 | ||
| Blackeye goby | Coryphopterus nicholsi | Gb |
2 | ||
| Shiner perch | Cymatogaster aggregata | Em |
1,2 | ||
| Island surfperch | Cymatogaster gracilis | Em |
1,2 | ||
| Shortfin corvina | Cynoscion parvipinnis* | Sc |
2 | ||
| Orangemouth corvina | Cynoscion xanthulus | Sc |
1 | ||
| Flying fishes | Cypselurus spp. | Ex |
2 | ||
| Diamond stingray | Dasyatis dipterura | D |
1,2 | ||
| Pelagic stingray | Dasyatis violacea | D |
1 | ||
| Black perch | Embiotoca jacksoni | Em |
1,2 | ||
| Striped seaperch | Embiotoca lateralis | Em |
1 | ||
| Northern anchovy | Engraulix mordax | E |
1,2 | ||
| Round herring | Etrumeus teres | C |
2 | ||
| California killifish | Fundulus parvipinnis | F |
1,2 | ||
| White croacker | Genyonemus lineatus | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Spotted kelpfish | Gibbonsia elegans | Cl |
2 | ||
| Longjaw mudsucker | Gillichthys mirabilis | Gb |
1,2 | ||
| Opaleye | Girella nigricans | K |
1,2 | ||
| California clingfish | Gobiesox rhessodon | G |
2 | ||
| California butterfly ray | Gymnura marmorata | Gy |
1,2 | ||
| Rock wrasse | Halichoeres semicinctus | Lb |
1,2 | ||
| Zebra perch | Hermosilla azurea | K |
1,2 | ||
| Horn Shark | Heterodontus francisci | H |
1,2 | ||
| Giant kelpfish | Heterostichus rostratus | Cl |
1,2 | ||
| Bigmouth sole | Hippoglossima stomata | Py |
1,2 | ||
| Spotfin seaperch | Hyperprosopon anale | Em |
2 | ||
| Walleye surfperch | Hyperprosopon argenteum | Em |
1,2 | ||
| Silver surfperch | Hyperprosopon ellipticum | Em |
2 | ||
| California halfbeak | Hyporhamphus rosae | H |
1 | ||
| Bay blenny | Hypsoblennius gentilis | Bl |
1,2 | ||
| Mussel blenny | Hypsoblennius jenkinsi | Bl |
1 | ||
| Diamond turbot | Hypsopsetta guttulata | Pl |
1,2 | ||
| Garibaldi | Hypsypops rubicundus | Po |
1,2 | ||
| Rockpool blenny | Hysoblennius gilberti | Bl |
2 | ||
| Yellowchin sculpin | Icelinus quadriseriatus | Co |
2 | ||
| Cheekspot goby | Ilypnus gilberti | Gb |
1,2 | ||
| Bay goby | Lepidogobius lepidus | Gb |
1,2 | ||
| Pacific staghorn sculpin | Leptocottus armatus | Co |
1,2 | ||
| California grunion | Leuresthes tenuis | A |
2 | ||
| California smoothtongue | Leuroglossus stilbius | B |
2 | ||
| Bluebanded goby | Lypthrypnus dalli | Gb |
2 | ||
| Zebra goby | Lypthrypnus zebra | Gb |
2 | ||
| Halfmoon | Medialuna californiensis | K |
1,2 | ||
| California corvina | Menticirrhus undulatus | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Dwarf perch | Micrometrus minimus | Em |
2 | ||
| Dover sole | Microstomus pacificus | Pl |
2 | ||
| Striped mullet | Mugil cephalus | Mu |
1,2 | ||
| Gray smoothhound | Mustelus californicus | T |
1 | ||
| Bat ray | Myliobatis californica | M |
1,2 | ||
| Sarcastic fringehead | Neoclinus blanchardi | Lr |
2 | ||
| Pygmy poacher | Odontopyxis trispinosa | Ag |
2 | ||
| Basketweave cusk-eel | Ophidion scrippsae | O |
2 | ||
| Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | He |
2 | ||
| Senorita | Oxyjulis californica | Lb |
1,2 | ||
| Painted greenling | Oxylebius pictus | He |
2 | ||
| Reef finspot | Paraclinus integripinnis | Lr |
2 | ||
| Kelp bass | Paralabrax clathratus | Se |
1,2 | ||
| Spotted sand bass | Paralabrax maculatofasciatus | Se |
1,2 | ||
| Barred sand bass | Paralabrax nebulifer | Se |
1,2 | ||
| California halibut | Paralichthys californicus | Py |
1,2 | ||
| Pacific pompano | Peprilus semillimus | St |
1,2 | ||
| White seaperch | Phanerodon furcatus | Em |
2 | ||
| Starry flounder | Platichthys stellatus | Pl |
2 | ||
| Thornback | Platyrhinoidis triseriata | R |
12 | ||
| English sole | Pleuronectes vetulus | Pl |
1,2 | ||
| Curlfin sole | Pleuronichthys decurrens | Pl |
1 | ||
| Spotted turbot | Pleuronichthys ritteri | Pl |
1,2 | ||
| Hornyhead turbot | Pleuronichthys verticalis | Pl |
1,2 | ||
| C-O sole | Pleuronichtys coenosus | Pl |
1 | ||
| Specklefin midshipman | Porichthys myriaster | Ba |
1 | ||
| Plainfin midshipman | Porichthys notatus | Ba |
2 | ||
| Lumptail searobin | Prionotus stephanophrys | Tr |
2 | ||
| Shadow goby | Quietula y-cauda | Gb |
1 | ||
| Big skate | Raja binoculata | Ra |
1,2 | ||
| Rubberlip seaperch | Rhacochilus toxotes | Em |
1 | ||
| Pile perch | Rhacochilus vacca | Em |
1 | ||
| Shovelnose guitarfish | Rhinobatos productus | R |
1,2 | ||
| Slender clingfish | Rimicola eigenmanni | G |
2 | ||
| Spotfin croaker | Roncador stearnsii | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Pacific bonito | Sarda chiliensis | Sm |
3 | ||
| Pacific sardine | Sardinops caeruleus | C |
1,2 | ||
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Sm |
1,2 | ||
| Pacific sierra | Scomberomorus sierra | Sm |
2 | ||
| California scorpionfish | Scorpaena guttata | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Cabezon | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus | Co |
2 | ||
| Kelp rockfish | Sebastes atrovirens | Sc |
2 | ||
| Brown rockfish | Sebastes auriculatus | Sc |
1 | ||
| Aurora rockfish | Sebastes aurora | Sc |
3 | ||
| Gopher rockfish | Sebastes carnatus | Sc |
2 | ||
| Copper rockfish | Sebastes caurinus | Sc |
3 | ||
| Starry rockfish | Sebastes constellatus | Sc |
3 | ||
| Widow rockfish | Sebastes entomelas | Sc |
1 | ||
| Rockfish | Sebastes maliger | Sc |
3 | ||
| Vermilion rockfish | Sebastes miniatus | Sc |
3 | ||
| Blue rockfish | Sebastes mystinus | Sc |
2 | ||
| China rockfish | Sebastes nebulosus | Sc |
2 | ||
| Bocaccio | Sebastes paucispinis | Sc |
3 | ||
| Grass rockfish | Sebastes rastrelliger | Sc |
2 | ||
| Rosy rockfish | Sebastes rosaceus | Sc |
3 | ||
| Greeblotched rockfish | Sebastes rosenblatti | Sc |
3 | ||
| Olive rockfish | Sebastes serranoides | Sc |
3 | ||
| Treefish | Sebastes serriceps | Sc |
2 | ||
| Honeycomb rockfish | Sebastes umbrosus | Sc |
3 | ||
| California sheephead | Semicossyphus pulcher | Lb |
1,2 | ||
| Seriola dorsalis | Ca |
3 | |||
| Yellowtail | Seriola lalandi | Ca |
2 | ||
| Queenfish | Seriphus politus | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Pacific barracuda | Sphyraena argentea | Sy |
2 | ||
| Spiny dogfish | Squalus acanthias | S |
1,2 | ||
| Angel shark | Squatina californica | Sq |
1,2 | ||
| Northern lampfish | Stenobrachius leucopsarus | My |
2 | ||
| Giant sea bass | Stereolepis gigas | Mo |
1,2 | ||
| California needlefish | Strongylura exilis | Be |
1 | ||
| California tonguefish | Symphurus atricaudus | Cy |
1,2 | ||
| Kelp pipefish | Syngnathus californiensis | Sy |
2 | ||
| Bay pipefish | Syngnathus leptorhynchus | Sy |
1,2 | ||
| California lizardfish | Synodus lucioceps | Sy |
1, 2 | ||
| Blind goby | Thyphlogobius californiensis | Gb |
2 | ||
| Pacific electric ray | Torpedo californica | To |
2 | ||
| Jack mackerel | Trachurus symmetricus | Ca |
1 | ||
| Leopard shark | Triakis semifasciata | T |
1,2 | ||
| Mexican lampfish | Triphoturus mexicanus | My |
2 | ||
| Yellowfin croacker | Umbrina roncador | Sc |
1,2 | ||
| Round stingray | Urobatis halleri | U |
1,2 | ||
| Salema | Xenistius californiensis | Hm |
1,2 | ||
| Fantail sole | Xystreurys liolepis | Py |
1,2 | ||
| Shortspine combfish | Zaniolepis frenata | He |
2 | ||
| Longspine combfish | Zaniolepis latipinnis | He |
2 | ||
| *** | Zaniolepis spp. | He |
2 | ||
FAMILIES LIST
AGONIDAE Ag
ATHERINIDAE A
BATHYLAGIDAE B
BATROCHOIDIDAE Ba
BELONIDAE Be
BLENNIIDAE Bl
CARANGIDAE Ca
CLINIDAE Cl
CLUPEIDAE C
COTTIDAE Co
CYNOGLOSSIDAE Cy
DASYATIDAE D
EMBIOTOCIDAE Em
ENGRAULIDAE E
EXOCOETIDAE Ex
FUNDULIDAE F
GOBIESOCIDAE G
GOBIIDAE Gb
GYMNURIDAE Gy
HAEMULIDAE (Pomadasyidae) Hm
HEMIRAMPHIDAE H
HETERODONTIDAE H
HEXAGRAMMIDAE He
KIPHOSIDAE K
LABRIDAE Lb
LABRISOMIDAE Lr
MORONIDAE (+Polyprionidae) Mo
MUGILIDAE Mu
MYCTOPHIDAE My
MYLIOBATIDAE M
OPHIDIDAE O
PARALICHTHYDAE Py
PLEURONECTIDAE Pl
POMACENTRIDAE Po
RAJIDAE Ra
RHINOBATIDAE R
SCIAENIDAE Sc
SCOMBRIDAE Sm
SCORPAENIDAE Sc
SERRANIDAE Se
SPHYRAENIDAE Sy
SQUALIDAE S
SQUATINIDAE Sq
STROMATEIDAE St
SYNGNATHIDAE Sy
SYNODONTIDAE Sy
TORPEDINIDAE To
TRIAKIDAE T
TRIGLIDAE Tr
UROLOPHIDAE U
Famillia MALACANTHIDAE Ma
* Non-native species
+ Special status species
# Breeding special species
Last Updated on
06/17/99
By Pro
Esteros
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