Bay Pipefish

Bay Pipefish

Bay Pipefish By Jesse W.M Campbell Common name: Bay Pipefish, North West Pacific Pipefish, Kelp Pipefish Scientific name: Sygnathus leptorhynchus (Sygnathus griseolineatus) Size range: Females may grow up to 39cm (15.6 inches). Identifying Features:  A long, slender,...
Copper Rockfish

Copper Rockfish

Author: Spencer Mann Illustration by Spencer Mann, Photos by D. Young Common name(s): Copper Rockfish, White Belly, and Chucklehead. Scientific name: Sebastes caurinus Size range: 12- 22 inches (38.1cm – 55.9cm) and weigh 4 – 10lbs   Identifying Features:  The...
Canary Rockfish

Canary Rockfish

Canary Rockfish Scientific Name: Sebastes pinniger Photos by D. Young More information on this species is coming soon!   A juvenile Canary Rock...
Ocean Sunfish

Ocean Sunfish

Authors: Ethan and Duncan Common Names: Ocean Sunfish, Sunfish, Common Mola Scientific name: Mola mola Size: up to 10ft in length and 1000lbs (454kg)! One of the heaviest bony fish in the world (not including sharks) Photo by Per-Ola Norman Identifying Features: ...
Smooth Dreamer Anglerfish

Smooth Dreamer Anglerfish

Author: Keely Cook (updates were added in 2024) Scientific name: Chaenophryne sp. (Likely Chaenophryne melanorhabdus) Etymology: chaeno “gape”, phryne “toad” and melanos “black”, rhabdus “rod” Size range: maximum...
Pacific Spiny Dogfish

Pacific Spiny Dogfish

Author: Cara Mackenzie Photo kindly provided by Andy Murch Common name:  Pacific Spiny Dogfish, Spiny Dogfish, Dogfish Scientific Name: Squalus suckleyi (formerly identified as the same species as the Atlantic spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias but now identified as a...