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There are at least 253 identified species of fish known to inhabit the marine and brackish regions of the Salish Sea. Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical occurrence within the Salish Seas regions. Salish Sea regions: JF=
Strait of Juan de Fuca The Strait of Juan de Fuca (officially named Juan de Fuca Strait in Canada) is a body of water about long that is the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between Canada and the United States runs down the centre ...
; SJ=
San Juan Islands The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core ...
; BB=
Bellingham Bay Bellingham Bay is a bay of the Salish Sea located in Washington State in the United States. It is separated from the Strait of Georgia on the west by the Lummi Peninsula, Portage Island, and Lummi Island. It is bordered on the east by Bellingha ...
; SG=southern
Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia (french: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada and the extreme northwestern mainland coast ...
; NG=northern Strait of Georgia; NS=northern
Puget Sound Puget Sound ( ) is a sound of the Pacific Northwest, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is located along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected m ...
; SS=southern Puget Sound; HC=
Hood Canal Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins,Myxiniformes (Hagfish)


Myxinidae

* Pacific hagfish, ''Eptatretus stoutii'', JF


Petromyzontiformes Lampreys (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are an ancient extant lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes , placed in the superclass Cyclostomata. The adult lamprey may be characterized by a toothed, funnel-like su ...
(Lampreys)


Petromyzontidae The northern lampreys (Petromyzontidae) are a family of lampreys. Northern lampreys have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates. Genera * '' Caspiomyzon'' * '' Entosphenus'' * ''Eudontomyzon'' * ''Ichthyomyzon'' * ''La ...

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Pacific lamprey The Pacific lamprey (''Entosphenus tridentatus'') is an anadromous parasitic lamprey from the Pacific Coast of North America and Asia. It is a member of the Petromyzontidae family. The Pacific lamprey is also known as the three-tooth lamprey and ...
,Species (and hybrid) new to the marine ichthyofauna of the Salish Sea, added since the most recently published checklist
Miller and Borton, 1980
 ''Entosphenus tridentatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Western river lamprey,Primarily freshwater species ''Lampetra ayresii'', SJ BB SG NS


Chimaeriformes (Ratfish)


Chimaeridae The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have short, rounded snouts, without the modifications found in related families. Many species have lon ...

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Spotted ratfish The spotted ratfish (''Hydrolagus colliei'') is a chimaera found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Often seen by divers at night in the Pacific Northwest, this cartilaginous fish gets its characteristic name from a pointed rat-like tail. Th ...
, ''Hydrolagus colliei'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Lamniformes The Lamniformes (, from Greek ''lamna'' "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the gre ...
(Mackerel Sharks)


Alopiidae Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus ''Alopias''. All three thresher shark species have been l ...
(Thresher sharks)

* Common thresher shark ''Alopias vulpinus'', JF SJ


Cetorhinidae Cetorhinidae is a family of filter feeding mackerel sharks, whose members are commonly known as basking sharks. It includes the extant basking shark, ''Cetorhinus'', as well as two extinct genera, ''Caucasochasma ''Caucasochasma'' is an extinc ...
(Basking sharks)

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Basking shark The basking shark (''Cetorhinus maximus'') is the second-largest living shark and fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach in leng ...
''Cetorhinus maximus'' SJ, SG, NS, SS


Lamnidae The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks. They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide, though prefer environments with colder water. The name of the family is formed from the Greek word ''l ...
(Mackerel sharks)

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Salmon shark The salmon shark (''Lamna ditropis'') is a species of mackerel shark found in the northern Pacific ocean. As an apex predator, the salmon shark feeds on salmon, squid, sablefish, and herring. It is known for its ability to maintain stomach tempe ...
''Lamna ditropis'', JF SJ SG NG NS *
Great white shark The great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is nota ...
''Carcharodon carcharias'', JF NS


Carcharhiniformes Carcharhiniformes , the ground sharks, are the largest order of sharks, with over 270 species. They include a number of common types, such as catsharks, swellsharks, and the sandbar shark. Members of this order are characterized by the presenc ...
(Ground sharks)


Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)

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Brown catshark The brown catshark (''Apristurus brunneus'') is commonly found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from the northern Pacific waters off the coast of British Columbia and south to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. They may live as far south as Ecu ...
''Apristurus brunneus'', SJ SG NS SS HC


Triakidae (Hound sharks)

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Leopard shark The leopard shark (''Triakis semifasciata'') is a species of houndshark, in the family Triakidae. It is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico. Typically measuring 1.2–1.5 m (3.9 ...
''Triakis semifasciata'', BB


Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)

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Blue shark The blue shark (''Prionace glauca''), also known as the great blue shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. Averaging around and preferring ...
''Prionace glauca'', NS


Hexanchiformes The Hexanchiformes are the order consisting of the most primitive types of sharks, and numbering just seven extant species. Fossil sharks that were apparently very similar to modern sevengill species are known from Jurassic specimens. Hexanch ...
(Six-gill sharks)


Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)

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Bluntnose sixgill shark The bluntnose sixgill shark (''Hexanchus griseus''), often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid shark, growing to in length. It is found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide and its diet is widely varied by region. The ...
''Hexanchus griseus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Broadnose sevengill shark The broadnose sevengill shark (''Notorynchus cepedianus'') is the only extant member of the genus ''Notorynchus'', in the family Hexanchidae. It is recognizable because of its seven gill slits, while most shark species have five gill slits, with ...
Name changes introduced since the most recently published checklist (Miller and Borton, 1980) ''Notorynchus cepedianus'', SG SS


Squaliformes The Squaliformes are an order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families. Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, they usually have a sharp head, no anal fin or nictitating membrane, and fiv ...
(Dogfish sharks)


Squalidae Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks categorized under Squaliformes, making it the second largest order of sharks, numbering 119 species across 7 families. Having earned t ...
(Dogfish sharks)

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Pacific spiny dogfish The Pacific spiny dogfish (''Squalus suckleyi'') is a common species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks and are among the most abundant species of sharks in the world. This species is closely related to '' Squalus acanthias'' and for many ...
''Squalus suckleyi'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Somniosidae The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature. Distribution and hab ...
(Sleeper sharks)

* Pacific sleeper shark ''Somniosus pacificus'', JF SJ NG NS


Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)


Squatinidae

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Pacific angelshark The Pacific angelshark (''Squatina californica'') is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to the Gulf of California, and from Ecuador to Chile, although those in the Gulf of California and so ...
''Squatina californica'', NS


Torpediniformes Fernando de Buen y Lozano was a Spanish ichthyologist and oceanographer Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ...
(Electric rays)


Torpedinidae

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Pacific electric ray ''Tetronarce californica'' also known as the Pacific electric ray is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae, endemic to the coastal waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to British Columbia. It generally inh ...
''Torpedo californica'', JF BB SG NS SS HC


Rajiformes (Skates)


Rajidae

* Bering skate ''Bathyraja interrupta'', SG * Sandpaper skate ''Bathyraja kincaidii'', JF SJ SG *
Big skate The big skate (''Beringraja binoculata'') is the largest species of skate (family Rajidae) in the waters off North America. They are found along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Baja California, typically from the intertidal zone to a depth of ...
''Beringraja binoculata'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * California skate ''Raja inornata'', JF *
Longnose skate Longnose skate can refer to several species of rays (fish): * '' Beringraja rhina'', from the northeast Pacific * '' Dentiraja confusa'', found off southeastern Australia * '' Dipturus oxyrinchus'', from the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean ...
''Raja rhina'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Acipenseriformes Acipenseriformes is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes (Acipenseroidei), as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. They are the second earliest diver ...
(Sturgeons)


Acipenseridae Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early ...

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Green sturgeon The green sturgeon (''Acipenser medirostris'') is a species of sturgeon native to the northern Pacific Ocean, from China and Russia to Canada and the United States. Description Sturgeons are among the largest and most ancient of ray finn ...
''Acipenser medirostris'', JF SG NG *
White sturgeon White sturgeon (''Acipenser transmontanus'') is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae of the order Acipenseriformes. They are an anadromous fish species ranging in the Eastern Pacific; from the Gulf of Alaska to Monterey, California. ...
''Acipenser transmontanus'', JF SG NG NS SS HC


Anguilliformes Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
(Eels)


Nemichthyidae Snipe eels are a family, Nemichthyidae, of eels that consists of nine species in three genera. They are pelagic fishes, found in every ocean, mostly at depths of but sometimes as deep as . Depending on the species, adults may reach in length, y ...
(Snipe eels)

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Slender snipe eel The slender snipe eel (''Nemichthys scolopaceus''), also known as the deep sea duck, is a fish that can weigh only a few ounces, yet reach 5 feet or 1.5 m in length. Features include a bird-like beak with curving tips, covered with tiny hooked t ...
''Nemichthys scolopaceus'', JF SG NS


Clupeiformes Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish. Clupeiformes are physostomes, which means that ...
(Herrings)


Engraulidae An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
(Anchovies)

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Northern anchovy The Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (''Engraulis mordax'') is a species of anchovy found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to British Columbia. Relationship with humans Commercial fishing As sardine populations declined in the Pa ...
''Engraulis mordax'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for producti ...
(Herrings and sardines)

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American shad The American shad (''Alosa sapidissima'') is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast. Th ...
Introduced speciesAnadromous species ''Alosa sapidissima'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Pacific herring ''Clupea pallasii'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Pacific sardine ''Sardinops'' is a monotypic genus of sardines of the family Clupeidae. The only member of the genus is ''Sardinops sagax''. It is found in the Indo-Pacific and East Pacific oceans. Its length is up to . It has numerous common or vernacular names ...
''Sardinops sagax'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC


Cypriniformes Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. Cypriniformes is an Order within the Superorder Ostariophysi consisting of " Carp-like" Ostariophysins. This order contains 11-12 famil ...
(Carps)


Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...
(Minnows and carps)

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Common carp The Eurasian carp or European carp (''Cyprinus carpio''), widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.Fishbase''Cyprinus carpio'' Linnaeus, 1758/ref>Arkive The ...
''Cyprinus carpio'', SG


Argentiniformes The Argentiniformes are an order of ray-finned fish whose distinctness was recognized only fairly recently. In former times, they were included in the Osmeriformes (typical smelt and allies) as suborder Argentinoidei. That term refers only to ...
(Marine smelts)


Bathylagidae The deep-sea smelts are any members of the family Bathylagidae, a distinct group of marine smelts. Deep-sea smelts are marine fishes found in deep waters throughout the oceans, down to in depth. They are small fishes, growing up to long. They ...
(Deep sea smelts)

* Northern smoothtongue ''Leuroglossus schmidti'', SG NG


Osmeriformes The Osmeriformes are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the true or freshwater smelts and allies, such as the galaxiids and noodlefishes; they are also collectively called osmeriforms. They belong to the teleost superorder Protacanthopte ...
(Freshwater smelts)


Osmeridae Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts ...
(Smelts)

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Whitebait smelt ''Allosmerus'' is a monotypic genus of smelt. Its sole species, ''Allosmerus elongatus'', the whitebait smelt, is an uncommon Northeast Pacific smelt, about which little is known. Originally described as both ''Osmerus attenuatus'' and ''O. elon ...
''Allosmerus elongatus'', JF SJ *
Surf smelt ''Hypomesus pretiosus'', or surf smelt, is a marine smelt with a range from Prince William Sound, Alaska to Long Beach, California, although its population declines south of San Francisco. The surf smelt grows to be about 10 inches in southern ...
''Hypomesus pretiosus'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC *
Capelin The capelin or caplin (''Mallotus villosus'') is a small forage fish of the smelt family found in the North Atlantic, North Pacific and Arctic oceans. In summer, it grazes on dense swarms of plankton at the edge of the ice shelf. Larger capelin ...
''Mallotus villosus'', JF * Night smelt ''Spirinchus starksi'', JF *
Longfin smelt The longfin smelt (''Spirinchus thaleichthys'') is a smelt (fish), smelt that is found in several estuary, estuaries and lakes along the northern Pacific coast of North America. Its most distinctive characteristic is the long pectoral fins that r ...
''Spirinchus thaleichthys'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Eulachon The eulacheon ( (''Thaleichthys pacificus''), also spelled oolichan , ooligan , hooligan ), also called the candlefish, is a small anadromous species of smelt that spawns in some of the major river systems along the Pacific coast of North Amer ...
''Thaleichthys pacificus'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS


Salmoniformes Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes . It includes salmon (both Atlantic and Pacific species), trout (both ocean-going and landlocked), chars, freshwater whitefis ...
(Trouts)


Salmonidae Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes . It includes salmon (both Atlantic and Pacific species), trout (both ocean-going and landlocked), chars, freshwater whitefis ...
(Trouts and salmons)

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Cutthroat trout The cutthroat trout is a fish species of the family Salmonidae native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin in North America. As a member of the genus '' Oncorhynchus'', it is one of the Pacific t ...
''Oncorhynchus clarkii'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Pink salmon Pink salmon or humpback salmon (''Oncorhynchus gorbuscha'') is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is the smallest and most abundant of the Pacific salmon. The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name for ...
''Oncorhynchus gorbuscha'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Chum salmon The chum salmon (''Oncorhynchus keta''), also known as dog salmon or keta salmon, is a species of anadromous salmonid fish from the genus '' Oncorhynchus'' (Pacific salmon) native to the coastal rivers of the North Pacific and the Beringian A ...
''Oncorhynchus keta'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Coho salmon The coho salmon (''Oncorhynchus kisutch;'' Karuk: achvuun) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (biology), family and one of the five Pacific salmon species. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". The scientif ...
''Oncorhynchus kisutch'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Steelhead Steelhead, or occasionally steelhead trout, is the common name of the anadromous form of the coastal rainbow trout or redband trout (O. m. gairdneri). Steelhead are native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific basin in Northeast Asia and ...
''Oncorhynchus mykiss'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Sockeye salmon The sockeye salmon (''Oncorhynchus nerka''), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a ...
''Oncorhynchus nerka'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon (''Oncorhynchus tshawytscha'') is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon in North America, as well as the largest in the genus '' Oncorhynchus''. Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples. Other ...
''Oncorhynchus tshawytscha'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are ...
''Salmo salar'', JF BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Bull trout The bull trout (''Salvelinus confluentus'') is a char of the family Salmonidae native to northwestern North America. Historically, ''S. confluentus'' has been known as the " Dolly Varden" (''S. malma''), but was reclassified as a separate speci ...
''Salvelinus confluentus'', JF BB SG NG NS SS HC * Dolly Varden ''Salvelinus malma'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Stomiiformes Stomiiformes is an order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes of very diverse morphology. It includes, for example, dragonfishes, lightfishes (Gonostomatidae and Phosichthyidae), loosejaws, marine hatchetfishes and viperfishes. The order contains 4 f ...
(Dragonfishes)


Sternoptychidae The marine hatchetfishes or deep-sea hatchetfishes as well as the related bottlelights, pearlsides and constellationfishes are small deep-sea ray-finned fish of the stomiiform family Sternoptychidae. They are not closely related to and sh ...
(Marine hatchetfishes)

* Lowcrest hatchetfish ''Argyropelecus sladeni'', SG


Stomiidae Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes. They are quite small, usually around 15 cm, up to 26 cm. These fish are apex predators and have enormous jaws filled with fang-like teeth. They are ...
(Dragonfishes)

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Pacific viperfish The Pacific viperfish, ''Chauliodus macouni'', is a predatory deep-sea fish found in the North Pacific. It is reported as being either mesopelagic or bathypelagic, with diel vertical migration to shallower waters. The Pacific viperfish is one ...
''Chauliodus macouni'', JF SG


Aulopiformes Aulopiformes is a diverse order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies, or aulopiforms are sometime ...
(Lizardfishes)


Synodontidae The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bony fishes that belong to the aulopiform fish order, a diverse grou ...

* California lizardfish ''Synodus lucioceps'', JF NS


Alepisauridae Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus ''Alepisaurus'' ("scaleless lizard") in the monogeneric family Alepisauridae. Lancetfishes grow up to in length. Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely di ...
(Lancetfishes)

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Longnose lancetfish ''Alepisaurus ferox'', the long snouted lancetfish, longnose lancetfish, or cannibal fish, is a species of lancetfish found in the ocean depths down to 1,830 m (6,000 ft). This species grows to in total length and a weight of . It is ...
''Alepisaurus ferox'', JF SJ SG NS SS


Paralepididae Barracudinas are any member of the marine mesopelagic fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch. The generic name ...
(Barracudinas)

* White barracudina ''Arctozenus risso'', NS SS


Myctophiformes The Myctophiformes are an order of ray-finned fishes consisting of two families of deep-sea marine fish, most notably the highly abundant lanternfishes (Myctophidae). The blackchins (Neoscopelidae) contain six species in three genera, while t ...
(Lanternfishes)


Myctophidae

* California headlightfish ''Diaphus theta'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC * Pinpoint lampfish ''Nannobrachium regale'', SG * California flashlightfish ''Protomyctophum crockeri'', SG * Northern flashlightfish ''Protomyctophum thompsoni'', SJ * Northern lampfish ''Stenobrachius leucopsarus'', JF SJ NS SS * Blue lanternfish ''Tarletonbeania crenularis'', SJ


Lampriformes Lampriformes is an order of ray-finned fish. Members are collectively called lamprids (which is more properly used for the Lampridae) or lampriforms, and unite such open-ocean and partially deep-sea Teleostei as the crestfishes, oarfish, opah ...
(Opahs)


Lampridae Opahs, also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), kingfish, redfin ocean pan are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the small family Lampridae (also spelled Lamprididae). The fami ...

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Opah Opahs, also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), kingfish, redfin ocean pan are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the small family Lampridae (also spelled Lamprididae). The f ...
''Lampris guttatus'', JF NS


Trachipteridae The ribbonfish are any lampriform fishes in the family Trachipteridae. These pelagic fish are named for their slim, ribbon-like appearance. They are rarely seen alive, as they typically live in deep waters, though are not bottom feeders. The pe ...
(Ribbonfishes)

* King-of-the-salmon ''Trachipterus altivelis'', JF SJ SG


Gadiformes (Cods)


Merlucciidae (Merlucciid hakes)

* Pacific hake ''Merluccius productus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Gadidae The Gadidae are a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes, known as the cods, codfishes, or true cods. It contains several commercially important fishes, including the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollock. Most gadid species ...
(Cods)

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Walleye pollock The Alaska pollock or walleye pollock (''Gadus chalcogrammus'') is a marine fish species of the cod genus ''Gadus'' and family Gadidae. It is a semi-pelagic schooling fish widely distributed in the North Pacific, with largest concentrations fou ...
''Gadus chalcogrammus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Pacific cod The Pacific cod (''Gadus macrocephalus)'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gadidae. It is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean, mainly on the continental shelf and upper slopes, to depths of about . It can gro ...
''Gadus macrocephalus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Pacific tomcod ''Microgadus proximus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Ophidiiformes (Cusk-eels)


Bythitidae The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least '' Didymothallus criniceps'') do n ...
(Viviparous brotulas)

* Red brotula ''Brosmophycis marginata'', BB SG NS SS HC


Ophidiidae The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ray- ...
(Cusk-eels)

* Spotted cusk-eel ''Chilara taylori'', SG


Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes . Members of this family are usually called toadfish, or "frogfish": both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (''batr ...
(Toadfishes)


Batrachoididae Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes . Members of this family are usually called toadfish, or "frogfish": both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (''batrakh ...

* Plainfin midshipman ''Porichthys notatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Beloniformes Beloniformes is an order composed of six families (and about 264 species) of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish: * Adrianichthyidae (ricefish and medakas) * Belonidae (needlefish) * Exocoetidae (flyingfishes) * Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks) ...
(Needlefishes)


Scomberesocidae Sauries are fish of the family Scomberesocidae. There are two genera, each containing two species. The name Scomberesocidae is derived from the ''scomber'', which in turn is derived from the Greek ''skombros'', meaning "mackerel", and the Latin ...
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Pacific saury The Pacific saury (''Cololabis saira'') is a member of the family Scomberesocidae. Saury is a seafood in several East Asian cuisines and is also known by the name mackerel pike. Biology Saury is a fish with a small mouth, an elongated body, ...
''Cololabis saira'', JF NS


Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, freshwater fish. Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and live-bearers, are included. They are closely related to the Atheriniformes and are occasionally inc ...
(Killfishes)


Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)

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Sheepshead minnow The sheepshead minnow or sheepshead pupfish (''Cyprinodon variegatus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfishes. It is found in salt marsh and estuary environments and is native to the eastern coasts of Nort ...
''Cyprinodon variegatus'', JF


Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives, the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes. Systematics Gasterosteoidei is treated as a ...
(Sticklebacks)


Aulorhynchidae Aulorhynchidae, the tube-snouts, is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Gasterosteoidei in the order Scorpaeniformes. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Aulorhynchidae was first propose ...
(Tubesnouts)

* Tubesnout ''Aulorhynchus flavidus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

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Threespine stickleback The three-spined stickleback (''Gasterosteus aculeatus'') is a fish native to most inland and coastal waters north of 30°N. It has long been a subject of scientific study for many reasons. It shows great morphological variation throughout its ra ...
''Gasterosteus aculeatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from grc, σύν (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the t ...
(Pipefishes)

* Bay pipefish ''Syngnathus leptorhynchus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Scorpaeniformes The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse order of ray-finned fish, including the lionfishes and sculpins, but have also been called the Scleroparei. It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320. They are ...
(Mail-cheeked fishes)


Scorpaenidae The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venom ...
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Rougheye rockfish The rougheye rockfish (''Sebastes aleutianus'') is a rockfish of the genus ''Sebastes''. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish or the blacktip rockfish and grows to a maximum of about in length, with the IGFA record weight being . Simila ...
''Sebastes aleutianus'', JF NS * Pacific ocean perch ''Sebastes alutus'', JF SG * Brown rockfish ''Sebastes auriculatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Redbanded rockfish ''Sebastes babcocki'', JF SJ HC * Silvergray rockfish ''Sebastes brevispinis'', SJ SS *
Copper rockfish The copper rockfish (''Sebastes caurinus''), also known as the copper seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific. Ta ...
''Sebastes caurinus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Darkblotched rockfish ''Sebastes crameri'', JF SG NS * Splitnose rockfish ''Sebastes diploproa'', JF SJ SG NS * Greenstriped rockfish ''Sebastes elongatus'', JF SG NS SS HC * Puget Sound rockfish ''Sebastes emphaeus'', JF SJ NS SS HC * Widow rockfish ''Sebastes entomelas'', JF SJ NS * Yellowtail rockfish ''Sebastes flavidus'', JF SJ SG NS SS * Rosethorn rockfish ''Sebastes helvomaculatus'', SJ NS * Quillback rockfish ''Sebastes maliger'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Black rockfish ''Sebastes melanops'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Vermilion rockfish ''Sebastes miniatus'', JF SJ NG NS HC * Blue rockfish ''Sebastes mystinus'', JF SG * China rockfish ''Sebastes nebulosus'', JF SJ * Tiger rockfish ''Sebastes nigrocinctus'', JF SJ SG NS * Bocaccio rockfish ''Sebastes paucispinis'', JF BB SG NS SS HC * Redstripe rockfish ''Sebastes proriger'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC *
Canary rockfish The canary rockfish (''Sebastes pinniger''), also known as the orange rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the waters of the Pac ...
''Sebastes pinniger'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Rosy rockfish ''Sebastes rosaceus'', JF NS * Yelloweye rockfish ''Sebastes ruberrimus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Stripetail rockfish ''Sebastes saxicola'', JF SG NS SS HC * Halfbanded rockfish ''Sebastes semicinctus'', JF * Sharpchin rockfish ''Sebastes zacentrus'', JF SG NS SS * Shortspine thornyhead ''Sebastolobus alascanus'', JF SJ NS SS


Anoplopomatidae Anoplopomatidae, the sablefishes, are a small family of ray-finned fishes classified within the order Scorpaeniformes. This family is the only family in the monotypic superfamily Anoplopomatoidea. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Oce ...
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Sablefish The sablefish (''Anoplopoma fimbria'') is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the genus ''Anoplopoma''. In English, common names for it include sable (US), butterfish (US), black cod (US, UK, Canada), b ...
''Anoplopoma fimbria'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Hexagrammidae Hexagrammidae, the greenlings, is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Cottoidei in the order Scorpaeniformes. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Hexagrammidae was first proposed as a family ...
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Kelp greenling The kelp greenling (''Hexagrammos decagrammus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings. It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean Species description and etymology The kelp greenling was fir ...
''Hexagrammos decagrammus'', JF BB SG NG NS *
Rock greenling The rock greenling (''Hexagrammos lagocephalus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings. It is sometimes known as fringed greenling and erroneously as the red rock trout. Taxonomy The rock ...
''Hexagrammos lagocephalus'', JF SJ BB SG NS * Whitespotted greenling ''Hexagrammos stelleri'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC *
Lingcod The lingcod or ling cod (''Ophiodon elongatus''), also known as the buffalo cod or cultus cod, is a fish of the greenling family Hexagrammidae. It is the only extant member of the genus ''Ophiodon. ''A slightly larger, extinct species, '' Ophi ...
''Ophiodon elongatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Painted greenling ''Oxylebius pictus'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS HC * Longspine combfish ''Zaniolepis latipinnis'', JF SG NG NS SS HC


Rhamphocottidae Rhamphocottidae is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. The species in this family occur in the North Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Rhamphocottidae was first proposed as a family by the American ichthyolo ...
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Grunt sculpin The grunt sculpin or grunt-fish (''Rhamphocottus richardsonii'') is a small fish mainly found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The grunt sculpin generally remains close to shore and is often found in empty giant barnacle shells. The common name co ...
''Rhamphocottus richardsonii'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Cottidae The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. It is the largest sculpin family, with about 275 species in 70 genera.Kane, E. A. and T. E. Higham. (2012)Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology ...
(Sculpins)

* Padded sculpin ''Artedius fenestralis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Scalyhead sculpin ''Artedius harringtoni'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Smoothhead sculpin ''Artedius lateralis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Bonyhead sculpin ''Artedius notospilotus'', NS * Rosylip sculpin ''Ascelichthys rhodorus'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS * Spinynose sculpin ''Asemichthys taylori'', JF SJ SG * Roughback sculpin ''Chitonotus pugetensis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Sharpnose sculpin ''Clinocottus acuticeps'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS HC * Calico sculpin ''Clinocottus embryum'', JF SJ SG NS * Mosshead sculpin ''Clinocottus globiceps'', JF SJ NS *
Coastrange sculpin The Coastrange sculpin (''Cottus aleuticus'') is a freshwater sculpin of the genus '' Cottus''. They are commonly found near the ocean in western North America, namely Canada and the United States. It is also known as the Aleutian sculpin. T ...
''Cottus aleuticus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Prickly sculpin ''Cottus asper'' is a species of fish in the sculpin family known by the common name prickly sculpin. It is native to the river drainages of the Pacific Slope of North America from Seward, Alaska south to the Ventura River of Southern California ...
''Cottus asper'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Buffalo sculpin ''Enophrys bison'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Red Irish lord ''Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Brown Irish lord ''Hemilepidotus spinosus'', JF NS * Northern sculpin ''Icelinus borealis'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS HC * Dusky sculpin ''Icelinus burchami'', SG HC * Threadfin sculpin ''Icelinus filamentosus'', SJ SG NG NS HC * Fringed sculpin ''Icelinus fimbriatus'', SG NG * Spotfin sculpin ''Icelinus tenuis'', SG NG NS SS * Longfin sculpin ''Jordania zonope'', JF SJ SG NG NS *
Pacific staghorn sculpin The Pacific staghorn sculpin (''Leptocottus armatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the monospecif ...
''Leptocottus armatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Great sculpin ''Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Tidepool sculpin ''Oligocottus maculosus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Saddleback sculpin ''Oligocottus rimensis'', JF SJ SG NS * Fluffy sculpin ''Oligocottus snyderi'', JF SJ * Thornback sculpin ''Paricelinus hopliticus'', SG NG * Slim sculpin ''Radulinus asprellus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Darter sculpin ''Radulinus boleoides'', SJ NS * Puget Sound sculpin ''Ruscarius meanyi'', JF SJ SG NS * Cabezon ''Scorpaenichthys marmoratus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Manacled sculpin ''Synchirus gilli'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC * Roughspine sculpin ''Triglops macellus'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Ribbed sculpin ''Triglops pingelii'', JF SJ BB SG NS


Hemitripteridae The Hemitripterinae is a subfamily of the scorpaeniform family Agonidae, known as sea ravens or sailfin sculpins. They are bottom-dwelling fish that feed on small invertebrates, found in the northwest Atlantic and north Pacific Oceans. They are ...
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Silverspotted sculpin ''Blepsias cirrhosus'', the silverspotted sculpin, is a species of sculpin belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae of the family Agonidae. This species is found the northern Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Japan and Alaska to San Miguel Island ...
''Blepsias cirrhosus'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Sailfin sculpin ''Nautichthys oculofasciatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Agonidae Agonidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fish. Common names for members of this family include poachers, Irish lords, sea ravens, alligatorfishes, starsnouts, hooknoses, and rockheads. They are notable for having elongate ...
(Poachers)

* Northern spearnose poacher ''Agonopsis vulsa'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC * Smooth alligatorfish ''Anoplagonus inermis'', JF SJ SG NG NS * Gray starsnout ''Bathyagonus alascanus'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS * Spinycheek starsnout''Bathyagonus infraspinatus'', JF SJ SG NG NS HC * Blackfin poacher ''Bathyagonus nigripinnis'', SJ SG NS SS HC * Bigeye poacher ''Bathyagonus pentacanthus'', JF SJ SG NS SS *
Rockhead Rockhead was a Canadian hard rock music group formed in 1991 in Vancouver by Bob Rock. History Already a well-established music producer, guitarist Bob Rock formed the group in 1991 with his Payola$ and Rock and Hyde bandmate, drummer Chris Tay ...
''Bothragonus swanii'', JF SJ NS * Warty poacher ''Chesnonia verrucosa'', JF NS * Fourhorn poacher ''Hypsagonus quadricornis '', JF SJ NS * Pygmy poacher ''Odontopyxis trispinosa'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC * Tubenose poacher ''Pallasina barbata'', JF SJ BB SG NS * Sturgeon poacher ''Podothecus accipenserinus '', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Pricklebreast poacher ''Stellerina xyosterna '', JF * Blacktip poacher ''Xeneretmus latifrons'', JF SJ SG NG * Smootheye poacher ''Xeneretmus leiops '', JF * Bluespotted poacher ''Xeneretmus triacanthus'', SJ BB NS SS HC


Psychrolutidae The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, toadfishes, flathead sculpins, tadpole sculpins,) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with la ...
(Fathead sculpins)

* Spinyhead sculpin ''Dasycottus setiger'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Blackfin sculpin ''Malacocottus kincaidi'', SJ SG NS SS HC * Tadpole sculpin ''Psychrolutes paradoxus'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Soft sculpin ''Psychrolutes sigalutes'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC


Cyclopteridae The Cyclopteridae are a family of marine fishes, commonly known as lumpsuckers or lumpfish, in the order Scorpaeniformes. They are found in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic, and Pacific Ocean, North Paci ...
(Lumpfishes)

* Pacific spiny lumpsucker ''Eumicrotremus orbis'', JF SJ SG NS SS


Liparidae The Liparidae, commonly known as snailfish or sea snails, are a family of marine scorpaeniform fishes. Widely distributed from the Arctic to Antarctic Oceans, including the oceans in between, the snailfish family contains more than 30 genera ...
(Snailfishes)

* Blacktail snailfish ''Careproctus melanurus'', JF BB NS * Spotted snailfish ''Liparis callyodon'', JF SJ SG NG NS * Ribbon snailfish ''Liparis cyclopus'', JF SJ SG NS SS * Marbled snailfish ''Liparis dennyi'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS * Tidepool snailfish ''Liparis florae'', JF SJ SG NG NS * Slipskin snailfish ''Liparis fucensis'', JF SJ SG NS SS * Lobefin snailfish ''Liparis greeni'', JF SJ BB SG * Slimy snailfish ''Liparis mucosus'', JF SJ * Showy snailfish ''Liparis pulchellus '', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Ringtail snailfish ''Liparis rutteri'', JF SJ SG * Pygmy snailfish ''Lipariscus nanus'', SG * Tadpole snailfish ''Nectoliparis pelagicus'', SG NS SS HC


Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means ...
(Perches)


Moronidae The Moronidae are a family of perciform fishes, commonly called the temperate basses, consisting of at least six freshwater, brackish water, and marine species. Many members of this family are anadromous. Description These fishes reach 45 cm to ...
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Striped bass The striped bass (''Morone saxatilis''), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has ...
''Morone saxatilis'', JF NS SS


Carangidae The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family ...
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Pacific jack mackerel The Pacific jack mackerel (''Trachurus symmetricus''), also known as the Californian jack mackerel or simply jack mackerel, is an abundant species of pelagic marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. It is distributed along the western coast o ...
''Trachurus symmetricus'', SS


Bramidae Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of t ...
(Pomfrets)

* Pacific pomfret ''Brama japonica'', NS


Sciaenidae Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 gene ...
(Drums and croakers)

* White seabass ''Atractoscion nobilis'', JF NG NS *
White croaker White croaker (''Genyonemus lineatus'') is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific. White croakers have been taken from Magdalena Bay, Baja California, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but are not abundant north of San Francis ...
''Genyonemus lineatus'', SG NS SS *
Queenfish The queenfish (''Seriphus politus'') is a species of fish in the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs along the North American coastline from Oregon to Baja California; it has been ...
''Seriphus politus'', JF SG NS


Embiotocidae (Surfperches)

* Kelp perch ''Brachyistius frenatus'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC *
Shiner perch The shiner perch (''Cymatogaster aggregata'') is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. It is the sole member of its genus. The shiner perch is also known as se ...
''Cymatogaster aggregata'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Pile perch ''Damalichthys vacca'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Striped seaperch ''Embiotoca lateralis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Silver surfperch ''Hyperprosopon ellipticum'', JF NS * White seaperch ''Phanerodon furcatus'', JF SJ BB NG NS HC


Bathymasteridae (Ronquils)

* Northern ronquil ''Ronquilus jordani'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC


Zoarcidae The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance. All of the roughly 300 species are marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eelpouts are predominantly ...
(Eelpouts)

* Pallid eelpout ''Lycodapus mandibularis'', SG NS SS HC * Smallhead eelpout ''Lycodapus parviceps'', JF SG * Bering eelpout ''Lycodes beringi'', BB SG NG NS HC * Shortfin eelpout ''Lycodes brevipes'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS * Bigfin eelpout ''Lycodes cortezianus'', JF SJ BB NS * Blackbelly eelpout ''Lycodes pacificus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Wattled eelpout ''Lycodes palearis'', SJ BB SG NS HC


Stichaeidae Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies, are a Family (biology), family of marine ray-finned fishes in the suborder Zoarcoidei of the Order (biology), order Scorpaeniformes. Most species are found in the North Pacific Ocean with a few in the N ...
(Pricklebacks)

* Slender cockscomb ''Anoplarchus insignis'', JF SJ SG NS SS * High cockscomb ''Anoplarchus purpurescens'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS HC * Decorated warbonnet ''Chirolophis decoratus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS * Mosshead warbonnet ''Chirolophis nugator'', JF SJ SG NS SS * Daubed shanny ''Leptoclinus maculatus'', JF SJ BB SG NS * Longsnout prickleback ''Lumpenella longirostris'', SG * Y-prickleback ''Lumpenopsis hypochroma'', SG NG * Snake prickleback ''Lumpenus sagitta'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Ribbon prickleback ''Phytichthys chirus'', JF SJ SG NS * Bluebarred prickleback ''Plectobranchus evides'', SG NS SS HC * Whitebarred prickleback ''Poroclinus rothrocki'', SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Black prickleback ''Xiphister atropurpureus'', JF SJ SG NS * Rock prickleback ''Xiphister mucosus'', JF SJ SG NS


Cryptacanthodidae (Wrymouths)

* Dwarf wrymouth ''Cryptacanthodes aleutensis'', JF SJ SG NS SS HC * Giant wrymouth ''Cryptacanthodes giganteus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS


Pholidae ''Pholidae'' is a family of marine ray-finned fishes, known as gunnels, in the scorpaeniform suborder Zoarcoidei. These are fishes of the littoral zone and are mainly found in North Pacific Ocean, with two species found in the North Atlantic Oce ...
(Gunnels)

* Penpoint gunnel ''Apodichthys flavidus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Rockweed gunnel ''Apodichthys fucorum'', JF SJ NG NS * Longfin gunnel ''Pholis clemensi'', JF SJ SG NG NS HC *
Crescent gunnel The crescent gunnel (''Pholis laeta''), also known as the bracketed blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This fish occurs in the shallow coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean. ...
''Pholis laeta'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Saddleback gunnel ''Pholis ornata'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC * Red gunnel ''Pholis schultzi'', SJ NG NS


Anarhichadidae Anarhichadidae, the wolffishes, sea wolves or wolf eels, is a family of marine ray finned fishes belonging to the order Scorpaeniformes. These are predatory, eel shaped fishes which are native to the cold waters of the Arctic, North Pacific and ...
(Wolffishes)

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Wolf eel The wolf eel (''Anarrhichthys ocellatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anarhichadidae, the wolf fishes. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean. Despite its common name and resemblance, it is not a true eel. It ...
''Anarrhichthys ocellatus'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC


Ptilichthyidae (Quillfishes)

* Quillfish ''Ptilichthys goodei'', SJ SG NS HC


Zaproridae The prowfish (''Zaprora silenus'') is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zaproridae. Another species, ''Araeosteus rothi'', is known from Late Miocene marine s ...
(Prowfishes)

* Prowfish ''Zaprora silenus'', JF SG SS


Scytalinidae (Graveldivers)

* Graveldiver ''Scytalina cerdale'', SJ BB


Trichodontidae The Trichodontidae, or sandfishes, are a small family of ray-finned fishes from the order Scorpaeniformes. The species in this family are found in the North Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Trichodontidae was first proposed as a family in 1869 by the Du ...
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Pacific sandfish The Pacific sandfish (''Trichodon trichodon'') is a species of sandfish native to the Pacific coast of North America, from San Francisco Bay to Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Like its cousin the sailfin or Japanese sandfish ('' Arctos ...
''Trichodon trichodon'', JF SJ BB SG


Ammodytidae (Sand lances)

* Pacific sand lance ''Ammodytes personatus'', JF SJ BB SG NS SS HC


Icosteida (Ragfishes)

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Ragfish The ragfish (''Icosteus aenigmaticus'') is a ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although a perciform, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature. It is the sole member of the family ...
''Icosteus aenigmaticus'', JF SJ NS SS


Gobiesocidae Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the order Gobiesociformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coast, but a few species in deeper seas or ...
(Clingfishes)

* Northern clingfish ''Gobieso maeandricus'', JF SJ SG NG NS


Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
(Gobies)

* Arrow goby ''Clevelandia ios'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Bay goby ''Lepidogobius lepidus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Blackeye goby ''Rhinogobiops'' is a genus of true goby, true gobies in the family Gobiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Rhinogobiops nicholsii'', also known as the blackeye goby, bluespot goby, and crested goby. They are common ...
''Rhinogobiops nicholsii'', JF SJ SG NG NS SS HC


Sphyraenidae A barracuda, or cuda for short, is a large, predatory, ray-finned fish known for its fearsome appearance and ferocious behaviour. The barracuda is a saltwater fish of the genus ''Sphyraena'', the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae, which was ...
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Pacific barracuda ''Sphyraena argentea'' (also known as Pacific barracuda, California barracuda and silver barracuda) is a predatory fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean. They range from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California to Washington. However, they are not co ...
''Sphyraena argentea'', JF SJ NS SS


Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)

* North Pacific frostfish ''Benthodesmus pacificus'', JF NS


Scombridae The mackerel, tuna, and bonito family, Scombridae, includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of 51 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are in the subfamily Scombrinae, except the butte ...
(Mackerels)

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Pacific bonito Pacific bonito, ''Sarda lineolata'', is a marine species of bonito that is a game fighter but not highly thought of as a food fish. While it has been considered to be a subspecies of ''Sarda chiliensis'', recent treatments recognize it as a specie ...
''Sarda chiliensis'', JF SG NS SS * Pacific chub mackerel ''Scomber japonicus'', JF SG NS


Stromateidae (Butterfishes)

* Pacific pompano ''Peprilus simillimus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)


Paralichthyidae (Sand flounders)

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Pacific sanddab The Pacific sanddab (''Citharichthys sordidus'') is a species of flatfish. It is by far the most common sanddab, and it shares its habitat with the longfin sanddab (''C. xanthostigma'') and the speckled sanddab (''C. stigmaeus''). It is a mediu ...
''Citharichthys sordidus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Speckled sanddab ''Citharichthys stigmaeus'' JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Pleuronectidae Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the op ...
(Righteye flounders)

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Arrowtooth flounder The arrowtooth flounder (''Atheresthes stomas'') is a fish in the family Pleuronectidae. It can be caught from the Bering Sea to Santa Rosa Island, California. At present, it is the most common fish in the Gulf of Alaska. Data is insufficient fo ...
''Atheresthes stomias'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Petrale sole The Petrale sole (''Eopsetta jordani'') is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy bottoms, usually in deep water, down to depths of about . Males can grow to in length, females to , and they ...
''Eopsetta jordani'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Rex sole ''Glyptocephalus zachirus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Flathead sole ''Hippoglossoides elassodon'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
Pacific halibut The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
''Hippoglossus stenolepis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Butter sole ''Isopsetta isolepis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Rock sole ''Lepidopsetta bilineata'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Northern rock sole ''Lepidopsetta polyxystra'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Yellowfin sole ''Limanda aspera'', SJ * Slender sole ''Lyopsetta exilis'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Dover sole ''Microstomus pacificus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC *
English sole The English sole (''Parophrys vetulus'') is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in estuaries and near shore areas, at depths of up to . It reaches up to in length, and can weigh up ...
''Parophrys vetulus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Forkline sole ''Parophrys vetulus × Platichthysstellatus'', SG NS SS *
Starry flounder The starry flounder (''Platichthys stellatus''), also known as the grindstone, emery wheel and long-nosed flounder, is a common flatfish found around the margins of the North Pacific. The distinctive features of the starry flounder include the c ...
''Platichthys stellatus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * C-O sole ''Pleuronichthys coenosus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC * Curlfin sole ''Pleuronichthys decurrens'', JF NS SS *
Sand sole The sand sole (''Pegusa lascaris'') is a fish species in the family Soleidae. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish up to long. Widespread in the northeastern and southeastern Atlantic, to the Gulf of Guinea in the south, also in the Medit ...
''Psettichthys melanostictus'', JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC


Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes)

* California tonguefish ''Symphurus atricaudus'', BB


Tetraodontiformes The Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the order Perciformes. The Tetraodontiformes are represented by 10 extant families and at least ...
(Plectognaths)


Molidae The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the ray-finned bony fish, with the ...
(Molas)

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Ocean sunfish The ocean sunfish or common mola (''Mola mola'') is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, '' Mola alexandrini''. Adults typically weigh between . The sp ...
''Mola mola'', JF SJ NG NS


Notes

{{reflist Salish Sea Marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean