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Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)Observer
jennb2Description
Possible salfin due to fins but it is so small I am not confident.
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Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. catenifer)Observer
jessicakirkwoodDescription
Around 5pm today in the middle of the road. Large 3ft or more snake. Hisisng, loud, almost like a rattle noise. But no tail rattle. Defensive while I kept distance. Aggressive. Never took its eyes off me. Opened mouth often. No teeth. Black eyes. Black tongue. Large center. Moments prior a large barred owl flew past my windshield and watched me as I approached snake. An epic moment in my day. I was going to pick up my son who was with a native medicine woman.
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Whitespotted Greenling (Hexagrammos stelleri)Observer
demersalDescription
There are 7 individuals in this frame. This is the first time I've seen these guys hang out in groups like this (they're even cuddle-puddling). I have seen it many times since, but only at this site.
If you also see this behaviour in whitespotted greenling, please let me know. It's unusual.
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Genus RathbunellaObserver
emlimDescription
high lateral line, long uninterrupted dorsal fin. Found on a sandy bottom adjacent to a rocky slope
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Coastal Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp. irideus)Observer
kenchamberlain
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fmcgheeDescription
E. oregonus seems likely, but this was a very small pool on bedrock (lots of tannins, but no vegetstion) rather than the relatively large forest pools I've seen them in elsewhere. Also very small
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Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)Observer
kcramDescription
Black morph
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Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae)Observer
ja_fieldsDescription
observed while nightlighting about 10 PM.
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beast_modeDescription
tragically in the puddle that dried up a day after this was taken
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Crevice Kelpfish (Gibbonsia montereyensis)Observer
simon763Description
Hook and line
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Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans)Observer
jennydeDescription
Downstream pool from impassable culvert.
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Searcher (Bathymaster signatus)Observer
carlos_17Description
Catch and release
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Pacific Sandfish (Trichodon trichodon)Observer
stormcatcherDescription
someone at the beach seine identified it as a shad, but adult photos taken elsewhere of shad look different than this fish photo here.
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Spotted Tinselfish (Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi)Observer
gmucientesDescription
Scientific survey for fisheries research
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Pricklebreast Poacher (Stellerina xyosterna)Observer
monstermumDescription
poachers found at low tide beach near eelgrass/seaweed bed
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Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)Observer
angusbcDescription
The pinks are schooling at the mouth of Departure Bay Creek in advance of late Summer and early Fall rainstorms.
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Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)Observer
cinnamontomDescription
James Island Wharf, small fish jumping out of the water, foam on the surface, hard to say what they are - likely Northern Anchovies.
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Bigfin Eelpout (Lycodes cortezianus)Observer
shanafelt_benPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Between 150 and 300 fathoms, bottom trawl
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Greenstriped Rockfish (Sebastes elongatus)Observer
jackson_chuDescription
Jackson Chu long-term biodiversity monitoring site in Saanich Inlet.
Data from:
Chu, J.W.F., Curkan, C. and Tunnicliffe, V., 2018. Drivers of temporal beta diversity of a benthic community in a seasonally hypoxic fjord. Royal Society open science, 5(4), p.172284.
