Fishes
Total Species Count: 27
This page will be continuously updated as I continue encountering new species & taking photos of old friends.
This section includes ray-finned fishes, lobe-finned fishes, jawless fishes and elasmobranchs.
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Updated 11.25.25
Ray-Finnned Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Not pictured:
Kyphosus azureus // Zebra-perch Sea Chub
Mugil cephalus // Sea Mullet
Mola mola // Common Mola
Apodichthys flavidus // Penpoint Gunnel
Clinocottus analis // Woolly Sculpin
Clinocottus embryum // Calico Sculpin
Cyprinodon macularius // Desert Pupfish
Gibbonsia elegans // Spotted Kelpfish
Girella nigricans // Opaleye
Gobiesox rhessodon // California Clingfish
Gymnothorax mordax // California Moray
Heterostichus rostratus // Giant Kelpfish
Hypsoblennius gilberti // Notchbrow Blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi // Mussel Blenny
Hypsypops rubicundus // Garibaldi
Istiblennius zebra // Zebra Blenny
Leuresthes tenuis // California Grunion
Oligocottus maculosus // Tidepool Sculpin -- Photo Credit: Nate Kenny
Oligocottus synderi // Fluffy Sculpin
Paraclinus integripinnis // Reef Finspot
Scorpaena guttata // California Scorpionfish -- Photo Credit: Maddy Settle
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus // Cabezon
Elasmobranchs
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Not pictured:
Urobatis halleri // Haller’s Ray
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum // Swell Shark Egg
Pseudobatos productus // Shovelnose Guitarfish
Triakis semifasciata // Leopard Shark
Zapteryx exasperata // Banded Guitarfish