The following list will likely change over time so keep an eye out for
updates. (last update July 2015)
We have used Andy's book "Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest" as a reference
and so are using the Lamb-Hanby Species ID letter/number code and the page reference
is where to find it in "The book". If you need a copy of "The book" and would
like to order one drop us an email and we'll make sure you get an autographed
copy. I hope you find this as interesting as I do and I hope further you will come
and join us in exploring the Salish Sea soon.
The fish species referenced at the bottom of the table are identified
using the new 2010 edition of Coastal Fishes of the pacific northwest, by
Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell
Lamb
Hanby |
Species ID |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
The Book |
Comments |
|
|
|
SW |
9 |
sea moss |
Cladophora sp. |
page 21 |
|
|
|
|
SW |
12 |
flat-tube sea lettuce |
Ulva linza |
Page 22 |
few on float rope |
|
|
|
SW |
42 |
sugar wrack kelp |
Laminaria saccharina |
Page 30 |
some young on float rope |
|
|
PO |
1 |
tiny vase sponges |
Scyon spp. |
Page 61 |
on fuselage |
|
|
|
PO |
6 |
lacy ball sponge |
Leucosolenia eleanor |
Page 62 |
numerous small colonies mostly on fuselage |
PO |
22 |
hermit sponge |
Suberites domuncula forma latuss |
Page 66 |
|
CN |
2 |
giant plumose anemone |
Metridium farcimen |
Page 81 |
very many mostly tiny but some larger ones on wing edges primarily |
CN |
59 |
glassy plume hydroid |
Plumularia setacea |
Page 98 |
abundant very short |
|
|
CN |
63 |
wine-glass hydroids |
Obelia spp. |
Page 99 |
very many |
|
|
|
CN |
63 |
orange wine-glass hydroids |
Bouganvillia sp. (most likely) |
Page 99 |
bright orange and very thick on marker buoy rope |
CN |
69 |
similar to barnacle fur hydroid |
Hydractinia sp. |
Page 100 |
plentiful on tubeworm tubes tiny colonies |
CN |
78 |
loose spiral hydroid |
Hydrallmania distans |
Page 102 |
abundant on plane |
|
|
CN |
90 |
fried egg jelly |
Phacellophora camtchatica |
Page 105 |
few drifters |
|
|
|
CN |
89 |
lion's mane |
Cyanea capillata |
Page 105 |
in the luggage rack and few drifting and inside fuselage |
CN |
92 |
moon jelly |
Aurelia labiata |
Page 106 |
abundant juveniles and adults floating near plane |
CN |
99 |
aggregating jelly |
Eutonina indicans |
Page 108 |
many drifting |
|
|
|
CT |
1 |
sea gooseberry |
Pleurobrachia bachei |
Page 112 |
abundant floating near plane |
|
CT |
3 |
lobed sea gooseberry |
Bolinopsis infundibulum |
Page 113 |
many drifting |
|
|
|
NE |
11 |
orange ribbon worm |
Tubulanus polymorphus |
Page 119 |
one on fuselage |
|
|
|
AN |
49 |
sheathed bristle-cage worm |
Flabelligera affinis |
Page 146 |
on top surfaces of fuselage and wings |
AN |
52 |
red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm |
Serpula columbiana |
Page 148 |
very many on entire structure |
|
AN |
54 |
western calcareous tubeworm |
Pseudochitinopoma occidentalis |
Page 149 |
very abundant on entire structure |
|
AN |
55 |
yolk-bearer calcareous tubeworm |
Crucigera zygophora |
Page 149 |
very many adults and juveniles on and in plane |
AN |
65 |
split-branch feather-duster |
Schizobranchia insignis |
Page 153 |
some small and solitary on marker buoy rope and plane |
AN |
67 |
twin-eyed feather duster |
Bispira /sp. |
Page 154 |
Underneath plane |
AN |
78 |
jointed three-section tubeworm |
Spiochaeopterus costarum |
Page 159 |
abundant particularly on upper wing surfaces |
BZ |
10 |
spiral bryozoan |
Bugula californica |
Page 166 |
abundant on plane |
|
|
BZ |
14 |
white tuft bryozoans |
Crisia spp. |
Page 167 |
very many on plane |
|
|
BZ |
7 |
orange encrusting bryozoan |
Schizoporella unicornis |
Page 165 |
|
|
|
|
BZ |
13 |
leaf crust bryozoan |
Dendrobeania lichenoides |
Page 167 |
very many on plane |
|
|
BZ |
24 |
fluted bryozoan |
Hippodiplosia insculpta |
Page 170 |
|
|
|
|
MC |
1 |
lined chiton |
Tonicella lineata |
Page 176 |
|
|
|
|
MC |
5 |
woody chiton |
Mopalia lignosa |
Page 177 |
many on plane |
|
|
|
MC |
8 |
Swan's mopalia |
Mompalia swani |
page 178 |
|
|
|
|
MC |
12 |
smooth mopalia |
Mopalia vespertina |
Page 179 |
|
|
|
|
MC |
155 |
hooded puncturella |
Cranopsis cucullata |
Page 217 |
few on plane |
|
|
|
MC |
167 |
wrinkled dogwinkle |
Nucella lamellosa |
Page 220 |
few on plane |
|
|
|
MC |
281 |
winged sea slug |
Gastropteron pacificum |
Page 249 |
few drifters |
|
|
|
MC |
258 |
checkered hairy snail |
Trichotropsis cancellata |
Page 243 |
many on plane |
|
|
|
MC |
297 |
Heaths dorid |
Geitodoris heathi |
Page 253 |
|
|
|
|
MC |
303 |
Nanaimo nudibranch |
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis |
Page 255 |
few on plane |
|
|
|
MC |
304 |
pilose doris |
Acanthodoris pilosa |
Page 255 |
3 in a breeding group at tail |
|
MC |
331 |
dendronotus iris |
Dendronotus giganteus |
Page 262 |
|
MC |
332 |
red dendronotid |
Dendronotus rufus |
Page 262 |
large specimens inside and along wings |
MC |
345 |
frosted nudibranch |
Dirona albolineata |
Page 266 |
few on plane with some egg ribbons too |
MC |
346 |
golden dirona |
Dirona pellucida |
Page 266 |
few small o plane |
|
|
|
MC |
349 |
opalescent nudibranch |
Hermissenda crassicornis |
Page 267 |
throughout the plane interior and on the exterior. |
MC |
350 |
red flabellina |
Flabellina triophina |
Page 267 |
many inside and on exterior |
|
MC |
358 |
rustic aeolid |
Eubranchus rustyus |
Page 269 |
few on hydroids on rope |
|
|
MC |
379 |
giant Pacific octopus |
Enteroctopus dofleini |
Page 273 |
one small in tail section |
|
|
MC |
31 |
Pacific blue mussel |
Mytilus trossulus |
Page 184 |
tiny ones as individuals on marker buoy rope and 1 cluster at float |
MC |
43 |
spiny pink scallop |
Chlamys hastata |
Page 187 |
many, small on plane and supports |
|
MC |
54 |
green false-jingle |
Pododesmus macrochisma |
Page 190 |
abundant over much of plane |
|
AR |
2 |
black-and-white sea flea |
Chromopleustes oculatus |
page 276 |
on fuselage |
|
|
|
AR |
16 |
Alaskan skeleton shrimp |
Caprella alaskana |
Page 279 |
abundant on buoy ropes |
AR |
36 |
krill |
(Euphausid) |
Page 285 |
|
AR |
60 |
three spine shrimp |
Heptacarpus tridens |
Page 291 |
2 on plane |
AR |
77 |
coonstripe shrimp |
Pandalus danae |
Page 295 |
abundant juveniles and sub-adults on and in plane |
AR |
97 |
Oregon crab |
Cancer oregonensis |
Page 300 |
few at tail |
AR |
98 |
red rock crab |
Cancer productus |
Page 300 |
1 adult on plane |
AR |
101 |
Dungeness crab |
Cancer magister |
Page 301 |
on pedestal as well as shells in interior |
AR |
106 |
northern kelp crab |
Pugettia producta |
Page 303 |
1 juvenile on marker buoy rope |
|
AR |
113 |
graceful decorator crab |
Oregonia gracilis |
Page 305 |
many on plane hiding in hydroids |
|
AR |
114 |
long horn decorator crab |
Chorillia longipes |
Page 305 |
some on plane |
|
|
|
AR |
132 |
Puget Sound king crab |
Lopholithodes mandtii |
Page 310 |
1 dull coloured juvenile on a support |
|
AR |
156 |
hermit crab |
Pagurus stevensae |
Page 316 |
|
AR |
165 |
common acorn barnacle |
Balanus glandula |
Page 319 |
very abundant over plane at least 2 sets |
EC |
2 |
giant pink star |
Pisaster brevispinus |
Page 325 |
some small on plane |
|
|
EC |
28 |
sunflower star |
Pycnopodia helianthoides |
Page 332 |
very many of various sizes on plane |
|
EC |
29 |
rose star |
Crossaster papposus |
Page 333 |
some small on plane |
|
|
EC |
3 |
mottled star |
Evasterias troschelii |
Page 326 |
many on plane |
|
|
|
EC |
47 |
feather star |
Florometra serratissima |
Page 338 |
very abundant adults and tiny stalked juveniles all over plane |
EC |
48 |
red sea urchin |
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus |
Page 338 |
few juveniles |
|
EC |
50 |
green sea urchin |
Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis |
Page 339 |
few almost full grown on plane |
|
EC |
54 |
giant sea cucumber |
Parastichopus californicus |
Page 340 |
many juveniles on plane |
|
|
EC |
74 |
creeping pedal sea cucumber |
Psolidium bidiscum |
Page 345 |
many on plane |
|
|
|
EC |
7 |
leather star |
Dermasterias imbricata |
Page 327 |
few on plane |
|
|
|
CH |
1 |
transparent tunicate |
Corella willmeriana |
Page 346 |
many on plane |
|
|
|
CH |
3 |
sea vase |
Ciona savignyi |
Page 347 |
abundant on plane |
|
|
CH |
4 |
glassy tunicate |
Ascidia paratropa |
Page 347 |
|
|
|
|
CH |
7 |
broadbase tunicate |
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis |
Page 348 |
some on plane |
|
|
|
CH |
9 |
bristly tunicate |
Halocynthia igaboja |
Page 348 |
few on plane |
|
|
|
CH |
12 |
brown tunicate |
Styela gibbsii |
Page 349 |
very abundant particularly on undersides of plane surfaces |
CH |
15 |
hairy tunicate |
Boltenia villosa |
Page 350 |
very abundant tan coloured particularly on undersides of plane surfaces |
CH |
16 |
disc-top tunicate |
Chelyosoma productum |
Page 350 |
abundant on plane |
|
|
CH |
17 |
transparent disc-top tunicate |
Chelyosoma columbianum |
Page 350 |
2 on wing |
|
|
|
VB |
11 |
Pacific cod |
Gadus macrocephalus |
Page 364 |
forward cargo bay |
|
|
VB |
12 |
walleye pollock |
Theregra chalcogramma |
Page 364 |
school of juveniles at tail |
|
|
|
VB |
14 |
black eye goby |
Rhinogobiops nicholsii |
Page 364 |
|
|
|
|
VB |
28 |
longfin gunnel |
Pholos clemensi |
Page 368 |
1 on wing |
|
|
|
VB |
23 |
decorated warbonnet |
Chirolophis decoratus |
Page 367 |
1, interior nose area |
|
|
VB |
30 |
wolf-eel |
Anarrhichthys ocellatus |
Page 369 |
under plane |
|
|
|
VB |
33 |
pile perch |
Rhacochilus vacca |
Page 370 |
few juveniles very near plane |
|
VB |
32 |
striped sea perch |
Embiotoca lateralis |
Page 369 |
school often inside |
|
|
VB |
34 |
shiner perch |
Cymatogaster aggregata |
Page 370 |
several schools of sub adults mostly very near plane few inside |
VB |
35 |
kelp perch |
Brachyistius frenatus |
Page 370 |
few, often inside |
|
|
|
VB |
36 |
copper rockfish |
Sebastes caurinus |
Page 370 |
very many juveniles and young-of-the-year "hugging" plane and inside |
VB |
37 |
quillback rockfish |
Sebastes maliger |
Page 371 |
few larger from last years recruit inside and around plane |
VB |
39 |
brown rockfish |
Sebastes auriculatus |
Page 371 |
1 or 2 juvs |
|
|
|
VB |
42 |
black rockfish |
Sebastes melanops |
Page 372 |
1 juvenile, in interior nose area |
|
VB |
43 |
yellowtail rockfish |
Sebastes flavidus |
Page 372 |
few juveniles in nose area |
|
|
VB |
45 |
Puget Sound Rockfish |
Sebastes emphaeus |
Page 373 |
|
VB |
48 |
yelloweye rockfish |
Sebastes ruberrimus |
Page 374 |
juvenile |
VB |
57 |
Lingcod |
Ophiodon eleongatus |
Page 376 |
Several that appear to be resident |
VB |
65 |
longfin sculpin |
Jordania zonope |
Page 378 |
|
VB |
69 |
cabezon |
Scorpaenichtys marmoratus |
Page 379 |
1, spotted on several occasions around base |
VB |
70 |
red Irish rord |
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus |
Page 379 |
1, |
|
|
|
|
VB |
72 |
Pacific staghorn sculpin |
Leptocottus armatus |
Page 380 |
1 on wing |
|
|
|
VB |
79 |
grunt sculpin |
Rhamphocottus richardsonii |
Page 381 |
several juveniles along leading edge of starboard wing |
VB |
80 |
sailfin sculpin |
Nautichthys oculofasciatus |
Page 382 |
1 juvenile on plane |
|
|
VB |
89 |
northern spearnose poacher |
Agonopsis vulsa |
Page 384 |
|
|
** |
padded sculpin |
Artedius fenestralis |
Page 201 |
very many adults and juveniles on and in plane |
|
** |
speckled sand dab |
Citharichthys stigmaeus |
Page 289 |
under plane |
|
|
|
|
** |
rock sole |
Lepidopsetta bilineata |
Page 298 |
under plane |
|
|
|
|
** |
pygmy poacher |
Odontopyxis/
/trispinosa |
Page 260 |
|
|
|
|
|
** |
Smooth head sculpin |
Artedius lateralis |
Page 202 |
leading edge of tail |
|
** |
Lobefin Snailfish |
Liparis greeni |
Page 271 |
descent line |