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Species Galleries - Pacific Coast

Opaleye

Opaleye

Rounded, football shaped profile. Olive-green, often shaded with blue. Common S. California; occasional to uncommon north to Oregon.
Pile Perch

Pile Perch

Thin-bodied; football-shaped profile. Silvery gray, occasionally brownish. Deeply forked tail. Common central California to B.C.
Kelp Surfperch

Kelp Surfperch

Thin-bodied.. Silvery with coppery sheen, often with bluish spots. Abundant to common N. California to B.C.; uncommon central and S. California.
Black Perch

Black Perch

Thin-bodied; football shaped profile. Silvery, tinted with shades of orange to reddish brown. Large dark lips. Occasional central to S. California; uncommon to rare N. California.
Garibaldi

Garibaldi

Thin, oval shaped body; tail deeply notched between large rounded lobes. Aggressively territorial. Protected from any type of harvest as the California state marine fish. Abundant S. California; occasional to rare central California.
Blacksmith

Blacksmith

Usually blue border on dorsal, anal, and tail fins. Typically swim in open water in large aggregations. Abundant to common S. California, occasional central California.
Rock Wrasse

Rock Wrasse

TP generally >12inches, green to lue-green and occasionally orange. IP typically between 5 and 12 inches, yellow to orange or orangish brown. Occasional S. California.
Senorita

Senorita

White belly. Cigar shaped. Abundant to common S. California; occasional to N. California.
California Sheephead

California Sheephead

Two distinct color phases, terminal and initial. Older TPs develop a bulbous limp on nape. Occasional to uncommon central California; formally common but numbers greatly reduced by overfishing, especially spearfishing of large TP.
C-O Sole

C-O Sole

Mottled, spotted and blotched in rich shades of brown with occasional white spots. Occasional S. California to SE Alaska.

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