California Fish Species

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Fish Species by Watershed : Gualala-Salmon Watershed

California Roach

  • Lavinia symmetricus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. California roach. Captured from the Gualala River. Photo by Carl Page, ARS Consulting.

Coastrange Sculpin

  • Cottus aleuticus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Coastrange sculpin, approx. 85 mm (3.5

Pacific Lamprey

  • Lampetra tridentata
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Pacific lamprey, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.

Pacific Staghorn Sculpin

  • Leptocottus armatus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Pacific staghorn sculpin caught in Suisun Marsh, CA on 20 August 2008. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Prickly Sculpin

  • Cottus asper
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Prickly sculpin, approximately 10 cm (4”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/6/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Riffle Sculpin

  • Cottus gulosus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Riffle sculpin, side view. Location: South Fork American River. Date: 5 May 2010. Photo by Lisa C. Thompson.

River Lamprey

  • Lampetra ayresi
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. River lamprey, captured in rotary screw trap on Sacramento River at Knight's Landing. Photo by Dan Worth, CDFW.

Shiner Perch

  • Cymatogaster aggregata
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Shiner perch, captured from Edison Canal, Ventura County, CA on 15 December 2005. Photo by Steve Howard.

Starry Flounder

  • Platichthys stellatus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Starry flounder, juvenile, approximately 7.5 cm (3”) long. Location: Suisun Marsh, California. Date: 8/8/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Surf Smelt

  • Hypomesus pretiosus
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Surf smelt. Location: Eureka Slough, Humboldt Bay, CA. Date: 2004. Photo by Mike Wallace, CDFW.

Tidewater Goby

  • Eucyclogobius newberryi
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Tidewater goby. Captured from Big Lagoon, CA, on 5/9/2006, Size: approximately 45 mm long. Photo by Zack Larson, USFWS.

Topsmelt

  • Atherinops affinis
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Topsmelt, captured from the Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, CA on 28 March 2004. Photo by Steve Howard.

Western Brook Lamprey

  • Lampetra richardsoni
  • Native Species

  • Thumbnail. Western brook lamprey. Location: Prairie Creek, CA. Date: 2011. Photo by Michael Sparkman, CDFW.

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