Fishes
Clupea pallasii Clupeidae
1 dorsal fin
Cymatogaster aggregata Embiotocidae
1 dorsal fin 3 yellow bars on side
Artedius harringtoni Cottidae
2 blunt preopercal spines Cirri on lateral line/head
Podothecus acipenserinus Agonidae
2 bushy cirri pouches on chin 2 sharp spines radiating from snout
Gasterosteus aculeatus Gasterosteidae
3 lone spines prior to dorsal fin
Oligocottus snyderi Cottidae
3 rows of cirri on body Forked preopercle
Liparis pulchelus Liparidae
Anal and dorsal fin extend almost to the end of the caudal fin
Liparis dennyi Liparidae
Anal fin extends onto caudal slightly
Leptocottus armatus Cottidae
Antler preopercle Dark spot on 1st dorsal fin
Icelinus borealis Cottidae
Antler preopercle Double row of scales above lateral line
Oligocottus rimensis Cottidae
Blunt, upward curved preopercle Prickle covered body
Pholis laeta Pholidae
Crescent markings along body
Xiphister mucosus Stichaeidae
Dark bands from eye w/black border
Xiphister atropurpureus Stichaeidae
Dark bands from eye w/white border White bar prior to caudal fin
Lumpenus sagitta Stichaeidae
Dark bars along body Webbed lower pectoral fin rays
Platichthys stellatus Pleuronectidae
Dark bars on fins Right/Left eyed
Bothragonus swanii Agonidae
Deep pit in head
Clinocottus globiceps Cottidae
Dense cirri on head/lateral line Blunt head and preopercle
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Cottidae
Flap on snout
Artedius lateralis Cottidae
Flat/round snout
Phytichthys chirus Stichaeidae
Four streaks on eye
Sebastes elongatus Scorpaenidae
Green stripes along body
Oligocottus maculosus Cottidae
Head cirri Forked preopercle
Gobiesox maeandricus Gobiesocidae
Large suction disk
Dasycottus setiger Psychrolutidae
Large upright spines on head Cirri covering body
Citarichthys stigmaeus Paralichthyidae
Left eyed Speckled pattern
Blepsias cirrhosus Hemitripteridae
Long hairs along jaw Large fins
Rhamphocottus richardsonii Rhamphocottidae
Long snount Short and stout body
Ronquilis jordani Bathymasteridae
Long, single dorsal fin High lateral line
Jordania zonope Cottidae
Long/spiny first dorsal fin Long anal fin
Eumicrotremus orbis Cyclopteridae
Lumpsucker
Anoplarchus purpurescens Stichaeidae
Mohawk crest on head Round tale fins Orange males
Hexagrammos decagrammus Hexagrammidae
Multiple lateral lines Single notched dorsal fin
Ascelichthys rhodorus Cottidae
No pelvic fins
Apodichthys flavidus Pholidae
No pelvic fins Dark bar below eye
Theragra chalcogramma Gadidae
No whisker Lower jaw protrudes out
Clinocottus acuticeps Cottidae
Pointed snout Cirri on lateral line/above eyes
Agonopsis vulsa Agonidae
Pointed snout w/two large spines
Parophrys vetulus Pleuronectidae
Right eyed Eye visible from blind side
Microstomus pacificus Pleuronectidae
Right eyed Slimy Tiny mouth
Liparis fucensis Liparidae
Small lobe preceding dorsal fin Anal fin barely extends onto caudal
Ruscarius meanyi Cottidae
Small pelvic fins Single preopercle
Microgadus proximus Gadidae
Small whisker on bottom of chin
Anoplagonus inermis Agonidae
Smooth plates One dorsal fin 2 light patches on dorsal fin
Artedius fenestralis Cottidae
Star-like scales on head 2-3 preopercle points
Psychrolutes paradoxus Psychrolutidae
Tadpole like body Dark bars on fins
Pholis ornata Pholidae
V-shapes along dorsal side
Hexagrammos stelleri Hexagrammidae
White spots Short 1st and 4th lateral lines
