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Marine Flora and Fauna of Emerald Bay & Doctor's Cove

The marine species commonly seen on the west end of Catalina Island in Emerald Bay & Doctor's Cove. This guide includes the fishes, invertebrates, and seaweeds identified by the marine science educators/researchers from Emerald Bay.

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Garibaldi ¹
Hypsypops rubicundus

Kelp Bass ²
Paralabrax clathratus

California sheephead ³
Semicossyphus pulcher

Crevice Kelpfish ⁴
Gibbonsia montereyensis

Giant Kelpfish ⁵
Heterostichus rostratus

Island Kelpfish ⁶
Alloclinus holderi

Rock Wrasse ⁷
Halichoeres semicinctus

Kelp Rockfish ⁸
Sebastes atrovirens

Shovelnose Guitarfish ⁹
Pseudobatos productus

Bat Ray ¹⁰
Myliobatis californica

Blueleg Mantis Shrimp ¹¹
Hemisquilla californiensis

Leopard Shark ¹
Triakis semifasciata

Horn Shark ⁵
Heterodontus francisci

Opaleye ¹²
Girella nigricans

Sargo ¹³
Anisotremus davidsonii

Blacksmith Chromis ¹⁴
Chromis punctipinnis

Zebra-perch Sea Chub ¹²
Kyphosus azureus

Haller's Round Ray ¹⁵
Urobatis halleri

Lesser Two-spot Octopus ¹⁶
Octopus bimaculoides

Black surfperch ⁸
Embiotoca jacksoni

Rainbow Scorpionfish ¹¹
Scorpaenodes xyris

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Marine Flora and Fauna of Emerald Bay & Doctor's Cove

Garibaldi 1 Hypsypops rubicundus

Kelp Bass 2 Paralabrax clathratus

California sheephead 3 Semicossyphus pulcher

Crevice Kelpfish 4 Gibbonsia montereyensis

Giant Kelpfish 5 Heterostichus rostratus

Island Kelpfish 6 Alloclinus holderi

Rock Wrasse 7 Halichoeres semicinctus

Kelp Rockfish 8 Sebastes atrovirens

Shovelnose Guitarfish 9 Pseudobatos productus

Bat Ray 10 Myliobatis californica

Blueleg Mantis Shrimp 11 Hemisquilla californiensis

Leopard Shark 1 Triakis semifasciata

Horn Shark 5 Heterodontus francisci

Opaleye 12 Girella nigricans

Sargo 13 Anisotremus davidsonii

Blacksmith Chromis 14 Chromis punctipinnis

Zebra-perch Sea Chub 12 Kyphosus azureus

Haller's Round Ray 15 Urobatis halleri

Lesser Two-spot Octopus 16 Octopus bimaculoides

Black surfperch 8 Embiotoca jacksoni

Rainbow Scorpionfish 11 Scorpaenodes xyris