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California Academy of Sciences, California Coast Gallery

The Northern California Coast exhibit complements the California and Climate Change exhibit nearby. Visible from the main floor, a sandy flat and salt marsh remind us of the habitats, beauty, and services provided by San Francisco Bay. A level below, a floor-to-ceiling view into the ...more ↓

Striped surfperch
Embiotoca lateralis
Barred surfperch 1
Amphistichus argenteus
Starry Rockfish 2
Sebastes constellatus
Kelp Surfperch
Brachyistius frenatus
Chinook Salmon 3
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Yellowtail Rockfish 2
Sebastes flavidus
Shiner Surfperch
Cymatogaster aggregata
Walleye surfperch
Hyperprosopon argenteum
Thornback Guitarfish 4
Platyrhinoidis triseriata
Yelloweye rockfish 1
Sebastes ruberrimus
Leopard Shark 5
Triakis semifasciata
Kelp greenling 6
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Quillback Rockfish 2
Sebastes maliger
copper rockfish 7
Sebastes caurinus
Red Irish Lord 8
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Tiger Rockfish
Sebastes nigrocinctus
Gopher Rockfish 9
Sebastes carnatus
Vermilion Rockfish 2
Sebastes miniatus
Black surfperch
Embiotoca jacksoni
china rockfish 10
Sebastes nebulosus
C-o Sole 5
Pleuronichthys coenosus
Rosy Rockfish 2
Sebastes rosaceus
Black rockfish 11
Sebastes melanops
Brown Rockfish 12
Sebastes auriculatus
Rainbow Surfperch
Hypsurus caryi
Painted greenling 13
Oxylebius pictus
Canary Rockfish 14
Sebastes pinniger
Olive Rockfish 15
Sebastes serranoides
Jack Silverside 16
Atherinopsis californiensis
Peacock Wolfeel 17
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Black-and-Yellow Rockfish 18
Sebastes chrysomelas
Redtail surfperch
Amphistichus rhodoterus
California Scorpionfish 19
Scorpaena guttata
White surfperch
Phanerodon furcatus
Ocean Whitefish 14
Caulolatilus princeps
Pile perch
Rhacochilus vacca
Blue Rockfish 2
Sebastes mystinus
Bocaccio 2
Sebastes paucispinis
big skate
Raja binoculata
trompudo sargacero 20
Aulorhynchus flavidus
Bay pipefish 21
Syngnathus leptorhynchus
topsmelt silverside 22
Atherinops affinis
Dwarf surfperch
Micrometrus minimus
Threespine Sticklebacks 23
Gasterosteus
Northern Clingfish 24
Gobiesox maeandricus
señorita piedrera
Halichoeres semicinctus
castañeta herrera 1
Chromis punctipinnis
Swellshark 5
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Garibaldi 1
Hypsypops rubicundus
senorita 13
Oxyjulis californica
Opaleye 25
Girella nigricans
escorpión californiano 19
Scorpaena guttata
rocote bandera 26
Sebastes rubrivinctus
rocote presidiario 27
Sebastes serriceps
tubícola chusco 28
Neoclinus blanchardi
Pleuronectes 29
morena de California 26
Gymnothorax mordax
chopa medialuna
Medialuna californiensis
Horn Shark 5
Heterodontus francisci
Pacific Halibut 30
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Kelp bass 19
Paralabrax clathratus
California sheephead 13
Semicossyphus pulcher
Giant sea bass
Stereolepis gigas
Monkey-faced Prickleback 22
Cebidichthys violaceus
mojarra angaripola 31
Amphistichus koelzi
High Cockscomb 32
Anoplarchus purpurescens
Penpoint Gunnel 33
Apodichthys flavidus
wooly sculpin
Clinocottus analis
Clinocottus globiceps
sargacero manchado 34
Gibbonsia elegans
sargacero rayado
Gibbonsia metzi
sargacero de Monterey 35
Gibbonsia montereyensis
Saddled Blenny 36
Pholis ornata
Rockweed gunnel
Apodichthys fucorum

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