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Wildlife at Camp Emerald Bay

A naturalist's guide to flora and fauna known to exist around Camp Emerald Bay on the West End of Santa Catalina Island, California. Guide includes terrestrial and marine species seen on land and in the waters directly surrounding Emerald Bay and Doctor's Cove.

Pacific Barracuda 1
Sphyraena argentea
Pacific Bonito
Sarda chiliensis
Pacific Chub Mackerel
Scomber japonicus
blue-banded goby
Lythrypnus dalli
Crested goby
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Kelp Bass 2
Paralabrax clathratus
Sand bass
Paralabrax nebulifer
Garibaldi 3
Hypsypops rubicundus
Blacksmith Chromis 4
Chromis punctipinnis
Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
White croaker
Genyonemus lineatus
Sargo
Anisotremus davidsonii
California salema
Xenistius californiensis
senorita 5
Oxyjulis californica
California sheephead 5
Semicossyphus pulcher
Rock Wrasse
Halichoeres semicinctus
Halfmoon
Medialuna californiensis
Zebra-perch Sea Chub 6
Hermosilla azurea
Rudderfish
Girella nigricans
Giant sea bass 7
Stereolepis gigas
Panamic Fanged Blenny 8
Ophioblennius steindachneri
island kelpfish 7
Alloclinus holderi
Orangethroat Pikeblenny
Chaenopsis alepidota
Giant Kelpfish 9
Heterostichus rostratus
Silver surfperch 10
Hyperprosopon ellipticum
Kelp Surfperch
Brachyistius frenatus
Shiner Surfperch
Cymatogaster aggregata
Black surfperch
Embiotoca jacksoni
Striped surfperch
Embiotoca lateralis
Rubberlip surfperch
Rhacochilus toxotes
Pile surfperch
Rhacochilus vacca
Apogon guadalupensis
California Scorpionfish 2
Scorpaena guttata
Rainbow Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes xyris
Wooly Sculpin 11
Clinocottus analis
Painted greenling 5
Oxylebius pictus
California Moray 12
Gymnothorax mordax
Ophidion scrippsae
C-O Sole 13
Pleuronichthys coenosus
Pacific sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus
speckled sanddab 14
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Citharichthys xanthostigma
California Halibut 1
Paralichthys californicus
Pacific Sardine 15
Sardinops sagax
Surf Smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus
California needlefish 16
Strongylura exilis
Topsmelt Silverside 17
Atherinops affinis
California Butterfly Ray
Gymnura marmorata
Haller's Round Ray 18
Urobatis halleri
Thornback Guitarfish 19
Platyrhinoidis triseriata
Shovelnose Guitarfish 20
Rhinobatos productus
Leopard Shark 21
Triakis semifasciata
Horn Shark 21
Heterodontus francisci
Pacific Angelshark
Squatina californica
California Aglaja 22
Navanax inermis
California Seahare 22
Aplysia californica
Black Sea Hare 23
Aplysia vaccaria
Green Abalone
Haliotis fulgens
Banded Tegula 24
Tegula eiseni
Norris's Topsnail 25
Norrisia norrisii
Wavy Turban 26
Megastraea undosa
California Market Squid 27
Doryteuthis opalescens
California Two-spot Octopus 28
Octopus bimaculoides
East Pacific Red Octopus 29
Octopus rubescens
Greater Argonaut 30
Argonauta argo
Common Desert Centipede 17
Scolopendra polymorpha
Brown Widow 31
Latrodectus geometricus
Western Black Widow 32
Latrodectus hesperus
Silver Argiope 33
Argiope argentata
Nigma linsdalei
Western Parson Spider 34
Herpyllus propinquus
Woodlouse Spider 35
Dysdera crocata
California Trapdoor Spider 36
Bothriocyrtum californicum
Catalinia minima
Western Blacklegged Tick 37
Ixodes pacificus
White-lined Sphinx 38
Hyles lineata
One-eyed Sphinx 39
Smerinthus cerisyi
Anise Swallowtail 40
Papilio zelicaon
Monarch 41
Danaus plexippus
Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara
Black Witch 42
Ascalapha odorata
Mexican Tiger Moth 43
Apantesis proxima
Catalina Walkingstick 44
Pseudosermyle catalinae
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp 45
Sceliphron caementarium
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 46
Bombus vosnesenskii
Western Honey Bee 47
Apis mellifera
Western Yellowjacket 48
Vespula pensylvanica
Ipochus fasciatus 49
Green Fig Beetle 50
Cotinis mutabilis
Jerusalem Crickets 51
Stenopelmatus
Oak Treehopper 52
Platycotis vittata
Okanagana catalina 53
Leptoglossus zonatus 34
Wandering Glider 52
Pantala flavescens
Mexican Cactus Fly 54
Copestylum mexicanum
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
Pink Volcano Barnacle 55
Tetraclita rubescens
Pseudosquillopsis marmorata
Southern Kelp Crab 56
Taliepus nuttallii
Sheep Crab 2
Loxorhynchus grandis

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