Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

Included in this guide are some of the species you might see at Fort Flagler State Park, Wa.
The plants and animals in this list are drawn from historical records specific to the Olympic Peninsula, the Salish Sea and its surrounding uplands. How many can you find?

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Coho Salmon ¹
Oncorhynchus kisutch

Crescent gunnel ²
Pholis laeta

Northern Clingfish ³
Gobiesox maeandricus

Tidepool Sculpin ⁴
Oligocottus maculosus

Starry Flounder ⁵
Platichthys stellatus

Shiner Surfperch ⁶
Cymatogaster aggregata

Eulachon ⁷
Thaleichthys pacificus

Buffalo Sculpin ⁸
Enophrys bison

speckled sanddab ⁹
Citharichthys stigmaeus

Surf Smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus

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Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

Coho Salmon 1 Oncorhynchus kisutch

Crescent gunnel 2 Pholis laeta

Northern Clingfish 3 Gobiesox maeandricus

Tidepool Sculpin 4 Oligocottus maculosus

Starry Flounder 5 Platichthys stellatus

Shiner Surfperch 6 Cymatogaster aggregata

Eulachon 7 Thaleichthys pacificus

Buffalo Sculpin 8 Enophrys bison

speckled sanddab 9 Citharichthys stigmaeus

Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus