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Checklist of Inshore Demersal Fishes from Southern and Central California 1 T /I•• .•' -:-~~:.;ir_:...~ ·.. ?·>,/ \:' --:1:.· ;)~{ --~ ;_. ··~ . AWt1 l'll This list was prepared to compare southern California trawl-caught fishes with those caught north of Point Conception. All data are based on otter trawl or beam trawl surveys; sources are listed at the end of the list, along with information on the effort, gear, and depths sampled in each survey. The list, which simply shows the presence or absence of species, reveals that at least 225 species1 of fish have been taken by otter trawl in coastal regions of southern and central California. Of these, 185 have been caught in southern California alone; 79 species have been found in both southern and central California waters. To provide a picture of the present coastal shelf bottom fish com­ munities, the data from 1969-72 southern California trawling sur­ veys (Southern California coastal Water Research Project 1973) were analyzed to identify recurrent groups (commonly associated species) of fishes. The analysis showed that about one-fifth of the 121 nearshore demersal species found in these surveys appeared in statistically significant associations. ~Five major groups and six associate species were defined in the analysis; the groups are shown in Figure 1. With the exception of the yellowchin sculpin (Icelinus guadriser­ iatus), queenfish (Seriphus politus), blackbelly eelpout (Lycodop­ sis pacifica), and blacktip poacher (Xeneretmus latifrons}, all southern California recurrent group species were also noted in the central California surveys described here. (The latter three species are known to occur at least as far north as northern Cali­ fornia; the fact that they were not noted in the central California surveys may be a result of low sampling effort in their depth ranges.} 1. Species marked "UI" (unidentified} on the list were included in the species counts only where they were the only members of the genus taken in the surveys. 1 ~ I PYGMY POACHER I I CURLFIN SOLE I INORTHERN ANNCHOVY Jo.so 10.26 Io.:33 GROUP 6 168 SAMPLES) GROUP 2 (49 SAMPLES) GROUP 3 (19! AMPLESI ~ SHALLOW YELLOWCHIN SCULPIN 0 SPECKLED SANODAB WHITE CRO AKER WATER LONGSPINE COMBFISH CALIF TONGUEFISH QUEENFISt- - HORNYHEAD TURBOT WHITE SEAi ERCH ENGLISH SOLE 0.50 I r--0.16 .J I ■ NOTE GROUP 1 140 SAMPLES) GROUPS IDENTIFIED 8\' RECURRENT GROUP ANALYSIS IAFFI NITY INDEX t\J PACIFIC SANDDAB 0.60 DOVER SOLE • 0.501. OTHER ASSOCIA TIONS IINDI­ MID-DEPTH CATED BY CONNECTINC LINESI PLAIN FIN MIDSHIPMAN DETERMINED BY CONNI X 4NALYSIS PINK SEAPERCH SHORTSPINE COMBFISH . 10.40 isTRIPETAIL ROCKFtsHl 0.60 I I I GROUP 4 164 SAMPLES) 0.60 DEEP 'I ~LACKBELLY EELPOUTI WATER SLENDER SOLE REX SOLE ' 0.50 : BLACKTIP POACHER I Figure l. Species Associations of Southern California Nearshore Dernersal Fishes, 1969-72. '~'i, . A. .A. , •r ... , .., , !lt'.:-!,li'l1 , W, 6fi'~-..I•,••.:,,•~ ,. , ., • .-,l •~,, ,,., •. ·• • W', ...,•Wl,0)1 ..., ,,,.:..~,.c.,;.;.,,;,, , .... '"· rr.<, ,~' . • t, '• { I ....,..,_..,{. ( • tf if•· ,r ,., I['" .•' . - · ·-·· , • " Central California Southern California Mont­ San ~ Morro erey Fran­ Species SCCWRP Carlisle Babel Dohrn UCSB Jow UCLA Bay Bay cisco Myxinidae .Eptatretus sp. (UI)[* X Eptatretus stouti X Petromyzontidae Lampetra ayresi X Hexanchidae Hexanchus griseus X l • Notorynchus, maculatua X Heterodontidae Heterodontus francisci X X Scylliorhinidae Apristurus brunneus X X X Cephaloscyllium ventrioaum X X X X Parmaturus xaniurus X X X X Carch arhinidae Galeorhinus zyopterus X X Mustelus californicus X X X Mustelus henlei X X X Prionace glauca X Triakis semifasciata X X X Squalidae Sgualus acanthias X X X X X X Squatinidae Sguatina californica X X X X X Rhinobatidae Platyrhinoidis triseriata X X X Rhinobatos productus X X X Torpedinidae Torpedo californica X X X X X X X X Rajidae Raja binoculata X X X Raja inornata X X X X X X Raja kincaidi X :x X X X X Raja rhina X X JL .IL Raja stellulata X X X Dasyatidae Dasyatis dipterura X Gymnura maxmorata X Urolophus halleri X X Myliobatidae Myliobatis californica X X X Hydrolaqus colliei X X X X X X X Acipenseridae Acipenser medirostris X Acipenser transmontanus X Nettastomatidae, Facciolella gilberti X congridae Gnathgphis catalinensis x -=- Clupeidae Alga sapidissima X X Clupea harengus pallasi X X norosoma, petenense X Qpisthonema medirastre X X sardinops ~ *UI = unidentified species. 3 ,J. •' Central t California - -- southern California Mont- San ~ Morro erey Fran- Species SCCWRP Carlisle Babel Dohrn UCSB Jow UCLA Bay Bay cisco - Engraulidae AQ!;}JQi:1, ~Qmli!.l::SHiH X Aochoa delicatissima X Engraulis mordax X X X X Salmonidae Ons;;orhynchus tsha~ticha X 5-sJ.mQ gairdneri X Osmeridae Allosmerus elongatui X Hyoomesus pretiosus X Spirinchus starksi X SEirinchus thaleichthys X Argentinidae ". Argentina sialis X X X Bathylagidae Bathylagus milleri X Storniatidae Stomias atriventer X Alepocephalidae Aleeocephalus tenebrosus X S~modontidae SYnodus lucioceps X X X X X Myctophidae Stenobrachius leucopsarus X '. cyprinidae CVPrinus carEiO ..·- X Ba tr achoididae Porichthys myriaster X X X X - Porichthys notatus X X X X X X X X X Gobiesocidae Gobiesox rhessodon X Moridae Physiculus rastrelliger X X Merlucciidae Merluccius eroductus X .x X X X X Gadu.dae .i. Micr29:adus proximus X Ophidiidae 1 Brosmophycis marginata· X Cataetyx rubrirostris X X Otoohidium scrieosae X X X Chilara taylori X X X X X X X . zoarcidae A:erodon cortezianus X X X X . ;-i"<'~ X . ~: Lycoda12us sp. (UI)* -.'"f Lycodoesis eacifica X X X . tJ:· Lyconema barbatum X X ..... ····•t Macrouridae Nezumia lioleeis X Nezumia stelgidole;eis X X Atherinidae Atherinops affinis X X X Atherinoesis californiensis .<': Gasterosteidae -l AulorhYnchus flavidus X Gas::erosteus aculeatus X e .•":j--~ *UI = unidentified species. 4 Central California ' Southern California Mont- San :tt ~ Morro erey Fran- !" Species SCCWRP Carlisle Babel Dohrn UCSB Jow UCLA Bay Bay cisco Syngnathidae Syngnathus sp. (UI) * X X s:i::ngnathus californiensis X X s:i::ngnathus leptorh:z::nchus X + X Percichthyidae Roccus saxatilis X Stereolepis .9-™ X Serranidae Paralabrax clathratus X X X X Paraiabrax macuiatorasciatus X • Paralabrax nebulifer X X X X X Branchiostegidae Caulolatilus erin£~E!! X Carangidae Trachurus svmmetr;j.cus X Sciaenidae cynoscion nobilis X ~en~QD!.ffl!Yli! lin~s1tu1 X X X X X X X MentJ,cirrbys ungulsg,i&i X X X Roni;.s1gg;i;: stearnsi X Seriebu12 politus X X X X X X Kyphosidae Megi.ii!l!.IDsl s::sl.i.forniensi:z X Einbiotocidae 8!:!lPll i §tic!JJ,U:! argenteys X X X X X cymatogiilster s1gg;i;:egs1ts1 X X X X X X X Einb;i.QtOCi;& jacksoni X X X X X X l(t X I EmbiQtocs1 lateril!,lis :,. Hyperprosopon anale X X X 'j li:;.!:l2!i:.C:'1.C:QliiQJ2QD s.r::genteYm X X X X li:ll2!i:l: J;!J: Q Iii QJ2QD ellipticum X Hypsurus caryi X X X Micrometrus minimus X X X Phanerodon atripes X Phanerodon furcatus X X X X X X X Rhacochilus toxotes X X X Rhacochilus vacca X X X X X X X Zalembius rosaceus X X X X X X X Pomacentridae Chromis punctipinnis X Labridae O~julis californica X Pimelometopon pulchrum X Bathymasteridae Rathbunella sp. (NSP) ** X Rathbunella hypoplecta X X X Uranoscopidae · Kathetostoma averruncus X X Clinidae Alloclinus holderi X cr:i::ptotrema corallinum .~ X Gibbonsia elegans X Gibbonsia metzi X Heterostichus rostratus X X X X Neoclinus blanchardi X X X X [) Neoclinus uninotatus X I *UI = unidentified species. **NSP = new species. 5 .l ~ :; . .:• . - ~- .. Central ~\:1_.- California Southern californi·a Mont- San Anton Morro erey Fran­ ·~ ~- Species SCCWRP Carlisle Babel Dohrn UCSB Jaw UCLA Bay Bay cisco Stichaeidae Plectobranchus evides X X Poroclinus rothrocki X P_holidae Apodichthys flavidus X Pholis ornata X Ulvicola sanctaerosae X Anarhlchadidae Anarrhichthys ocellatus X jAmlnodytidae Ammodytes hexapterus X Gobiidae Acanthogobius flavimanus X Coryphopterus nicholsi X X X X Lepidogobius lepidus X X X X X X Lythrypnus dalli X Lythrypnus zebra X Trichiuridae Lepidopus xantusi X Scombridae Sarda chiliensis X Stromateidae r w~ f ;n ~ Peprilus simillimus X X X X X X ;,'-;,/- t Scorpaenidae ' Scorpaena guttata X X X X X X Sebastes alutus X Sebastes auriculatus X X Sebastes aurora X X X Sebastes chlorostictus X X X X X X Sebastes constellatus X Sebastes crameri X X X X X Sebastes dalli X X X X Sebastes diploproa X X X X X X Sebastes elongatus X X X X X X Sebastes ensifer X Sebastes entomelas X X Sebastes ~ X X X X Sebastes flavidus X X X ...... Sebastes goodei X X X X X X Sebastes hopkinsi X Sebastes jordani X X X X X X Sebastes lentiginosus X Sebastes levis X X X X X X Sebastes rnacdonaldi X X Sebastes melanostomus X X X X X Sebastes miniatus X X X X X X X Sebastes mystinus X • X Sebas.tes ·ovalis X X Sebastes paucispinis X X X X X X Sebastes pinniger X Sebastes rastrelliger X Sebastes rosaceus X Sebastes rosenblatti X Sebastes rubrivinctus X X X X X Sebastes rufus X X Sebastes ~ola X X X X X X X Sebastes semicitctus X X X X X X 6 • -~ll"""""--:~ . -. I -~,';ii,;,~· ,,. --:f,...,_,.,., ..,,• ....., - . ; ;.,.;;:,:.:;;i;.;;;,r,, - - ~ r ' Central California Southern California ~- .(t Mont- San ~ Morro erey Fran- Species SCCWRP Carlisle Babel Dohrn UCSB Jow UCLA Bay Bay cisco Sebastes serranoides X X X Sebastes serriceps X X Sebast!ilS umbrosus X X X ,S~Qslli!:t~ia ~i:x.i l lat: i Iii X X X X X S~s1s:t~a Zsl~li:DttJ.15 X X s.ebastolobus alascanus X X X X X Sebastolobus altivelus X X Hexagrammidae Hexa2rammos stelleri X ' Ophiodon elon2atus X X X Oxylebius pictus· X X X X zaniole12is frenata X X X X X X X Zaniole12is lati]2innis X X X X X X Anoplopomatidae Anoplopoma fimbria X X X X ·x X Cottidae Artedius fenestralis X Art.edius harring:toni X Artedius lateralis X Artedius notosEilotus X X X Chitonotus pug:etensis X X X X X Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus X Icelinus cavifrons X Icelinus filamentosus X X X Icelinus fimbriatus X :)- Icelinus guadriseriatus X X X X X X 9 Kt Icelinus tenuis X X X Leptocottus armatus X X X X Radulinus asprellus X X Rhamphocottus richardsoni X X Scorpaenichthys marmoratus .
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