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Appendix F: Species Occurrence by Habitat Buena Vista Lagoon Feasibility Analysis Report Appendix F: Species Occurrence by Habitat T&E Native Species Species Eelgrass Shallow Saltwater Mudflat Low Salt Marsh Middle Salt Marsh High Salt Marsh Relictual Salt Marsh Shallow Freshwater Algal Mat Freshwater Marsh Marsh Brackish Alkali Meadow Riparian Woodland Disturbed / Exotics Non-native Grassland FISHES Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense 0.5 1 1 Common Carp Cyprinus carpio 111 Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas 11 White Catfish Ictalurus catus 1 Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus 1 Brown Bullhead Ictalurus nebulosus 11 Yellow Bullhead Ictalurus natalis 11 Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus 1 0.5 Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis 1111 Mississippi Silversides Menidia audens 1 Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus 1 0.5 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 1 0.5 Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus 1 0.5 Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus 1 Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieui 1 0.5 Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides 1 0.5 White Crappie Pomoxis annularis 1 0.5 Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus 1 0.5 Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper 1 Round herring Etrumeus teres 11 Pacific herring Clupea harengus pallisi 11 Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax caeruleus 1 0.5 1 Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax 1 0.5 1 Deepbody anchovy Anchoa compressa 1 111 Slough anchovy Anchoa delicatissima 1 0.5 1 1 1 California flyingfish Cypselurus californicus 1 0.5 California needlefish Strongylura exilis 1 0.5 1 California grunion Leuresthes tenuis 1 0.5 0.5 Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensis 1 0.5 0.5 Topsmelt Atherinops affinis 1 1111 Salema Xenistius californiensis 111 Queenfish Seriphus politus 111 Opaleye Girella nigricans 1 1 0.5 Walleye surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteum 1 1 0.5 California barracuda Sphyraena argentea 1 0.5 1 Striped mullet Mugil cephalus 1 11110.5 10.50.51 Gray smoothhound Mustelus californicus 1 1 1 0.5 Brown smoothhound Mustelus henlei 1 1 1 0.5 Shovelnose guitarfish Rhinobatos productus 1 1110.5 California killifish Fundulus parvipinnis 1 111110.5 California scorpionfish Scorpaena guttata 1 1 0.5 Appendix F 1 of 8 Buena Vista Lagoon Feasibility Analysis Report Appendix F: Species Occurrence by Habitat T&E Native Species Species Eelgrass Shallow Saltwater Mudflat Low Salt Marsh Middle Salt Marsh High Salt Marsh Relictual Salt Marsh Shallow Freshwater Algal Mat Freshwater Marsh Marsh Brackish Alkali Meadow Riparian Woodland Disturbed / Exotics Non-native Grassland Kelp rockfish Sebastes atrovirens 1 0.5 0.5 Rockfish, unid. juvenile Sebastes spp. 1 1 0.5 Kelp bass Paralabrax clathratus 111 Spotted sand bass Paralabrax maculatofasciatus 111 Barred sand bass Paralabrax nebulifer 111 Sargo Anisotremus davidsonii 1 1 0.5 White seabass Cynoscion nobilis 111 Yellowfin croaker Umbrina roncador 111 California corbina Menticirrhus undulatus 1 1 1 0.5 Spotfin croaker Roncador stearnsii 111 Black surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni 1 1 0.5 Barred surfperch Amphistichus argenteus 1 1 0.5 Shiner surfperch Cymatogaster aggregata 1 1 0.5 Dwarf surfperch Micrometrus minimus 1 1 0.5 Pile surfperch Damalichthys vacca 11 White surfperch Phanerodon furcatus 1 1 0.5 Giant kelpfish Heterostichus rostratus 11 Striped kelpfish Gibbonsia metzi 11 Round stingray Urolophus halleri 1 1110.5 Bat ray Myliobatis californica 1 1110.5 California butterfly ray Gymnura marmorata 1 1110.5 Bonefish Albula vulpes 1 1110.5 Pacific worm eel Myrophis vafer 1 0.5 Specklefin midshipman Porichthys myriaster 111 California lizardfish Synodus lucioceps 111 Bay pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus 1 1 0.5 Barred pipefish Syngnathus auliscus 1 1 0.5 Staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus 111 Bay blenny Hypsoblennius gentilis 111 Mussel blenny Hypsoblennius jenkinsi 1 1 0.5 Longjaw mudsucker Gillichthys mirabilis 1 111110.5 Longtail goby Gobionellus longicaudus 11 Yellowfin goby Acanthogobius flavimanus 1110.5 Cheekspot goby Ilypnus gilberti 1 11110.5 Arrow goby Clevlandia ios 1 11110.5 Shadow goby Quietula y-cauda 1 11110.5 Bay goby Lepidogobius lepidus 1 111 California tounguefish Symphurus atricauda 111 California halibut Paralichthys californicus 1 111 Spotted turbot Pleuronichthys ritteri 1 111 Diamond turbot Hypsopsetta guttulata 1 1110.5 FISH TOTAL 62 53 51.5 21.5 11.5 4 1 0 20 0.5 9.5 4 0 1 0 0 Appendix F 2 of 8 Buena Vista Lagoon Feasibility Analysis Report Appendix F: Species Occurrence by Habitat T&E Native Species Species Eelgrass Shallow Saltwater Mudflat Low Salt Marsh Middle Salt Marsh High Salt Marsh Relictual Salt Marsh Shallow Freshwater Algal Mat Freshwater Marsh Marsh Brackish Alkali Meadow Riparian Woodland Disturbed / Exotics Non-native Grassland AMPHIBIANS Garden Slender Salamander Batrachoseps major major 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 Western Spadefoot Spea hammondii 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 California Toad Bufo boreas halophilus 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 California Treefrog Pseudacris cadaverina 1 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris regilla 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1111 African Clawed Frog* Xenopus laevus 1 0.5 0.5 AMPHIBIAN TOTAL 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.5 3 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 2 REPTILES Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans 1111 Southern Pacific Pond Turtle Clemmys marmorata pallida 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis 1 11 0.51111 Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 San Diego Horned Lizard Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 Gilbert's Skink Eumeces gilberti 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 Coronado Skink Eumeces skiltonianus interparietalis 1 11 0.51111 Orangethroat Whiptail Cnemidophorus hyperythrus 1 0.5 1 1 1 Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris 1 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 California Legless Lizard Anniella pulchra 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 Silvery Legless Lizard Anniella pulchra pulchra 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 San Diego Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus similis 1 111 California Striped Racer Masticophis lateralis lateralis 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 Coast Patchnose Snake Salvadora hexalepis virgultea 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 San Diego Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer annectens 1 0.511 111111 California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae 1 0.511 111111 Two-striped Garter Snake Thamnophis hammondii 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 California Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus exsul 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis helleri 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 REPTILES TOTAL 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 11.5 14.5 3.0 3.0 5.5 6.5 15.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 BIRDS Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1 0.5 0.5 Common Loon Gavia immer 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1 1.0 1.0 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 Appendix F 3 of 8 Buena Vista Lagoon Feasibility Analysis Report Appendix F: Species Occurrence by Habitat T&E Native Species Species Eelgrass Shallow Saltwater Mudflat Low Salt Marsh Middle Salt Marsh High Salt Marsh Relictual Salt Marsh Shallow Freshwater Algal Mat Freshwater Marsh Marsh Brackish Alkali Meadow Riparian Woodland Disturbed / Exotics Non-native Grassland California Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus 1 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Western Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis hesperis 1 1.0 1.0 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 Brant Branta bernicla 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 Gadwall Anas strepera 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 American Wigeon Anas americana 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 Redhead Aythya americana 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 1 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
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