OF MALIBU LAGOON observed in 2005 seine survey

• Tidewater goby - Eucyclogobius newberryi • - Gambusia affinis • California - parvipinnis • -Atherinops sp. • Opaleye - nigricans • - mirabilis • Carp - Cyprinus carpio

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 Marine/estuarine species documented in Malibu Lagoon include:

• (Fundulus parvipinnis) • Northern (Engravilis mordax) • (Syngnathus sp.) • Striped kelpfish (Gibbonsia metzi) • Striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) • Crevice kelpfish (Gibbonsia • Staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) montereyensis) • Long jaw mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis) • Opaleye (Girella nigricans) • Arrow goby (Clevelandia ios) • Queenfish (Seriphus politus) • Starry flounder (Plaichthys stellatus) • Jacksmelt (Atherinops californiensis) • California ( californicus) • Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis) • Diamond ( guttulata) • () • Spotted turbot ( ritteri) • ( nebulifer) • Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata) • Serranid juveniles (Paralabrax sp.) • Dwarf perch (Micrometrus minimus) • Bay blenny (Hypsoblennius gentiles)

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 Sensitive species known from Malibu Lagoon, either historically or presently as of June 2005:

• Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) – disappeared from lagoon in 1955 and were absent until their re- introduction into the lagoon in 1991 • Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) • ( orcutti) • Coho or silver (Oncorhynchus kisutch) • Pacific lamprey (Entospenus tridentatus)

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 Introduced freshwater species include:

• Green sunfish (Lepmis cyanellus) • Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) • Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) • Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) • Black bullhead (Ictalurus melas) • Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 TidewaterTidewater GobyGoby EucyclogobiusEucyclogobius newberryinewberryi Animalia, Chordata, , ,

• Listed as Federally • Life History Endangered as of 1994 – Life span: ≈1 year • Distribution: CA coast – Max. size: 50 mm SL • Habitat preferences: – Time of spawning: year – Cool (16-25ºC) round, more frequent – Brackish (<10 up to 40 ppt) April to November – Shallow – Fecundity: 15 - 1,100 – Emergent vegetation eggs per (up to 12 • Home range: ≤12 km (juv.) spawning events/year) • Predators: , birds – Planktonic larval stage • Prey: opportunistic – Settlement size: 16 - 18 – Aquatic mm SL – Small – Egg-layers

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 SteelheadSteelhead TroutTrout OncorhynchusOncorhynchus mykissmykiss Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae

• Listed as Federally Endangered • Life History as of 1998 – Max. age: 11 years • Distribution: • Habitat preferences: – Max. size: 120 cm TL – Cool, clean, oxygenated water – Age of maturation: – Gravel-bottom (spawning) • Males: 2 years – Large rocks & boulders (shelter) • Females: 3 years – Emergent vegetation (cover) – Time of spawning: Spring – Riffles and pools – Egg-layers – Open passage to ocean • Migratory • Predators: fish, birds • Prey: opportunistic – Aquatic insects – Small crustaceans

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 ArroyoArroyo ChubChub GilaGila orcuttiorcutti Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, ,

• Species of special • Life History concern/threatened – Max. age: 4 years • Distribution: Southern California – Introduced north and east to – Max. size: 12 cm TL Chorro Creek (San Luis Obispo – Age of maturation: 1 year County) and Mojave River – Time of breeding: Spring • Habitat preferences: –Freshwater – Egg-layers – Sandy & muddy bottoms creeks & small-medium rivers – Intermittent streams • Predators: fish, birds • Prey: omnivores – Aquatic insects – Small crustaceans – Algae

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 MosquitofishMosquitofish GambusiaGambusia affinisaffinis Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, ,

• Invasive to • Life History • Native to the Gulf of Mexico – Max. age: 3 years – Introduced to tropical and – Max. size (sexual temperate countries as a dimorphism): biocontrol • Females - 7 cm • Habitat preferences: • Males - 4 cm – Can survive: – Age of maturation: • Very low oxygen • Females: 6-8 weeks • High salinities – Time of breeding: Spring • High temperatures – Live-bearers • Predators: fish, birds – Fecundity: •Prey: • 12 - 100 offspring per – Aquatic larval and pupal stages of brood mosquitoes • Up to 4 broods per season

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 CaliforniaCalifornia killifishkillifish FundulusFundulus parvipinnisparvipinnis Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontiformes, Fun Facts: • Benthic egg-layers • Brackish/Marine - Common in bays and • Distribution: Morro Bay, CA to Baja California, MEX • Max. Length: 10.8 cm TL • Max. Age: 3 years

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 SmeltsSmelts AtherinopsAtherinops sp.sp. Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, , Atherinopsidae

Topsmelt - Atherinops affinis Topsmelt Jacksmelt - Atherinopsis californiensis Grunion - Leuresthes tenuis

Fun Facts (smelts): Jacksmelt • Demersal egg-layers • Brackish/Marine - Common in bays and estuaries • Distribution: Eastern Pacific

School of topsmelt with señorita (cleaning)

Grunion spawning Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011 CaliforniaCalifornia halibuthalibut ParalichthysParalichthys californicuscalifornicus Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes, Fun Facts: • Spawn in shallow waters • Brackish/Marine - Common in bays and estuaries - Use them as nursery grounds • Distribution: northern WA to southern Baja California, MEX & in northern Gulf of California • Depth range: 0 - 183 meters! • Max. Length: 152 cm TL • Max. Weight: 33 kg • Max. Age: 30 years • Feeds during the day on fishes () and squids • Important sport and commercial fish

Prepared by The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains 2011