Appendices E - G 2016 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife OregonConservationStrategy.org Table of Contents NEARSHORE APPENDICES E - G .......................................................................................................................... 1 NEARSHORE APPENDIX E: WATCH LIST SPECIES HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS ....................................................... E-1 NEARSHORE APPENDIX F: OTHER/COMMONLY ASSOCIATED SPECIES LIST ..................................................... F-1 NEARSHORE APPENDIX G: NON-NATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES ................................................................... G-1 PDF Content Last Updated February 7, 2017 This PDF is a chapter of the Oregon Nearshore Strategy, the marine component of the official State Wildlife Action Plan for Oregon. The complete Oregon Conservation Strategy is available online at http://oregonconservationstrategy.org/. Since Conservation Strategy content will be updated periodically, please check the website to ensure that you are using the most current version of downloadable files. Contact ODFW For more information on the Oregon Nearshore Strategy or to provide comments, email [email protected] or write to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program 2040 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365 Recommended Citation Oregon Nearshore Strategy. 2016. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Oregon. Cover Photos Banner: Copper Rockfish, © Janna Nichols; Red Sea Urchin, © Scott Groth; Black Oystercatcher, © Kelsey Adkisson; Steller Sea Lions, ODFW; Bull Kelp, © Janna Nichols; Wolf Eel, © Taylor Frierson Feature Image: Opalescent nudibranch, © Laura Tesler Oregon Nearshore Strategy 2016: Factors Affecting Species and Habitats-i Photo Credit: © Laura Tesler NEARSHORE APPENDICES E - G NEARSHORE APPENDIX E: WATCH LIST SPECIES HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Habitat Watch List Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Unknown Subtidal Utilizes rocky cliffs and islands Brandt’s Cormorant X X X X X for nesting. Forages in Phalacrocorax penicillatus nearshore habitats. Nests in burrows on offshore Cassin’s Auklet X X islands with no mammalian Ptychoramphus aleuticus predators. Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix E-1 Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Habitat Watch List Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Unknown Subtidal Central place forager while Common Murre nesting in colonies on rocky X X X X X Uria aalge headlands and offshore islands. Can dive deeply while foraging Utilizes rocky cliffs and islands Pelagic Cormorant X X X for nesting. Forages in Phalacrocorax pelagicus nearshore habitats. Pigeon Guillemot Nests in burrows or crevices. X X X X Cepphus columba Forages in nearshore habitats. Sanderling Forages in intertidal areas X Calidris alba during migration. Nests in burrows on offshore Rhinocerous Auklet X X islands. Forages in nearshore Cerohinca monocerata waters while nesting. Spawning not known to occur in Black-and-yellow rockfish OR waters. Juveniles not known X X X Sebastes chrysomelas to occur over soft bottom habitats in OR. Blue shark X Predominately found offshore. Prionace glauca Bocaccio X X X X X Sebastes paucispinis Brown Irish lord X X Mid to low intertidal. Hemilepidotus spinosus Brown smoothhound Found from Coos Bay to Gulf of X X Mustelus henlei CA. Schooling fish. Buffalo sculpin X X Usually found inshore. Enophrys bison Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix E-2 Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Habitat Watch List Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Unknown Subtidal Butter sole X Isopsetta isolepis California halibut Usually near structures: rocks, X Paralichthys californicus holdfasts, etc. California skate X X Raja inornata Common thresher X Likely to be highly migratory. Alopias vulpinus Also called Curlfin sole; true Curlfin turbot (sole) X turbots native to North Atlantic Pleuronichthys decurrens and Mediterranean. Juveniles found predominately English sole X X X nearshore. Adults found Parophrys vetulus predominately offshore. Flathead sole X Hippoglossoides elassodon Giant wrymouth X Cryptacanthodes giganteus Will inhabit artificial reefs. Pelagic juveniles not known to Gopher rockfish X X X X occur in OR waters. Spawning Sebastes carnatus and larvae not known to occur in OR. Leopard shark Schooling fish. Predominately X X X Triakis semifasciata found nearshore. High, mid, and low intertidal. Monkeyface pricklepack Tidepools and shallow subtidal. X X Cebidichthys violaceus Jetties and breakwaters. Central OR is northern extent of range. Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix E-3 Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Habitat Watch List Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Unknown Subtidal Pacific angel shark X X Uncommon north of CA. Squatina californica Pacific sanddab X X Citharichthys sordidus Pacific sandfish X Trichodon trichodon Pacific sardine X Schooling fish. Occurs offshore. Sardinops sagax Most common in estuaries. Pacific staghorn sculpin Recently hatched fish often X X X Leptocottus armatus recruit into fresh water for a short time. Red Irish lord Mid to low intertidal. Wharves Hemilepidotus X X and pilings. hemilepidotus Rock sole X Prefers sandy or gravel bottoms. Pleuronectes bilineatus Salmon shark X Lamna ditropis Sand sole X Psettichthys melanostictus Shortfin mako (Bonito) shark X Predominantly found offshore. Isurus oxyrinchus Soupfin shark Schooling fish. Females found X X Galeorhinus galeus shallower than males. Southern rock sole Pebble or semi-rocky bottom. X X X Lepidopsetta bilineata Also occurs offshore. Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix E-4 Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Habitat Watch List Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Unknown Subtidal Spotted ratfish Common in shallower waters in X X Hydrolagus colliei northern part of range. White shark X X Carcharodon carcharias Butter clam X Saxidomus gigantea California sea cucumber Generally prefers protected X X Parastichopus californicus areas. Cockle clam X Clinocardium nuttallii Coonstripe (Dock) shrimp X X Pandalus danae Fat gaper clam X Tresus capax Mid to low intertidal. Commonly Flat-tipped piddock X X bores into stiff clay, sandstone, Penitella penita shale, and concrete. School and spawn on muddy Market squid X X sand in shallow, protected, Doryteuthis opalescens inshore areas. Oregon triton X X Occasionally intertidal. Fusitriton oregonensis Pacific sand (mole) crab X Mid and low intertidal. Emerita analoga Red rock crab X X Cancer productus Sea otter X X Sporadic visitors to Oregon. Enhydra lutris Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix E-5 NEARSHORE APPENDIX F: OTHER/COMMONLY ASSOCIATED SPECIES LIST Appendix F. Commonly associated species and habitats found in Oregon’s nearshore environment. Habitat Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Unknown Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Subtidal Birds California gull X X Larus californicus Glaucous-winged gull X X X X Colonial nester. Larus glaucescens Pacific loon X X Winters near coastal waters. Gavia pacifica Red-necked phalarope Concentrates around oceanic upwellings and edges of X Phalaropus lobatus kelp beds. Red throated loon X X Winters near coastal waters. Gavia stellata Sooty shearwater Concentrates around oceanic upwellings and over the X Puffinus griseus continental shelf. Surf scoter X X Melanitta perspicillata Western gull X X X X Colonial nester. Larus occidentalis Western grebe X Aechmophorus occidentalis White-winged scoter X X X Common in shallow water over shellfish beds. Melanitta fusca Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix F-1 Appendix F. Commonly associated species and habitats found in Oregon’s nearshore environment. Habitat Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Unknown Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Subtidal Fishes Bald sculpin Tidepools. Shallow subtidal. Brookings, OR is northern X X Clinocottus recalvus extent of range Bat ray X X X X Low intertidal. Myliobatis californica Black prickleback X X Under rocks, in gravel areas. Shallow subtidal Xiphister atropurpureus Bonehead sculpin X X Artedius notospilotus Calico sculpin X Mid to low intertidal. Clinocottus embryum Calico surfperch X X Shallow subtidal. Amphistichus koelzi Coralline sculpin X X Shallow subtidal. Artedius corallinus Crescent gunnel X X Tidepools. Pholis laeta Decorated warbonnet X Usually among algae. Chirolophis decoratus Fluffy sculpin X X Tidepools. Shallow subtidal. Often in algae. Oligocottus snyderi Grunt sculpin X X X Tidepools. Rhamphocottus richardsonii Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix F-2 Appendix F. Commonly associated species and habitats found in Oregon’s nearshore environment. Habitat Soft Rocky Sandy Rocky Species Bottom Neritic Estuarine Unknown Comments Shore Beach Subtidal Subtidal High cockscomb X X Usually intertidal. Anoplarchus purpurescens Jacksmelt X X X Yaquina Bay, OR is northern extent of range. Atherinopsis californiensis Kelp poacher X Shallow subtidal. Agonomalus mozinoi Kelp surfperch X Brachyistius frenatus Longfin gunnel X Pholis clemensi Longfin sculpin X X Jordania zonope Lumptail searobin X Deep subtidal. Prionotus stephanophrys Manacled sculpin X X Tidepools. Synchirus gilli Mosshead sculpin X X Tidepools. Shallow subtidal. Clinocottus globiceps Mosshead warbonnet X Chirolophis nugator Night smelt X X Spawn on beaches. Spirinchus starksi Northern clingfish X X Shallow subtidal. Gobiesox maeandricus Oregon Nearshore Strategy Appendix F-3 Appendix F. Commonly associated species and habitats found in Oregon’s nearshore