SMURF training fish ID
Juvenile rockfish ID guide for central CA kelp forests Deep body Dorsal spot Clear lateral line Canary Elongate body No spot Weak dorsal spot Red body, clear caudal Vermilion Dorsal saddles No dorsal saddles No spot Elongate lower jaw Bocaccio Dark triangle Stripetail Brown bars on light body (KGBC group) 'Y' on 4th bar Kelp Clear lateral line Copper No 'Y', no clearing, but big enough to have these markings Gopher, Black & Yellow Faint white saddles, body mostly brown Black Red rimmed eyes Bright white saddles, yellow fins, mottled light body Olive or Yellowtail (OYT) Grass or Brown Vermiculated red body Blue Dark diamond Halfbanded Dark body ‘Y’ Calico Unidentified YOY Young of the year fish caught in SMURFs over the years Species Code Frequency SATR GBY SCAR SCAU 11334 1028 1363 76 74 13875 28.45 2.58 3.42 0.19 0.19 34.83 OYT SMEL SFLA SSER 7295 3208 1281 385 58 12227 18.31 8.05 3.22 0.97 0.15 30.7 SDIP RYOY SMAR LIPA SSAX COTT GIBB SGIL SPAU 4466 2882 2303 902 527 445 317 287 220 11.21 7.23 5.78 2.26 1.32 1.12 0.8 0.72 0.55 KGB (Pteropodus) Kelp Rockfish B&Y, Gopher Gopher Rockfish Copper Rockfish TOTAL OYB (Sebastosomus) Olive Or Yellowtail Rockfish Black Rockfish Yellowtail Rockfish Olive Rockfish TOTAL Spitnose Rockfish Unidentified rockfish Cabezon Snailfish Stripetail Rockfish Sculpins Kelpfish Manacled Sculpin Bocaccio Percent Juvenile rockfish ID guide for central CA kelp forests Deep body YOY Dorsal spot No dorsal spot Clearing on lateral line Copper (SCAU) 'Y' on 4th bar Kelp (SATR) No ' Y ' , no clearing, but big enough to have these markings Gopher, Black & Yellow (GBY) Gopher Black & Yellow Juvenile rockfish ID guide for central CA kelp forests Elongate body Dorsal spot No spot Elongate lower jaw, brown body spots Bocaccio (SPAU) Faint white dorsal saddles, mostly a solid brown body Black (SMEL) Bright white dorsal saddles, yellow fins Olive or Yellowtail (OYT) Dorsal saddles-no white, clear to black fins, faint dorsal spot Widow (SENT) Dark triangle under second dorsal fin Stripetail (SSAX) Young of the year fish caught in SMURFs over the years Species Code Frequency SATR GBY SCAR SCAU 11334 1028 1363 76 74 13875 28.45 2.58 3.42 0.19 0.19 34.83 OYT SMEL SFLA SSER 7295 3208 1281 385 58 12227 18.31 8.05 3.22 0.97 0.15 30.7 SDIP RYOY SMAR LIPA SSAX COTT GIBB SGIL SPAU 4466 2882 2303 902 527 445 317 287 220 11.21 7.23 5.78 2.26 1.32 1.12 0.8 0.72 0.55 KGB (Pteropodus) Kelp Rockfish B&Y, Gopher Gopher Rockfish Copper Rockfish TOTAL OYB (Sebastosomus) Olive Or Yellowtail Rockfish Black Rockfish Yellowtail Rockfish Olive Rockfish TOTAL Spitnose Rockfish Unidentified rockfish Cabezon Snailfish Stripetail Rockfish Sculpins Kelpfish Manacled Sculpin Bocaccio Percent Splitnose rockfish – Sebastes diploproa - SDIP 1. No dorsal spot, deep bodied 2. Bronze body coloration 3. Light fin pigmentation, dorsal with horizontal stripe. 4. Middle saddle shaped like a horseshoe pointing down. Widow rockfish – Sebastes entomelas - SENT 1. Strong saddling 2. No dorsal white areas 3. Elongate fish 4. Clear to black fins (no yellow or orange) 5. Weak dorsal spot Cabezon – Scorpaenichthys marmoratus - SMAR • blunt head • dorsal spots • cute Stripetail rockfish – Sebastes saxicola - SSAX 1. Saddling pattern of inverted triangle and vent bar 2. Bar in caudal fin 3. Light color with brown mottling and saddling 4. Stout body Shortbelly rockfish – Sebastes jordani 1. 2. 3. 4. Silvery Elongate body, no dorsal spot Faint body bars Short belly – vent close to pelvic fins Chilipepper rockfish – Sebastes goodei 1. Forward pointing body saddles 2. Silvery fish near edge of kelp bed 3. Fins can sometimes be orange at larger sizes 4. Turns mottled orange/brown with age ADULT FISH PHOTO ID Kelp Rockfish – Sebastes atrovirens - SATR Blue Rockfish – Sebastes mystinus- SMYS Photos: CCFRP Black Rockfish – Sebastes melanops - SMEL Photos: CCFRP Olive/Yellowtail Rockfish – Sebastes serranoides/flavidus - OYT Photos: CCFRP Gopher Rockfish – Sebastes carnatus - SCAR Photos: CCFRP Black and Yellow Rockfish – Sebastes chrysomelas - SCHR Photos: CCFRP Copper Rockfish – Sebastes caurinus- SCHR Photos: CCFRP VermilionRockfish – Sebastes miniatus - SMIN Photos: CCFRP Cabezon – Scorpaenichthys marmoratus - SMAR Photos: CCFRP Lingcod– Ophiodon elongatus - OELO Photos: CCFRP Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus HDEC Male Female Photos: CCFRP
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