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Fish of San Franscisco Bay Area. American Shad - Alosa sapidissima. Photo credit - Rene Reyes, Bureau of Reclamation. Three-spined Stickleback - Gasterosteus aculeatus. Photo credit: JaySo83, Wikimedia Commons. Tidewater Goby - Eucyclogobius newberryi. Photo Credit: Jessica Weinberg, NPS. Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss.
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Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) are the only marine mammal resident in San Francisco Bay year-round. (The California sea lion uses the Bay seasonally for foraging, and some individuals use the floating docks at Pier 39 as a haul-out site). Harbor seals have spotted fur that varies in color. Males and females are about the same size, reaching ...
California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) use San Francisco Bay for foraging, but breed elsewhere (unlike Pacific harbor seals which breed in the Bay). These noisy, intelligent creatures are members of the “walking” seal family whose members have external ear flaps and large flippers that they use to “walk” on land. Males reach 850 pounds and s...
Baylands Ecosystem Species and Community Profiles: Life histories and environmental requirements of key plants, fish and wildlife. Prepared by the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project.
The salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris), is a tiny, endangered mouse that is endemic to San Francisco Bay, meaning it is found nowhere else in the world. Within San Francisco Bay there are two subspecies – a North Bay and a South Bay subspecies. Its scientific name means it is a grooved-tooth mouse with a red belly. The mouse is ...
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This small fish that is only 7 – 9 inches makes up the largest biomass in San Francisco Bay. It is an important food source for larger predators such as California brown pelicans, terns, sharks, seals, Chinook and coho salmon, and other many other fish species. In San Francisco Bay northern anchovies occur from Suisun Bay to South Bay.
Location and Contact Information. + −. San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife. (916) 930-5603. 650 Capitol Mall Suite 8-300 Sacramento, CA 95814. A leader in California natural resource planning, research and restoration, we work with members of the public and other partners to conserve fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for future ...
Mar 14, 2022 · 1. The Species. 1.1. Natural History. 1.1.1. Species Description. Figure 1-1. Adult right-eyed (dextral) California halibut from San Francisco Bay displaying eyespots near the center of the body (photo credit K. Lesyna, CDFW). 1.1.2. Range, Distribution, and Movement. Figure 1-2. Range map for California halibut.
commonly caught fish species were: 1) Topsmelt. 2) Pacific Herring. 3) Northern Anchovy. 4) Pacific Staghorn Sculpin. 5) Dwarf Surfperch. 6) Arrow Goby. 7) Bay Pipefish. 8) Shiner Perch. 9) Yellowfin Goby. 10) Three-spine Stickleback. 11) Inland Silverside. 12) Barred Surfperch. Thick blue line is a loess smoother to highlight trends over time.
