Animal Gallery of Flipcards

Barred Sand Bass

Scientific Name: Paralabrax nebulifer

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Pilings, Riprap, and Seafloor

Bat Star

Scientific Name: Patiria miniata

Classification: Invertebrate – Echinoderm (Sea Star)

Habitat: Seafloor, Riprap, and Pilings

Gulls

Scientific Name: Multiple, Genus Larus

Classification: Bird

Habitat: Pelagic, Pilings, and Riprap

Mediterranean Mussel

Scientific Name: Mytilus galloprovincialis

Classification: Invertebrate – Bivalve

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Pacific Oyster

Scientific Name: Crassotrea gigas

Classification: Invertebrate – Bivalve

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Rock Scallop

Scientific Name: Crassadoma gigantea

Classification: Invertebrate – Bivalve

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Sea Squirts

Scientific Name: Many, Genus Ciona (pictured)

Classification: Chordate – Tunicate

Habitat: Riprap, Pilings, and Seafloor

Tube Anemone

Scientific Name: Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Classification: Invertebrate – Cnidarian

Habitat: Seafloor

Christmas Tree Worms

Scientific Name: Spirobranchus giganteus

Classification: Invertebrate – Annelid

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Swimming Crab

Scientific Name: Portunus xantusii

Classification: Invertebrate – Arthropod

Habitat: Seafloor

Spanish Shawl

Scientific Name: Flabellinopsis iodinea

Classification: Invertebrate – Mollusca (Sea Slug; Nudibranch)

Habitat: Seafloor, Pilings,and Riprap

California Halibut

Scientific Name: Paralichthys californicus

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Seafloor

California Round Ray

Scientific Name: Urolophus halleri

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Seafloor

California Scorpionfish

Scientific Name: Scorpaena guttata

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Riprap and Seafloor

Common Dolphin

Scientific Name: Delphinus sp.

Classification: Marine Mammal

Habitat: Pelagic

California Grunion

Scientific Name: Leuresthes tenuis

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Seafloor

Yellowtail

Scientific Name: Seriola dorsalis

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Pelagic

Shiner Perch

Scientific Name: Cymatogaster aggregata

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Riprap, Pilings, and Seafloor

Navanax

Scientific Name: Navanax inermis

Classification: Invertebrate – Mollusca (Sea Slug)

Habitat: Seafloor and Riprap

Gray Whale

Scientific Name: Eschrichtius robustus

Classification: Marine Mammal

Habitat: Pelagic

California Sea Lion

Scientific Name: Zalophus californianus

Classification: Marine Mammal

Habitat: Pelagic

Least Tern

Scientific Name: Sterna antillarum

Classification: Bird

Habitat: Riprap and Pelagic

Brown Pelican

Scientific Name: Pelecanus occidentalis

Classification: Bird

Habitat: Pelagic

Peregrine Falcon

Scientific Name: Falco peregrinus

Classification: Bird

Habitat: Pelagic

Garibaldi (Adults)

Scientific Name: Hypsypops rubicundus

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Riprap

Horn Shark

Scientific Name: Heterodontus francisci

Classification: Fish

Habitat: Riprap

Red and Purple Urchins

Scientific Name: Red urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus); purple urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

Classification: Invertebrate – Echinoderm

Habitat: Riprap and Seafloor

Spiny Lobster

Scientific Name: Panulirus interruptus

Classification: Invertebrate – Arthropod

Habitat: Riprap and Seafloor

Abalone

Scientific Name: Pink (Haliotis corrugata, pictured here in the outer harbor); Green (H. fulgens) and White abalone (H. sorenseni)

Classification: Invertebrate – Mollusca (Sea Snail)

Habitat: Riprap

Seals

Scientific Name: Phoca vitulina

Classification: Marine Mammal

Habitat: Pelagic

Great Blue Heron

Scientific Name: Ardea herodias

Classification: Bird

Habitat: Riprap and Seafloor

Giant Kelp

Scientific Name: Macrocystis pyrifera

Classification: Algae

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Gorgonians (Soft Corals)

Scientific Name: Genus Muricea

Classification: Invertebrate – Cnidarian

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Spiny Sand Star

Scientific Name: Astropecten armatus

Classification: Invertebrate – Echinoderm (Sea Star)

Habitat: Seafloor

Giant Spine Star

Scientific Name: Pisaster giganteus

Classification: Invertebrate – Echinoderm (Sea Star)

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Warty Sea Cucumber

Scientific Name: Apostichopus parvimensis

Classification: Invertebrate – Echinoderm

Habitat: Seafloor and Riprap

Kellet’s Whelk

Scientific Name: Kelletia kelletii

Classification: Invertebrate – Mollusca (Sea Snail)

Habitat: Seafloor and Riprap

Ochre Star

Scientific Name: Pisaster ochraceus

Classification: Invertebrate – Echinoderm (Sea Star)

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings

Kelp Scallop

Scientific Name: Leptopecten latiauratus

Classification: Invertebrate – Bivalve

Habitat: Riprap and Pilings