Video Clips
- Croaker Family|Corbina • Hornshark Family|Leopard Shark
- Bullhead Shark Family|Horn Shark
- Silverside Family|Topsmelt • Sea Chub|Zebraperch
- Damselfish|Garibaldi Adults & (Larger) Juveniles w/ blue stars
| Time | Weather | Ocean |
| 7:15 AM | 48°, Sun | 69° |
| Vis. | Surf | Tide |
| 5-10′ | ≤ 2′ | Low +2.4 @ 6:14 |
Inshore Fishes Survey (Reef.org Format)
- Single • Few (2-10) • Many (11-100) • Abundant
- |Solo • Pairs • Groups (3-5) • Schools (≥6)
| Fish Family | Species | ID Photo Links | Numbers | Groupings |
| *** | *** | *** |
| Damselfish | Garibaldi (adults, larger juveniles) | M | solo, groups |
| Damselfish | Blacksmith | – |
| Wrasse | CA Sheephead (Male) | S |
| Wrasse | Rock Wrasse | M | solo, groups |
| Wrasse | Señorita | – |
| Sea Chub | Opaleye | M | schools |
| Sea Chub | Zebra Perch | M | schools |
| Sea Chub | Halfmoon | – |
| Surfperch | 18 CA marine species: Rainbow Perch Rubberlipped Seaperch Striped Seaperch Kelp Perch Pile Perch |
*** – – – – – |
| Round Stingray | Round Ray | – |
| Rhinobatidae | Shovelnose Guitarfish ^ (up to 5′) | F | solo |
| Rhinobatidae | Banded Guitarfish^ (up to 3′) | – |
| Rhinobatidae | Bat Ray | – |
| Rajidae | Thornback Ray | – |
| Sea Bass | Kelp Bass lots of larger juveniles | M | solo, groups |
| Sea Bass | Barred Sand Bass | – |
| Grunt | Sargo ^ | F |solo |
| Grunt | Salema??| (big eye bass, striped bass) | – |
| Silverside | Topsmelt | M | schools |
| Houndshark | Soupfin Shark | – |
| Houndshark | Leopard Shark | M |
| Bullhead Shark | Horn Shark | S |
| Tube/ Kelp Blenny | Giant Kelpfish | 0 |
| Drum/Croaker | CA Corbina (Shortfin?) | F | pair |
- ^Not on Reef.org primary species list
- Note: left Goby, Greenling, Sculpin, & Scorpionfish families off table since rarely seen in shallow waters of the La Jolla Underwater park (except at night, one of our divers reports)
NexGen Slideshow (Jetpack dznt work w/ Sela Theme… so change Theme)
Resources for Identifying Fishes ….
NexGen Thumbnails
Resources for Fish Taxonomy and Idenification:
- Fishbase: e.g. Houndsharks; Quick ID; Search by Species
- CA Fish & Game: Marine Species Portal: ID Page
- Sea Grant CA (UCSD), e.g., Soupfin Sharks
- Animal Diversity Web, e.g. Houndsharks
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, e.g. Houndsharks|Soupfin
- Pier Fishing in CA: very good info on common names, keys to ID fish, natural history, e.g. Salema • e.g. Zebraperch vs Barred Surfperch vs. Sargo. Still need to ID the slides #9 and #10
- REEF.org ID: Species Gallery, California Fish; Quizlet: CA Fish and Invertebrates (sloppy: Fish grouped by Family; but Invertebrates by Phylum; and Plants?)
- Starthrower-Natural History of Catalina Marine Life: e.g. Rock Wrasse
- What’s That Fish? e.g. blacksmith juvenile
- Diver Kevin-Multiple pics of species, helps with varying coloration and markings, e.g. Rock Wrasse
- Kelp Forest Ecosystem (student blog?): good pictures of keystone and other species, food web and trophic level pyramid diagrams of kelp ecosystem
- Non- Indigenous marine fishes. Note: “Exotic” = can’t breed in local area (e.g., “California” Moray Eel) but lives here (but breeds farther south?) vs. “Invasive” means moves in, breeds, harness or displaced local spcecies in ecosystem (e.g., European green crab, e.g., Pacific oyster)
Articles on The Classification-of-Life Wars (Taxonomy)
- Visit the blog CATEGORY: Classification Debates for Articles (some many years old) on different systems
- Splitters vs Lumpers: e.g., Genetics has revealed that four “species” of bladder kelp are really one
- You need to update this with bookmarks from your iPad Safari AND from the ActiveLearningZone.com/STEM (e.g. someone’s sample SCUBA DIve Survey, from La Jolla Shores)
Best Natural History Sites (i.e. not just identification but habitat, place in ecosystem, etc) • focus on Marine Life and Marine Birds
- Cornell All About Birds: For Identification: Photos, Videos, Recordings + Life History: Habitat, Food, Nesting, Behavior, Conservation: e.g. Snowy Plover; e.g. Brown Pelican
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