Marine Species with Aquaculture Potential off the Coast of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
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Photos of several fish that are native to the PNW

Over 250 native, Pacific Northwest species have been highlighted in this summary. Varying amounts of general information is available about each species. When available, the species profile includes information on the life history, biology, and economics on the species. Many of the species have had little or no aquaculture research.

Species have been listed in alphabetical order by common name. For more information about each species click the common or scientific name. To jump to the invertebrate list click here.

Note: A star next to the name of the species indicates that a photo is included in the profile.

Fish
(Teleosts and Agnathans)
Common Name Scientific Name
Albacore Thunnus alalunga
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Arrow Goby Clevelandia ios
Arrowtooth Flounder* Atheresthes stomias
Bald Sculpin Clinocottus recalvus
Barred Surfperch* Amphistichus Argenteus
Bay Goby Lepidogobius lepidus
Bay Pipefish* Syngnathus leptorhynchus
Bigeye Starsnout Poacher Bathyagonus pentacanthus
Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus
Blackeye Goby* Coryphopterus nicholsi
Blackfin Starsnout Poacher Bathyagonus nigripinnis
Black Hagfish* Eptatretus deani
Black Prickleback* Xiphister atropurpureus
Black Rockfish* Sebastes melanops
Blacktail Snailfish* Careproctus melanurus
Blacktip Poacher Xeneretmus latifrons
Blob Sculpin* Psychrolutes phrictus
Bluebarred Prickleback Plectobranchus evides
Bluefin Tuna Thunnnus thynnus
Bluespotted Poacher Xeneretmus triacanthus
Bonehead Sculpin Artedius notospilotus
Brown Irish Lord Hemilepidotus spinosus
Brown Rockfish* Sebastes auriculatus
Buffalo Sculpin* Enophrys bison
Butter Sole* Pleuronectes isolepis
Cabezon* Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Calico Sculpin Clinocottus embryum
Calico Surfperch* Amphistichus koelzi
California Barracuda Sphyraena argentea
California Flyingfish Cypselurus californicus
California Halibut* Paralichthys californicus
California Tonguefish Symphurus atricauda
Canary Rockfish* Sebastes pinniger
China Rockfish* Sebastes nebulosus
Chinook Salmon* Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Copper Rockfish* Sebastes caurinus
Coralline Sculpin* Artedius corallinus
C-O Turbot* Pleuronichthys coenosus
Crescent Gunnel* Pholis laeta
Crevice Kelpfish* Gibbonsia montereyensis
Curlfin Turbot* Pleuronichthys decurrens
Darter Sculpin Radulinus boleoides
Decorated Warbonnet* Chirolophis decoratus
Deepsea Sole Embassichthys bathybius
Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus
Dover Sole* Microstomus pacificus
Dusky Sculpin Icelinus burchami
Dwarf Wrymouth Lyconectes aleutensis
English Sole* Pleuronectes vetulus
Eulachon* Thaleichthya pacificus
Flabby Sculpin Zesticelus profundorum
Flathead Sole* Hippoglossoides elassodon
Fluffy Sculpin* Oligocottus snyderi
Fringed Sculpin Icelinus fimbriatus
Giant Wrymouth* Delolepis gigantea
Graveldiver Scytalina cerdale
Gray Starsnout Poacher Bathyagonus alascanus
Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Green Sturgeon* Acipenser medirostris
Grenadier species Macrouridae Family
Grunt Sculpin* Rhamphocottus richardsonii
Halfmoon* Medialuna californiensis
High Cockscomb* Anoplarchus purpurescens
Jackmackerel Trachurus symmetricus
Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensis
Kelp Bass* Paralabrax clathratus
Kelp Clingfish Rimicola muscarum
Kelp Greenling* Hexagrammos decagrammus
Kelp Poacher Agonomalus mozinoi
Kelp Surfperch* Brachyistius frenatus
King-of-the-Salmon* Trachipterus altivelis
Lingcod* Ophiodon elongatus
Longfin Gunnel* Pholis clemensi
Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys
Longnose Lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox
Longspine Combfish* Zaniolepis latipinnis
Longspine Thornyhead* Sebastolobus altivelis
Louvar Luvarus imperialis
Lumptail Searobin Prionotus stephanophrys
Lumptail Searobin Prionotus stephanophrys
Manacled Sculpin* Synchirus gilli
Medusafish Icichthys lockingtoni
Monkeyface Prickleback* Cebidichthys violaceus
Mosshead Sculpin* Clinocottus globiceps
Mosshead Warbonnet* Chirolophis nugator
Night Smelt Spirinchus starksi
Nominal POP* Perch like in appearance
Northern Anchovy* Engraulis mordax
Northern Clingfish* Gobiesox maeandrichs
Northern Ronquil Ronquilus jordani
Northern Spearnose Poacher Agonopsis vulsa
Ocean Sunfish* Mola mola
Ocean Whitefish* Caulolatilus princeps
Opah Lampris guttatus
Opaleye* Girella nigricans
Oxeye Oreo Allocyttus folletti
Pacific Argentine Argentina sialis
Pacific Bonito* Sarda chiliensis
Pacific Butterfish Peprilus simillimus
Pacific Cod* Gadus macrocephalus
Pacific Flatnose Antimora microlepis
Pacific Hagfish Eptatretus stouti
Pacific Hake* Merluccius productus
Pacific Halibut* Hippoglossus stenolepis
Pacific Herring* Clupea pallasi
Pacific Lamprey* Lampetra tridentata
Pacific Mackerel* Scomber japonicus
Pacific Ocean Perch* Sebastes alutus
Pacific Pomfret* Brama japonica
Pacific Sanddab* Citharichthys sordidus
Pacific Sandfish* Trichodon trichodon
Pacific Sand Lance* Ammodytes hexapterus
Pacific Sardine* Sardinops sagax
Pacific Saury Cololabis saira
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin* Leptocottus armatus
Pacific Tomcod* Microgadus proximus
Padded Sculpin* Artedius fenestralis
Painted Greenling* Oxylebius pictus
Pelagic Armorhead Pentaceros richardsoni
Penpoint Gunnel Apodichthys flavidus
Petrale Sole* Eopsetta jordani
Pile Surfperch* Rhacochilus vacca
Pink Salmon* Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Plainfin Midshipman* Porichthys notatus
Pricklebreast Poacher Stellerina xyosterna
Prickly Sculpin* Cottus asper
Prickly Snailfish Paraliparis deani
Prowfish* Zaprora silenus
Puget Sound Sculpin Artedius meanyi
Pygmy Poacher* Odontopyxis trispinosa
Queenfish Seriphus politus
Quillback Rockfish* Sebastes maliger
Quillfish Ptilichthys goodei
Ragfish* Icosteus aenigmaticus
Red Brotula* Brosmophycis marginata
Red Gunnel Pholis schultzi
Red Irish Lord* Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Redtail Surfperch* Amphistichus rhodoterus
Rex Sole* Errex zachirus
Ribbon Prickleback Phytichthys chirus
Ribbon Snailfish Liparis cyclopus
Ringtail Snailfish Liparis rutteri
Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus
Rockhead Bothragonus swanii
Rock Prickleback Xiphister mucosus
Rock Sole* Pleuronectes bilineatus
Rockweed Gunnel* Xererpes fucorum
Rosylip Sculpin* Ascelichthys rhodorus
Roughback Sculpin* Chitonotus pugetensis
Roughscale Sole Clidoderma asperrimum
Sablefish* Anoplopoma fimbria
Saddleback Gunnnel
Pholis ornata
Saddleback Sculpin
Oligocottus rimensis
Sailfin Sculpin*
Nautichthys oculofasciatus
Sand Sole*
Psettichthys melanostictus
Scalyhead Sculpin*
Artedius harringtoni
Sharpnose Sculpin Clinocottus acuticeps
Sharpnose Seaperch* Phanerodon atripes
Shiner Perch* Cymatogaster aggregata
Shortspine Combfish Zaniolepis frenata
Shortspine Thornyhead* Sebastolobus alascanus
Showy Snailfish Liparis pulchellus
Silverspotted Sculpin* Blepsias cirrhosus
Silver Surfperch Hyperprosopon ellipticum
Skilfish* Erilepis zonifer
Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
Slender Cockscomb Anoplarchus insignis
Slender Sole* Eopsetta exilis
Slim Sculpin Radulinus asprellus
Slimy Snailfish Liparis mucosus
Slipskin Snailfish Liparis fucensis
Smalleye Squaretail Tetragonurus cuvieri
Smootheye Poacher Xeneretmus leiops
Smoothhead Sculpin* Artedius lateralis
Snakehead Eelpout Embryx crotalinus
Snake Prickleback Lumpenus sagitta
Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
Speckled Sanddab* Citharichthys stigmaeus
Spinycheek Starsnout Poacher Bathyagonus infraspinatus
Spotfin Sculpin Icelinus tenuis
Spotfin Surfperch Hyperprosopa anale
Spotted Cusk-eel* Chilara taylori
Spotted Ratfish* Hydrolagus colliei
Spotted Snailfish Liparis callyodon
Starry Flounder* Platichthys stellatus
Striped Bass* Morone saxatilis
Striped Kelpfish Gibbonsia metzi
Striped Surfperch* Embiotoca lateralis
Sturgeon Poacher* Agonus acipenserinus
Surf Smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Thornback Sculpin
Paricelinus hopliticus
Threadfin Sculpin
Icelinus filamentosus
Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense
Threespine Sickleback*
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Tidepool Sculpin* Oligocottus maculosus
Tidepool Snailfish Liparis florae
Topsmelt* Antherinops affinis
Tubenose Poacher Pallasina barbata
Tubesnout* Aulorhynchus flavidus
Twoline Eelpout Bothrocara brunneum
Walleye Pollock* Theragra chalcogramma
Walleye Surfperch* Hyperprosopona argenteum
Warty Poacher Occella verucosa
Whitebait Smelt Allosmerus elongatus
Whitebarred Prickleback Poroclinus rothrocki
White Croaker* Genyonemus lineatus
White Seabass Atractoscion nobilis
White Seaperch* Phanerodon furcatus
White Sturgeon* Ancipenser transmontanus
Widow Rockfish* Sebastes entomelas
Wolf Eel* Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Yellowtail Seriola lalandi
Yellowtail Rockfish* Sebastes flavidus
Y-Prickleback Allolumpenus hypochromus

Invertebrates

Common Name
Scientific Name
Bay Shrimp
Crangon franciscorum
Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis
Box Crab* Lopholithodes foraminatus
Brine Shrimp Artemia salina
Brittle Stars* Variety of species
Butter Clam Saxidomus giganteus
Chitons* Polyplacophora (class)
Cockle Clam Clinocrdium nuttallii
Common Littleneck Clam Protothaca staminea
Coonstripe Shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus
Crayfish Pacifastacus species
Dungeness Crab* Cancer magister
Ghost Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio
Gooseneck Barnacle* Mitella plymerus
Hermit Crab* Paguridea species
Horseneck Gaper Tresus capax
Jellys* Variety of species
Kelp Crab Pugettia producta
Limpets* Variety of species
Manila Clam Tapes japonica
Market Squid* Loligo opalescens
Mole Crab Emerita analoga
Mud Shrimp Upogebia pugettensis
Northern Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana
Nudibranchs Variety of species
Octopus* Octopus species
Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida
Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii
Pacific Razor Clam Siliqua patula
Pink Shrimp Pandalus jordani
Purple Sea Urchin* Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Red Abalone Haliotis rufescens
Red Sea Urchin* Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Rock Crab* Cancer productus
Rock Scallop* Crassedoma giganteum
Sea Anemone* Variety of species
Sea Cucumber* Cucumaria and Parastichopus species
Sea Hare Aplysia californica
Sea Stars* Variety of species
Snails* Variety of species
Soft Shell Clam Mya arenaria
Sponges Variety of species
Spot Shrimp* Pandalus platyceros
Tanner Crab* Chionoecetes species
Weathervane Scallop* Patinopectin caurinus

The collage at the top of this page was created using photographs from a variety of photographers.
For more information about the photographs in this website go to the reference section.

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