The California Halibut is also popular with the name California flounder. The scientific name of this fish is Paralichthys californicus. These fishes are founded in the Pacific Coast of North America! To be precise; from Washington to the Baja California region.The fact that makes this fish more unique is that one eye of the fish […]
Read MoreThe California Scorpionfish has a unique body design; the Binomial name of this fish is Scorpaena guttata and it belongs to the Species S. Guttata.The color of the body of the fish is reddish-brown with multiple Brown and Black spots.The fishes are located around the shallow waters along the coast of California and Baja California.These […]
Read MoreCalifornia Sheep head belongs to the Wrasse species; this species of fishes is renowned to be unique because of their bright and vibrant colours.The scientific name of the California Sheep head is Semicossyphus pulcher. The name is given by an American Ichthyologist and Physician Willian Orville Ayres.These fishes belong to the family of Labridae and […]
Read MoreCanary Rockfish is a bright-colored marine fish. The binomial name of this fish is Sebastes pinniger. The scientific name of the fish is given by an American mammologist and malacologist T.N Gill.The body colour of these fishes are quite vibrant; it has an orange-yellow body with several orange patterns across its body. A little white […]
Read MoreCopper Rockfish is a unique marine fish and has the binomial name Sebastes caurinus. The fish is also known as Copper Seaperch and belong to the family of Sebastidae.These Rockfishes are endemic to the Pacific waters of Alaska, California and Guerrero Negro. While looking for these fishes in the waters; you’ll be amused to see […]
Read MoreThe Dorado fish is also popular with the name ‘Mahi Mahi’ (Hawaiian name) and Common doliphinfish. The scientific name of Dorado fish is Coryphaena hippurus and these belong to the Coryphaenidae family and genus Coryphaena.The Dorado fishes are found in the waters across the Indian Ocean, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Gulf of Mexico etc.These fishes […]
Read MoreFaintail Sole is a small fish from the left/right flounder family. The scientific name of the Faintail Sole is Xystreurys liolepis. These fishes are found in the muddy surroundings in the south of California in the depths of 18 to 260 feet.The fish is generally coloured in brown colour with several spots on the upper […]
Read MoreThe Giant Sea Bass is also called with the names giant black sea bass and black sea bass. These belongs to the family of Polyprionidae and Genus Stereolepis.The Giant Sea Bass are found in the lower rocky and sandy bottoms with depth approx. 150 feet. The habitat of these Giant Sea Bass ranges from California […]
Read MoreThe Halfmoon is also called as Blue Perch. It has a scientific name Medialuna californiensis. The halfmoon fish belong to the family Kyphosidae of the genus Medialuna.The fish has a small pointed head, oval compressed body. The Halfmoon has its dorsal part of dark bluish grey, slightly pale ventrally and vertical bars along the flanks. […]
Read MoreKelp Bass is popularly referred to as the Calico Bass and has a scientific name Paralabrax clathratus.It belongs to the family of Serranidae and Genus Paralabrax. These small marine fishes are seen in the eastern North Pacific Ocean of the United States and also in the waters of Baja California and Mexico.The colour of Kelp […]
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