Fishes
A collection of all the species I have seen from the coasts of California to Washington to Hawaii.
This page will be continuously updated as I continue encountering new species & taking photos of old friends.
This section includes ray-finned fishes, lobe-finned fishes, jawless fishes and elasmobranchs.
For more check out my photography account on Instagram or my account on Bluesky.
Updated 2.23.25
Ray-Finnned Fish
20/30,000+ Species
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
***not pictured is the Opaleye // Girella nigricans, Zebra-perch Sea Chub // Kyphosus azureus, the Sea Mullet // Mugil cephalus and the Common Mola // Mola mola
Penpoint Gunnel // Apodichthys flavidus
Woolly Sculpin // Clinocottus analis
Calico Sculpin // Clinocottus embryum
Spotted Kelpfish // Gibbonsia elegans
California Clingfish // Gobiesox rhessodon
California Moray // Gymnothorax mordax
Giant Kelpfish // Heterostichus rostratus
Mussel Blenny // Hypsoblennius jenkinsi
Garibaldi // Hypsypops rubicundus
Zebra Blenny // Istiblennius zebra
California Grunion // Leuresthes tenuis
Tidepool Sculpin // Oligocottus maculosus -- Photo Credit: Nate K.
Fluffy Sculpin // Oligocottus synderi
Reef Finspot // Paraclinus integripinnis
California Scorpionfish // Scorpaena guttata -- Photo Credit: Maddy S.
Cabezon // Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Elasmobranchs
5/1,200+ Species
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Elasmobranchii
*** Not pictured is the Haller’s Ray // Urobatis halleri
Swell Shark Egg // Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Shovelnose Guitarfish // Pseudobatos productus
Leopard Shark // Triakis semifasciata
Banded Guitarfish // Zapteryx exasperata