Fish of San Franscisco Bay Area
Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss
You are usually close to water anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. The bay itself and the ocean waters are home to a variety of fish, including different types of sharks, and rays. And the rivers and streams are host to many kinds of freshwater fishes.
There are probably around 11 species of Sharks in the Bay itself including Leopard Shark and Sevengill Shark. A great place to see Sharks and Rays is
Elkhorn Slough.
Some Oceanic Fish
- Great White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias
- Basking Shark - Cetorhinus maximus
- Shortfin Mako Shark - Isurus oxyrinchus
- Blue Shark - Prionace glauca
- Common Thresher Shark - Alopias vulpinas
- Leopard Shark - Triakis semifasciata
- Broadnose Sevengill Shark - Notorynchus cepedianus
- Brown Smoothhound Shark - Mustelus henlei
- Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias
- Angel Shark - Squatina californica
- Soupfin Shark - Galeorhinus zyopterus
- Bat Ray - Myliobatis californica
- Thornback Ray - Platyrhinoides triseriata
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- Round Stingray - Urolophus halleri
- Shovelnose Guitarfish - Rhinobatos productus
- Ocean Sunfish - Mola mola
- Shiner Surfperch - Cymatogaster aggregata
- California Halibut - Paralichthys californicus
- Delta Smelt - Hypomesus transpacificus
- Tidepool Sculpin - Oligocottus maculosus
- Tidewater Goby - Eucyclogobius newberryi
Some Anadromous Fish
Anadromous fish are born in freshwater, migrate out to the ocean and reach maturity, then return to fresh water as
to spawn.
- Steelhead Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss (this is the anadromous form of Rainbow Trout)
- Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Pacific Lamprey - Entosphenus tridentata
Some Freshwater Fish
- Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss (this is the freshwater form of Steelhead Trout)
- Common Carp - Cyprinus carpio
- Bluegill - Lepomis macrochirus
- Striped Bass - Morone saxatilis
- Largemouth Black Bass - Micropterus salmoides
- Smallmouth Black Bass - Micropterus dolomieu
- Sacramento Pikeminnow - Ptychocheilus grandis
- California Roach - Hesperoleucus symmetricus
- Hitch - Lavinia exilicauda
- Three-spined Stickleback - Gasterosteus aculeatus
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- Channel Catfish - Ictalurus punctatus
Fish Articles and Links
- Fish and Shellfish Identification, California Dept. of Fish and Game.
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- Salmon Viewing Map for the Bay Area from the Bay Institute
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- Fish found in Marsh Creek with illustrations and descriptions by the Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed.
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- Marin County Stream and Coho Salmon Map
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