DEEPSEA SMELTS. Leuroglossus stilbius. Gilbert, 1890. California smoothtongue ... pygmy poacher. Xeneretmus latifrons. (Gilbert 1890) blacktip poacher.
APPENDIX B - FISH POPULATION ATTRIBUTES B1.
Median fish abundance per haul and percent area above Bight median by region and major shelf zone subpopulation
B2.
Median fish abundance per haul by shelf zone subpopulation and percent area above Bight median by subpopulation
B3.
Median fish abundance per haul and percent area above Bight median by region within shelf zone subpopulations
B4.
Median fish biomass per haul and percent ... area above Bight median by region and major shelf zone subpopulation
B5.
Median fish biomass per haul and percent area above Bight median by shelf zone subpopulation
B6.
Median fish biomass per haul and percent area above Bight median by region within shelf zone subpopulation
B7.
Median number of fish species per haul and percent .....area above Bight median by region and major shelf zone subpopulation
B8.
Median number of fish species per haul and percent area above bight median by region by shelf zone subpopulation
B9.
Median number of fish species per haul and percent area above Bight median by region within shelf zone subpopulation
B10.
Median fish diversity per haul and percent ... area above Bight median by region and major shelf zone subpopulation
B11.
Median fish diversity per haul by shelf zone and percent area above Bight median by shelf zone subpopulation
B12.
Median fish diversity per haul and percent area above Bight median by Region within shelf zone subpopulation
B13.
Taxonomic list of demersal fish species collected
B14.
Percent area of demersal fish species by subpopulation
B15.
Abundance of demersal fish species by subpopulation
B16.
Biomass of demersal fish species by subpopulation
B17.
Length frequency distribution of the most abundant fish species collected in bays and harbors by region
B18.
Length frequency distribution of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B- 1
B19.
Length frequency distribution of speckledsanddab (Citharichthys ............ stigmaeus) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B20.
Length frequency distribution of slender sole (Lyopsetta exilis)on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B21.
Length frequency distribution of yellowchin sculpin (Icelinus quadriseriatus) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B22.
Length frequency distribution of longspine combfish (Zaniolepis latipinnis) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B23.
Length frequency distribution of stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B24.
Length frequency distribution of Dover sole ........ (Microstomus pacificus) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B25.
Length frequency distribution of longfin sanddab (Citharichthys xanthostigma) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by shelf zone and regional subpopulation
B26.
Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of pink seaperch (Zalembius rosaceus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope
B27.
Length-frequency distribution of halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus) on the mainland shelf and upper slope by depth and regional subpopulation
B28.
Length frequency distribution of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) at islands by shelf zone and region
B29.
Length frequency distribution of stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola) at islands by shelf zone and region
B30.
Length frequency distribution of halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus) at islands by shelf zone and region
B31.
Length frequency distribution of longspine combfish (Zaniolepis latipinnis) at islands by shelf zone and region
B32.
Length frequency distribution of Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) at islands by shelf zone and region
B33.
Length frequency distribution of shortspine combfish (Zaniolepis frenata) at islands by shelf zone and region
B34.
Length frequency distribution of speckled sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus) at islands by shelf zone and region
B- 2
B35.
Length frequency distribution of plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) at islands by shelf zone and region
B36.
Length frequency distribution of shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani) at islands by shelf zone and region
B37.
Length frequency distribution of yellowchin sculpin (Icelinus quadriseratus) at islands by shelf zone and region
B38.
Abundance by size class of critical and abundant commercial and recreational fish on the southern California shelf and upper slope, July-October 2003
B39.
Length frequency distribution of white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), California halibut (Paralichthys californicus), and copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
B40.
Length frequency distribution of California scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata), English sole (Parophrys vetulus), and chilipepper (Sebastes goodei)
B41.
Length frequency distribution of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus), Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus), and rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus)
B42.
Length frequency distribution of cowcod (Sebastes levis) and shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani)
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Median No. of Individuals
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B1. Fish abundance per haul by subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
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B2. Fish abundance per haul by shelf zone subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent area above Bight median.
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B- 6 Outer Shelf Upper Slope
B3. Fish abundance per haul by region within shelf zone subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent area above Bight median.
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B4. Fish biomass by haul by region and major shelf zone populations on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
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B5. Fish biomass per haul by shelf zone subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent area above Bight median.
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B- 9 Outer Shelf Upper Slope
B6. Fish biomass per haul by region within shelf zone subpopulations on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
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B7. Number of fish species per haul by region and major shelf zone populations on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
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a) 20
Median No. of Species
18 16 14
Bight Median
12 10 8 6 4 2
Is La la nd rg e PO TW s M ai nl an d Is la nd M ai nl an d Is La la nd rg e PO TW s M ai nl an d Is la nd M ai nl an d
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Upper Slope
B8. Number of fish species per haul by shelf zone subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent area above Bight median.
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Percent Area Above Bight Median a)
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Bays and Harbors Inner Shelf Middle Shelf
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B9. Number of fish species per haul by region within shelf zone subpopulations on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
Median Diversity (bits/individual)
a) 2 Bight Median
1
M id dl e
O
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Percent Area Above Bight Median
b)
Shelf Zone
Region
B10. Fish Diversity (Shannon-Wiener) per haul by region and major shelf zone populations of the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, JulyOctober 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
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Bays and Harbors
Inner Shelf
Middle Shelf
B- 14
Outer Shelf
Is la nd
Is La la nd rg e PO TW s M ai nl an d Is la nd M ai nl an d
al lP O La TW rg s e PO O th TW er s M a Sm inl an al d lP O La TW M rg s ai e nl PO an TW d N s on -P O TW
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Percent Area Above Bight Median an d H ar
La r
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Sm
Ba ys
b)
Sm
Ba ys
Median Diversity (bits/individual)
a)
2 Bight Median
1
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30
20
10
0
Upper Slope
B11. Fish diversity (Shannon-Wiener) per haul by shelf zone subpopulation, on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent area above Bight median.
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n C en t So ral ut he r N or n th er n C en t So ral ut he rn N or th er C n en So tral ut N W he r n C h S E ann el C ha nn e N or l th er n C en So tral u N W t he C rn h SE an ne C ha l nn e N or l th er C n en So tral ut N W he r n C ha nn el
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Percent Area Above Bight Median
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Median Diversity (bits/individual)
a)
2 Bight Median
1
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Bays and Harbors Inner Shelf Middle Shelf
B- 15 Outer Shelf Upper Slope
B12. Fish diversity (Shannon-Wiener) per haul by region within shelf zone subpopulations on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003: a) median and b) percent of area above Bight median.
B13. Taxonomic list of demersal fish species collected at depths of 2-476 m on the shelf and upper slope of the Southern California Bight in July-October 2003. Taxon/Species MYXINI -- MYXINIFORMES Myxinidae Eptatretus stoutii CHONDRICHTHYES -- CHIMAERIFORMES Chimaeridae Hydrolagus colliei -- CARCHARHINIFORMES Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Parmaturus xaniurus -- TORPEDINIFORMES Torpedinidae Torpedo californica -- RAJIFORMES Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos productus Rajidae Bathyraja interrupta Raja binoculata Raja inornata Raja rhina Raja stellulata -- MYLIOBATIFORMES Urolophidae Urobatis (=Urolophus ) halleri Gymnuridae Gymnura marmorata Myliobatidae Myliobatis californica ACTINOPTERYGII -- ANGUILLIFORMES Congridae Gnathophis cinctus (=catalinensis) Nettastomatidae Facciolella equatorialis (=gilbertii) -- CLUPEIFORMES Engraulidae Anchoa delicatissima Engraulis mordax -- ARGENTINIFORMES Argentinidae Argentina sialis Bathylagidae Leuroglossus stilbius
Author
Common Name HAGFISHES
(Lockington 1878)
HAGFISHES Pacific hagfish CARTILAGINOUS FISHES SHORTNOSE CHIMAERAS
(Lay & Bennett 1839)
spotted ratfish
(Garman 1880) (Gilbert 1892)
CAT SHARKS swell shark filetail cat shark
Ayres 1855
TORPEDO ELECTRIC RAYS Pacific electric ray
Ayres 1854 (Gill & Townsend 1897) Girard 1855 Jordan & Gilbert 1881 Jordan & Gilbert 1880 Jordan & Gilbert 1880
(Cooper 1863) (Cooper 1864) Gill 1865
GUITARFISHES shovelnose guitarfish SKATES sandpaper skate big skate California skate longnose skate starry skate ROUND STINGRAYS round stingray BUTTERFLY RAYS California butterfly ray EAGLE RAYS bat ray RAY-FINNED FISHES
(Gilbert 1891)
CONGER EELS hardtail (=Catalina) conger DUCKBILL EELS dogface witch eel
(Girard 1854) Girard 1854
ANCHOVIES slough anchovy northern anchovy
(Garman 1899)
Gilbert 1890 Gilbert, 1890
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ARGENTINES Pacific argentine DEEPSEA SMELTS California smoothtongue
B13. (continued) Taxon/Species -- STOMIIFORMES Sternoptychidae 1 Argyropelecus affinis Phosichthyidae 1 Ichthyococcus irregularis Stomiidae 1 Stomias atriventer -- AULOPIFORMES Synodontidae Synodus lucioceps -- MYCTOPHIFORMES Myctophidae Stenobrachius leucopsarus -- OPHIDIIFORMES Ophidiidae Chilara taylori Bythitidae 1 Cataetyx rubrirostris -- GADIFORMES Macrouridae Nezumia stelgidolepis Moridae Physiculus rastrelliger Merlucciidae Merluccius productus -- BATRACHOIDIFORMES Batrachoididae Porichthys myriaster Porichthys notatus -- ATHERINIFORMES Atherinopsidae (=Atherinidae) Atherinops affinis -- GASTEROSTEIFORMES Syngnathidae Syngnathus exilis Syngnathus leptorhynchus -- SCORPAENIFORMES Scorpaenidae Scorpaena guttata Sebastes auriculatus Sebastes aurora Sebastes caurinus Sebastes chlorostictus Sebastes constellatus Sebastes dallii Sebastes diploproa Sebastes elongatus Sebastes eos Sebastes goodei Sebastes hopkinsi Sebastes jordani
Author
Common Name
Garman 1899
MARINE HATCHETFISHES 2 slender hatchetfish LIGHTFISHES 2 bulldog lightfish DRAGONFISHES 2 blackbelly dragonfish
(Ayres 1855)
LIZARDFISHES California lizardfish
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890)
LANTERNFISHES northern lampfish
Garman 1899 Rechnitzer & Böhlke 1958
(Girard 1858) Gilbert 1890
CUSK-EELS spotted cusk-eel VIVIPAROUS BROTULAS 2 rubynose brotula
(Ayres 1855)
GRENADIERS California grenadier CODLINGS hundred-fathom codling MERLUCCIID HAKES Pacific hake
Hubbs & Schultz 1939 Girard 1854
TOADFISHES specklefin midshipman plainfin midshipman
(Ayres 1860)
NEW WORLD SILVERSIDES topsmelt
(Osburn & Nichols 1916) Girard 1854
PIPEFISHES barcheek pipefish bay pipefish
Girard 1854 Girard 1854 (Gilbert 1890) Richardson 1844 (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Eigenmann & Beeson 1894) (Gilbert 1890) Ayres 1859 (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890) (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890) (Cramer 1895) (Gilbert 1896)
SCORPIONFISHES California scorpionfish brown rockfish aurora rockfish copper rockfish greenspotted rockfish starry rockfish calico rockfish splitnose rockfish greenstriped rockfish pink rockfish chilipepper squarespot rockfish shortbelly rockfish
(Gilbert 1890) Gilbert 1890
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B13. (continued) Taxon/Species Scorpaenidae (continued) Sebastes levis Sebastes macdonaldi Sebastes miniatus Sebastes paucispinis Sebastes rosaceus Sebastes rosenblatti Sebastes rubrivinctus Sebastes saxicola Sebastes semicinctus Sebastes umbrosus Sebastolobus alascanus Sebastolobus altivelis Triglidae Prionotus stephanophrys Anoplopomatidae Anoplopoma fimbria Hexagrammidae Ophiodon elongatus Oxylebius pictus Zaniolepis frenata Zaniolepis latipinnis Cottidae Chitonotus pugetensis Enophrys taurina Icelinus cavifrons Icelinus filamentosus Icelinus fimbriatus Icelinus oculatus Icelinus quadriseriatus Icelinus tenuis Leptocottus armatus Radulinus asprellus Ruscarius creaseri Agonidae Agonopsis sterletus Bathyagonus pentacanthus Odontopyxis trispinosa Xeneretmus latifrons Xeneretmus ritteri Xeneretmus triacanthus Liparidae Careproctus melanurus 1 Elassodiscus caudatus -- PERCIFORMES Serranidae Paralabrax clathratus Paralabrax maculatofasciatus Paralabrax nebulifer
Author
Common Name
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) (Eigenmann & Beeson 1893) (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) Ayres 1854 Girard 1854 Chen 1971 (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Gilbert 1890) (Gilbert 1897) (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) Bean 1890 Gilbert 1896
Gilbert 1892 (Gilbert 1915)
cowcod Mexican rockfish vermilion rockfish bocaccio rosy rockfish greenblotched rockfish flag rockfish stripetail rockfish halfbanded rockfish honeycomb rockfish shortspine thornyhead longspine thornyhead SEAROBINS lumptail searobin SABLEFISHES sablefish GREENLINGS lingcod painted greenling shortspine combfish longspine combfish SCULPINS roughback sculpin bull sculpin pit-head sculpin threadfin sculpin fringed sculpin frogmouth sculpin yellowchin sculpin spotfin sculpin Pacific staghorn sculpin slim sculpin roughcheek sculpin POACHERS southern spearnose poacher bigeye poacher pygmy poacher blacktip poacher stripefin poacher bluespotted poacher SNAILFISHES blacktail snailfish 2 humpback snailfish
(Girard 1854) (Steindachner 1868) (Girard 1854)
SEA BASSES AND GROUPERS kelp bass spotted sand bass barred sand bass
Lockington 1881 (Pallas 1814) Girard 1854 Gill 1862 Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 Girard 1858 (Steindachner 1876) Gilbert 1914 Gilbert 1890 Gilbert 1890 Gilbert 1890 Gilbert 1890 (Lockington 1880) Gilbert 1890 Girard 1854 Gilbert 1890 (Hubbs 1926) (Gilbert 1898) (Gilbert 1890) Lockington 1880 (Gilbert 1890) Gilbert 1915 (Gilbert 1890)
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B13. (continued) Taxon/Species -- PERCIFORMES (continued) Sciaenidae Cheilotrema saturnum Genyonemus lineatus Menticirrhus undulatus Seriphus politus Umbrina roncador Embiotocidae Cymatogaster aggregata Embiotoca jacksoni Embiotoca lateralis Hyperprosopon argenteum Hypsurus caryi Phanerodon furcatus Rhacochilus toxotes Rhacochilus vacca Zalembius rosaceus Pomacentridae Chromis punctipinnis Labridae Semicossyphus pulcher Bathymasteridae Rathbunella hypoplecta Zoarcidae Lycodes cortezianus Lycodes diapterus Lycodes pacificus Lyconema barbatum Stichaeidae Plectobranchus evides Anarhichadidae Anarrhichthys ocellatus Uranoscopidae Kathetostoma averruncus Labrisomidae Cryptotrema corallinum Clinidae Gibbonsia montereyensis Heterostichus rostratus Gobiidae 1,3 Bollmannia gomezi Ilypnus gilberti Lepidogobius lepidus Quietula y-cauda Rhinogobiops (=Coryphopterus ) nicholsii Centrolophidae Icichthys lockingtoni Stromateidae Peprilus simillimus
Author
Common Name
(Girard 1858) (Ayres 1855) (Girard 1854) Ayres 1860 Jordan & Gilbert 1882 Gibbons 1854 Agassiz 1853 Agassiz 1854 Gibbons 1854 (Agassiz 1853) Girard 1854 Agassiz 1854 (Girard 1855) (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Cooper 1863) (Ayres 1854) (Gilbert 1890) (Gilbert 1890) Gilbert 1892 Collett 1879 Gilbert 1896 Gilbert 1890 Ayres 1855 Jordan & Bollman 1890 Gilbert 1890 Hubbs 1927 Girard 1854 Acero P. 1981 (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) (Girard 1858) (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bean 1882) Jordan & Gilbert 1880 (Ayres 1860)
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DRUMS AND CROAKERS black croaker white croaker California corbina queenfish yellowfin croaker SURFPERCHES shiner perch black perch striped seaperch walleye surfperch rainbow seaperch white seaperch rubberlip seaperch pile perch pink seaperch DAMSELFISHES blacksmith WRASSES California sheephead RONQUILS bluebanded ronquil EELPOUTS bigfin eelpout black eelpout blackbelly eelpout bearded eelpout PRICKLEBACKS bluebarred prickleback WOLFFISHES wolf-eel STARGAZERS smooth stargazer LABRISOMID BLENNIES deepwater blenny KELP BLENNIES (=CLINIDS) crevice kelpfish giant kelpfish GOBIES 4 Colombian goby cheekspot goby bay goby shadow goby blackeye goby MEDUSAFISHES medusafish BUTTERFISHES Pacific pompano
B13. (continued) Taxon/Species -- PLEURONECTIFORMES Paralichthyidae Citharichthys fragilis Citharichthys sordidus Citharichthys stigmaeus Citharichthys xanthostigma Hippoglossina stomata Paralichthys californicus Xystreurys liolepis Pleuronectidae Eopsetta jordani Glyptocephalus zachirus Lepidopsetta bilineata Lyopsetta exilis Microstomus pacificus Parophrys vetulus Pleuronichthys coenosus Pleuronichthys decurrens Pleuronichthys guttulatus Pleuronichthys ritteri Pleuronichthys verticalis Cynoglossidae Symphurus atricaudus 3 Symphurus oligomerus
Author
Common Name
Gilbert 1890 (Girard 1854) Jordan & Gilbert 1882 Gilbert 1890 Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Ayres 1859) Jordan & Gilbert 1880 (Lockington 1879) Lockington 1879 (Ayres 1855) (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Lockington 1879) Girard 1854 Girard 1854 Jordan & Gilbert 1881 Girard 1856 Starks & Morris 1907 Jordan & Gilbert 1880 (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) Mahadeva & Munroe 1990
SAND FLOUNDERS Gulf sanddab Pacific sanddab speckled sanddab longfin sanddab bigmouth sole California halibut fantail sole RIGHTEYE FLOUNDERS petrale sole rex sole rock sole slender sole Dover sole English sole C-O sole curlfin sole diamond turbot spotted turbot hornyhead turbot TONGUEFISHES California tonguefish whitetail tonguefish
Taxonomic classification, scientific names, common names, and authors are from Nelson et al. (2004) unless otherwise noted. 1
2 3 4
Current status of scientific name from Eschmeyer (1998) and on-line version of this catalog updated April 17, 2006 at www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatsearch.html. Common name from Hubbs et al. (1979)
First record of species in California Common name from Allen and Robertson (1994).
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B14. Percent of area of demersal fish species by subpopulation on the southern California Shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003.
Species
Percent of Area Region Mainland Island Shelf Zone N C S NWC SEC B&H IS MS OS
US
SCB
Microstomus pacificus Citharichthys sordidus Parophrys vetulus Lyopsetta exilis Sebastes saxicola Pleuronichthys verticalis Porichthys notatus Zaniolepis latipinnis Zalembius rosaceus Icelinus quadriseriatus Zaniolepis frenata Sebastes diploproa Merluccius productus Citharichthys stigmaeus Sebastes semicinctus Lycodes cortezianus Hippoglossina stomata Symphurus atricaudus Glyptocephalus zachirus Citharichthys xanthostigma Chitonotus pugetensis Xeneretmus latifrons Stenobrachius leucopsarus Anoplopoma fimbria Chilara taylori Sebastolobus alascanus Pleuronichthys decurrens Odontopyxis trispinosa Lepidogobius lepidus Ophiodon elongatus Sebastes jordani Sebastes levis Synodus lucioceps Scorpaena guttata Raja inornata Lycodes pacificus Lyconema barbatum Sebastes elongatus Parmaturus xaniurus Sebastes goodei Sebastes eos Icelinus tenuis Xeneretmus triacanthus Paralichthys californicus Eptatretus stoutii Facciolella equatorialis Argentina sialis Genyonemus lineatus
78 34 46 64 20 20 22 15 14 16 11 47 42 19 8 47 8 15 18 11 4 26 31 35 12 24 9 4 9 12 13 11 1 6 9 20 3 27 4 1 1 2 0 15 8 1 7
96 14 19 88 14 6 18 69 65 66 42 29 47 47 16 43 1 17 4 14 25 1 27 4 12 1 19 19 -
70 56 49 45 41 35 35 34 34 33 30 29 29 28 27 26 26 23 22 22 21 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7
53 62 55 32 44 64 25 41 48 50 28 22 17 38 30 13 50 50 17 39 46 16 6 7 16 19 13 19 32 10 8 7 37 34 20 13 4 10 5 13 0 7 17 6 13 11
63 58 46 47 48 34 32 30 32 28 29 23 34 33 33 23 22 25 41 37 20 15 24 15 16 15 7 19 21 5 12 9 23 19 16 16 8 18 30 10 10 17 8 15 19 9
75 100 38 19 81 19 81 81 44 63 69 6 13 38 56 19 25 38 25 25 44 50 63 44 25 6 13 38 25 44 44 6 31 38 -
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92 100 62 15 85 46 100 62 85 46 100 15 77 62 15 54 69 38 15 31 38 69 8 31 23 8 15 54 8 54 8 -
23 8 4 12 23 23 12 15 12 81 31
4 40 75 4 72 20 21 28 32 96 1 21 24 33 13 0 28 8 8 16 39 25 17 0 28 35
64 100 71 10 76 64 70 74 71 74 42 2 36 65 54 51 4 43 50 6 22 33 40 41 33 20 34 24 29 25 10 3 24 20 12 17 13 8 15 5
94 91 43 94 84 6 43 30 33 88 21 43 3 31 6 32 54 4 71 3 48 6 7 7 7 21 7 3 17 54 29 36 3 20 16 32 38 20 -
B14. (continued)
Species
Percent of Area Region Mainland Island Shelf Zone N C S NWC SEC B&H IS MS OS
US
SCB
Xystreurys liolepis Sebastes aurora Lycodes diapterus Plectobranchus evides Raja rhina Cymatogaster aggregata Enophrys taurina Seriphus politus Hydrolagus colliei Physiculus rastrelliger Nezumia stelgidolepis Bathyagonus pentacanthus Sebastolobus altivelis Careproctus melanurus Leuroglossus stilbius Sebastes rosenblatti Sebastes rubrivinctus Phanerodon furcatus Rhinogobiops nicholsii Pleuronichthys ritteri Peprilus simillimus Sebastes dallii Sebastes miniatus Porichthys myriaster Sebastes rosaceus Rathbunella hypoplecta Agonopsis sterletus Engraulis mordax Sebastes chlorostictus Sebastes caurinus Sebastes hopkinsi Raja stellulata Lepidopsetta bilineata Argyropelecus affinis Gnathophis cinctus Ichthyococcus irregularis Stomias atriventer Elassodiscus caudatus Cataetyx rubrirostris Bathyraja interrupta Pleuronichthys guttulatus Citharichthys fragilis Kathetostoma averruncus Sebastes paucispinis Radulinus asprellus Oxylebius pictus Icelinus cavifrons Icelinus filamentosus
3 8 12 2 13 9 2 7 2 4 4 8 8 12 12 1 6 1 6 2 5 4 0 7 5 4 4 4 2 0 -
16 16 6 12 4 12 12 12 12 12 12 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1
7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
21 6 4 0 1 1 6 6 6 12 7 3 2 9 4 1 5 7 7 4 1 4 0 4 5 1 1 -
3 15 10 6 8 8 8 15 1 9 6 9 6 6 9 4 3 4 0 4 8 8 8 8 0 5 -
25 6 6 25 13 13 13 19 6 19 6 6 6 13 13 13
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23 15 8 8 8 23 8 8 15 8 8 15 8 8 -
4 19 23 15 15 42 19 4 35 -
28 28 31 28 4 20 19 8 21 19 8 8 0 -
8 3 4 12 1 7 8 9 2 3 7 6 0 9 8 8 6 4 5 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 -
31 10 33 26 12 12 7 7 4 3 7
B14. (continued)
Species
Percent of Area Region Mainland Island Shelf Zone N C S NWC SEC B&H IS MS OS
Sebastes constellatus Cryptotrema corallinum Eopsetta jordani Myliobatis californica Heterostichus rostratus Pleuronichthys coenosus Hypsurus caryi Anarrhichthys ocellatus Rhacochilus toxotes Menticirrhus undulatus Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbonsia montereyensis Syngnathus exilis Raja binoculata Icelinus fimbriatus Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Paralabrax nebulifer Urobatis halleri Paralabrax maculatofasciatus Sebastes macdonaldi Icelinus oculatus Xeneretmus ritteri Anchoa delicatissima Rhinobatos productus Gymnura marmorata Cheilotrema saturnum Umbrina roncador Sebastes umbrosus Icichthys lockingtoni Prionotus stephanophrys Semicossyphus pulcher Embiotoca jacksoni Syngnathus leptorhynchus Atherinops affinis Torpedo californica Paralabrax clathratus Ilypnus gilberti Sebastes auriculatus Quietula y-cauda Rhacochilus vacca Bollmannia gomezi Chromis punctipinnis Ruscarius creaseri Leptocottus armatus
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
4 4 3 3 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
6 -
8 8 8 8 -
12 8 46 38 27 23 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -
4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
3 3 3 -
US
SCB
1 -
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N = Northern; C = Central; S = Southern; NWC = Northwest Channel Islands; SEC = Southeast Channel Islands; CAT = Santa Catalina Island; B&H = Bays and harbors; IS = Inner shelf; MS = Middle shelf; OS = Outer shelf; SCB = Southern California Bight 0 = Present in less than 0.5% of area; See Glossary G2 for common nams of fish species
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B15. Abundance (number of individuals) of demersal fish species by subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003.
Region Species
N
Citharichthys sordidus Citharichthys stigmaeus Lyopsetta exilis Icelinus quadriseriatus Sebastes saxicola Zaniolepis latipinnis Sebastes semicinctus Microstomus pacificus Zalembius rosaceus Citharichthys xanthostigma Sebastes diploproa Zaniolepis frenata Genyonemus lineatus Parophrys vetulus Porichthys notatus Lycodes pacificus Symphurus atricaudus Chitonotus pugetensis Glyptocephalus zachirus Pleuronichthys verticalis Lepidogobius lepidus Xeneretmus latifrons Anchoa delicatissima Pleuronichthys decurrens Sebastes jordani Seriphus politus Lyconema barbatum Cymatogaster aggregata Urobatis halleri Sebastes goodei Merluccius productus Argentina sialis Paralichthys californicus Chilara taylori Porichthys myriaster Sebastolobus alascanus Scorpaena guttata Phanerodon furcatus Hippoglossina stomata Synodus lucioceps Engraulis mordax Paralabrax nebulifer Sebastes elongatus Odontopyxis trispinosa Icelinus tenuis Ophiodon elongatus Sebastes rosenblatti Citharichthys fragilis
1,135 2,297 1,201 267 589 191 19 332 617 20 445 81 198 398 120 442 23 3 286 45 13 72 167 11 28 51 103 188 183 1 4 5 8 49 115 11 2 41 20 20 9 43 34 -
Mainland C 5,235 3,296 2,189 1,932 954 1,656 834 587 366 604 200 318 628 241 164 133 389 319 66 339 278 104 6 20 13 221 79 14 116 5 17 55 156 16 166 113 129 26 109 78 100 107 22 30 3 22 45 75
S 3,755 797 997 1,522 419 315 252 563 204 632 402 194 30 95 148 90 145 148 95 63 152 145 356 4 3 18 4 136 136 24 145 38 21 10 16 31 25 20 72 4 14 35 28 23 8 2 2
Island NWC SEC 3,919 375 169 142 1,627 763 1,141 473 17 202 284 27 241 81 44 46 5 65 75 300 127 4 19 7 17 2 5 21 28 20 21 2 -
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3,014 20 3 99 268 134 446 281 88 278 64 85 2 32 13 95 11 1 31 127 6 11 1 22 7 48 6 -
B&H 189 108 2 624 6 60 54 100 362 221 100 252 143 156 107 10 104 119 -
IS
Shelf Zone MS OS
311 5,060 280 7 122 3 5 577 150 228 263 48 57 35 140 7 175 46 149 186 44 1 21 21 59 32 87 41 1 11 23 -
14,595 1,535 50 3,574 2,061 2,902 2,644 1,296 691 1,104 1 420 4 347 534 30 440 481 5 276 349 18 185 304 2 8 50 197 11 81 7 146 115 56 1 76 101 72 75 25 2
2,125 1 2,587 1,454 33 45 463 24 2 239 621 208 119 388 225 14 330 1 21 84 6 24 4 97 11 1 9 42 1 31 1 58 75
US
SCB
27 1,922 335 472 1,009 114 7 51 328 263 38 13 176 1 207 7 167 2 1 -
17,058 6,785 4,559 3,962 3,857 3,059 2,692 2,236 1,292 1,256 1,249 1,155 856 825 758 746 557 516 493 484 456 386 362 361 338 267 262 257 252 243 231 201 198 186 184 178 168 166 156 153 145 121 120 113 103 100 83 77
B15. (continued) Region Species Lycodes cortezianus Sebastes levis Sebastes caurinus Plectobranchus evides Raja inornata Sebastes eos Ilypnus gilberti Stenobrachius leucopsarus Rhinogobiops nicholsii Enophrys taurina Sebastes chlorostictus Xeneretmus triacanthus Icelinus cavifrons Sebastolobus altivelis Xystreurys liolepis Anoplopoma fimbria Sebastes hopkinsi Facciolella equatorialis Pleuronichthys ritteri Pleuronichthys guttulatus Sebastes dallii Peprilus simillimus Sebastes miniatus Agonopsis sterletus Bathyagonus pentacanthus Paralabrax maculatofasciatus Heterostichus rostratus Hydrolagus colliei Sebastes aurora Parmaturus xaniurus Careproctus melanurus Eptatretus stoutii Physiculus rastrelliger Sebastes rubrivinctus Embiotoca jacksoni Icelinus filamentosus Lepidopsetta bilineata Radulinus asprellus Rathbunella hypoplecta Gibbonsia montereyensis Hypsurus caryi Raja rhina Lycodes diapterus Pleuronichthys coenosus Sebastes rosaceus Myliobatis californica Cheilotrema saturnum Gymnura marmorata Leuroglossus stilbius
Mainland C
N 53 10 62 3 4 1 48 1 11 8 6 34 13 1 3 9 9 3 16 7 4 12 12 9 1 2 7 7 5 5 1 5
12 4 4 6 42 4 58 3 1 24 9 34 34 2 30 3 19 25 15 8 3 2 6 10 1 1 2 6 4 1 4 3 1 -
Island NWC SEC
S 8 9 6 12 28 6 43 13 5 2 2 17 13 4 5 12 1 12 7 1 10 1 7 5 1 1 4 6 6 -
19 51 3 29 7 45 20 45 3 12 3 8 5 6 1 -
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27 1 3 1 4 4 11 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 -
B&H 2 19 58 2 15 26 18 16 6 4 6 6 -
IS
Shelf Zone MS OS 57 9 1 18 17 3 18 6 1 3 7 7 4 2 -
64 8 5 32 54 54 50 47 24 45 22 34 1 22 3 13 19 2 8 8 7 7 2 6 -
5 3 57 4 4 1 21 1 1 12 1 1 1 2 -
US 68 2 4 5 57 1 42 37 33 18 1 14 11 12 10 9 7 4 6 5
SCB 73 69 67 66 64 63 58 57 55 50 48 46 45 42 42 38 34 33 33 29 23 21 19 19 18 18 17 15 14 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
B15. (continued)
Region Species Rhinobatos productus Hyperprosopon argenteum Rhacochilus toxotes Atherinops affinis Sebastes umbrosus Syngnathus exilis Quietula y-cauda Umbrina roncador Cataetyx rubrirostris Nezumia stelgidolepis Raja stellulata Sebastes macdonaldi Sebastes paucispinis Oxylebius pictus Leptocottus armatus Argyropelecus affinis Elassodiscus caudatus Eopsetta jordani Kathetostoma averruncus Icelinus oculatus Anarrhichthys ocellatus Rhacochilus vacca Bollmannia gomezi Sebastes constellatus Menticirrhus undulatus Paralabrax clathratus Syngnathus leptorhynchus Bathyraja interrupta Gnathophis cinctus Ichthyococcus irregularis Stomias atriventer Xeneretmus ritteri Icelinus fimbriatus Raja binoculata Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Cryptotrema corallinum Icichthys lockingtoni Prionotus stephanophrys Semicossyphus pulcher Chromis punctipinnis Ruscarius creaseri Sebastes auriculatus Torpedo californica
Total
Mainland C
N 1 5 4 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 -
4 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Island NWC SEC
S 5 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
3 1 3 1 -
B&H 1 1 1 1 -
10,289 22,976 12,620 10,534 5,268
IS 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 1
Shelf Zone MS OS 1 5 5 4 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 -
4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
US 1 3 1 1 2 -
3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2,918 8,368 35,434 9,466 5,501 61,687
N = Northern; C = Central; S = Southern; NWC = Northwest Channel Islands; SEC = Southeast Channel Islands; CAT = Santa Catalina Island; B&H = Bays and harbors; IS = Inner shelf; MS = Middle shelf; OS = Outer shelf;
SCB = Southern California Bight 0 = Present in less than 0.5% of area; See Glossary G2 for common nams of fish species
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SCB
B16. Biomass (kg) of demersal fish species by subpopulation on the southern California shelf and upper slope at depths of 2-476 m, July-October 2003.
Species*
Region Mainland Island N C S NWI SEI
Citharichthys sordidus Lyopsetta exilis Paralichthys californicus Seriphus politus Microstomus pacificus Parophrys vetulus Urobatis halleri Sebastes saxicola Citharichthys xanthostigma Scorpaena guttata Pleuronichthys verticalis Citharichthys stigmaeus Zaniolepis latipinnis Genyonemus lineatus Merluccius productus Porichthys notatus Zaniolepis frenata Raja inornata Myliobatis californica Hippoglossina stomata Sebastes diploproa Sebastes semicinctus Zalembius rosaceus Anoplopoma fimbria Paralabrax nebulifer Icelinus quadriseriatus Raja rhina Torpedo californica Symphurus atricaudus Glyptocephalus zachirus Rhinobatos productus Lycodes pacificus Phanerodon furcatus Pleuronichthys decurrens Sebastolobus alascanus Porichthys myriaster Sebastes jordani Xystreurys liolepis Pleuronichthys guttulatus Synodus lucioceps Paralabrax maculatofasciatus Ophiodon elongatus Lycodes cortezianus Pleuronichthys ritteri Citharichthys fragilis Chitonotus pugetensis Sebastes chlorostictus Sebastes rosenblatti Chilara taylori Sebastes elongatus
45.7 101.9 22.6 45.1 1.2 62.2 0.8 82.6 24.6 23.5 18.3 34.3 - 41.7 12.1 21.5 0.6 33.0 - 35.6 3.5 34.9 15.8 19.4 4.4 15.3 11.4 22.2 24.9 3.0 11.1 3.3 2.3 6.9 0.6 18.2 0.9 2.0 1.7 15.2 9.1 4.5 0.4 6.9 7.3 7.8 15.3 0.7 - 12.8 1.1 7.3 8.5 - 12.5 0.5 8.8 3.1 1.9 0.4 11.6 4.5 3.7 8.6 2.5 2.1 1.2 1.9 7.5 0.3 9.3 1.1 0.4 1.7 4.9 6.1 0.2 4.3 1.6 1.1 0.9 3.2 1.1 0.0 3.8 4.2 0.0 1.9 0.8 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.1 2.7 0.7
43.3 22.2 21.8 0.4 16.6 3.5 25.0 9.3 23.9 5.7 6.6 5.0 4.3 1.9 6.3 2.4 3.7 3.8 18.1 1.4 3.2 2.1 2.1 1.7 3.9 6.9 3.0 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.8 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.3 4.1 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
52.0 101.3 4.9 0.0 6.7 4.6 5.1 5.7 21.4 1.1 0.9 4.9 0.3 1.8 3.8 0.4 14.9 2.1 0.2 8.7 2.8 9.1 5.9 3.0 1.0 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.0 4.9 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 5.5 2.4 2.0 2.0 5.9 7.5 0.1 0.1 3.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.1 0.1 0.0
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B&H 33.2 82.6 66.7 3.8 1.5 0.0 22.4 0.1 9.4 16.2 15.4 0.5 12.5 0.8 11.6 9.5 7.4 0.5 5.8 0.5 5.7 3.2 -
IS
Shelf Zone MS OS
8.3 251.7 0.9 34.9 17.1 1.2 0.1 18.7 10.0 41.8 0.0 15.5 9.2 48.1 6.0 40.8 12.6 29.3 32.1 10.8 3.7 36.5 12.7 0.4 2.5 10.4 9.7 2.0 15.0 4.8 4.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 17.0 6.7 10.7 0.8 0.5 1.0 14.9 1.7 9.8 0.0 0.4 0.7 2.0 2.7 7.4 1.9 1.0 6.9 3.5 3.0 0.7 1.3 4.1 0.2 2.2 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 3.9 4.0 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.0 -
82.7 50.6 10.9 13.5 37.7 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.8 1.7 6.7 13.9 0.2 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 5.7 3.4 7.3 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.2 4.2 0.0 3.8 2.4 3.5
US
SCB
1.5 43.3 46.3 1.6 12.2 32.7 8.6 4.3 17.8 17.4 8.3 8.8 3.5 10.4 1.3 1.3 5.1 0.0 0.1
344.2 94.8 85.2 83.8 76.0 66.9 66.7 65.4 57.5 47.1 47.1 44.4 41.0 35.5 34.4 28.3 27.9 26.6 21.0 19.9 19.0 18.3 18.0 17.7 16.7 16.4 14.0 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.0 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2 10.3 9.2 7.0 6.5 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.6
B16. (continued)
Species* Xeneretmus latifrons Cymatogaster aggregata Sebastes aurora Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Hydrolagus colliei Sebastes goodei Sebastolobus altivelis Sebastes caurinus Umbrina roncador Lyconema barbatum Lepidopsetta bilineata Sebastes eos Enophrys taurina Lepidogobius lepidus Gymnura marmorata Parmaturus xaniurus Kathetostoma averruncus Engraulis mordax Hypsurus caryi Cheilotrema saturnum Bathyraja interrupta Icelinus tenuis Paralabrax clathratus Pleuronichthys coenosus Embiotoca jacksoni Facciolella equatorialis Sebastes rubrivinctus Peprilus simillimus Eptatretus stoutii Eopsetta jordani Sebastes dallii Anarrhichthys ocellatus Sebastes hopkinsi Prionotus stephanophrys Semicossyphus pulcher Anchoa delicatissima Plectobranchus evides Rhacochilus vacca Sebastes miniatus Icelinus cavifrons Sebastes levis Icelinus filamentosus Careproctus melanurus Rhinogobiops nicholsii Xeneretmus triacanthus Nezumia stelgidolepis Raja stellulata Agonopsis sterletus Rathbunella hypoplecta Menticirrhus undulatus Leptocottus armatus
Region Mainland Island N C S NWI SEI 0.5 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
1.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -
1.3 1.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 -
0.7 0.1 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
B- 28
0.9 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
B&H 1.8 0.0 1.8 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 -
IS
Shelf Zone MS OS
1.5 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
0.1 0.1 2.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.0 1.3 0.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
3.3 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 -
US 0.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 -
SCB 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
B16. (continued)
Species*
Region Mainland Island N C S NWI SEI
B&H
IS
Shelf Zone MS OS
US
SCB
Physiculus rastrelliger Stenobrachius leucopsarus Argyropelecus affinis Gnathophis cinctus Ichthyococcus irregularis Stomias atriventer Xeneretmus ritteri Bathyagonus pentacanthus Lycodes diapterus Cataetyx rubrirostris Elassodiscus caudatus Leuroglossus stilbius Odontopyxis trispinosa Argentina sialis Icelinus oculatus Sebastes macdonaldi Sebastes paucispinis Radulinus asprellus Sebastes rosaceus Icelinus fimbriatus Raja binoculata Oxylebius pictus Bollmannia gomezi Cryptotrema corallinum Icichthys lockingtoni Sebastes constellatus Sebastes umbrosus Heterostichus rostratus Chromis punctipinnis Hyperprosopon argenteum Ruscarius creaseri Gibbonsia montereyensis Rhacochilus toxotes Syngnathus exilis Atherinops affinis Syngnathus leptorhynchus Ilypnus gilberti Quietula y-cauda Sebastes auriculatus
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Composite weight - Fish
8.6
7.3
6.9
2.8
4.2
1.3
5.3
16.7
3.4
3.1
29.8
Total
299.7 772.0 286.5
172.3 157.5
318.1 180.5 679.5 271.3 238.7 1688.1
N = Northern; C = Central; S = Southern; NWC = Northwest Channel Islands; SEC = Southeast Channel Islands; CAT = Santa Catalina Island; B&H = Bays and harbors; IS = Inner shelf; MS = Middle shelf; OS = Outer shelf; SCB = Southern California Bight 0 = Present in less than 0.5% of area; See Glossary G2 for common nams of fish species
B- 29
North Mean No. Individuals
Genyonemus lineatus n=0
40
20
30
40
Mean No. Individuals
20 0 0
50
10
20
30
40
40
10
20
30
40
50
60 40
10
20
30
40
10
20
30
40
50
120 90
10
20
30
40
90
60 30
0
0 40
50
60 40
10
20
30
40
50
20
10
20
30
40
50
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
Citharichthys stigmaeus
n=0
20 0
0 0
40
Seriphus politus n=0
40
20
0
30
60 Citharichthys stigmaeus n=189
40
n=0
20
0 0
60
Citharichthys stigmaeus
10
90
30 30
50
120 Seriphus politus n=221
60
20
40
Urobatis halleri n=136
0
50
30 10
30
0 0
60
0
20
20
120 Seriphus politus n=0
10
40
0 0
50
60
20
0
0
50
Urobatis halleri n=116
40
20
40
0 0
60 Urobatis halleri n=0
30
20
0 0
20
Anchoa delicatissima n=356
40
20
0
10
60 Anchoa delicatissima n=6
40
20
0
50
60 Anchoa delicatissima n=0
Genyonemus lineatus n=4
40
0 10
60
Mean No. Individuals
Genyonemus lineatus n=620
20
20
0
Mean No. Individuals
60
40
0
Mean No. Individuals
South
Central 60
60
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
Standard Length (cm)
B17. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per class) of the 10 most abundant species collected in the southern California bays and harbors at depths of 2-30 m, July-October 2003. n = Number of fish measured.
B- 30
Central
North Mean No. Individuals
20 n=0
15 10
10
5
5 10
20
30
40
50
Mean No. Individuals
Paralichthys californicus n=2
8 6
10 5 0
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
6
4
2
2
0
0
10
30
40
50
Paralabrax nebulifer n=0
8 6
10
20
30
40
50
0
Paralabrax nebulifer n=105
8 6
4 2
0
0 40
50
40
10
20
30
40
50
30
20
n=0
20
10
Icelinus quadriseriatus n=108
10
20
30
40
50
40 30 20
10
20
30
40
20
30
40
50
50
n=0
10
20
30
40
50
Phanerodon furcatus n=0
30 20 10 0
0 10
40
40
10 0
30
Icelinus quadriseriatus
0
50
Phanerodon furcatus n=25
20
0
20
0 0
30
10
10
10
40 Phanerodon furcatus n=82
0
20
0 0
50
Paralabrax nebulifer n=14
30
10
0
40
40
40
30
30
0 0
Icelinus quadriseriatus
20
6
2 30
10
8
2 20
50
10
10
4
10
40
0 0
4
0
30
Paralichthys californicus n=17
6
2 20
20
8
4
10
10
10 Paralichthys californicus n=124
8
4
0
Porichthys myraster n=2
15
10
10
Mean No. Individuals
Porichthys myraster n=154
0 0
Mean No. Individuals
20
15
0
Mean No. Individuals
South
20
0
10
20
30
40
50
Standard Length (cm)
B17. (continued)
B- 31
0
10
20
30
40
50
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=146
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=162
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=3
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=217
Mean No. Individuals
30
60
n=4814
30
20
20
40
10
10
20
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=3239
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=751
n=259
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=510
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=21
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=3
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B18. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 32
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=2133
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central 60
Southern
n=2630
20
40
20
10
20
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=297
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Mean No. Individuals
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=163
60
n=477
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=500
30
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=1
n=0
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=0
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=0
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B19. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of speckled sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 33
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=0
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=0
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=1
Mean No. Individuals
30
60
n=22
30
20
20
40
10
10
20
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=27
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
60
n=393
60
n=1769
40
40
40
20
20
20
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=348
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
60
n=807
60
n=398
40
40
40
20
20
20 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=622
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B20. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of slender sole (Lyopsetta exilis) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 34
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=190
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=85
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=5
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=77
Mean No. Individuals
30
60
n=1739
30
20
20
40
10
10
20
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=1517
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
30
40
c) Outer Shelf 121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=0
n=0
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=0
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=0
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B21. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of yellowchin sculpin (Icelinus quadriseriatus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 35
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=104
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=15
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=3
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=62
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=1634
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=311
30
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) n=25
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=5
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=1
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=0
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B22. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of longspine combfish (Zaniolepis latipinnis) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 36
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=7
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=0
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=147
Mean No. Individuals
30
60
n=521
30
20
20
40
10
10
20
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=228
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=397
n=400
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=105
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=38
Mean No. Individuals
30 20
20
10
10
60
n=33
30
40 20 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=86
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B23. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 37
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=5
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=0
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=102
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=280
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=307
30
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=31
n=190
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=188
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=194
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=117
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=68
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B24. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 38
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=9
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=75
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=66
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=10
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=528
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=566
30
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=1
n=1
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=0
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=0
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B25. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of longfin sanddab (Citharichthys xanthostigma) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 39
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=552
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=6
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=19
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
n=58
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=359
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=179
30
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=7
n=1
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=6
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
d) Upper Slope (201-500)
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=0
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B26. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of pink seaperch (Zalembius rosaceus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 40
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Northern n=0
30 Mean No. Individuals
Central
Southern
n=3
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
n=0
30
0 0
40
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 100 n=17
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=802
n=250
30
75 20
20
50
10
10
25
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
0 0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=2
n=29
30
40
20
20
20
10
10
0
0 0
10
20
30
0 0
40
n=2
30
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m)
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=0
30
20
20
20
10
10
10 0
0
0 0
10
20
30
40
n=0
30
0
10
20
30
40
0
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B27. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus) collected on the mainland shelf and upper slope of southern California by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured.
B- 41
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 100
100
n=2508
Mean No. Individuals
n=3817 75
75
50
50
25
25 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 100 Mean No. Individuals
n=506
n=99
20
75
15 50
10
25
5
0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 100 n=3
Mean No. Individuals
20
n=0 75
15 50
10
25
5
0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B28. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI = Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 42
Mean No. Individuals
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 175
SEI 20 n=0
140
n=0 15
105
10
70 5
35
0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 20
Mean No. Individuals
175
n=238
n=927
140
15
105
10
70 5
35
0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
Mean No. Individuals
175
n=30
n=522
140
15
105
10
70
5
35
0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
Mean No. Individuals
175 n=178
140
n=0 15
105
10
70
5
35
0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B29. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI = Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 43
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Mean No. Individuals
150
60
n=1141
120
n=434
40
90 60
20
30 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=12
Mean No. Individuals
n=0 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B30. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulations, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI = Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 44
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) n=761
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=134
30
24
24
18
18
12
12
6
6 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
n=2 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B31. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of longspine combfish (Zaniolepis latipinnis) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Island; SEI= Southeast Channel Island.
B- 45
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 20
20
n=236
Mean No. Individuals
n=371 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=45
Mean No. Individuals
n=9 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=93
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B32. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI= Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 46
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) n=97
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=203
30
20
20
10
10 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=75
Mean No. Individuals
n=129 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=58
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B33. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of shortspine combfish (Zaniolepis frenata) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Island; SEI = Southwest Channel Island.
B- 47
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) n=375
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=20
30
20
20
10
10 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
n=0 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B34. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of speckled sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI = Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 48
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) n=174
Mean No. Individuals
30
n=61
30
20
20
10
10 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=24
Mean No. Individuals
n=42 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=25
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B35. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI = Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 49
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 20
Mean No. Individuals
60
n=10
n=285 15
40
10
20
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=1
Mean No. Individuals
n=10 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=5
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B36. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI = Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 50
a) Inner Shelf (2-30 m) NWI 20
SEI 20
Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
b) Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 20
20
n=99
Mean No. Individuals
n=142 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
c) Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 20
20
n=0
Mean No. Individuals
n=0 15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
d) Upper Slope (201-500 m) 20
20 Mean No. Individuals
n=0
n=0
15
15
10
10
5
5 0
0 0
10
20
30
0
40
10
20
30
40
Standard Length (cm)
B37. Length-frequency distribution (mean number of fish per size class) of yellowchin sculpin (Icelinus quadriseratus) collected at southern California islands by depth and regional subpopulation, July-October 2003. n=Number of fish measured. NWI = Northwest Channel Islands; SEI= Southwest Channel Islands.
B- 51
B38. Abundance by size class of critical and abundant commercial and recreational fish on the southern California shelf and upper slope, July-October 2003.
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Inner shelf
Dover sole
total
1 20 33 12
Upper slope (200-500 m)
2 4 1
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
total
1 18 27 11
cowcod Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Bays and Harbors
total
copper rockfish
Upper slope (200-500 m)
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Inner shelf
total
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Inner shelf
chilipepper
Inner shelf
2
total
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Inner shelf
Bays and Harbors
size class 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 42 44 46 47 48 49 51 52 54 55 60 62 67 total:
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
California scorpionfish
California halibut
2
2
2
1 6 16 6 12 10
1 6 16 6 12 10
6 2 2 8 4
6 2 2 8 4
7 4 8 8 5 8 4 8 4 4
7 6 11 11 8 12 7 10 6 7 3
2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
1
3
1
1
2 1 3 4
1 1 1
2 2
1
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 143 44 11
33 79 71 3
1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1
4 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 198 21
1 6 14 18 20 17 18 19 11 7 5 5 2 2 1
146
1
1
1 9 18 11 3 4 4
2 9 16 19 21 18 19 21 15 9 7 6 3 2 1
168 186 50
34 79 80 21 11 5 5 4
2 1
2
1 12 38 10 3
1 12 40 10 3
2
1
1
2
1 1 1 1
1 1
1 1
1
1
1
1
2
8 117 366 283 147 89 62 49 52 41 25 16 11 13 7 2 4 3
1 1
6
1 9 33 66 39 36 67 39 21 26 35 33 21 9 11 10 3 3
1 243 2
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57
7
66
64
3
2
69
1
5 1296 463
B38. (continued)
1 18 57 65 25 9 5 7 2 2 2 4 4 1 2
1
1 1 1 3
1
1 1
472
1 1 25 4 744 2 3325 1 3009 1018 445 887 1095 2 1034 1121 2 1131 2 985 2 747 3 540 314 228 2 129 2 102 1 64 1 37 25 1 30 1 10 8 2 2
2
2 1
1 18 9 7 25 56 31 13 13 5 14 12 6 6 1 5 1 2
3 1 1
1 4 3 2 2 1
3 13 4 2 5 2 1
8 91 101 155 76 20 4 6 3 1 1 4 9 20 34 33 25 16 5 9 1
1 1 2 7 3 23 58 40 32 25 17 13 2 1 3
1
2 1
total
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Inner shelf
Bays and Harbors
6 1 3
16 164 116 12
3 1
2 9 1
white croaker
total
6 1 3
16 164 113 11
Upper slope (200-500 m)
1 6 27 13 35 104 100 42 18 18 9 20 21 16 10 3 10 11 6 4 3 3 2 1
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
1 5 9 2 28 79 44 9 4 5 4 6 9 10 4 2 5 11 5 4 1 3 2 1
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
total
Upper slope (200-500 m)
Inner shelf
total
Upper slope (200-500 m)
Outer Shelf (121-200 m) 1 1
2 16 25 36 34 22 34 41 90 111 59 46 57 34 35 33 36 27 22 19 10 15 6 7 2 2 2 1
3 116 151 147 24 17 59 84 111 158 216 276 268 176 95 63 37 42 27 13 13 19 5 4 1
total
1 5 9 8 1 3 5 17 23 15 26 44 24 26 25 31 19 15 15 8 11 6 4 2 2 1 1
5 5 6 5 6 28 30 41 50 49 35 29 11 5 4 1 1
1 21 619 3167 2855 989 422 800 981 880 913 864 672 448 350 214 161 89 57 36 23 12 10 4 4 1 2
shortbelly rockfish
rex sole Upper slope (200-500 m)
2 15 20 26 25 21 30 18 16 23 19 11 8 3 6 6 3 4 3 2 1 1
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Inner shelf
total 2 21 166 451 338 205 173 114 77 89 103 82 55 49 55 44 36 37 33 34 22 13 11 8 4 4 6 1 2
Pacific sanddab Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
1 4 16 19 15 21 16 12 7 11 26 24 18 29 31 27 31 30 30 34 22 11 11 8 4 4 6 1 2
English sole
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 42 44 46 47 48 49 51 52 54 55 60 62 67
Upper slope (200-500 m)
size class
Dover sole (cont.)
8 91 101 155 77 21 6 13 6 24 60 44 41 45 51 46 29 18 8 9 1
2
2
1
1
2236 263 347 208 7
825
311 14595 2125
27 17058 5
B- 53
225 263
493
304
21
13
338
624
228 4
856
white croaker
California halibut
copper rockfish
Abundance
Bays and Harbors (2-30 m) 18 15 12 9 6 3 0
150 120 90 60 30 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abundance
Inner Shelf (2-30 m) 18 15 12 9 6 3 0
150 120 90 60 30 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Abundance
Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 18 15 12 9 6 3 0
150 120 90 60 30 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Standard Length (cm)
B39. Length frequency distribution of white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), California halibut (Paralichthys californicus), and copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus).
B- 54
California scorpionfish
English sole
chilipepper
Abundance
Inner Shelf (2-30 m) 60
80
40
40
60
20
20
60
40
0
20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abundance
Middle Shelf (31-120 m) 60
60
80
40
40
60
20
20
40
0
20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Abundance
60
80
60 40
60
40
20
40
20
0
20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Abundance
Upper Slope (201-500 m) 60
80
40
60 40
20
20
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Standard Length (cm)
B40. Length frequency distribution of California scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata), English sole (Parophrys vetulus), and chilipepper (Sebastes goodei).
B- 55
Pacific sanddab
rex sole
Dover sole
Inner Shelf (2-30 m) Abundance
3200 2400
300
1600
200
800
100
0
0 5
10 15 20 25 30
5 10 15 20 25 30
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Abundance
3200
80
2400
300
1600
200
40
800
100
20
0
60
0
0 5
10 15 20 25 30
5 10 15 20 25 30
5
10 15 20 25 30
5
10 15 20 25 30
5
10 15 20 25 30
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Abundance
3200
80
2400
300
1600
200
40
800
100
20
0
0 5
10 15 20 25 30
60
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Upper Slope (201-500 m)
Abundance
3200
80
2400
300
1600
200
40
800
100
20
0
60
0
0 5
10 15 20 25 30
5 10 15 20 25 30
Standard Length (cm)
B41. Length frequency distribution of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus), Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus), and rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus)
B- 56
cowcod
shortbelly rockfish
Middle Shelf (31-120 m)
Abundance
40
160
30
120
20
80
10
40
0
0 5
10
15
5
10
15
20
5
10
15
20
5
10
15
20
Outer Shelf (121-200 m)
Abundance
40
160
30
120
20
80
10
40
0
0 5
10
15
Upper Slope (201-500 m)
Abundance
40
160
30
120
20
80
10
40
0
0 5
10
15
Standard Length (cm) B42. Length frequency distribution of cowcod (Sebastes levis) and shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani).
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