Otolith Collection
The SIO Marine Vertebrates Collection has over 750 species represented in the otolith collection.
The following taxonomy is based primarily on the 3rd edition of Joseph S. Nelson's Fishes of the World (1996, Wiley & Sons).
Last revised: 7 Jan 2005.
Order Coelacanthiformes
Latimeriidae
Latimeria chalumnae Smith
Order Acipenceriformes
Acipenseridae
Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus
Order Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae
Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier)
Scleropages formosus (Muller & Schlegel)
Order Elopiformes
Elopidae
Elops affinis Regan
Order Albuliformes
Albulidae
Albula vulpes (Linnaeus)
Halosauridae
Aldrovandia affinis (Gunther)
Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock)
Order Anguilliformes
Heterenchelyidae
Pythonichthys asodes Rosenblatt & Rubinoff
Synaphobranchidae
Simenchelys parasiticus Gill
Synaphobranchus sp.
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard
Nemichthyidae
Avocettina infans Gunther
Nemichthys scolopaceus (Richardson)
Congridae
Ariosoma sheelei (Stromann)
Ariosoma sp.
Chiloconger sp.
Paraconger californiensis Kanazawa
Nettastomatidae
Facciolella gilberti (Garman)
Serrivomeridae
Serrivomer sp.
Serrivomer sector Garman
Order Saccopharyngiformes
Cyematidae
Cyema atrum Gunther
Order Clupeiformes
Engraulidae
Anchoa compressa (Girard)
Cetengraulis mysticetus (Gunther)
Clupeidae
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson)
Etrumeus teres (DeKay)
Opisthonema libertate (Gunther)
Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett
Sardinops sagax (Jenyns)
Order Gonorhnchiformes
Chanidae
Chanos chanos (Forsskal)
Order Characiformes
Serrasalmidae
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner
Order Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)
Ariidae
Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner)
Order Osmeriformes
Argentinidae
Argentina sialis Gilbert
Bathylagidae
Bathylagoides nigrigenys (Parr)
Bathylagoides wesethi (Bolin)
Bathylagus sp.
Bathylagus pacificus Gilbert
Leuroglossus stilbius (Gilbert)
Pseudobathylagus milleri (Jordan & Gilbert)
Opisthoproctidae
Macropinna microstoma Chapman
Alepocephalidae
Alepocephalus tenebrosus Gilbert
Bajacalifornia burragei Townsend & Nichols
Mirorictus taaningi Parr
Photostylus pycnopterus Beebe
Talismania bifurcata (Parr)
Platytroctidae
Sagamichthys abei Parr
Osmeridae
Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson)
Order Salmoniformes
Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni (Evermann)
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)
Order Stomiiformes
Gonostomatidae
Diplophos proximus Parr
Diplophos taenia Gunther
Gonostoma elongatum Gunther
Vinciguerria lucetia (Garman)
Sternoptychidae
Argyropelecus affinis Garman
Argyropelecus lychnus Garman
Argyropelecus sp.
Danaphos oculatus (Garman)
Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann
Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird
Photichthyidae
Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer & Bohlke
Stomiidae
Stomias atriventer Garman
Stomias colubrinus Garman
Chauliodontidae
Chauliodus macouni Bean
Melanostomiidae
Bathophilus filifer (Garman)
Tactostoma macropus Bolin
Idiacanthidae
Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert
Malacosteidae
Aristostomias scintillans Gilbert
Order Aulopiformes
Aulopodidae
Aulopus n.sp. #1
Aulopus n.sp. #2
Aulopus sp.
Chlorophthalmidae
Bathysaurus mollis Gunther
Ipnopidae
Bathypterois quadrifilis (Gunther)
Scopelarchidae
Benthalbella dentata (Chapman)
Scopelarchoides nicholsi Parr
Scopelarchoides signifer Johnson
Synodontidae
Harpadon neherus (Hamilton)
Saurida undosquamis Richardson
Synodus evermanni Jordan & Bollman
Synodus lacertinus Gilbert
Synodus lucioceps (Ayres)
Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert
Paralepididae
Macroparalepis johnfitchi Rofen
Magnisudis atlantica Kroyer
Anotopteridae
Anotopterus pharao Zugmayer
Evermannellidae
Evermannella ahlstromi Johnson & Glodek
Alepisauridae
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe
Order Myctophiformes
Neoscopelidae
Scopelengys tristis Alcock
Myctophidae
Bolinichthys longipes (Brauer)
Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Diaphus longleyi Fowler
Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann
Diogenichthys laternatus (Garman)
Hygophum atratum (Garman)
Hygophum proximum Bekker
Lampadena urophaos Paxton
Lampanyctus parvicauda Parr
Lampanyctus tenuiformis (Brauer)
Lampanyctus sp.
Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco)
Myctophum nitidulum Garman
Myctophum obtusirostrum Taning
Nannobrachium idostigma (Parr)
Nannobrachium regale (Gilbert)
Nannobrachium ritteri (Gilbert)
Parvilux ingens Hubbs & Wisner
Protomyctophum crockeri Bolin
Stenobrachius leucopsarus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Stenobrachius nannochir (Gilbert)
Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Taning)
Tarletonbeania crenularis (Jordan & Gilbert)
Triphoturus mexicanus (Gilbert)
Order Lampridiformes
Trachipteridae
Trachipterus altivelis (Kner)
Lophotidae
Lophotus sp.
Order Ophidiiformes
Ophidiidae
Barathrites sp.
Brotula clarkae Hubbs
Cherublemma emmelas (Gilbert)
Chilara taylori (Girard)
Dicrolene sp.
Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot)
Holcomycteronus sp.
Lamprogrammus niger Alcock
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Cohen & Rohr
Lepophidium microlepis (Gilbert)
Leucicorus lusciosus Garman
Monomitopus torvus Garman
Neobythites stelliferoides Gilbert
Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs)
Otophidium sp.
Bythitidae
Brosmophycis marginatus (Ayres)
Cataetyx sp. #1
Cataetyx rubrirostris Gilbert
Order Gadiformes
Macrouridae
Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert)
Coelorinchus scaphopsis (Gilbert)
Coryphaenoides acrolepis (Bean)
Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman)
Coryphaenoides armatus (Hector)
Coryphaenoides capito (Garman)
Coryphaenoides leptolepis Gunther
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus (Gilbert)
Coryphaenoides serrula (Bean)
Coryphaenoides yaquinae Iwamoto & Stein
Coryphaenoides sp.
Macrouridae
Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe)
Mesobius berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto
Nezumia liolepis (Gilbert)
Nezumia stelgidolepis (Gilbert)
Moridae
Antimora microlepis Bean
Halargyreus johnsonii Gunther
Moridae
Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros bathymaster Jordan & Bollman
Merlucciidae
Merluccius gayi (Guichenot)
Merluccius productus (Ayres)
Gadidae
Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius
Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas)
Order Batrachoidiformes
Batrachoididae
Porichthys analis Hubbs & Schultz
Porichthys ephippiatus Walker & Rosenblatt
Porichthys greenei Gilbert & Starks
Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson)
Porichthys mimeticus Walker & Rosenblatt
Porichthys myriaster Hubbs & Schultz
Porichthys notatus Girard
Order Lophiiformes
Lophiidae
Lophiodes caulinaris (Garman)
Lophiodes spilurus (Garman)
Antennariidae
Antennarius avalonis Jordan & Starks
Ogcocephalidae
Dibranchus sp. #1
Dibranchus sp. #2
Ogcocephalidae
Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs
Order Mugiliformes
Mugilidae
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus
Mugil curema Cuvier & Valenciennes
Order Atheriniformes
Atherinidae
Atherinella eriarcha Jordan & Gilbert
Atherinops affinis (Ayres)
Atherinopsis californiensis Girard
Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres)
Pranesus sp.
Order Beloniformes
Belonidae
Strongylura exilis (Girard)
Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator (Jordan & Gilbert)
Scomberesocidae
Cololabis saira (Brevoort)
Exocoetidae
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus (Cooper)
Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus
Order Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae
Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard)
Fundulidae
Fundulus parvipinnis Girard
Order Polymixiformes
Polymixiidae
Polymixia japonicus
Order Stephanoberyciformes
Melamphaeidae
Melamphaeidae
Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling
Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling
Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert
Melamphaes macrocephalus Parr
Melamphaes sp.
Poromitra crassiceps (Gunther)
Scopeloberyx robustus (Gunther)
Scopelogadus mizolepis (Gunther)
Order Beryciformes
Anoplogasteridae
Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes)
Anomalopidae
Anomalops katoptron Bleeker
Kryptophanaron alfredi Sylvester & Fowler
Photoblepharon palpebratus (Boddaert)
Monocentridae
Monocentris reedi Schultz
Trachichthyidae
Paratrachichthys fernandezianus (Gunther)
Holocentridae
Beryx decadactylus Cuvier
Beryx sp.
Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum)
Holotrachys lima (Cuvier & Valenciennes)
Myripristis clarionensis Gilbert
Myripristis leiognathos Valenciennes
Neoniphon sammara (Forsskal)
Order Zeiformes
Oreosomatidae
Allocyttus folletti Myers
Caproidae
Antigonia eos Gilbert
Order Gasterosteiformes
Aulorhynchidae
Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus ingens Girard
Macrorhamphosidae
Macrorhamphosus gracilis (Lowe)
Order Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Hozukius guyotensis Barsukov & Federov
Pontinus furcirhinus Garman
Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage)
Pontinus sierra (Gilbert)
Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & Hubbs
Pontinus sp.
Scorpaena guttata Girard
Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks
Scorpaenodes xyris (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann)
Sebastes alutus (Gilbert)
Sebastes atrovirens (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes auriculatus (Girard)
Sebastes aurora (Gilbert)
Sebastes babcocki (Thompson)
Sebastes borealis Barsuko
Sebastes brevispinis (Bean)
Sebastes capensis (Gmelin)
Sebastes carnatus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes caurinus Richardson
Sebastes chlorostictus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes ciliatus (Tilesius)
Sebastes constellatus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes crameri (Jordan)
Sebastes dallii (Eigenmann & Beeson)
Sebastes diploproa (Gilbert)
Sebastes elongatus (Ayres)
Sebastes emphaeus (Starks)
Sebastes ensifer Chen
Sebastes entomelas (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes eos (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Sebastes exsul Chen
Sebastes flavidus (Ayres)
Sebastes gilli (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Sebastes goodei (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Sebastes helvomaculatus Ayres
Sebastes hopkinsi (Cramer)
Sebastes inermis Cuvier
Sebastes jordani Gilbert
Sebastes lentiginosus Chen
Sebastes levis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Sebastes macdonaldi (Eigenmann & Beeson)
Sebastes maliger (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes melanostomus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Sebastes miniatus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes moseri Eitner
Sebastes mystinus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes nebulosus (Ayres)
Sebastes nigrocinctus (Ayres)
Sebastes notius Chen
Sebastes oculatus Valenciennes
Sebastes ovalis (Ayres)
Sebastes paucispinis Ayres
Sebastes phillipsi (Fitch)
Sebastes polyspinis Taranetz & Moiseev
Sebastes proriger (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes reedi Westrheim & Tsuyuki
Sebastes rosaceus Girard
Sebastes rosenblatti Chen
Sebastes ruberrimus (Cramer)
Sebastes rubrivinctus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes rufus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Sebastes saxicola (Gilbert)
Sebastes semicinctus (Gilbert)
Sebastes serranoides Eigenmann & Eigenmann
Sebastes serriceps (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes simulator Chen
Sebastes taczanowskii (Steindachner)
Sebastes trivittatus Hilgendorf
Sebastes umbrosus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes variegatus Quast
Sebastes vexillaris (Jordan & Gilbert)
Sebastes vulpes Doderlein
Sebastes wilsoni (Gilbert)
Sebastes zacentrus (Gilbert)
Sebastolobus alascanus Bean
Sebastolobus altivelis Gilbert
Synanceja verrucosa Bloch & Schneider
Triglidae
Prionotus albirostris Jordan & Bollman
Prionotus gymnostethus (Gilbert)
Prionotus loxias (Gilbert)
Prionotus ruscsarius Gilbert & Starks
Platycephalidae
Elates ransonneti (Steindachner)
Inogocia sp.
Anoplopomatidae
Anoplopoma fimbria (Pallas)
Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas)
Ophiodon elongatus Girard
Zaniolepidae
Oxylebius pictus Gill
Zaniolepis frenata Eigenmann & Eigenmann
Zaniolepis latipinnis Girard
Normanichthyidae
Normanichthys crockeri Clark
Cottidae
Artedius corallinus (Hubbs)
Artedius lateralis (Girard)
Artedius notospilotus Girard
Blepsias bilobus Cuvier
Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas)
Chitonotus pugetensis (Steindachner)
Clinocottus analis (Girard)
Gymnocanthus galeatus (Bean)
Hemilepidotus jordani Bean
Hemilepidotus zapus Gilbert & Burke
Hemitripterus bolini (Myers)
Icelinus burchami Evermann & Goldsborough
Icelinus cavifrons Gilbert
Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert
Icelinus oculatus Gilbert
Icelinus quadriseriatus (Lockington)
Icelinus tenuis Gilbert
Leiocottus hirundo Girard
Leptocottus armatus Girard
Malacocottus kincaidi Gilbert & Thompson
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas)
Nautichthys pribilovius (Jordan & Gilbert)
Oligocottus maculosus Girard
Orthonopias triacis Starks & Mann
Paricelinus hopliticus Eigenmann & Eigenmann
Radulinus asprellus Gilbert
Rhamphocottus richardsoni G�nther
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres)
Thyriscus anoplus Gilbert & Burke
Triglops forficatus (Gilbert)
Triglops scepticus Gilbert
Agonidae
Agonopsis sterletus (Gilbert)
Bathyagonus pentacanthus (Gilbert)
Leptoagonus frenatus (Gilbert)
Stellerina xyosterna (Jordan & Gilbert)
Xeneretmus latifrons (Gilbert)
Xeneretmus leiops Gilbert
Psychrolutidae
Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond
Cyclopteridae
Careproctus melanurus Gilbert
Crystallichthys cyclospilus Gilbert & Burke
Elassodiscus caudatus (Gilbert)
Eumicrotremus orbis (Gunther)
Liparidae
Liparis mucosus (Ayres)
Order Perciformes
Centropomidae
Centropomus viridis Lockington
Moronidae
Morone saxatilis (Walbaum)
Polyprionidae
Stereolepis gigas Ayres
Serranidae
Alphestes multiguttatus (Gunther)
Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes)
Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw & Nodder)
Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker)
Diplectrum euryplectrum Jordan & Bollman
Diplectrum labarum Rosenblatt & Johnson
Diplectrum sciurus Gilbert
Diplectrum sp.
Epinephelus acanthistius (Gilbert)
Epinephelus clippertonensis Allen & Robertson
Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns)
Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch)
Epinephlus merra Bloch
Epinephelus niphobles Gilbert & Starks
Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes)
Epinephelus sp.
Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner)
Hemanthias signifer (Garman)
Hypolectrus unicolor (Walbaum)
Liopropoma eukrines (Starck & Courtenay)
Liopropoma fasciatus Bussing
Mycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann)
Mycteroperca prionura Rosenblatt & Zahuranec
Mycteroperca rosacea (Streets)
Mycteroperca xenarcha Jordan
Niphon spinosus Cuvier
Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford
Paralabrax clathratus (Girard)
Paralabrax loro Walford
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner)
Paralabrax nebulifer (Girard)
Paralabrax sp.
Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes)
Plectropomus laevis (Lacepede)
Pronotogrammus eos Gilbert
Pronotogrammus multifasciatus Gill
Pseudanthias kelloggi Jordan & Evermann
Pseudogramma thaumasium (Gilbert)
Rypticus bicolor (Valenciennes)
Serranus n.sp
Serranus aequidens (Gilbert)
Serranus baldwini (Evermann & Marsh)
Serranus huascarii (Steindachner)
Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier)
Serranus tico (MS) Meisler & Lavenberg
Serranus tigrinus (Bloch)
Variola louti (Forskal)
Opistognathidae
Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan & Thompson)
Opistognathus panamaensis Allen & Robertson
Opistognathus punctatus Peters
Opistognathus rhomaleus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Opistognathus whitehurstii (Longley)
Centrarchidae
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede)
Priacanthidae
Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier)
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepede)
Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann
Priacanthus meeki Jenkins
Pristigenys serrula (Gilbert)
Apogonidae
Apogon atradorsatus Heller & Snodgrass
Apogon atripes (Ogilby)
Apogon dovii Gunther
Apogon guadalupensis (Osburn & Nichols)
Apogon pacificus (Herre)
Apogon retrosella (Gill)
Apogon truncatus Bleeker
Malacanthidae
Caulolatilus affinis Gill
Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns)
Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus)
Nematistiidae
Nematistius pectoralis Gill
Carangidae
Caranx caballus Gunther
Caranx caninus Gunther
Caranx lugubris Poey
Caranx melampygus Cuvier
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard
Caranx vinctus Jordan &Gilbert
Decapterus scombrinus (Valenciennes)
Oligoplites altus (Gunther)
Selene brevoortii (Gill)
Seriola rivoliana Cuvier & Valenciennes
Trachinotus stilbe (Jordan & McGregor)
Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres)
Uraspis secunda Poey
Coryphaenidae
Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus
Leiognathidae
Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes)
Leiognathus leuciscus (Gunther)
Bramidae
Brama japonica Hilgendorf
Taractichthys steindachneri (Doderlein)
Caristiidae
Caristius macropus (Bellotti)
Lutjanidae
Lutjanus bohar (Forsskal)
Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters)
Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskal)
Lutjanus fulvus (Forster)
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskal)
Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner)
Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy)
Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus)
Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes)
Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard)
Lutjanus sp.
Pristipomoides zonatus (Valenciennes)
Caesionidae
Caesio caerulaurea Lacepede
Caesio lunaris Cuvier & Valenciennes
Caesio teres Seale
Lobotidae
Lobotes pacificus Gilbert
Gerreidae
Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard
Eucinostomus currani Yanez-Aracibia
Eucinostomus entomelas Yanez-Aracibia
Eucinostomus gracilis (Gill)
Haemulidae
Anisotremus davidsoni (Steindachner)
Anisotremus interruptus (Gill)
Haemulon flaviguttatum Gill
Haemulon maculicauda (Gill)
Haemulon sexfasciatum Gill
Isacia conceptionis (Cuvier & Valenciennes)
Microlepidotus inornatus Gill
Orthopristis inornatus (Gill)
Xenistius californiensis (Steindachner)
Xenocys jessiae Jordan & Bollman
Sparidae
Calamus brachysomus (Lockington)
Calamus taurinus (Jenyns)
Lethrinidae
Lethrinella variegatus (Valenciennes)
Lethrinus sp.
Nemipteridae
Nemipterus nemurus (Bleeker)
Scolopsis bilineatus (Bloch)
Scolopsis margaritifer (Cuvier)
Polynemidae
Polydactylus approximans (Lay & Bennett)
Polydactylus opercularis (Gill)
Sciaenidae
Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres)
Cheilotrema saturnum (Girard)
Cynoscion n.sp.
Cynoscion albus (Gunther)
Cynoscion parvipinnis Ayres
Cynoscion reticulatus (Gunther)
Cynoscion stolzmanni (Steindachner)
Cynoscion xanthulus Jordan & Gilbert
Genyonemus lineatus (Ayres)
Isopisthus altipinnis (Steindachner0
Johnius jubatus (Bleeker)
Larimus argenteus (Gill)
Menticirrhus elongatus (Gunther)
Menticirrhus nasus (Gunther)
Menticirrhus panamensis (Steindachner)
Menticirrhus undulatus (Girard)
Micropogonias altipinnis (Gunther)
Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert)
Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus)
Nebris occidentalis Vaillant
Panna microdon Bleeker
Paralonchurus dumerilii (Bacourt)
Paralonchurus goodei Gilbert
Paralonchurus sp.
Pareques fuscovittatus (Kendall & Radcliffe)
Pareques viola (Gilbert)
Roncador stearnsi (Steindachner)
Sciaena gilberti Abbott
Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus)
Seriphus politus Ayres
Totoaba macdonaldi (Gilbert)
Umbrina reedi Gunther
Umbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert
Mullidae
Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Gueze)
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Gill)
Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon auriga Forsskal
Chaetodon falcifer Hubbs & Rechnitzer
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor
Pomacanthidae
Centropyge loriculus (Gunther)
Holacanthus clarionensis Gilbert
Holacanthus limbaughi Baldwin
Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill)
Pentacerotidae
Pentaceros pectoralis (Hardy)
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith)
Kyphosidae
Girella nigricans (Ayres)
Graus nigra Philippi
Hermosilla azurea Jenkins & Evermann
Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner)
Terapontidae
Terapon sp.
Cirrhitidae
Cirrhitus rivulatus (Valenciennes)
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker)
Cheilodactylidae
Chirodactylus variegatus (Valenciennes)
Cichlidae
Oreochromis mosssambicus (Peters)
Embiotocidae
Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz
Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz)
Brachyistius frenatus Gill
Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz
Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz
Hyperprosopon anale Agassiz
Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons
Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons)
Hysurus caryi (Agassiz)
Micrometrus minimus (Gibbons)
Phanerodon atripes (Jordan & Gilbert)
Phanerodon furcatus Girard
Zalembius rosaceus (Jordan & Gilbert)
Pomacentridae
Abudefduf troschelii (Gill)
Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor
Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods
Chromis crusma (Cuvier & Valenciennes)
Chromis punctipinnis (Cooper)
Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier)
Hypsypops rubicunda (Girard)
Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass)
Stegastes flavilatus (Gill)
Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill)
Labridae
Decodon melasma Gomon
Epibulus insidiator (Pallas)
Halichoeres discolor Bussing
Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres)
Oxyjulis californica (Gunther)
Polylepion cruentum Gomon
Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres)
Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker)
Bathymasteridae
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus Gilbert & Burke
Bathymaster signatus Cope
Rathbunella sp.
Rathbunella hypoplecta (Gilbert)
Ronquilus jordani (Gilbert)
Zoarcidae
Bothrocara brunneum (Bean)
Eucryphycus californicus (Starks & Mann)
Lycenchelys crotalinus (Gilbert)
Lycodapus mandibularis (Gilbert)
Lycodapus sp.
Lycodes brevipes Bean
Lycodes cortezianus (Gilbert)
Lycodes diapterus Gilbert
Lycodes pacificus (Collett)
Lycodes palearis Gilbert
Lyconema barbatum Gilbert
Thermarces andersoni Rosenblatt & Cohen
Thermarces cerberus Rosenblatt & Cohen
Stichaeidae
Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill
Bryozoichthys lysimus (Jordan & Snyder
Cebidichthys violaceus (Girard)
Esselenia carli Follett & Anderson
Kasatkia seigeli Posner & Lavenberg
Lumpenella longirostris (Evermann & Goldsborough)
Plectobranchus evides Gilbert
Pholidae
Pholis laeta (Cope)
Pholis ornata (Girard)
Zaproridae
Zaprora silenus Jordan
Nototheniidae
Lepidonotothen nudifrons (Lonnberg)
Pseudotrematomus bernacchi (Boulenger)
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger
Trematomus scotti (Boulenger)
Channichthyidae
Chionodraco rastrospinosus DeWitt & Hureau
Chiasmodontidae
Chiasmodon niger Johnson
Kali normani Parr
Pinguipedidae
Mugiloides chilensis Norman
Uranoscopidae
Kathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman
Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis Barnard
Tripterygiidae
Axoclinus carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert)
Axoclinus lucillae Fowler
Axoclinus nigricaudus Allen & Robertson
Crocodilichthys gracilis Allen & Robertson
Enneanectes sp.
Enneanectes reticulatus Allen & Robertson
Helcogrammoides chilensis (Cancino)
Lepidonectes corallicola (Kendall & Radcliffe)
Labrisomidae
Alloclinus holderi (Lauderbach)
Auchenionchus sp.
Auchenionchus microcirrhis (Valenciennes)
Calliclinus geniguttatus (Valenciennes)
Labrisomus multiporosus Hubbs
Labrisomus xanti Gill
Malacoctenus gigas Springer
Malacoctenus ebisui (Springer)
Malacoctenus macropus (Poey)
Malacoctenus tetranemus (Cope)
Malacoctenus triangulatus Springer
Paraclinus beebei Hubbs
Paraclinus sini Hubbs
Clinidae
Gibbonsia elegans (Cooper)
Gibbonsia metzi Hubbs
Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs
Heterostichus rostratus Girard
Myxodes viridis Valenciennes
Chaenopsidae
Acanthemblemaria balanorum Brock
Acanthemblemaria crockeri Beebe & Tee-Van
Acanthemblemaria hancocki Myers & Reid
Acanthemblemari johnsoni Almany & Baldwin
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus Brock
Chaenopsis alepidota (Gilbert)
Coralliozetus angelicus (Boehlke & Mead)
Coralliozetus boehlkei Stephens
Coralliozetus springeri Stephens & Johnson
Emblemaria sp.
Emblemaria piratica Ginsberg
Emblemariopsis signifera (Ginsburg)
Emblemariopsis tayrona (Acero)
Hemiemblemaria simulus Longley & Hildebrand
Mccoskerichthys sandae Rosenblatt & Stephens
Neoclinus blanchardi Girard
Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs
Protemblemaria bicirris(Hildebrand)
Stathmonotus culebrae Seale
Blenniidae
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Gunther)
Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer
Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard)
Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan)
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi Evermann
Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann
Parablennius marmoreus (Poey)
Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman)
Scartichthys sp.
Gobiesocidae
Gobiesox canidens (Briggs)
Gobiesox daedalus Briggs
Gobiesox juradoensis Fowler
Gobiesox maeandricus Jenyns
Gobiesox marmoratus (Jenyns)
Rimicola muscarum (Meek & Pierson)
Pherallodiscus funebris (Gilbert)
Tomicodon sp.
Tomicodon humeralis (Gilbert)
Callionymidae
Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman)
Eleotridae
Erotelis armiger (Jordan)
Gobiidae
Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck & Schlegl)
Bollmannia sp.
Bathygobius lineatus Jenyns
Clevelandia ios (Jordan & Gilbert)
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill
Coryphopterus nicholsi (Bean)
Coryphopterus urospilus Ginsburg
Ctenogobius sagittula (Gunther)
Elacatinus puncticulatus (Ginsburg)
Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper
Gobioides broussoneti Lacepede
Lepidogobius lepidus (Girard)
Lythrypnus dalli (Gilbert)
Lythrypnus gilberti (Heller & Snodgrass)
Lythrypnus rhizophora (Heller & Snodgrass)
Pycnomma semisquamatum Rutter
Quietula y-cauda (Jenkins & Evermann)
Typhlogobius californiensis Steindachner
Ephippidae
Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard)
Siganidae
Siganus tetrazona (Bleeker)
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus)
Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett)
Naso lituratus (Bloch & Schneider)
Prionurus punctatus Gill
Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett)
Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena argentea Girard
Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum)
Sphyraena ensis Jordan & Gilbert
Sphyraena idiastes Heller & Snodgrass
Gempylidae
Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco
Trichiuridae
Assurger anzac (Alexander)
Benthodesmus tenuis (Gunther)
Lepturacanthus savalla (Cuvier)
Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus
Scombridae
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus)
Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier)
Scomber japonicus Houttuyn
Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede)
Scomberomorus sierra Jordan & Starks
Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus
Istiophoridae
Makaira nigricans Lacepede
Centrolophidae
Hyperoglyphe japonica (Doderlein)
Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert
Nomeidae
Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch
Cubiceps pauciradiatus Gunther
Cubiceps squamieps (Lloyd)
Cubiceps sp.
Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes
Psenes pellucidus Lutken
Tetragonuridae
Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso
Stromateidae
Peprilus simillimus (Ayres)
Osphronemidae
Osphronemus gorami Lacepede
Order Pleuronectiformes
Bothidae
Bothus constellatus (Jordan)
Perissias taeniopterus (Gilbert)
Paralichthyidae
Citharichthys fragilis Gilbert
Citharichthys sordidus (Girard)
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan & Gilbert
Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert
Etropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert
Hippoglossina stomata (Eigenmann & Eigenmann)
Hippoglossina tetrophthalmus (Gilbert)
Paralichthys californicus (Ayres)
Paralichthys woolmani Jordan & Williams
Syacium ovale Gunther
Xystreurys liolepis Jordan & Gilbert
Pleuronectidae
Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks
Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel)
Embassichthys bathybius (Gilbert)
Eopsetta jordani (Lockington)
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington
Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert
Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt
Hypsopsetta guttulata (Girard)
Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres)
Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan & Gilbert)
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington)
Parophrys vetulus Girard
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris
Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides matsuurai (Jordan & Snyder)
Achiridae
Achirus scutum (Gunther)
Soleidae
Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepede)
Cynoglossidae
Symphurus atramentatus Jordan & Bollman
Symphurus atricauda (Jordan & Gilbert)
Symphurus diabolicus Mahadeva & Munroe
Order Tetraodontiformes
Balistidae
Balistes polylepis Steindachner
Melichthys vidua (Solander)
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus)
Sufflamen verres (Gilbert & Starks)
Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert)
Ostraciidae
Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider)
Ostracion meleagris Shaw
Tetraodontidae
Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner)