October 2016 archives

Finescale Triggerfish

October 19, 2016 by kenjones
Order Tetraodontiformes  Triggerfishes—Family Balistidae Finescale triggerfish taken at the Cabrillo Mole at Avalon on Catalina Island by KJ in 2010 Species: Balistes polylepis (Steindachner, 1876); Balistes comes from the Latin word ballista (a device that shoots arrows—referring to the trigger-like spine) and the Greek word polylepis (many scales) Alternate Name: Triggerfish. In Mexico called cochi, [...]

Painted Greenling

October 19, 2016 by kenjones
Greenlings and Lingcods—Family Hexagrammidae   Painted greenling from the Monterey Coast Guard Pier in 2015 Species: Oxylebius pictus (Gill, 1862); from the Greek words oxys (sharp) and lepys (kettle—fish) and the Latin word pictus (picture). Alternate Names: Convict fish. Identification:  Easily identified by 5-7 dark red or brownish red bars and mottling over a grayish-brown [...]

Rock Greenling

October 19, 2016 by kenjones
 Greenlings and Lingcods—Family Hexagrammidae Rock greenling taken in Trinidad by Hans Jones Jr. in 2013 Species: Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas, 1810); from the Greek words hex (six), gramma (line), lagos (hare) and cephelos  (head, referring to the large pair of cirri on the head, attached to the edge of the eye). Alternate Names: Commonly called seatrout [...]

Kelp Greenling

October 18, 2016 by kenjones
Greenlings and Lingcods—Family Hexagrammidae A kelp greenling caught at the small pier in Brookings Harbor, Oregon Species: Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas, 1810); from two combinations of Greek words; hex (six) and gramma  (line), deca  (ten) and gramma (line, referring to the number of lateral lines on the side of the fish). Alternate Names: Commonly called seatrout; [...]

Pacific Hake

October 17, 2016 by kenjones
Order —Gadiformes (Cods and their relatives) Hakes — Family Merlucciidae    ID Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Species: Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855); from the Latin words merluccius (an ancient name meaning sea pike) and procuctus  (drawn out). Alternate Names: Cod, hake, silver hake, Pacific whiting, haddock, whitefish, popeye and oatmeal [...]
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