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Pages in category "Fish of the Pacific Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 803 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pacific ocean perch is a very slow-growing species, with a low rate of natural mortality (estimated at 0.06), a relatively old age at 50% maturity (10.5 years for females in the Gulf of Alaska), and a very old maximum age of 98 years in Alaska (84 years maximum age in the Gulf of Alaska). [25]
The queenfish (Seriphus politus) is a species of fish in the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs along the North American coastline from Oregon to Baja California; it has been recorded as far north as British Columbia. [2] [1] Its centre of distribution is the Southern California ...
The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gadidae. It is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean , mainly on the continental shelf and upper slopes , to depths of about 900 m (3,000 ft).
Grunion are two fish species of the genus Leuresthes: the California grunion, L. tenuis, and the Gulf grunion, L. sardinas.They are sardine-sized teleost fishes of the New World silverside family Atherinopsidae, found only off the coast of California, USA, and Baja California, Mexico, where the species are found on both the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California coasts.
The Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is a species of the herring family associated with the Pacific Ocean environment of North America and northeast Asia.It is a silvery fish with unspined fins and a deeply forked caudal fin.
Several species, including the giant sea bass, are overfished and endangered, according to research from the University of California San Diego. Metal detectorist finds 1,200-year-old artifact ...
These coastal reefs are also visited by pelagic species of red sea fish, including some of the 44 species of shark. Approximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m/330 ft), and about 25% is under 50 m (164 ft) deep. About 15% of the Red Sea is over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) depth that forms the deep axial trough.