Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 100 total documented species.
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Kelp Greenling
Very Common165 obs.
Haliotis rufescens
Red Abalone
Very Common107 obs.
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
purple sea urchin
Very Common94 obs.
Patiria miniata
Very Common87 obs.
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
red sea urchin
Very Common86 obs.
Cryptochiton stelleri
giant Pacific chiton
Common74 obs.
Embiotoca lateralis
Striped surfperch
Common74 obs.
Pisaster giganteus
Common43 obs.
Pisaster brevispinus
pink stars
Common33 obs.
No image
Rhacochilus vacca
Pile Seaperch
Common24 obs.
Haliotis kamtschatkana
pinto abalone
Common22 obs.
Apostichopus californicus
California sea cucumber
Occasional22 obs.
Sebastes melanops
Black bass
Occasional18 obs.
No image
Haliotis walallensis
flat abalone
Occasional17 obs.
Sebastes mystinus
Blue rockfish
Occasional16 obs.
Erigeron glaucus
seaside daisy
Occasional12 obs.
Crassadoma gigantea
Occasional12 obs.
Pisaster ochraceus
ochre stars
Rare11 obs.
Zonotrichia leucophrys
white-crowned sparrow
Rare10 obs.
Corvus corax
common raven
Rare10 obs.
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