Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Pisaster ochraceus
Ochre Stars
Very Common11.9 obs.
Gaultheria shallon
Shallon
Very Common9.78 obs.
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Purple Sea Urchin
Very Common9.15 obs.
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Red Sea Urchin
Very Common9.12 obs.
Pisaster brevispinus
Pink Stars
Very Common9 obs.
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Greenling
Common7.4 obs.
Cryptochiton stelleri
Gumboot Chiton
Common6.24 obs.
Crassadoma gigantea
Common6.18 obs.
Sebastes melanops
Rock Cod
Common4.89 obs.
Ophiodon elongatus
Common4.7 obs.
Apostichopus californicus
California Sea Cucumber
Common4.66 obs.
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Banana Slug
Occasional4.64 obs.
Lilium columbianum
Oregon Lily
Occasional4.12 obs.
Embiotoca lateralis
Blue Seaperch
Occasional3.68 obs.
Vaccinium ovatum
California Huckleberry
Occasional3.32 obs.
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant Green Anemone
Occasional2.93 obs.
Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane
Occasional2.92 obs.
Trillium ovatum
Wood-Lily
Rare2.92 obs.
Hemigrapsus nudus
Purple Shore Crab
Rare2.84 obs.
Haematopus bachmani
Black Oystercatcher
Rare2.82 obs.
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