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Apr 19, 2012

Cyprinus carpio

From Scott and Crossman (1973), Jester (1974), and Pflieger (1975): adult length 12-25 in (30.5-63.5 cm) or more; large individuals may reach 20-60 lbs (9.1-27.2 kg); two barbels on each side of upper jaw, posterior pair more conspicuous; relatively small, toothless mouth, with the upper jaw slightly protruding; throat teeth 1,1,3-3,1,1, with teeth in main row broad and molar-like; lateral line ...
Apr 19, 2012

Alosa sapidissima

Strongly compressed body; no scales on head; no lateral line; single dorsal fin; fatty eyelid in front of eye; no spines in fins; sharply pointed scales on belly; no teeth on jaws of adult; cheek deeper (top to bottom) than long (front to rear); mouth not strongly oblique; lower jaw extends to tip of snout or slightly beyond; green or blue back and silvery sides; blue-black spot near upper edge ...
Apr 19, 2012

Clupea pallasii

Pacific herrings have a compressed body, blue-green to olive back, silvery belly, one short dorsal fin in the middle of the back, no spines in the fins, a deeply forked tail, no adipose fin, no black spots on the sides, no striations on the gill covers, and weak belly scutes that are not strongly keeled. The pelvic fin is directly under the dorsal fin. Maximum length is about 1.5 feet (46 cm). ...
Apr 19, 2012

Odocoileus hemionus

Pelage is reddish or yellowish brown in summer, more grayish brown in winter. Ears are large and may move independently. Males have antlers that branch into separate equal beams that fork into two tines (white-tailed deer has only one main beam). Upper side of tail white with a black tip or all black or brown. Juveniles have spotted pelage. Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Apr 19, 2012

Odocoileus virginianus

Pelage is tan or reddish brown in summer, grayish brown in winter. Ears are large and may move independently. Males have antlers with one main beam and unbranched tines. Upper side of tail is brown with a white edge (often a darker stripe down the middle), white on the underside. Juveniles have spotted pelage. Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Jul 18, 2015

1994 Puget Sound Update

The 1994 Puget Sound Update—the fifth annual summary report of this program—evaluates the data collected by the PSAMP in 1993 (the most recent year for which the data have undergone quality assurance review and interpretation) and compares these data to past information on Puget Sound.
By Puget Sound Water Quality Authority
Apr 19, 2012

Megaptera novaeangliae

This is a mostly black or gray baleen whale with very long (up to one-third of body length) flippers that often are white or partly white. In front of the paired nostrils the head is flat and covered with knobs. The rear edge of the flippers and fluke is scalloped. The dorsal fin is variable but often has a hump or step along the front edge. The throat has about 14-35 longitudinal grooves. The b...
Apr 19, 2012

Uta stansburiana

Side-blotched lizards are variable in color and pattern, being spotted, blotched, or unpatterned, depending on location. The scales along the middle of the back are of uniform size. Each side of chest has a dark blotch (a large blue-black streak is present in some males). The throat of adults is blue, with an orange rim in some regions (colors less intense in late summer). At least one scale on ...
Apr 19, 2012

Ophioglossum pusillum

Adder's Tongue is an herbaceous perennial that is up to 20 cm high. Each plant has an erect, leafless stem that is 2-15 cm high and which branches into a single leaf-like, ascending, sterile blade and into an erect, spike-like fertile stalk. The sterile blade is elliptic to broadly lance-shaped and 2-8 cm long with entire margins and a rounded to pointed tip. The upper portion of the fertil...
Apr 19, 2012

Lycopodium sitchense

Alaskan Clubmoss is a low evergreen perennial with clustered, branching, upright shoots growing from slender, above-ground or slightly buried, rooting, horizontal stems. Branches are circular in cross-section, most are short at 3-10 cm, vegetative, and bear leaves in longitudinal rows of five. The thick, firm, incurved, sharp pointed green leaves are 3-6 mm long and less than 1 mm wide. Fewer, t...