Custom Species Lists
The following list is drawn from a 2016 paper written by Joe Gaydos and Jacqlynn Zier of the SeaDoc Society that discusses the increase in species of concern in the Salish Sea. As of December 1, 2015, there were 125 species at risk in the Salish Sea, more than twice the number of species at risk when the indicator was first established in 2002. The paper was presented at the 2016 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, April 13 - April 15, 2016, Vancouver, BC. Read more and download the paper.
The Salish Sea ranges from the Strait of Georgia and Desolation Sound in Canada to the boundaries of Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. View a map of the Salish Sea watershed.
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Coastal Cutthroat Trout
(Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) -
Coastrange Sculpin
(Cottus aleuticus) -
Coastrange Sculpin
(Cottus aleuticus) -
Coastrange Sculpin
(Cottus aleuticus) -
Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) -
Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) -
Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) -
Coho Salmon - Interior Fraser Population
(Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 7 ) -
Coho Salmon - Interior Fraser Population
(Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 7 ) -
Coho Salmon - Lower Columbia River
(Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 1) -
Coho Salmon - Olympic Peninsula
(Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 6) -
Coho Salmon - Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia
(Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 5) -
Coho Salmon - Southwest Washington Coast
(Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 8) -
Common Carp
(Cyprinus carpio) -
Common Carp
(Cyprinus carpio) -
Common Carp
(Cyprinus carpio) -
Copper Rockfish
(Sebastes caurinus) -
Copper Rockfish
(Sebastes caurinus) -
Copper Rockfish
(Sebastes caurinus) -
Copper Rockfish
(Sebastes caurinus) -
Copper Rockfish
(Sebastes caurinus) -
Coralline Sculpin
(Artedius corallinus) -
Coralline Sculpin
(Artedius corallinus) -
Crescent Gunnel
(Pholis laeta) -
Crescent Gunnel
(Pholis laeta) -
Crescent Gunnel
(Pholis laeta) -
Curlfin Sole
(Pleuronichthys decurrens) -
Curlfin Sole
(Pleuronichthys decurrens) -
Curlfin Sole
(Pleuronichthys decurrens) -
Cutthroat Trout
(Oncorhynchus clarkii) -
Cutthroat Trout
(Oncorhynchus clarkii) -
Cutthroat Trout
(Oncorhynchus clarkii) -
Cutthroat Trout - Olympic Peninsula
(Oncorhynchus clarkii pop. 7) -
Cutthroat Trout - Puget Sound
(Oncorhynchus clarkii pop. 6) -
Cutthroat Trout - Southwestern Washington/Columbia River
(Oncorhynchus clarkii pop. 2) -
Darkblotched Rockfish
(Sebastes crameri) -
Darkblotched Rockfish
(Sebastes crameri) -
Darkblotched Rockfish
(Sebastes crameri) -
Darkblotched Rockfish
(Sebastes crameri) -
Darter Sculpin
(Radulinus boleoides) -
Darter Sculpin
(Radulinus boleoides) -
Darter Sculpin
(Radulinus boleoides) -
Daubed Shanny
(Leptoclinus maculatus) -
Daubed Shanny
(Leptoclinus maculatus) -
Daubed Shanny
(Leptoclinus maculatus) -
Decorated Warbonnet
(Chirolophis decoratus) -
Decorated Warbonnet
(Chirolophis decoratus) -
Decorated Warbonnet
(Chirolophis decoratus) -
Decorator Crab
(Pugettia spp.) -
Decorator Crab
(Pugettia spp.) -
Dolly Varden
(Salvelinus malma) -
Dolly Varden
(Salvelinus malma) -
Dolly Varden
(Salvelinus malma) -
Dover Sole
(Microstomus pacificus) -
Dover Sole
(Microstomus pacificus) -
Dover Sole
(Microstomus pacificus) -
Dusky Sculpin
(Icelinus burchami) -
Dusky Sculpin
(Icelinus burchami) -
Dusky Sculpin
(Icelinus burchami) -
Dwarf Wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes aleutensis) -
Dwarf Wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes aleutensis) -
Dwarf Wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes aleutensis) -
English Sole
(Parophrys vetulus) -
English Sole
(Parophrys vetulus) -
English Sole
(Parophrys vetulus) -
Eulachon
(Thaleichthys pacificus) -
Eulachon
(Thaleichthys pacificus) -
Eulachon
(Thaleichthys pacificus) -
Eulachon
(Thaleichthys pacificus) -
Eulachon
(Thaleichthys pacificus) -
Fathead Minnow
(Pimephales promelas) -
Fathead Minnow
(Pimephales promelas) -
Flathead Catfish
(Pylodictis olivaris) -
Flathead Sole
(Hippoglossoides elassodon) -
Flathead Sole
(Hippoglossoides elassodon) -
Flathead Sole
(Hippoglossoides elassodon) -
Fluffy Sculpin
(Oligocottus snyderi) -
Fluffy Sculpin
(Oligocottus snyderi) -
Fluffy Sculpin
(Oligocottus snyderi) -
Forkline sole
(Parophrys vetulus X Platichthys stellatus) -
Forkline sole
(Parophrys vetulus X Platichthys stellatus) -
Fourhorn Poacher
(Hypsagonus quadricornis) -
Fourhorn Poacher
(Hypsagonus quadricornis) -
Fourhorn Poacher
(Hypsagonus quadricornis) -
Fringed sculpin
(Icelinus fimbriatus) -
Fringed sculpin
(Icelinus fimbriatus) -
Giant Grenadier
(Albatrossia pectoralis) -
Giant Grenadier
(Albatrossia pectoralis) -
Giant Wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes giganteus) -
Giant Wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes giganteus) -
Giant Wrymouth
(Cryptacanthodes giganteus) -
Golden Shiner
(Notemigonus crysoleucas) -
Golden Shiner
(Notemigonus crysoleucas) -
Goldfish
(Carassius auratus) -
Goldfish
(Carassius auratus) -
Graceful Crab
(Metacarcinus gracilis) -
Graceful Crab
(Metacarcinus gracilis) -
Graceful Crab
(Metacarcinus gracilis) -
Grass Carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella) -
Grass Carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella)
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Search for Species
Utilizing double quotes for exact terms can narrow your search results. Ex. A common name search of Northwestern Sedge matches 'Northwestern Sedge' and 'Northwestern Showy Sedge'. Typing "Northwestern Sedge" return only 'Northwestern Sedge'.
- Abarenicola claparedi - (Rough-skinned lugworm)
- Abarenicola pacifica - (Pacific lugworm)
- Abarenicola sp.
- Abies amabilis - (Pacific Silver Fir)
- Abies concolor - (White Fir)
- Abies grandis - (Grand Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies procera - (Noble Fir)
- Abietinaria sp
Species Lists
External links
- BirdWeb
- Burke Museum
- Native plant list (King County)
- Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- USGS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in Puget Sound
- Washington Herp Atlas
- Washington Invasive Species Council
- Washington Natural Heritage Program
- Washington Natural Heritage Program species lists
- World Register of Marine Species