Species: Hydrolagus colliei

Spotted Ratfish
Species

    Articles:

    Of ratfish, Loch Ness monsters and stuffed sharks: A conversation with the authors of the book 'Fishes of the Salish Sea'

    The first comprehensive guide to the fishes of the Salish Sea is the culmination of more than 40 years of research by University of Washington authors Ted Pietsch and Jay Orr. The new three-volume set includes descriptions and illustrations for every fish species known to have been documented within the Salish Sea, all gathered from an exhaustive search of libraries, aquariums, fish collections and even one restaurant.

    Fishes of the Salish Sea book cover
    List of Salish Sea fish grows to 253 species

    Researchers updating a 1980 fish catalog have found evidence of 37 additional fish species in the Salish Sea. This information, accompanied by hundreds of detailed illustrations, is seeding a new reference book expected to gain wide use among scientists, anglers and conservationists. [Editor's note: As of 2019, the list of Salish Sea fishes has grown to 260 species.]

    An illustration of the fourhorn poacher (Hypsagonus quadricornis). Copyright: Joseph R. Tomelleri
    Paper: Shifts in the estuarine demersal fish community after a fishery closure in Puget Sound, Washington

    This paper looks at 21 years of data on estuarine demersal fish in Puget Sound, assessing changes in population after the closure of bottom trawl fisheries.

    Rock Sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata); image courtesy Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Chondrichthyes

    Order

    Chimaeriformes

    Family

    Chimaeridae

    Genus

    Hydrolagus

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Chimaeras
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae - Hydrolagus
    Habitat Type Description
    Marine
    Migration
    false - false - false
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    GNR
    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.BC=SNR" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
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