Sub-Arctic fishes

Three-spine Stickleback foraging

Three-spine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) foraging near green algae.

Three-spine Stickleback

Three-spine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) foraging near beach spawning salmon in Eayk Lake, Alaska.

Glaucous-winged Gull with Hooligan prey.

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) with Hooligan (Thaleichthys pacificus) prey.

Pacific Herring juveniles (length ~ 7 cm)

Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) juveniles (length ~ 7 cm) during early spring having just survived their first winter. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.

Eulachon spawning migration

Underwater view of the spawning migration of eulachon/hooligan (Thaleichthys pacificus; Osmeridae). Aspect Ratio = 3:4.

Eulachon spawning migration

Underwater view of the spawning migration of eulachon/hooligan (Thaleichthys pacificus; Osmeridae). Aspect ratio = 1:2.

China Rockfish

The China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus), is one of more than 60 congeners distributed along the Pacific coast of North America. The China Rockfish is a territorial shallow water demersal species. This specimen was photographed while scuba diving in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Tiger Rockfish

Tiger Rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus), an inhabitant of rocky reef and boulder habitat of the northeast Pacific Ocean from Alaska to California, can reach an age of more than 100 years. This photograph was taken while scuba diving in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Canary Rockfish

Canary Rockfish, Sebastes pinniger. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.

Yellowtail Rockfish

Yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) are found from Alaska to southern California from the surface to depths of about 550 meters (1800 ft).

China Rockfish

The China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus), is one of more than 60 congeners distributed along the Pacific coast of North America. The China Rockfish is a territorial shallow water demersal species. This specimen was photographed while scuba diving in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The Spotted Ratfish

A Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) that was photographed while scuba diving in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Spotted Ratfish is a relatively shallow dwelling chimaera that is found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from Alaska to northern Mexico. Their vertical range (depth) is approximately 0 to 3000 feet or 1000 meters. Chimaeras are cartilaginous fishes like sharks and rays. They are also refered to as ghost sharks.

Quillback Rockfish

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Quillback Rockfish

Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger), which are distrbuted along the Pacific coast from Alaska to California, are named for their long and venomous dorsal fin spines.

Quillback Rockfish

Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger), which are distrbuted along the Pacific coast from Alaska to California, are named for their long and venomous dorsal fin spines.