Enhydra leutris (Sea Otter)

ORDER: Carnivora

GROUP: Fissipeds

FAMILY: Mustellidae

Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal)

ORDER: Carnivora

SUB-ORDER: Pinnipedia

FAMILY: Phocidae

Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion)

ORDER: Carnivora

SUB-ORDER: Pinnipedia

FAMILY: Otariidae

Homo sapiens (Hairless Beach Ape)

Sylvilagus bachmani (Brush Rabbit)

Otospermophilus beecheyi (California Ground Squirrel)

Common Loon

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Gaviiformes

Earred Grebe

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Podicipediiformes

Western Grebe

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Podicipediiformes

brown pelican

ORDER: Pelicaniforms

Brandt's Cormorant

ORDER: Pelicaniforms

Double crested cormorant

Order: Pelicaniforms

Pelagic Cormorant

Order: Pelicaniforms

Great Egret

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Cloniiformes

Snowy Egret

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Cloniiformes

Canadian Goose

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Anseriiformes

Brant

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Anseriiformes

Mallard

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Anseriiformes

Northern Shoveler

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Anseriiformes

Surf Scoter

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Anseriiformes

Bufflehead

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Anseriiformes

Black bellied plover

ORDER: Charadriiformes

Snowy Plover

ORDER: Charadriiformes

Semipalmated Plover

ORDER: Charadriiformes

California Gull

Herring Gull

ORDER: Charadriiformes

Foster's Tern

ORDER: Charadriiformes

American Kestrel

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Falconiiformes

"Pacific Hagfish"

GROUP: Hyperotreti

SUB-PHY: Craniata

*no vertebrae, no jaw*

"Pacific Lamphrey"

SUB-GROUP: Petromyzontiformes

SUB-PHY: Craniata

*jawless*

suction-cup like mouth w/ rasping teeth

anadromous (fresh --> saltwater)

preys on salmon

Carcharodon carcharias

"white shark"

SUB-CLASS: Elasmobrancii

CLASS: Chondrichthyes

GROUP: Gnathostomes

Triakis semifasciata

"Leopard shark"

SUB-CLASS: Elasmobrancii

CLASS: Chondrichthyes

GROUP: Gnathostomes

Torpedo californica

"Pacific Electric Ray"

SUB-CLASS: Elasmobrancii

CLASS: Chondrichthyes

GROUP: Gnathostomes

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

"Cabezon" (sculpin)

SUBCLASS: Teleostci

CLASS: Actinopterygii

SUPERCLASS: Osteichthyes

Ophiodon elongatus

"Ling cod"

SUBCLASS: Teleostei

CLASS: Actinopterygii

SUPERCLASS: Osteichthyes

Sebastes mystinus

"blue rockfish"

SUBCLASS: Teleostei

CLASS: Actinopterygii

SUPERCLASS: Osteichthyes

Sebastes nebulosus

"China Rockfish"

SUBCLASS: Teleostei

CLASS: Actinopterygii

SUPERCLASS: Osteichthyes

Mola mola

"sunfish"

SUBCLASS: Teleostei

CLASS: Actinopterygii

SUPERCLASS: Osteichthyes

Dermochelys coriacea

"Leatherback turtle"

CLASS: Reptilia

SUPERCLASS: Tetrapoda

Mirounga angustirostris

"Northern elephant seal"

ORDER: Carnivora

SUB-ORDER: Pinnipedia

FAMILY: Phocidae

Eschrichtius robustus

"grey whale"

ORDER: Cetacea

SUB-ORDER: Mysticeti

Balaenoptera musculus

"blue whale"

ORDER: Cetacea

SUB-ORDER: Mysticeti

Megaptera novaeangliae

"Humpback whale"

ORDER: Cetacea

SUB-ORDER: Mysticeti

Orcinus orca

"killer whale"

ORDER: Cetacea

SUB-ORDER: Odonticeti

Tursiops truncatus

"pacific bottlenose dolphin"

ORDER: Cetacea

SUB-ORDER: Odonticeti

1. notochord
2. dorsal hollow nerve chord
3. pharyngeal gill slits
4. post-anal tail

• Sub-phylum under Chordata
• individuals have "skulls"
• includes Hyperotreti, Petromyzontiformes & Gnathostomes

• Group under Craniata
• "hagfish"
• no jaws or vertebrae

• Sub-group of vertebrata (under Craniata)
• "lamphreys"
• no jaws (but has skull and vertebrae)

• Sub-group of Vertebrata (under Craniata
• "jawed fishes"
• includes Chondrichthyes & Osteichthyes

• Class under Gnathostomes
• "cartilaginous fishes"
• includes Elasmobrancii & Holocephali

• Class under Gnathostomes
• "bony fishes"
• includes Sarcopterygii & Actinopterygii

• "lobe-finned fishes"
• include Coelacanthamorpha (coelacanths), Dipnoi (lungfishes), & Tetrapods (includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, & mammals)

• "ray-finned fishes"
• includes Chondrostei (sturgeon & paddlefish) & Teleostei

• "sturgeon"
• delayed ossification of skeleton
• expresses "neoteny" - retention of juvenile traits

• "flatfish"
• ex. halibut, flounder, sole, curlfin turbot
• laterally compressed

1. cycloid - smooth, resemble flattened cone
2. ctenoid - similar to cycloid but have spines on posterior edge
3. placoid - have raised hooks or claws

• "eels"
• no pelvic or pectoral fins, all other fins are fused 
• predatory, have recurved teeth & sometimes a second set of jaws
• ex. rockweed blenny eel, striped eel, monkey face eel

1. Ampullae of Lorenzini - in rays, detects changes in temp, pressure, salinity, & weak electric fields
2. nostrils - chemosensitive
3. lateral line - runs from gills to tail, responds to pressure & water movement w/ mechanosensory cells

Lactoparys tricornis (?)

cowfish

• waterproof skin covered w/ scales
• amniotic eggs w/ leathery shells
• breath air
• ectotherm & poikilotherm
• adapted to terrestrial life but some have returned to sea

• highly specialized group of reptiles
• skin covered with feathers (specialized scales)
• amniotic eggs w/ hard shells
• breath air
• some can fly
• some live by sea or in it
• homeothermic & endothermic

• fishing nets & long lines
• harvesting & poaching
• plastic bag ingestion
• shell, leather, oil used
• habitat disturbance
• light pollution (messes w/ navigation)

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

"Galapagos iguana"

only known marine lizard

"sea cows"

includes manatee & dugong