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Osteichthyes

What is an Osteichthyes?

Osteichthyes (from the Greek words for “bone” and “fish”) are fish whose skeletons are primarily made of bone tissue causing them to be commonly referred to as boney fish. The majority of fish are members of this category.

Lingcod ophiodon elongatus

Lingcod

Lingcod Buffalo Cod, Cultus Cod, or Buckethead Ophiodon Elongatus Lingcods are known for their elongate body and mottled coloration pattern ...

California Moray Eel

Moray Eel California Moray Eel Gymnothorax Mordax California moray eels are long slim snake-like fish found in the rocky subtidal ...
Garibaldi

Garibaldi

Garibaldi Garibaldi Hypsypops Rubicundus Garibaldi, the California State Marine Fish, once difficult to spot, now fills our kelp forests with ...
Black rockfish sebastes melanops

Rockfish

Rockfish There are over 100 species of rockfish worldwide with a majority being off the California coast. They are often ...

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