Vermilion Rockfish

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus), affectionately known to West Coast fishermen and divers as the ‘Red Snapper’ or ‘Vermilion,’ is one of the most magnificent, long-lived, and recreationally celebrated scorpaenid fishes of the...

Ensatina

Amphibians > Newts & Salamanders

OverviewThe Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii) is a legendary, lungless plethodontid salamander native to the moist coastal and montane forests of western North America, spanning from British Columbia through Washington, Oregon, and California into Baja California. In...

Round Stingray

Fish > Sharks & Rays

The Round Stingray (Urobatis halleri) is a familiar, disc-shaped bottom-dweller ubiquitous along the warm sandy surf zones and protected bays of southern California and Baja California. Celebrated by beachgoers as the reason for the famous ‘stingray...
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