Fishes of Alaska
From OpenContent Curriculum
Revision as of 20:51, 5 March 2009 by Mark Thompson (Talk | contribs)
Contents |
Flatfishes
Have you looked at the flounders in our area? How many different kinds have you seen? Which side of their bodies are their eyes on?
Pleuronectidae: "Right-eye" flounders
The two flatfishes pictures above are less common (than Starry) smooth-skinned fish.
Starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus (though many of our Starrys are left-eyed, the species is still considered a right-eyed species)
Paralichthyidae: "Left-eye" flounders
Sculpins
Wolf Fish/Eels : Anarhichadidae
Bering Wolffish
Useful identifying and information links
A useful link for identifying fish:
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/race/media/photo_gallery/fish_by_family.htm
