Brown Bullhead - Ictalurus nebulosus
Photo credit - Noel M. Burkhead - U.S. Geological Survey
Bluegill - Lepomis macrochirus (Shadow Cliffs)
You are usually close to water anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. The bay itself and the ocean waters are home to a variety of fish, including different types of sharks, and rays. Shiner Surfperch are probably the most abundant fish around piers and pilings. Some common fish species of the South Bay include Bay Pipefish, Three-spined Stickleback, Northern Anchovy, Topsmelt Silverside, Pacific Staghorn Sculpin, Starry Flounder, Yellowfin Goby.
And the rivers and streams are host to many kinds of freshwater fishes.
Alameda Creek Alliance - restoring Alameda Creek watershed and its native fish populations.
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Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration (CEMAR) - using scientific information for the sustainable management of local and regional coastal watersheds in California.
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Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed (FOMCW) - Protect, conserve, and restore Marsh Creek and its tributaries, and inspire appreciation and conservation of the Marsh Creek Watershed.
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Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project - restoration and enhancement of the native salmon and steelhead populations of the greater Monterey Bay area.
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Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - develop and assist projects that contribute to a better understanding of elasmobranchs, with an emphasis on those which contribute to their conservation and management.
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Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) - protect endangered Salmon in the Lagunitas Watershed.
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Fish Survey 1992-1998 of Bay Area Stream Fishes, Robert A. Leidy. A very comprehensive report showing species collected by stream and collection station.
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Search for Native Fish species by location - county and watershed, California Fish Website by University of California.
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Fishbase is a comprehensive database of all species of fish.
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Northern Santa Clara County Fish Resources, Jerry J. Smith, Department of Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, July 2013. Detailed status by creek systems with special emphasis on salmon but includes several other species.
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From Perch to Pikeminnows: The Freshwater Fish That Didn’t Get Away, Glen Martin, Bay Nature, Sep 2013. Good overview of freshwater fish in the East Bay with several illustrations.
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Fishes Common to the South San Francisco Bay, by Virginia Kolence, City of Palo Alto Dept. of Community Services.
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Fish found in the Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon, Fremont with descriptions and photographs by the
Math/Science Nucleus.
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Ecology, Assemblage Structure, Distribution, and Status of Fishes in Streams Tributary to the San Francisco Estuary, California, by Robert A. Leidy, EPA, published by San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Appendex III gives a nice table of fish species by watershed for the entire Bay Area.
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Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) Species Distributions In San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Soutwest Regional Office.
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Marine Science Institute Volunteer Fish Data Program: South San Francisco Bay Fish Populations from 1970 through 2007 - data for 12 species
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San Francisco Bay Fish Index, 2003, Bay Institute. A report on the abundance, diversity, and species composition of the San Francisco Bay fish community.
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna tagging research - migration patterns off the California coast to Hawaii.
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The Return of the endangered Tidewater Goby to Tomales Bay State Park, video by Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center.
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Fish and Shellfish Identification, California Dept. of Fish and Game.
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Salmon
Salmon Viewing Map for the Bay Area from the Bay Institute
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