| Freshwater and Marine Fish of Boundary Bay A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay |
| Annex Site for A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay by Anne Murray with photographs by David Blevins |
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This list is incomplete. Very few studies have been done of non-salmonid fish populations in Boundary Bay waters.
Former or alternative names in brackets.
Western Brook Lamprey Lampetra richardsoni
Pacific Lamprey Lampetra tridentata
River Lamprey Lampetra ayresi
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris
Mountain whitefish Prosopium willamsoni
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus
Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma
Coastal Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki
Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Peamouth (peamouth chub) Mylocheilus caurinus
Northern pikeminnow (squawfish) Ptycocheilus oregonensis
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Nooksack dace Rhinichthys spp.
Leopard dace Rhinichthys falcatus
Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
Salish Sucker Catostomus spp
Largescale sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus
Prickly sculpin Cottus asper
Smoothhead sculpin Artedius lateralis
Spinynose sculpin Asemichthys taylori
Coastrange sculpin (Aleutian sculpin) Cottus aleuticus
Buffalo sculpin Enophrys bison
Pacific staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus
Tidepool sculpin Oligocottus maculosus
Manacled sculpin Synchirus gilli
Surf smelt Hypomesus pretiosus
Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus
Pacific sandlance Ammodytes hexapterus
Capelin Mallotus villosus
Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax
Walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma
Tubesnout Aulorhynchus flavidus
Bay pipefish Signathus griseolineatus
Shiner perch (seaperch) Cymatogaster aggregata
Striped perch (seaperch) Embiotoca lateralis
Pile perch Rhacochilus vacca
Pacific herring Clupea pallasi
Pacific hake Merluccius productus
Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus
Pacific snake prickleback Lumpenus sagitta
Penpoint gunnel Apodichthys flavidus
Saddleback gunnel Pholis ornata
Crescent gunnel Pholis laeta
Arrow goby Clevelandia ios
Bay pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus
Pacific sanddab Citharichthys sordidus
Butter sole Inopsetta isolepsis
Lemon sole (English sole) Parophrys vetulus
Dover sole Microstomus pacificus
Rock sole Lepidopsetta bilineata
Sand sole Psettichthys melanostictus
Starry flounder Platichthys stellatus
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
Pacific tomcod Microgadus proximus
Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepsis
Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammos
Painted greenling Oxylebius pictus
Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
Cabezon Scopaenichthys marmoratus
Pacific mackerel (chub mackerel) Scomber japonicus
Pacific sardine (pilchard) Sardinops sagax
Sablefish (black cod) Anaplopoma fimbria
Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
Longnose skate Raja rhina
Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
Copper rockfish Sebastes caurinus
Black rockfish Sebastes melanops
Brown rockfish Sebastes auriculatus
Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger
Yelloweye rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus
Bocaccio rockfish Sebastes paucispinis
Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus
Blackeye goby Coryphopterus nicholsii
Introduced fish
American Shad Alosa sapidissima Introduced to California then spread naturally
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Brown bullhead (brown catfish) Ameiurus nebulosus/Ictalurus nebulosus
Black bullhead Ictalurus melas
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Former or alternative names in brackets.
Western Brook Lamprey Lampetra richardsoni
Pacific Lamprey Lampetra tridentata
River Lamprey Lampetra ayresi
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris
Mountain whitefish Prosopium willamsoni
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus
Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma
Coastal Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki
Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Peamouth (peamouth chub) Mylocheilus caurinus
Northern pikeminnow (squawfish) Ptycocheilus oregonensis
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Nooksack dace Rhinichthys spp.
Leopard dace Rhinichthys falcatus
Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
Salish Sucker Catostomus spp
Largescale sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus
Prickly sculpin Cottus asper
Smoothhead sculpin Artedius lateralis
Spinynose sculpin Asemichthys taylori
Coastrange sculpin (Aleutian sculpin) Cottus aleuticus
Buffalo sculpin Enophrys bison
Pacific staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus
Tidepool sculpin Oligocottus maculosus
Manacled sculpin Synchirus gilli
Surf smelt Hypomesus pretiosus
Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus
Pacific sandlance Ammodytes hexapterus
Capelin Mallotus villosus
Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax
Walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma
Tubesnout Aulorhynchus flavidus
Bay pipefish Signathus griseolineatus
Shiner perch (seaperch) Cymatogaster aggregata
Striped perch (seaperch) Embiotoca lateralis
Pile perch Rhacochilus vacca
Pacific herring Clupea pallasi
Pacific hake Merluccius productus
Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus
Pacific snake prickleback Lumpenus sagitta
Penpoint gunnel Apodichthys flavidus
Saddleback gunnel Pholis ornata
Crescent gunnel Pholis laeta
Arrow goby Clevelandia ios
Bay pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus
Pacific sanddab Citharichthys sordidus
Butter sole Inopsetta isolepsis
Lemon sole (English sole) Parophrys vetulus
Dover sole Microstomus pacificus
Rock sole Lepidopsetta bilineata
Sand sole Psettichthys melanostictus
Starry flounder Platichthys stellatus
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
Pacific tomcod Microgadus proximus
Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepsis
Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammos
Painted greenling Oxylebius pictus
Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
Cabezon Scopaenichthys marmoratus
Pacific mackerel (chub mackerel) Scomber japonicus
Pacific sardine (pilchard) Sardinops sagax
Sablefish (black cod) Anaplopoma fimbria
Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
Longnose skate Raja rhina
Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
Copper rockfish Sebastes caurinus
Black rockfish Sebastes melanops
Brown rockfish Sebastes auriculatus
Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger
Yelloweye rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus
Bocaccio rockfish Sebastes paucispinis
Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus
Blackeye goby Coryphopterus nicholsii
Introduced fish
American Shad Alosa sapidissima Introduced to California then spread naturally
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Brown bullhead (brown catfish) Ameiurus nebulosus/Ictalurus nebulosus
Black bullhead Ictalurus melas
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
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