Table 4. Maximum length, maximum depth, location, life zone, primary region inhabited in CCS, and species range of common sharks, skates, groundfish and pelagic fish species found in the CCS.

SpeciesCommon nameMaximum Length (cm)Adult Depth (m)Primary Life Zone InhabitedRegionRange
Galeorhinus zyopterusSoupfin shark198 Neritic - epipelagicAllSD - O
Squalus acanthiasSpiny dogfish15850-250Inner shelf - mesobenthalI - IIIATT
Traikis semifasciataLeopard shark1980-90Neritic - epipelagicII-IVSD - O
Raja binoculata Big skate24450-200Inner shelf - mesobenthalIEBP
R. inormataCalifornia skate76 Inner shelf - mesobenthalIIISD
R. rhinaLongnose skate13750-300Inner shelf - mesobenthalIEBP
Hydrolagus collieiSpotted ratfish9750-250Mid-shelf - mesobenthalII-IIIO-C
Anoplopoma fimbriaSablefish102100-400Inner shelf - bathybenthalIEBP
Gadus macrocephalusPacific cod11450-200Inner shelf - mesobenthalICBP
Hexagrammos decagrammusKelp greenling53 Inner shelf - bathybenthalIEBP
Ophiodon elongatusLingcod11450-200Estuarine - mesobenthalIEBP
Scorpaenichthys marmoratusCabezon990-200EstuarineIO
Clupea pallasiiPacific herring 0-150Estuarine - epipelagicAllACP
Colobis sairaPacific saury360-200Epipelagic - mesopelagicAllTNP
Engraulis mordaxNorthern anchovy230-250NeriticAllSD - O
Merluccius productusPacific whiting (hake)9150-300Neritic - mesopelagicAllETP
Oncorhynchus gorbuschaPink salmon760-250Fluvial - epipelagicIAO&NEBP
O. ketaChum salmon1020-250Fluvial - epipelagicI-IIAO&NEBP
O. kisutchCoho salmon980-250Fluvial - epipelagicIAO&NEPB
O. nerkaSockeye salmon840-250Fluvial - epipelagicIAO&NEPB
O. tshawytschaChinook salmon14750-250Fluvial -epipelagicI - II AO&NEPB
Salmo gairdneriSteelhead trout 1140-250Fluvial -epipelagicI - IIAO&NEPB
Sarda chiliensisPacific bonito1020-100Neritic - epipelagicAllETP
Sardinops sagax caeruleaPacific sardine410-100NeriticAllATT
Scomber japonicusPacific mackerel640-300NeriticAllATT
Thunus alalungaAlbacore tuna1250-100EpipelagicAllATT
Thunus thynnusBluefin tuna4300-100EpipelagicIII - IVATT
Trachurus symmetricusJack mackerel810-400EpipelagicAllATT

Provinces: A--Aleutian; ACP--Arctic-circumboreal Pacific; AO--Arctic Oceanic; ATT--Antitropical-temperate; C--Californian; EBP--Eastern Boreal Pacific; ETP--Eastern Temperate Pacific; K--Kurile Islands; NEBP--Northeastern Boreal Pacific; O--Oregonian; SD--San Diegan; TNP--Temperate North Pacific

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