Shipwrecks

Zebra Seabream

As a juvenile, the zebra seabream may be found in small groups of four to five individuals, but they become solitary as they mature, moving to deep water rocky slopes and wrecks.

See More

White Seabream

The white seabream will move into brackish water and can be found in lagoons and estuaries as deep as 100 feet. It is a fairly common fish around wrecks, using the wreck as a food resource and a hiding place when alarmed. Juveniles can be found in groups, though adults are more solitary.

See More

Common Twobanded Seabream

Common two-banded seabreams inhabit rocky, sandy bottoms, and seagrass beds. On sandy bottoms, they can often be found following species that dig in the sand, trying to steal their food.

See More

Oldwife

Generally, oldwife fish live in large schools but can also be found as solitary individuals. Juveniles are typically found over seagrass beds, while adults move to deeper water, where they prefer rocky reefs and under wharves.

See More

Rainbow Surfperch

Adult rainbow surfperch can occasionally be found over sand but never in surf zones, preferring the edges of kelp forests and shallow reef areas, particularly at about 10 ft deep, near lots of algae. They often rummage around in the sand looking for prey or through low-lying kelp, browsing for invertebrates.

See More

Tompot Blenny

Most active at dawn and dusk, the tompot blenny has sharp, comb-like teeth, which they use to scrape food from the substrate. These fish are very territorial of the crevices in the rocky reef that they use for shelter. If you return to the same spot, day after day, you will likely see the same fish protecting its hidey-hole.

See More

Sea Lamprey

Sea lampreys are unique from many other fish in that they do not have jaws or other bony structures and instead possess a skeleton made of cartilage. While sea lampreys resemble eels, they are not related and are set apart by their unique mouth, which is comprised of a large oral sucking disk filled with sharp, horn-shaped teeth surrounding a razor-sharp rasping tongue. Sea lampreys attach to fish with their suction cup mouth and then dig their teeth into the prey's flesh for grip. Once securely attached, sea lampreys rasp through the fish’s scales and skin with their sharp tongue and feed on the fish’s body fluids by secreting an enzyme that prevents blood from clotting, similar to how a leech feeds off its host.

See More

Redside Dace

The redside dace is an aerial insect feeder that can leap over an inch into the air in pursuit of prey. This species has a very large mouth and protruding lower jaw, which is an effective adaptation for capturing prey from below. They prefer cool, clear, spring-fed streams, creeks, and small rivers.

See More

Mottled Sculpin

The mottled sculpin is often the most abundant fish in its preferred habitat of cold water spring-fed streams. They live on the bottom, spending considerable time lying motionless in one spot and moving in short, quick dashes. It is a rather sedentary fish, often restricting its activities throughout the year to about 150 feet of stream.

See More

Rainbow Darter

The rainbow darter prefers creeks and rivers with rocky substrates and swift-moving riffles, which are shallower, faster-moving sections of a stream where rocks break the water surface. Riffles are important to fish habitats because they add oxygen to the water.

See More

River Chub

The river chub inhabits large creeks to small rivers with rapid, cool waters and rocky substrates. During the breeding season, sexually mature males develop pinkish-purple coloration and swollen heads with tubercles between the eyes and snout tip.

See More

Bluntnose Minnow

Perhaps the most abundant freshwater fish in the Eastern United States, bluntnose minnows prefer living in clear, rocky streams and small to medium-sized creeks. They can be found swimming in large groups or alone.

See More

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

The peacock mantis shrimp can be found roaming the reef day and night, usually searching for prey or an upgraded burrow, which is typically just a small coral cave. Mantis shrimp burrows may be considered unimpressive compared to the tunnel systems built by other mantis shrimp species, but as they are active hunters rather than ambush predators, they rely less on an elaborate place to lay low.

See More