(full paper is archived in the Miller Library)
Title: A key to the identification of intertidal fish of
Monterey Bay
Student Author(s): Leaf, Robert
Faculty Advisor(s): Bernardi, Giacomo
Pages: 38
Location: Senior Thesis UC Santa Cruz
1996?
Keywords: Pigeon Point
Abstract: The key to the identification of the intertidal
fishes of the Monterey bay represents a synthesis of works. Because
compiled information on intertidal fish is lacking this key will
provide the nearshore observer with a variety of types of
information. This work contains a morphological key for the
idenification of fishes, a description of life histories, and
morphometrics and meristics as well as ranges.
Many of the steps for the identification of the fishes are those of
Miller and Lea (1972). This key has been modified and adapted to be
pertinent to the Monterey bay area. The key to the clinids has been
adaptd from Stepiens and Rosenblatt (1991).
The descriptions of life history have come from both field research
and literature. Sampling was done from April 20, 1996 to August 30,
1996. The area sampled ranged from Pigeon Pt. to the north to Mill
Creek in the south. Sampling was done with dipnets, no poison was
employed. The designations of low, mid, and high are those of
Ricketts and Calvin (1968). Page numbers of Eschmeyer (1983) and
Miller and Lea (1972) are provided for cross reference.
All counts, morphometrics, and ranges are those of Miller and Lea
(1972). Pictures of fish structure on the following page are also
those of Miller and Lea (1972). The reader is directed to p. 4-12 of
Miller and Lea (1972) for an extensive glossary of terms as well as
additional figure of fish structure.