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Black-and-Yellow Rockfish  
(Sebastes chrysomelas) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

black_and_yellow_rockfish001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Black-and-Yellow Rockfish 

Images:  [Side] [Side]  [Sitting on ledge] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Milton Love's lab] [Milton Love's lab]

Description  
Size: 38.7 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: Hover, sit on ledge, sit on rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 11 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Black Rockfish  
(Sebastes melanops) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

black_rockfish001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Black Rockfish 

Images: 

Other Links: [Marine Sportfish Identification] [Kids fishing foundation] [Marine Resources Program]

Description  
Size: 60.3 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: Hover, sit on ledge, sit on rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 10 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Black Surfperch  
(Embiotoca jacksoni) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

black_surfperch001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Black Surfperch 

Images: [Side] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Milton Love's lab]

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 10 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Blacksmith  
(Chromis punctipinnis) 
Family: Pomacentridae 

blacksmith.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Blacksmith 

Images: 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 30.5 cm 
Speed: .7 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 1.5 sec, pectoral: 2 sec 
Fin range: tail: 60 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: slow swim, non schooling 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: hovering in middle 
 
 

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Blue Rockfish  
(Sebastes mystinus) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

blue_rockfish001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Blue Rockfish 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Behind-side] [blowup] [Side] [Top side] [Side] [You talkin' to me] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Marine Resources Program] [Marine Sportfish Identification] 

Description  
Size: 53.3 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small fishes, jellyfish, crustaceans 
Swimming: Hover, sit on ledge, sit on rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 80 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Brown Rockfish  
(Sebastes auriculatus) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

brown_rockfish002.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Brown Rockfish 

Images: [Side] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 53 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: Hover, sit on ledge, sit on rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Cabezon  
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) 
Family: Cottidae 

cabezon001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Cabezon 

Images: 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Sportfish index] [Milton Love's lab] [Marine Sportfish identification]

Description  
Size: 75 cm 
Speed: sit on bottom 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: hides between rocks, sits on bottom 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: along bottom, in between rocks 
 
 

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California Sheephead  
(Semicossyphus pulcher) 
Family: Labridae 

sheep006.jpgsheephead003.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML California Sheephead 

Images: [Aquarium placard (male)] [Aquarium placard (female)] [underside (male)] [front (male)] [female] [sitting on a ledge (male)] 

Other Links:  [Milton Love's lab] [Vieja Valley School] [Sportfish index] [Marine Sportfish Identification] 

Description  
Size: to 91.4 cm 
Speed: .3 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 sec,   pectoral: 2 sec 
Fin range: tail: 10 deg,  pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: hover or slow swim; usually swims with pectoral fins but will use tail for a short burst of speed 
Nocturnal: 
 
Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: along walls, in middle 
 
 

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Copper Rockfish  
(Sebastes caurinus) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

copper_rockfish.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Copper Rockfish 

Images: [Aquarium placard] 

Other Links: [British Columbia Creature Page] [Marine Resources Program] [Marine Sportfish Identification] [Kids fishing foundation] [Milton Love's lab] [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 57.2 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: Hover, sit on ledge, sit on rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Diamond Turbot  
(Hypsopsetta gluttulata) 
Family: Pleuronectidae 

diamond_turbot001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Diamond Turbot 

Images: 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 45.7 cm 
Speed: sit on bottom 
Fin period: tail: 0 sec, pectoral: 0 sec 
Fin range: tail: 0 deg, pectoral: 0 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: sits on bottom, buried in sand 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: along bottom, buried in sand 
 
 

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Garibaldi  
(Hypsypops rubicundus) 
Family: Pomacentridae 

garibaldi002.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Garibaldi 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Turning] [Behind] [Top] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [Vieja Valley School] [Sportfish index] [The virtual aquarium]

Description  
Size: 35.6 cm 
Speed: .5 m/s 
Fin period: tail: .5 sec, pectoral: 3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 75 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: slow swimmer, random direction, in/out from under left ledge 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: under left ledge 
 
 

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Giant Kelpfish  
(Heterostichus rostratus) 
Family: Clinidae 

giant_kelpfish002.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Giant Kelpfish 

Images: [Top] [Side] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [Sportfish index] [Marine Sportfish identification] [Vieja Valley School] 

Description  
Size: 61 cm 
Speed: .5 m/s 
Fin period: tail: .5 sec, pectoral: 1 sec 
Fin range: tail: 60 deg, pectoral: 60 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: slow swim back and forth in front of main windows 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In front of main windows 
 
 

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Halfmoon  
(Medialuna californiensis) 
Family: Kyphosidae 

halfmoon001.jpg 

vrml_halfmoon.jpg 
VRML Halfmoon 

Images: [Aquarium placard] 

Other Links: [Marine Sportfish identification] [Sportfish index] [Vieja Valley School] 

Description  
Size: 48.3 cm 
Speed: .7 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 1.5 sec, pectoral: 2 sec 
Fin range: tail: 60 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: slow swim, non schooling 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 10 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: on top of left floor rocks 
 
 

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Horn Shark  
(Heterodontus francisci) 
Family: Heterodontidae 

hornshark001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Jody L. Haynes

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Horn Shark 

Images: [Aquarium placard] 

Other Links: [PBS Online] [Jody's Ich & Herp Page] [Richard Ellis Gallery of Sharks] [The virtual aquarium]

Description  
Size: 96.5 cm 
Speed: sit on bottom 
Fin period: tail: 0 sec, pectoral: 0 sec 
Fin range: tail: 0 deg, pectoral: 20 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: hides between rocks, sits on bottom 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: along bottom, in between rocks 
 
 

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Kelp Bass  
(Paralabrax clathratus) 
Family: Serranidae 

kelp_bass001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Kelp Bass 

Images: [Kelp bass on left w/ Copper rockfish]  [Top-side] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [Sportfish index] [Marine Sportfish Identification]

Description  
Size: 72.4 cm 
Speed:  Hover 
Fin period: tail: 3 sec, pectoral:  2  sec 
Fin range: tail: 40 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: Hover, slow swimming 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Hover around kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Kelp Greenling  
(Hexagrammos decagrammus) 
Family: Hexagrammidae 

kelp_greenling001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Kelp Greenling 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Side] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [British Columbia Creature Page] [Kids fishing foundation] [Milton Love's lab] [Marine Sportfish identification] 

Description  
Size: 53.3  cm 
Speed: 0 - .3  m/s 
Fin period:  tail:  1 sec,  pectoral: 1 sec 
Fin range: tail: 30 deg,  pectoral: 65 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: Slow swimming, sit on ledge 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: swim in front of upper level windows, sit on upper level window ledge 
 
 

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Kelp Rockfish  
(Sebastes atrovirens) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

kelp_rockfish003.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Kelp Rockfish 

Images: [Tank Placard] [In kelp] [Side] [Singing a song] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 42.5 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: Hover, hover vertical, sit on ledge, sit on rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 17 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Kelp Surfperch  
(Brachysistius frenatus) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

kelp_surfperch001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Kelp Surfperch 

Images: 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 20 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Leopard shark  
(Triakis semifasciata) 
Family: Triakididae 

shark001.jpg 

vrml_leopard.jpg 
VRML Leopard Shark 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Graphic design image] [right front] [underside] [rear] [left front]  [underside] [turning] 

Other Links: [www.calpoly.edu] [Milton Love's lab] [Birch Aquarium at Scripps] [The pelagic shark research foundation] [Fish Capsule Report for Biology of Fishes] [The virtual aquarium] [Sportfish index] [Marine Sportfish identification]

 Description  
Size: average size is 150 cm (male) and 180 cm (female) 
Speed: .3 m/s 
Fin period: tail:  2 sec,  pectoral:  0 sec 
Fin range: tail:  90 deg,  pectoral:  0 deg 
 

Behaviors 
Feeding: opportunistic feeders;  feed on small organisms such as small fish, crustaceans, worms, and clams. 
Swimming: non schooling, 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 12 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank:  perimeter, tends to stay near bottom, along windows, across all tank levels. 
 
 

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Monkeyface eel / prickleback  
(Cebidichthys violaceus) 
Family: Stichaeidae 

monkeyface_eel001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Monkeyface eel / prickleback 

Images: 

Other Links: [Link 1] [Link 2]

Description  
Size: 76.2 cm 
Speed: 0.3 m/s 
Fin period:  tail:  3 sec, pectoral: n/a 
Fin range:  tail: 180 deg,   pectoral: n/a deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: mostly hides in walls, will occasionally swim with movement similar to a snake 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Hides in rock walls 
 
 

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Opaleye  
(Girella nigricans) 
Family: Kyphosidae 

opaleye002.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Opaleye 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Image 1] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [Sportfish index] [Vieja Valley School] [Marine Sportfish identification]

Description  
Size: 66 cm 
Speed:  .7 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 1.5  sec, pectoral:  5  sec 
Fin range: tail: 45 deg,  pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: Schooling, swift swimming 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 16 
Collision avoidance considerations: use flocking algorithm 
Region of tank: Schooling in front of upper level main windows 
 
 

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Pacific Sardine  
(Sardinops sagax) 
Family: Clupeidae 

pacific_sardine001.jpg 

vrml_sardine.jpg 
VRML Pacific Sardine 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Schooling] 

Other Links: [Link 1] [Link 2]

Description  
Size: 41.9  cm 
Speed:  1 m/s 
Fin period: tail:.3 sec,  pectoral: 0 sec 
Fin range: tail:  40 deg, pectoral: 10 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: Schooling, fast swimming. 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 150 
Collision avoidance considerations: use flocking algorithm 
Region of tank: middle, schooling around kelp plants 
 
 

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Painted Greenling  
(Oxylebius pictus) 
Family: Hexagrammidae 

painted_greenling001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Painted Greenling 

Images: 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [British Columbia Creature Page]

Description  
Size: 20.3  cm 
Speed: 0 - .3  m/s 
Fin period:  tail:  1 sec,  pectoral: 1 sec 
Fin range: tail: 30 deg,  pectoral: 65 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: Slow swimming, sit on ledge 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: swim in front of upper level windows, sit on upper level window ledge 
 
 

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Pile Surfperch  
(Damalichthys vacca) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

needImage.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Steve Lonhart (UCSC Department of Biology)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Pile Surfperch 

Images: [Image 1] [Image 2] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] 

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Rainbow Surfperch  
(Hypsurus caryi) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

rainbow_surfperch001.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Rainbow Surfperch 

Images: [Side] [Front] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] 

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Rubberlip Surfperch  
(Rhcochilus toxotes) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

rubberlip_surfperch001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Rubberlip Surfperch 

Images: [Aquarium placard] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Sportfish index] [Milton Love's lab] [Marine Sportfish Identification]

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Senorita  
(Oxyjulis californica) 
Family: Labridae 

senorita003.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Senorita 

Images: [Aquarium placard] [Side]  

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Milton Love's lab] [Vieja Valley School]

Description  
Size: 25.4 cm 
Speed:    .25 m/s 
Fin period: tail:  0 sec, pectoral:  .5  sec 
Fin range: tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: Usually swim slow or hover, usually only use pectoral fins for mobility, 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population: 132 
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Middle, in kelp 
 
 

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Shiner Surfperch  
(Cymatogaster aggregata ) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

shiner_surfperch001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Shiner Surfperch 

Images: 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [Marine Sportfish Identification]

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Starry Flounder  
(Platichthys stellatus) 
Family: Pleuronectidae 

needImage.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Starry Flounder 

Images: 

Other Links: [Kids fishing foundation] [Marine Sportfish Identification] [Marine Resources Program]

Description  
Size: 91.4 cm 
Speed: sit on bottom 
Fin period: tail: 0 sec, pectoral: 0 sec 
Fin range: tail: 0 deg, pectoral: 0 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: sits on bottom, buried in sand 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: along bottom, buried in sand 
 

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Striped Surfperch  
(Embiotoca lateralis) 
Family: Embiotocidae 

striped_surfperch001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg  
VRML Striped Surfperch 

Images: [Aquarium placard] 

Other Links: [UCSC Kelp Forest Ecology] [Milton Love's lab] [British Columbia Creature Page] [Link 2]

Description  
Size: 39.4  cm 
Speed:  0 - 1 m/s 
Fin period: tail: 0 - 2  sec, pectoral:  2 sec 
Fin range:  tail: 90 deg, pectoral: 90 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: small crabs, shrimps, worms and molluscs  
Swimming: Usually hovering, occasional short sprints 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Along floor, in kelp, in middle 
 
 

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Swell Shark  
(Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) 
Family: Scyliorhinidae 

needImage.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Swell Shark 

Images: 

Other Links: [The journal of experimental biology] [PBS Online]

Description  
Size: 99.1 cm 
Speed: sit on bottom 
Fin period: tail: 0 sec, pectoral: 0 sec 
Fin range: tail: 0 deg, pectoral: 20 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: hides between rocks, sits on bottom 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: along bottom, in between rocks 
 
 

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Treefish  
(Sebastes serriceps) 
Family: Scorpaenidae 

treefish001.jpg 
Photo courtesy of Milton Love (UCSB Marine Science Institute)

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Treefish 

Images: [Aquarium placard] 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [Link 2]

Description  
Size: 40.6 cm 
Speed:  hover 
Fin period: tail: 2 sec, pectoral: 3.3 sec 
Fin range: tail: 20 deg, pectoral: 80 deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding: 
Swimming: Hover, sit on ledge, hide in rocks 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: In kelp, on ledges, along walls, on floor 
 
 

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Wolf eel  
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus) 
Family: Anarhichadidae 

needImage.jpg 

VRMLbutton.jpg 
VRML Wolf eel 

Images: 

Other Links: [Milton Love's lab] [British Columbia Creature Page] [Link 2]

Description  
Size: 203.2 cm 
Speed: 0.3 m/s 
Fin period:  tail:  3 sec, pectoral: n/a 
Fin range:  tail: 180 deg,   pectoral: n/a deg 

Behaviors 
Feeding:  
Swimming: mostly hides in walls, will occasionally swim with movement similar to a snake 
Nocturnal: 

Kelp tank Notes 
Population:
Collision avoidance considerations: 
Region of tank: Hides in rock walls 
 
 

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