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Mean ScoreNVotesMean Score (of5)NVotesCommon nameSpecies/Taxon nameHabitats/Ecosystems1Habitats/Ecosystems2Trophic LevelCultural or Economic SignificanceEcological Role(s)Geographic RangeDepth RangeDisease HistoryMonitoring GroupsLegal RestrictionsNotes:
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Black urchin Diadema antillarum
3.85Black urchinDiadema antillarumCoral ReefGrazerGrazer, Carribean, Indo Pacific0-20m?Black spot
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Stony Coral Order Scleractinia
3.3333333333Stony CoralOrder ScleractiniaCoral ReefZooplankton feederHabitat formation30 degree latittude limit~1-100mMajor losses of coral cover from tissue loss diseases starting in 1980s in Western Atlantic. Outbreaks of tissue loss diseases emerged in 2000 in Indo-Pacific. Currently have a massive outbreak of tissue loss disease that started in Miami, Fl region in 2014 that has now spread throughout the Florida Reef Tract and into the CaribbeanRegional specific monitoring groups involving NOAA and State agencies. Some NGOs such as the Nature Conservancy also involved in some regions.
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Giant clam Tridacna gigas
22Giant clamTridacna gigasCoral ReefFilter FilterCultural value, Economic valueReef builderIndo Pacific0-20m?
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Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas
3.45Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigasEstuaries/Protected CoastSoft-bottom SubtidalFilter-feeder/prey Habitat formation (farming)This seems more appropriate for a non-native species watch list (a group other than PRIMED). Unless we are thinking about populations in Japan & other places where native?
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American or Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica
4.54American or Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica Estuaries/Protected CoastSoft-bottom SubtidalFilter-feeder/prey Habitat formation (farming)
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Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus
33Steller sea lionEumetopias jubatusEstuaries/Protected CoastRocky SubtidalPredatorPredatorbroadCoastal-PelagicLeptospirosis, distemper, other zoonoses
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Olympic oysterOstreola conchaphilaEstuaries/Protected CoastFilter-feeder/prey
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Geoduck Panopea generosa
34GeoduckPanopea generosaEstuaries/Protected CoastSoft-bottom SubtidalFilter-feeder
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Pacific harbor seal Phoca vitulina richardii
2.3333333333Pacific harbor sealPhoca vitulina richardiiEstuaries/Protected CoastRocky SubtidalPredatorPredatorbroadCoastal-ShelfLeptospirosis, distemper, other zoonoses
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Pink sea star Piaster brevispinus
3.1428571437Pink sea starPiaster brevispinusEstuaries/Protected CoastRocky SubtidalPredatornoImportant localizedAlaska to La Jolla Calif.0-110 mSevere declines similar to Pycnopodia as a result of SSWS, extremely low numbers
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Pacific razor clam Siliqua patua
3.3333333333Pacific razor clamSiliqua patuaEstuaries/Protected CoastSoft-bottom SubtidalFilter-feeder/prey subsistence, recreational, and commercial harvest in AKdominant bivalve in surf zoneNorthern CA to AK0-10mDeclines in AK, History of disease related declines in WAKatmai Peninsula NPS, WDFW, Quinault tribe, Olympic NPS, (probably DFO in BC?)
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Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii
3.54Pacific GaperTresus nuttalliiEstuaries/Protected CoastFilter-feeder
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California sea lion Zalophus californianus
2.6666666673California sea lionZalophus californianusEstuaries/Protected CoastRocky SubtidalPredatorPredatorbroadCoastal-PelagicLeptospirosis, distemper, other zoonoses
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Eelgrass Zostera marina
4.6258EelgrassZostera marinaEstuaries/Protected CoastProducerimportant nursery habitat, important for water qualitybroad0-10m?Eelgrass Wasting Disease
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Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
#DIV/0!0WahooAcanthocybium solandriOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Lancetfishes Alepisaurus
#DIV/0!0LancetfishesAlepisaurusOpen Ocean/FisheriesPredatorPelichnibothrium speciosum parasite
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Thresher shark (bigeye) Alopias superciliosus
#DIV/0!0Thresher shark (bigeye)Alopias superciliosusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis23
Thresher shark (common) Alopias vulpinus
#DIV/0!0Thresher shark (common)Alopias vulpinusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Clathromorphum Clathromorphum11
Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria
#DIV/0!0SablefishAnoplopoma fimbriaOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Crustose coralline algae Corallinales2.754Herring Clupea#DIV/0!0HerringClupeaOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Sea Otters Enhydra lutris4.85
Dorado Coryphaena hippurus
#DIV/0!0DoradoCoryphaena hippurusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Mottled star/false ochre star Evasterias troschelii3.45
Humboldt Squid Dosidicus gigas
41Humboldt SquidDosidicus gigasOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Pinto abalone Haliois kamstchatcana-assimilis 4.65Anchovy Engraulidae4.52AnchovyEngraulidaeOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Pink abalone Haliotis corrugata4.25
Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofelnei
41Giant Pacific OctopusEnteroctopus dofelneiOpen Ocean/FisheriesRocky SubtidalPredator
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Green abalone Haliotis fulgens4.25Krill Euphausiacea51KrillEuphausiaceaOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Red abalone Haliotis rufescens4.56Cod Gadus#DIV/0!0CodGadusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera4.56
Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus
31Kelp greenlingHexagrammos decagrammusOpen Ocean/FisheriesRocky Subtidal0 to ~ 15m
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Red urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus4.1666666676
Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis
31Pacific HalibutHippoglossus stenolepisOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Bull Kelp Nereocystis luetkeana4.2857142867
Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
#DIV/0!0Shortfin mako sharkIsurus oxyrinchusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Sea cucumber Parastichopus parvimensis3.56
Striped marlin Kajikia audax
#DIV/0!0Striped marlinKajikia audaxOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Sunflower sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides4.8758
Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
#DIV/0!0Skipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
3.8571428577
Pacific white-sided dophin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
#DIV/0!0Pacific white-sided dophinLagenorhynchus obliquidensOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus4.2857142867
Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
#DIV/0!0EscolarLepidocybium flavobrunneumOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas3.45
Market Squid Loligo opalescens
42Market SquidLoligo opalescensOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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American or Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica 4.54
Louvar Luvarus imperialis
#DIV/0!0LouvarLuvarus imperialisOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus33
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
51Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Geoduck Panopea generosa34
Whiting Merlangius merlangus
#DIV/0!0WhitingMerlangius merlangusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Pacific harbor seal Phoca vitulina richardii2.3333333333
Pacific whiting Merluccius productus
#DIV/0!0Pacific whitingMerluccius productusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Pink sea star Piaster brevispinus3.1428571437
Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister
4.3333333333Dungeness crabMetacarcinus magisterOpen Ocean/FisheriesSoft-bottom SubtidalPrimary consumer
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Pacific razor clam Siliqua patua3.3333333333
Common mola Mola mola
21Common molaMola molaOpen Ocean/FisheriesPredator
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Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii3.54
Ling cod Ophiodon elongatus
31Ling codOphiodon elongatusOpen Ocean/FisheriesRocky SubtidalSecondary and tertiarycommerial and recreationalpredator
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California sea lion Zalophus californianus2.6666666673Orca Orcinus orca51OrcaOrcinus orcaOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Eelgrass Zostera marina4.6258
Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena
51Harbor porpoisePhocoena phocoenaOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Black urchin Diadema antillarum3.85
Blue shark Prionace glauca
#DIV/0!0Blue sharkPrionace glaucaOpen Ocean/FisheriesTop predator
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Stony Coral Order Scleractinia3.3333333333
Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
#DIV/0!0Pelagic stingrayPteroplatytrygon violaceaOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Giant clam Tridacna gigas22Salmon Salmo41SalmonSalmoOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri#DIV/0!0
Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
21CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratusOpen Ocean/FisheriesRocky SubtidalConsumerpredator0 - 200m
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Lancetfishes Alepisaurus#DIV/0!0
Rockfish (nearshore spp) Sebastes
31Rockfish (nearshore spp)SebastesOpen Ocean/FisheriesRocky Subtidalconsumercommerial and recreational
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Thresher shark (bigeye) Alopias superciliosus#DIV/0!0
Shortspine thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus
#DIV/0!0Shortspine thornyheadSebastolobus alascanusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Thresher shark (common) Alopias vulpinus#DIV/0!0
Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus suckleyi
#DIV/0!0Pacific spiny dogfishSqualus suckleyiOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria#DIV/0!0
Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga
#DIV/0!0Albacore tunaThunnus alalungaOpen Ocean/FisheriesTop predator
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Herring Clupea#DIV/0!0
Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares
#DIV/0!0Yellowfin TunaThunnus albacaresOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Dorado Coryphaena hippurus#DIV/0!0
Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
#DIV/0!0Bigeye tunaThunnus obesusOpen Ocean/FisheriesTop predator
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Humboldt Squid Dosidicus gigas41
Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus
#DIV/0!0Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnusOpen Ocean/FisheriesTop predator
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Anchovy Engraulidae4.52
Jack mackerel Trachurus symmetricus
#DIV/0!0Jack mackerelTrachurus symmetricusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofelnei41
Swordfish Xiphias gladius
#DIV/0!0SwordfishXiphias gladiusOpen Ocean/Fisheries
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Krill Euphausiacea51
Aggregating anemone Anthopleura elegantissima
2.6666666676Aggregatinng anemoneAnthopleura elegantissimaRocky IntertidalPredator/filter-feederHabitat formationAlaska - Panamaup to 15m
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Cod Gadus#DIV/0!0
Sunburst anemone Anthopleura sola
2.3333333336Sunburst anemoneAnthopleura solaRocky IntertidalPredator/filter-feedermedicinal properties being studiedHabitat formationAlaska - Panamaintertidal
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Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus31
Giant Green anemone Anthopleura xanthogrammica
2.3333333336Giant Green anemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammicaRocky IntertidalPredator/filter-feederHabitat formationAlaska - Panamaup to 15m
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Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis31
Rock weed Fucus distichus
3.8333333336Rock weedFucus distichusRocky IntertidalPrimary producersubsistence foodHabitat formationbroadupper intertidal MARINewhat about other rockweed species?
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Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus#DIV/0!0
Black abalone Haliotis cracherodii
4.65Black abaloneHaliotis cracherodiiRocky IntertidalHerbivorepreviously fishedimportant prey item, habitat maintenance, grazerBaja California to NorCal0-7msevere declines due to withering syndrome (WS), RLO diseaseNPS, MARINeESA listed
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Striped marlin Kajikia audax#DIV/0!0
Sea cabbage Hedophyllum/Saccharina sessile
45Sea cabbageHedophyllum/Saccharina sessileRocky IntertidalPrimary producerHabitat formationMonterey, CA to Aleution Islands, AKlow intertidal MARINe
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Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis#DIV/0!0
California mussel Mytilus californianus
4.4285714297California musselMytilus californianusRocky IntertidalFilter-feeder/prey recreational harvestHabitat formationBaja California to Alaska0-24mInvasive copepod infestation (Myticola orientalis), Haplosporidian infections in CA, Phototrophic endoliths in shell, pea crabs, various bacteriaPISCO, MARINe, Hakai, etc
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Pacific white-sided dophin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
#DIV/0!0
Mediteranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
2.85Mediteranean musselMytilus galloprovincialisRocky IntertidalEstuaries/Protected CoastFilter-feeder/prey Habitat formation (farming)~global?0-40mMARINe
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Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum#DIV/0!0
Pacific blue mussel Mytilus trossulus
3.6666666676Pacific blue musselMytilus trossulusRocky IntertidalFilter-feeder/prey subsistence/recreational harvest, some aquaculture in AKHabitat formation (farming)San Francisco to Arctic Ocean0-40mcancer?MARINe
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Market Squid Loligo opalescens42
Pacific Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus
4.254Pacific Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptusRocky IntertidalRocky SubtidalPredatorHas both cultural and economic significanceKeystone predator on musselsPoint Conception to Baja0 to ~ 20mSubject to parasitismCSUMB, CSULA, others???
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Louvar Luvarus imperialis#DIV/0!0
Rock weed Pelvetiopsis californica
45Rock weedPelvetiopsis californicaRocky IntertidalPrimary producerHabitat formationcencal-Baja CAintertidalMARINewhat about other rockweed species?
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Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae51
Surfgrass Phyllospadix spp.
4.1428571437SurfgrassPhyllospadix spp.Rocky IntertidalEstuaries/Protected CoastPrimary producerimportant nursery habitat, important for water qualityAlaska - Baja CA0-3m?MARINe, PISCO, CDFW, NOAA, NMFSmaybe add other abalone species too?
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Whiting Merlangius merlangus#DIV/0!0
Ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceus
4.7142857147Ochre sea starPisaster ochraceusRocky IntertidalRocky SubtidalPredatorKeystone predator on musselsBaja California to Alaska0 to ~25mSevere declines from SSWS throughout range in 2013-2016. Very low numbers in Southern and Central CAOSU PISCO, UCSC Intertidal PISCO, Gulf Watch, Hakai
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Pacific whiting Merluccius productus#DIV/0!0
Gooseneck barnacle Pollicipes polymerus
3.4285714297Gooseneck barnaclePollicipes polymerusRocky IntertidalFilter-feeder/preyHabitat formationSE Alaska - Baja California0 to ~ 30m
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Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister4.3333333333
Thatched barnacle Semibalanus cariosus
36Thatched barnacleSemibalanus cariosusRocky IntertidalFilter-feeder/prey/habitatHabitat formationBering Sea to Morro Bay, Central California; Japanintertidal
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Common mola Mola mola21
Rock weed Silvetia compressa
3.254Rock weedSilvetia compressaRocky IntertidalProducerHabitat formationcencal-Baja CAintertidalMARINewhat about other rockweed species?
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Ling cod Ophiodon elongatus31
Pink Volcano barnacle Tetraclita rubescens
2.754Pink Volcano barnacleTetraclita rubescensRocky IntertidalFilter-feeder/preyHabitat formationCape Mendecino - Baja CAintertidal
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Orca Orcinus orca51
Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis
23BlacksmithChromis punctipinnisRocky SubtidalPlanktivoreplanktivoreMonterey Bay CA to Baja MXOften observed with vibrio (see Milton Love paper)
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Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena51
Clathromorphum Clathromorphum
11ClathromorphumClathromorphumRocky SubtidalPrimary producerhabitat formerAleutians0-200 meroding away from OA and herbivore grazing
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Blue shark Prionace glauca#DIV/0!0
Crustose coralline algae Corallinales
2.754Crustose coralline algaeCorallinalesRocky SubtidalRocky IntertidalPrimary producerhabitat former (esp coral reefs)0 - ~270m
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Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea#DIV/0!0
Sea Otters Enhydra lutris
4.85Sea OttersEnhydra lutrisRocky SubtidalSoft-bottom SubtidalConsumerhuge conservation valuepredatorprofilliocollis
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Salmon Salmo41
Mottled star/false ochre star Evasterias troschelii
3.45Mottled star/false ochre starEvasterias troscheliiRocky SubtidalSoft-bottom SubtidalPredatorprey on bivalves mostlyBaja California to Alaska but rare south of Pugent Sound0-75mSevere declinesGulf Watch , Hakai, Harley lab, MARINe, others?
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Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus21
Pinto abalone Haliois kamstchatcana-assimilis
4.65Pinto abaloneHaliois kamstchatcana-assimilis Rocky SubtidalHerbivoreYes, bothgrazerAlaska to Baja Calif, MX1-40+ metersNPS
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Shortspine thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus#DIV/0!0
Pink abalone Haliotis corrugata
4.25Pink abaloneHaliotis corrugataRocky SubtidalRocky IntertidalHerbivorecommercial fisheries in Vizcaino peninsula, cultural valuegrazerPoint Conception to Baja California, MX5-35 meterssubject to withering syndrom (WS)MARINe, PISCO, NPS
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Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus suckleyi#DIV/0!0
Green abalone Haliotis fulgens
4.25Green abaloneHaliotis fulgensRocky SubtidalRocky IntertidalHerbivorecommercial fisheries in Vizcaino peninsulagrazerPoint Conception to Baja California, MX0 - 20 meterssubject to withering syndrom (WS)WA DNR, NERR, FHL, NPS others...
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Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga#DIV/0!0
Red abalone Haliotis rufescens
4.56Red abaloneHaliotis rufescensRocky SubtidalRocky IntertidalHerbivorerecreational harvestgrazerNorthern California to Baja California, Mexico0-60msusceptible to WS, also prone to other diseases and parasites from aquacultureMARINe, NPS, CDFW, PISCO
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Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares#DIV/0!0White abaloneHaliotis sorenseniRocky SubtidalHerbivorepast harvestgrazerPoint Conception to Baja California, MXsusceptible to WS NPS, NOAAESA listed
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Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus#DIV/0!0
Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
4.56Giant KelpMacrocystis pyriferaRocky SubtidalPrimary producer
important habitat
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Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus#DIV/0!0
Red urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus
4.1666666676Red urchinMesocentrotus franciscanusRocky SubtidalHerbivorecommercial harvest, some subsistence useOvergraze when abundantAK to Baja MX0 to ~100 mEpisodic, expecting one in next decade associated w recent population surgePISCO, REEF, RCCA, and others
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Jack mackerel Trachurus symmetricus#DIV/0!0
Bull Kelp Nereocystis luetkeana
4.2857142867Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeanaRocky SubtidalPrimary producersome subsistence use, limited (but growing) commercialimportant habitat
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Swordfish Xiphias gladius#DIV/0!0
Sea cucumber Parastichopus parvimensis
3.56Sea cucumberParastichopus parvimensisRocky SubtidalOpen Ocean/FisheriesGrazereconomic - commercially fishednutrient recyclingreports of wasting type disease, but I do not believe confirmed or ever observed with more than an idividual or two at a site.
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Rockfish (nearshore spp) Sebastes31
Sunflower sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides
4.8758Sunflower sea starPycnopodia helianthoidesRocky SubtidalSoft-bottom SubtidalPredatorApex predator on sea urchins and clamsBaja California to Alaska0- 200mSevere declines from SSWS throughout range in 2013-2016. Extirpated in much of contig US
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#DIV/0!0
Green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
3.8571428577Green sea urchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensisRocky Subtidalherbivoresmall commercial fisheries in AK, some subsistence useimportant grazerAleutians0-200 mblack-spot
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Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
4.2857142867Purple sea urchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusRocky SubtidalRocky IntertidalHerbivorerecreational harvestOvergraze when abundantGulf of AK to MX0-160 mEpisodic, expecting one in next decade associated w recent population surgePISCO, REEF, RCCA, MARINe, and others
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