LISTS OF ALASKA'S FISH AND WILDLIFE 



Here are fairly representative lists of Alaska's fishes, mammals, and 

 birds, plus a list of shrubs and trees important to wildlife. 



SOME OF ALASKA'S BETTER KNOWN FISHES 



The fishes listed here are the ones the average angler might find on the 

 end of his line. We have not tried to list all the known fishes of Alaska. 



Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus nionop- 



terygius) 

 Blackfish : Alaska blackfish (Dallia pec- 



t oralis) 

 Blenny (family Blenniidae, many 



species) 

 Burbot {Lota maculosa) 

 Capelin {Mallotus catervarius) 

 Cod: 



Lingcod {Ophiodon elongatus) 



Pacific cod {Oadus macrocephalus) 

 Eulachon or candlefish (Thaleichthyn 



pacificus ) 

 Flounder (family Pleuronectidae, many 



species ) 

 Grayfish or dogfish {Squalus svckleyi) 

 Grayling: Alaska grayling {Thymalus 



signifer) 

 Greenling (Hexagrammos, 4 species) 

 Halibut (Ifippoglossus stenolepis) 

 Herring (Clupea pallasi) 

 "Hooligan." f>ee Eulachon 

 Inconnu, cheefish. or sheefish (Stenodus 



mavkeiizii) 

 Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) 

 Pike: Northern pike (Esox lucius) 

 Pipefish (Sytujuathus griseolineatus) 

 Pollack: Alaska pollack {Thcragra chal- 



cogramma) 

 Ratfish (Ilyrolagus colliei) 

 Rockfish iSebastodes, about 20 species) 

 Sablefish or black cod (Anoplopoma fim- 

 bria ) 



Salmon : 



Chum or dog salmon {Oncorhynchus 



keta) 

 King or chinook salmon {Oncorhynchus 



tshau-ytscha) 

 Pink or humpback salmon {Oncorhyn- 

 chus gorbuscha) 

 Red or sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus 



nerka ) 

 Silver or coho salmon {Oncorhynchus 

 kisutch) 

 Sculpin ^family Cottidae, many species) 

 Sharks ^many species) 

 Skate {Raja, various species) 

 Smelt {Hypomesus pretiosus and others) 

 Stickleback (family Gasterosteidae, 



many species) 

 Sturgeon: White sturgeon {Aoipenser 



transmontanus) 

 Toadfish {Porichthys notatus) 

 Touicod {Microgadus proximus) 

 Trout : 



Cutthroat trout {Salmo clarkii) 

 Dolly Varden trout {Sali-^elinus malma) 

 Eastern brook trout {Solvelinus fontin- 



alis) 

 Lake or Mackinaw trout (Sal^eliniis 



[ = Cri»tivomer] namaycush ) 

 Rainbow or steelhead trout {Salmo 

 gairdneri) 

 Whitefish (family Soregonidae, many 



species ) 

 Wolfl^sh {Anarrhicthys ocellatus) 



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