Table 4. Occurrence of fish 

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species in several marsh and nonmarsh 



Low Marsh*^ 



FISH 



Pan 



Slough 



Bay 

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Number of Samples 



Pacific sandlance (Anmodytes hexapterus) 



Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis) 



Speckled sanddab (Cithariahthys stigmaeus) 



Staghorn sculpin (Leptoaottus armatue) 



Buffalo sculpin (EnophryB bison) 



Cabeion ( Saorpaenichthys maimoratus ) 



Prickly sculpin (Cottus asper) 



Coastal sculpin (Cottus aleutiaus) 



Shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata) 



White surfperch (Phanerodon furaatus) 



Northern anchovie (Engraulis mordax) 



Pacific tomcod (Microgadus proximus) 



Tubesnout (Aulorhynchis flavidus) 



Threespine stickleback (GasteTOSteus aauleatus) 



Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) 



Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) 



Surf smelt (Hypomesus pretioeus) 



Saddleback gunnel (Pholis ornata) 



Starry flounder (Platichthya steltatus) 



English sole (Parophrya vetulus) 



Sand sole (Psettichthya metanostictus ) 



Chum salmon (Oncorhynchua keta) 



Chinook salmon (Onoorhynahus tshauytsaha) 



Steelhead trout (Salno gairdnerii) 



Rockfish spp. (Sebaetee epp. ) 



Snake prickleback (Lianpenua eagitta) 



Bay pipefish (SyngnathuB leptomychua) 



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 ti several dates in the two days; XXX=abundant , ///=present. 



^Low .Tarsh refers to low sand, low silt, and sedge marshes. 



to adults (12 to 76 millimeters); staghorn sculpin were juveniles and 

 young adults (17 to 173 millimeters) (Table 5) . 



Other species in marsh habitats were juvenile surf smelt (Hypomesus 

 pretiosus) and juvenile chum salmon, captured primarily in low level 

 marshes (Tables 4 and 5) . The young chum salmon were seined along 

 sparsely vegetated low marshes in both Netarts and Siletz Bays. In 

 Netarts Bay, these salmon are occasionally abundant in the spring be- 

 cause of natural reproduction and the release of hatchery-reared 

 juveniles. Those in Siletz Bay apparently result from a small natural 

 run. 



The most abundant fish species in the slough adjoining the sedge 

 marsh were the shiner surfperch {Cymatogasta aggregata) and the three- 

 spine stickleback (Table 4) . Nine other species were captured although 

 in much lower numbers. These species included staghorn sculpin, 

 northern anchovie {Engraulis mordax) , starry flounder iPlatiahthys 

 stellatus) , and juvenile chinook salmon. 



The largest variety of fish occurred in the bay channel, which 

 contained species similar to those collected in marsh habitats and 

 several juvenile marine species (Tables 4 and 5) . The most abundant 

 marine species in Netarts Bay were juvenile English sole [Parophrys 

 vetulus) , which invade northwest estuaries in large numbers during 

 the spring. 



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