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Appendix table 
Complete list of species or taxonomic groups collected in Port Madison, Puget Sound, Washington during the period of 
1991-2001, with total number of specimens collected, length range, and number of years that each was collected. * indicates 
that the maximum length could not be determined because of ambiguous identification of morphologically similar species. 
All lengths are fork length, except for Spotted Ratfish (precaudal length was measured for this species). 
Min. length 
Max. length 
Number 
Species 
Total number 
(mm) 
(mm) 
of years 
English Sole ( Parophrys vetulus) 
10,427 
11 
470 
20 
Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) 
4067 
80 
550 
20 
Blackbelly Eelpout ( Lycodes pcicificus) 
3398 
33 
997 
20 
Pacific Tomcod (Microgadus proximus ) 
2677 
16 
480 
20 
Slender Sole (Lyopsetta exilis ) 
2242 
20 
340 
20 
Flathead Sole ( Hippoglossoides elassodon) 
1665 
60 
342 
20 
Shiner Perch ( Cymatogaster aggregata) 
1139 
10 
* 
16 
Pacific Hake ( Merluccius productus) 
958 
69 
565 
19 
Speckled Sanddab ( Citharichthys stigmaeus ) 
853 
55 
340 
19 
Rock soles (Lepidopsetta bilineata and L. polyxystra) 
773 
74 
415 
20 
Sand Sole ( Psettichthys melanostictus ) 
680 
76 
450 
20 
Plainfin Midshipman ( Porichthys notatus ) 
497 
58 
326 
17 
Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii ) 
478 
75 
320 
17 
Dover Sole ( Microstomus pacificus) 
366 
45 
381 
19 
Pacific Sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus ) 
222 
48 
352 
18 
Walleye Pollock ( Theragra chalcogramma) 
174 
22 
490 
8 
Pile Perch (Rhacochilus vacca) 
170 
95 
211 
12 
Rex Sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) 
142 
50 
250 
16 
Snake Prickleback (Lumpenus sagitta) 
99 
50 
395 
16 
Roughback Sculpin (Chitonotus pugetensis ) 
89 
50 
145 
14 
Shortfin Eelpout (Lycodes brevipes) 
86 
29 
80 
10 
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) 
60 
73 
258 
15 
Tubesnout ( Aulorhynchus flauidus) 
33 
64 
165 
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