Miscellaneous BC Fish

British Columbia's rich ocean fish life

From giant Mola mola, to tiny mosshead warbonnets, there is a variety of fish life in the so called Emerald Sea of British Columbia.

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A small Mola mola in Barkley Sound. During the summer these unique pelagic fish sometimes come closer to shore in search of t...
A small Mola mola in Barkley Sound. During the summer these unique pelagic fish sometimes come closer to shore in search of t...
Mola Mola in Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancover Island, during an El Nino summer.
Giant Mola mola offshore near Winter Harbour, Vancouver Island. These pelagic monsters, the largest bony fish in the sea, are...
One of the few species of sharks found in British Columbias waters. The Blue Shark, Prionace glauca, comes into West Coast wa...
Blue Shark
One of the few species of sharks found in British Columbias waters. The Blue Shark, Prionace glauca, comes into West Coast wa...
Pile Perch Rhacochilus vacca, schooling among the pilings of the Argonaut Wharf in Campbell River.
Tubesnouts, Aulorhynchus flavidus, schooling among the pilings of the Argonaut Wharf in Campbell River.
Wolf Eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, among the colourful invertebrate life on Hunt Rock near Browning Pass in Queen Charlotte S...
Wolf Eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, among the colourful invertebrate life on Hunt Rock near Browning Pass in Queen Charlotte S...
Wolf Eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, among the colourful invertebrate life on Hunt Rock near Browning Pass in Queen Charlotte S...
Rock Sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata, head shot.
Rock Sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata, under the Argonaut Wharf in Campbell River.
Spotted Ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, and Giant Plumose Anemone in Barkley Sound
Spotted Ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, in Barkley Sound. These unique fish belong to the family of fish called Chimaera. They a...
Spotted Ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei. These unique fish belong to the family of fish called Chimaera. They are cartigenous and...
Spotted Ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, in Tahsis Inlet at night. These unique fish belong to the family of fish called Chimaera.
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii, an unassuming little fish that frequents the shallows along the coast of North America.
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Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii, an unassuming little fish that frequents the shallows along the coast of North America.
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii closeup.
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii perched on a rock.
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii. Normally this unassuming little fish scuttles around on the bottom or hides in a den. ...
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii. Normally this unassuming little fish scuttles around on the bottom or hides in a den. ...
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii, male displays during courtship rituals. This is the only time their jet black pelvic f...
Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii. Normally this unassuming little fish scuttles around on the bottom or hides in a den. ...
Closeup fin detail of Blackeye Goby, Rhinogopiops nicholsii.
Fin detail of Blackeye Goby, Rhinogopiops nicholsii.
Two male Blackeye Goby, Rhinogopiops nicholsii, sparring during courtship rituals.
Two Blackeye Goby, Rhinogopiops nicholsii.
Large pectoral fins of a Blackeye Goby, Rhinogopiops nicholsii.
Side profile of a resting Blackeye Goby, Rhinogopiops nicholsii.
Bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, in Eel Grass where it blends in perfectly as it seeks its prey.
Bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, in Eel Grass where it blends in perfectly as it seeks its prey.
Bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, searching over the sandy bottom for prey.
Bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, searching over the sandy bottom for prey.
Bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, searching over the sandy bottom for prey.
Closeup of a Bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, searching over the sandy bottom for prey.
Mosshead Warbonnet, Chirolophis nugator. A smaller cousin to the Decorated Wrbonnet.
Mosshead Warbonnet, Chirolophis nugator portrait.
Mosshead Warbonnet, Chirolophis nugator. A smaller cousin to the Decorated Wrbonnet.
Mosshead Warbonnet, Chirolophis nugator, hiding inside an old Giant Barnacle shell.
Headshot of a Striped Surf Perch, Embiotoca lateralis.
Headshot of a Striped Surf Perch, Embiotoca lateralis.
Portrait of a Striped Surf Perch, Embiotoca lateralis.
Decorated Warbonnet, Chirolophis decoratus, with Soft Coral and Crimson Anemone near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island, BC
Decorated Warbonnet, Chirolophis decoratus, closeup near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island, BC
Decorated Warbonnet, Chirolophis decoratus, with Soft Coral near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island, BC.