Fish of the Puget Sound

Basic Fish Taxonomy

 

Domain Eukaryota

           Kingdom Animalia¹

                      Phylum Chordata¹

                                 Class Osteichthyes (Bony Fish)¹

                                 Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fish)²

                                 Class Agnatha (Jawless fish)³

Introduction to Local Species

Puget Sound is home to more than 70 families of fish, representing all three classes and 27 orders⁴.  There are more than 900 species of fish living along the Pacific Coast⁵.  A trip to your local rocky intertidal zone can give a fascinating glimpse into the world of tidepool fishes; to see some of the larger, bolder ones, diving gear is required.  The fish contained in this website are primarily common rocky intertidal species, and will be easily observed by an afternoon on the Sound or outer coast, turning over rocks (always turn them back!) and sitting patiently by isolated pools.

Purpose

This is a class webpage developed by Hannah for the Spring 2007 Marine Ecology field class at the University of Washington, Tacoma.  All of the pictures on this page were taken by students or the instructor, Dr. Bonnie Becker.                                 

Pictures by author except where noted.

Background and sidebar: http://www.grsites.com/

This webpage is part of the UWT Marine Ecology 2007 Class Project