by John Shelton | Dec 11, 2014 | DPFishCo, Saltwater Finfish, Species ID
Banded Guitarfish – Zapteryx exasperate. Other common names include prickly skate, striped guitarfish, and mottled guitarfish. The genus name comes from the Greek za, meaning intensive, and pteryx, meaning fin, in reference to the vertical fins being...
by John Shelton | Dec 11, 2014 | Abalone, DPFishCo, Gastropods, Saltwater Shellfish, Shellfish, Species ID
Abalone – Haliotis sp. Marine univalve mollusk. Â Identifying Characteristics and Biology Abalone is a univalve mollusk (phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda) which means it has just one shell. They also go by the name of ‘sea ear’ due to its shape. The...
by John Shelton | Dec 11, 2014 | Crab, Crustaceans, DPFishCo, Saltwater Shellfish, Shellfish, Species ID
Dungeness Crab – Metacarcinus magister. West coast crab species that gets its name from Dungeness, Washington. Identifying Characteristics and Biology Dungeness crabs are North American West coast crustaceans. They get their name from Dungeness,...
by John Shelton | Dec 10, 2014 | Crab, Crustaceans, DPFishCo, Saltwater Shellfish, Shellfish, Species ID
Golden King Crab – Lithodes aequispinus. Cold deep sea living crustacean. Identifying Characteristics and Biology Of the many different species of king crab found, three are commercially harvested in Alaska: golden king crab, blue king crab, and red king...
by John Shelton | Dec 10, 2014 | Crustaceans, Freshwater Shellfish, Lobster, Shellfish, Species ID
Freshwater Crayfish. Crayfish are also known as crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs, and freshwater lobsters. They are small freshwater crustaceans that look like tiny lobsters.
by John Shelton | Dec 10, 2014 | Crustaceans, DPFishCo, Lobster, Saltwater Shellfish, Shellfish, Species ID
California Spiny Lobster – Panulirus interruptus.
