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Sharks
- leopard shark, Triakis semifasciata
- soupfin shark, Galeorhinus galeus
- spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi
Skates
- big skate, Raja binoculata
- California skate, R. inornata
- longnose skate, R. rhina
- Bering/sandpaper skate, R. interrupta
- roughtail/black skate, Bathyraja trachura
- Aleutian skate, Bathyraja aleutica
All other genera and species of skates in the families Arhynchobatidae and Rajidae that occur off California
Roundfish
- cabezon, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
- kelp greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus
- lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus
- Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus
- Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus
- sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria
Nearshore Rockfish
- black rockfish, Sebastes melanops
- black-and-yellow rockfish, S. chrysomelas
- blue rockfish, S. mystinus
- brown rockfish, S. auriculatus
- calico rockfish, S. dallii
- China rockfish, S. nebulosus
- copper rockfish, S. caurinus
- gopher rockfish, S. carnatus
- grass rockfish, S. rastrelliger
- kelp rockfish, S. atrovirens
- olive rockfish, S. serranoides
- quillback rockfish, S. maliger
- treefish, S. serriceps
Scorpionfish
- California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata
Thornyheads
- Longspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus altivelis
- Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus
Shelf Rockfish
- bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis
- bronzespotted rockfish, S. gilli
- canary rockfish, S. pinniger
- chilipepper, S. goodei
- cowcod, S. levis
- dusky rockfish, S. ciliatus
- flag rockfish, S. rubrivinctus
- greenblotched rockfish, S. rosenblatti
- greenspotted rockfish, S. chlorostictus
- greenstriped rockfish, S. elongatus
- harlequin rockfish, S. variegatus
- honeycomb rockfish, S. umbrosus
- Mexican rockfish, S. macdonaldi
- pink rockfish, S. eos
- redstripe rockfish, S. proriger
- rosethorn rockfish, S. helvomaculatus
- rosy rockfish, S. rosaceus
- shortbelly rockfish, S. jordani
- silvergray rockfish, S. brevispinis
- speckled rockfish, S. ovalis
- squarespot rockfish, S. hopkinsi
- starry rockfish, S. constellatus
- stripetail rockfish, S. saxicola
- tiger rockfish, S. nigrocinctus
- vermilion rockfish/sunset rockfish, S. miniatus/S. crocotulus
- widow rockfish, S. entomelas
- yelloweye rockfish, S. ruberrimus
- yellowtail rockfish, S. flavidus
Slope Rockfish
- aurora rockfish, Sebastes aurora
- bank rockfish, S. rufus
- blackgill rockfish, S. melanostomus
- darkblotched rockfish, S. crameri
- Pacific ocean perch, S. alutus
- redbanded rockfish, S. babcocki
- rougheye rockfish, S. aleutianus
- sharpchin rockfish, S. zacentrus
- shortraker rockfish, S. borealis
- splitnose rockfish, S. diploproa
- yellowmouth rockfish, S. reedi
Flatfish
- arrowtooth flounder (arrowtooth turbot), Atheresthes stomias
- Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus
- English sole, Parophrys vetulus
- petrale sole, Eopsetta jordani
- starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus
Other Flatfish
- butter sole, Isopsetta isolepis
- curlfin sole, Pleuronichthys decurrens
- flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon
- Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus
- rex sole, Glyptocephalus zachirus
- rock sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata
- sand sole, Psettichthys melanostictus
Other Fish
- ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei
- finescale codling, Antimora microlepis
- Pacific grenadier (rattail), Coryphaenoides acrolepis
Also, all genera and species of the family Scorpaenidae that occur off California and that are not specifically listed under Thornyheads, Nearshore Rockfish, Scorpionfish, Slope Rockfish, or Shelf Rockfish.
Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) is managed by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife supports all rules and regulations adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission.