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COMPTUEX/JTFEX EA/OEA Final Chapter 3Table 3.3-3. Species Characteristic of Shallow and Deep Rock Reef Habitats without Kelp in theSCB and Species Found in All Rock Habitats at SCISpecies Shallow Deep SCI Species Shallow Deep SCIHorn shark B White sea bass BSwell shark B Black croaker A A BCalifornia moray B White croaker ANorthern anchovy A Queenfish ATopsmelt A B Opaleye A A BJacksmelt A Halfmoon A A BCalifornia scorpionfish A B Kelp surfperch A ASpotted scorpionfish B Shiner surfperch A BKelp rockfish A Pile surfperch A A BBrown rockfish A Black surfperch A A BGopher rockfish A Walleye surfperch A BBlack and yellow rockfish B Rainbow surfperch A ABlue rockfish A A B Dwarf surfperch ABrown rockfish B White surfperch A ABocaccio rockfish A Rubberlip surfperch A A BGopher rockfish B Blacksmith A A BGrass rockfish A Garibaldi A BKelp rockfish B California barracuda AOlive rockfish A A B Rock wrasse ASquarespot rockfish B Señorita A A BYellowtail rockfish B California sheephead A A BTreefish B Kelpfish BPainted greenling A Spotted kelpfish A ACabezon A A B Giant kelpfish A(Calico) kelp bass A A B Lingcod BBarred sand bass A A B Ocean whitefish BGiant sea bass B Blackeye goby AJack mackerel A Yellowtail BSargo A B Pacific bonito ASalema A Turbot ASource: A—Allen 1985; B—Blunt 1980Mean standing crop of fish on soft substrates of the outer shelf and slope of the SCB may be about1,622 lb (736 kg) per nm2 (Cross and Allen, 1993). Flatfish, sculpins, and rockfish are commonlyassociated with offshore soft substrates (Table 3.3-4). Outer shelf and slope habitats occupy a relativelysmall proportion of the marine area of the SCIRC.February 2007 3-20