Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Invertebrates
Species information is provided in one of two formats: a PDF, or a user-friendly species profile with tabbed webpages designed to include photos, sounds, sign, range maps, comments on management and research, and much more. Over time, the department plans to convert content from all PDF sources into species profiles.
Have fun learning about Alaska’s wildlife and their habitats.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Abalone | ||
| Pinto | Haliotis kamtschatkana | View Pinto Abalone Profile |
| Amphipod | ||
| Cave-dwelling | Stygobromus quatsinensis | View PDF of Cave-dwelling Amphipod |
| Butterfly | ||
| Eskimo Arctic | Oeneis alpina | View PDF of Eskimo Arctic |
| Chiton | ||
| Black Katy | Katharina tunicata | View PDF of Black Katy Chiton |
| Gumboot | Cryptochiton stelleri | View PDF of Gumboot Chiton |
| Clam | ||
| Baltic Macoma | Macoma balthica | View PDF of Baltic Macoma |
| Geoduck | Panopea generosa | View Geoduck Clam Profile |
| Littleneck | Protothaca stamineais | View Littleneck Clam Profile |
| Razor | Siliqua patula | View Razor Clam Profile |
| Crab | ||
| Blue King | Paralithodes platypus | View Blue King Crab Profile |
| Dungeness | Cancer magister | View Dungeness Crab Profile |
| Golden King | Lithodes aequispinus | View Golden King Crab Profile |
| Red King | Paralithodes camtschaticus | View Red King Crab Profile |
| Tanner | Chionoecetes bairdi and C. opilio | View Tanner Crab Profile |
| Dragonfly | ||
| Treeline Emerald | Somatochlora sahlbergi | View PDF of Treeline Emerald |
| Lugworm | Abarenicola pacifica | View PDF of Lugworm |
| Scallop | ||
| Weathervane | Patinopecten caurinus | View Weathervane Scallop Profile |
| Sea Cucumber | ||
| Red | Parastichopus californicus | View Red Sea Cucumber Profile |
| Sea Urchin | ||
| Red | Strongylocentrotus franciscanus | View Red Sea Urchin Profile |
| Shrimp | ||
| Coonstripe | Pandalus hypsinotis | View Coonstripe Shrimp Profile |
| Northern | Pandalus borealis | View Northern Shrimp Profile |
| Sidestriped | Pandalopsis dispar | View Sidestriped Shrimp Profile |
| Spot | Pandalus platyceros | View Spot Shrimp Profile |
| Snail | ||
| Sitka Periwinkle | Littorina sitkana | View PDF of Sitka Periwinkle |
| Worm | ||
| Arrow | Sagitta elegans | View PDF of Arrow Worm |
