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.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Abarenicola pacifica | Lugworm | View PDF of Lugworm |
| Apostichopus californicus | Red Sea Cucumber | View Red Sea Cucumber Profile |
| Chionoecetes bairdi and C. opilio | Tanner Crab | View Tanner Crab Profile |
| Cryptochiton stelleri | Gumboot Chiton | View PDF of Gumboot Chiton |
| Enteroctopus dofleini | Giant Pacific Octopus | View Giant Pacific Octopus Profile |
| Haliotis kamtschatkana | Pinto Abalone | View Pinto Abalone Profile |
| Katharina tunicata | Black Katy Chiton | View PDF of Black Katy Chiton |
| Leukoma staminea | Littleneck Clam | View Littleneck Clam Profile |
| Lithodes aequispinus | Golden King Crab | View Golden King Crab Profile |
| Littorina sitkana | Sitka Periwinkle | View PDF of Sitka Periwinkle |
| Macoma balthica | Baltic Macoma | View PDF of Baltic Macoma |
| Mesocentrotus franciscanus | Red Sea Urchin | View Red Sea Urchin Profile |
| Metacarcinus magister | Dungeness Crab | View Dungeness Crab Profile |
| Oeneis alpina | Eskimo Arctic | View PDF of Eskimo Arctic |
| Pandalopsis dispar | Sidestriped Shrimp | View Sidestriped Shrimp Profile |
| Pandalus eous | Northern Shrimp | View Northern Shrimp Profile |
| Pandalus hypsinotus | Coonstripe Shrimp | View Coonstripe Shrimp Profile |
| Pandalus platyceros | Spot Shrimp | View Spot Shrimp Profile |
| Panopea abrupta | Geoduck Clam | View Geoduck Clam Profile |
| Paralithodes camtschaticus | Red King Crab | View Red King Crab Profile |
| Paralithodes platypus | Blue King Crab | View Blue King Crab Profile |
| Patinopecten caurinus | Weathervane Scallop | View Weathervane Scallop Profile |
| Sagitta elegans | Arrow Worm | View PDF of Arrow Worm |
| Siliqua patula | Razor Clam | View Razor Clam Profile |
| Somatochlora sahlbergi | Treeline Emerald | View PDF of Treeline Emerald |
| Stygobromus quatsinensis | Cave-dwelling Amphipod | View PDF of Cave-dwelling Amphipod |