We present below a list of the species of fish occurring in the coastal streams of California from the Malibu to the San Luis Rey. These streams form what may be known as the Santa Ana Sytstem, as they contain the same species, though at present several of the streams are not connected with each other. The species are few, but the individuals are numerous.

1. Entosphenus tridentatus (Gairdner).
The large eel-lik lamprey runs up the Santa Ana River to spawn. We found the eye-less worm-like larvae of lampreys in the mud along Los Angeles River.

2. Notolepidomyzon santa-anae (Snyder).
The Santa Ana Sucker was described in 1908 from specimens collected at Riverside. We have found it in Rio Hondo, Los Angeles River, and Arroyo Seco. The larger suckers in the upper San Gabriel are probably of this species.

3. Richardsonius orcutti (Eigenmann and Eigenmann).
The abundant southern California Minnow has been recorded from Temecula, San Luis Rey, San Jacinto, and Santa Ana Rivers, while our specimens come from Santa Ana River, San Gabriel River, Rio Hondo, Los Angeles River, Arroyo Seco, Ballona Creek, and Malibu Creek.

4. Agosia nubila carringtonii (Cope).
Spring minnows, apparently of this form, occur in the Santa Ana River. They can be told from the other minnows by their smaller scalels and sharper snout, which projects a little beyond the mouth.

5. Salmo irideus Gibbons. The Steelhead trout runs into some or all of the streams of the Santa Ana System. The land-locked individuals of the mountain streams are known as Rainbow Trout.

6. Salmo evermanni Jordan and Grinnell.
A fine-scaled trout described from the headwaters of the South Fork of the Santa Ana River.

7. Gaterosteus cataphractus williamsoni Girard.
The smooth-sided Stickleback of the Santa Ana System

**Footnote Source = LORQUINIA, Published by the Lorquin Natural History Club of Los Angeles. Volume 1, page 83-84, 1917.**

Please note also that the Lorquin Natural History Club was founded in 1913 in Los Angeles, published a monthly magazine called LORQUINIA, and led monthly field trips for science, hiking, and exploring nature around Los Angeles. It was a "Progressive Era" attempt to educate the citizenry of Los Angeles about the natural and wild beauty that is in Los Angeles.

Today, in 2001, 84 years after 1917, the Santa Ana River System is imperiled, but it has the opportunity to be restored and recovered such that Steelhead Trout can move up the river.

Today, in 2001, 84 years after 1917, "fifty feet south of Wilshire Boulevard, opposite Normandie Avenue, in Los Angeles" is an opportunity waiting to happen for some restoration and recovery. Time will tell! Humans have only been here with their cover of cement and asphalt for 85 years. In Los Angeles, the Army Corps of Engineers is the enemy, and nature lovers and liveable city advocates at the Sierra Club, Wetlands Action Network, and CalPIRG, have joined forces to take on Engineers at the US Army. Abolishing the "Army Engineers" as an agency will not work, but lessening its power in civilian matters in Los Angeles is a proper goal. As we replace the "Army Engineers," we need the USEPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and USFWS (Fish & Wildlife Service) to take the lead in open space, liveable cities, and nature protection in Los Angeles