Species

Some Warm-Water Species Caught in Recent Years

Most Abundant Species, All Time

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
FISHES
Scup Stenotomus chrysops
Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus
Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis
Little Skate Leucoraja erinacea
Windowpane Flounder Scophthalmus aquosus
Red Hake Urophycis chuss
Ocean Pout Zoarces americanus
Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus
Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinus
Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblonga
Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Moonfish Selene setapinnis
Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus
Striped Searobin Prionotus evolans
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
Tautog Tautoga onitis
Weakfish Cynoscion regalis
Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias
Spotted Hake Urophycis regia
Menhaden Brevootia tyrannus
Gulf Stream Flounder Citharichthys arctifrons
Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis
Goosefish Lophius americanus
Mackerel Scomber scombrus
   
INVERTEBRATES
Atlantic Rock Crab Cancer irroratus
Longfin Squid Loligo peali
Lobster Homarus americanus
Spider Crabs Libinia emarginata
Starfish Asterias spp.
Hermit Crabs Pagurus pollicaris
Lady Crab Ovalipes ocellatus
Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus
Conch Busycon canaliculatum & B. carica
Mantis Shrimp Squilla empusa
Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus
Jonah Crab Cancer borealis