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Fish at Gateway National Recreation Area

A list Fish found within the boundary of Gateway National Recreation Area

This list is a work in progress. We will continue to update over time.

American Eel 1
Anguilla rostrata
Conger eel
Conger oceanicus
inland silverside 2
Menidia beryllina
Atlantic Silverside
Menidia menidia
Sea mat
Synodus foetens
Oyster Toadfish 3
Opsanus tau
Atlantic Needlefish 4
Strongylura marina
Ballyhoo
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Dusky Smooth-hound 5
Mustelus canis
Blueback herring
Alosa aestivalis
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic menhaden 6
Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic Herring 7
Clupea harengus
Bay Anchovy 8
Anchoa mitchilli
Goldfish 9
Carassius auratus
Fundulus confluentus
banded killifish 10
Fundulus diaphanus
Mummichog 11
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulus luciae
Striped Killifish 12
Fundulus majalis
Western Mosquitofish 13
Gambusia affinis
Atlantic Cod 14
Gadus morhua
Atlantic Tomcod
Microgadus tomcod
squirrel hake 15
Urophycis chuss
Spotted Hake
Urophycis regia
White Hake 16
Urophycis tenuis
Silver Hake
Merluccius bilinearis
Bluespotted cornetfish 17
Fistularia tabacaria
Thornback 18
Apeltes quadracus
Three-spined Stickleback 19
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Northern Seahorse 20
Hippocampus erectus
Northern Pipefish 15
Syngnathus fuscus
Odontaspis taurus 21
Carcharias taurus
Flathead Mullet 22
Mugil cephalus
White Mullet 6
Mugil curema
Cow-nosed Ray 23
Rhinoptera bonasus
American Sand Lance
Ammodytes americanus
Pacific Sand Lance
Ammodytes hexapterus
African Pompano 24
Alectis ciliaris
Caranx bartholomaei
Crevalle Jack
Caranx hippos
Golden trevally 25
Gnathanodon speciosus
Bigeye Scad 4
Selar crumenophthalmus
Lookdown 26
Selene vomer
Permit 27
Trachinotus falcatus
Spotfin Butterflyfish 28
Chaetodon ocellatus
Arrow Gobi
Clevelandia ios
Naked goby 29
Gobiosoma bosc
Gobiosoma ginsburgi
Bluefish
Girella cyanea
Tautog 30
Tautoga onitis
Conner 31
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Red 32
Lutjanus agennes
White Perch
Morone americana
Striped Bass 33
Morone saxatilis
Green-boned butterfish
Odax pullus
Rock gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Bigeye 28
Priacanthus arenatus
Short Bigeye
Pristigenys alta
Cobia 34
Rachycentron canadum
Weakfish
Cynoscion regalis
Banded Drum 35
Larimus fasciatus
Spot Croaker 4
Leiostomus xanthurus
Northern Kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Atlantic croaker
Micropogonias undulatus
Red Drum 36
Sciaenops ocellatus
Black Sea Bass 28
Centropristis striata
Sheepshead 28
Archosargus probatocephalus
Red Porgy 37
Pagrus pagrus
Scup 38
Stenotomus chrysops
Northern Barracuda 28
Sphyraena borealis
Butterfish 30
Peprilus triacanthus
Astroscopus guttatus
Hogchoker 39
Trinectes maculatus
Gulf Stream Flounder
Citharichthys arctifrons
Smallmouth Flounder
Etropus microstomus
Summer flounder 40
Paralichthys dentatus
Fourspot Flounder
Paralichthys oblongus
Winter flounder 41
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Windowpane Flounder
Scophthalmus aquosus
Clearnose Skate 42
Raja eglanteria
Grubby 16
Myoxocephalus aenaeus
Longhorn Sculpin 43
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Northern searobin 30
Prionotus carolinus
Striped Searobin 38
Prionotus evolans
Spurdog
Squalus acanthias
Striped Burrfish 44
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Lactophrys triqueter 45
Rhinesomus triqueter
Northern Puffer 44
Sphoeroides maculatus

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