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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.

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

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