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

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