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
The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous fish found on the eastern coast of North America. Eels (Anguilla spp.) are fish belonging to the elopomorph superorder, a group of phylogenetically ancient teleosts. The American eel has a slender snakelike body that is covered with a mucous layer, which makes the eel appear to be naked and slimy despite ...more ↓
Conger eel
The American Conger, Conger oceanicus, is a species of eel in the Congridae family. Widespread in the Western Atlantic from the Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in USA and northern Gulf of Mexico. Also reported from near the mid-Atlantic island of St. Helena and the coasts of Canada. It is a dark gray-green, with tiny rusty-red speckles. It is about 6.5 ...more ↓
