APPENDIX 5 

 COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF SPECIES 



Fat wliL'lk, Nt'ptioiea veiitricosa 

 Frai;ilc whelk, Voliitopsiiis fi\igilis 

 Ladder whelk, Biuriiiuin scaLirifonne 

 Lyre whelk, Neptiiiiea lyraUi lynud 

 Oregon triton, Fusitriton oregoneinis 

 Polar whelk, Biiccimim polare 

 Pribilot whelk, Neptunea pribiloffeiisls 

 Sinuous whelk, Bnccuiiivi plectrum 

 Tulip whelk, Voliitopsitis middtnii-lorffii 

 Hero whelk, Neptunea heroi 

 Whelk, Plicifiisus kroyeri 



Unit 21: Nearshore Fisheries 



Northeast Nearshore Fishery Resources 



Blue Liab, ('iillnieitei sdpi/iia 



Sea urchin, Stroiigyloce)itwtus spp. 



Atlantic hardshell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria 



Eastern oyster (Atlantic), CmsiOitrea wginica 



Blue mussel, Mytilus ednlis 



Horseshoe crab (Atlantic), Li)miliii polyhoiius 



Tltutog, Tautoga oiiitis 



Other shads and herring 



Gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepeduvuim 



Hickor)' shad, Aloiu mediocris 



Roimd herring, Etnimeui teres 



White perch, Moroiie americana 



Jonah crab. Cancer horealis 



Softshell clam, Aiya arenaria 



Atlantic rock crab. Cancer irroratin 

 Conchs 



Channeled whelk, ^usycotypiis canaliculate 



Knobbed whelk, Busycon carica 



Lightning whelk, Busycon sinistrum 

 Sea cucumber, Cucumaria fio)idosa 

 American eel, Aiiguilla rostrata 

 Sea worms 



Sandworni, Nereis virens 



Bloodworm, Ctycera dibranchiata 



Tapeworm (milk worm), Cerebratulus lacteiis 



Periwinkle, Littoritia littorea 



Bay scallop, Argopectcn irradiaiis 



Southeast Nearshore Fishery Resources 



Blue crab, Callinectes sapidus 



Mullets, Family Mugilidae 



Eastern oyster (Atlantic), Crassostrea virgi>i!Cii 



Other herrings and Spanish sardine 



Gizzard shad, Dorosoma ccpediaiiuni 



Round herring, Etrumeus teres 

 Atlantic thread herring, 



Opisthonema ogliniini 

 Hickory shad, Alosa mediocris 

 Threadfin shad, Dorosoma petenense 

 Spanish sardine, Sardinella aurtta 

 Gull flounder, Paralichthys albigutta 

 Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma 

 Bait shrimp, Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata 

 Calico scallops (Atlantic), Argopectcn gibbus 

 Ballyhoo, Hemiramphus brasiliensis 

 Bigeye scad, Selar criDnoiophthahnus 

 Flyingfish (Atlantic), Cypsclurus mcLinurus 



Pacific Nearshore Fishery Resources (California) 



California market squid, Loligo opalcscens 



Sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus spp. 



Shrimps 



Bay shrimp, Crangon fianciscoriim 

 Dock shrimp, Pandaliis danae 

 Ocean shrimp, Pandaliis jordani 

 Pacific ridgeback rock shrimp, 



Sicyonia iiigentis 

 Pacific (pink) shrimp, Pandaliis burcalis 

 Sidestripe shrimp, Pandalopsis dispar 

 Spot shrimp, Pandaliis platyceros 



Dungeness crab. Cancer magister 



Other crabs 



Rock crab. Cancer spp. 



Sheep crab, Loxorhynchus grandis 



Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis 



Smelts 



Night smelt, Spirinchus starksi 

 Surt smelt, Hypomesus pretiosiis 

 Whitebait smelt, Allosmerus elongatiis 



Elasmobranchs, 



Class Elasmobranchiomorphi 



California halibut, Paralichthys californicus 



Sea cucumbers, Parastichopus spp. 



Calilornia spiny lobster, Paniiliriis intcrruptiis 



Abalones, Haliotis spp. 



Croakers 



Spotfin croaker, Roncador stearnsi 

 Yellow croaker, Uinbrina roncador 

 White croaker, Genyonemus lineatus 



Pacific barracuda, Sphyraena argentea 



Bivalves 



Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula 

 Butter clam, Saxidomus nuttalli 



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