Table 3.1 Migratory Behavior of Coastal Fishes and 



Crustaceans (Source: Dames and Moore, 1975) 



Movement into Estuaries 

 Month (or nearshore zone) 



Movement 

 from Estuaries 



Jan, 



Feb 



Mar, 



Apr 



May 



June 



July 

 Aug. 



Sept 



Southern hake, red drum (peak) Gulf menhaden, 



spadef ish 



Stingray, brown shrimp post- 

 larvae, Gulf menhaden, spade- 

 fish 



Gulf killifish, spot, cutlass- 

 fish, hogchoker, butterfish, 

 rough silverside, flounder, 

 tonguef ish 



Gafftopsail catfish, sea 

 catfish, bluefish, bumper, 

 sand seatrout, southern king- 

 fish, shipjack herring (in and 

 out same month) , adult Atlantic 

 croaker, black drum (peak) , 

 pinfish, Atlantic threadfin, 

 toadfish, midshipman 



Striped anchovy, lizardfish, 

 sardine, Spanish mackerel, 

 white shrimp postlarvae 



Needlefish, pompano , crevalle 

 jack, leatherjacket , Atlantic 

 moonf ish 



Ladyfish, lookdown 



Blue catfish, 

 sheepshead 

 minnow, long- 

 nose killifish 



Bighead searobin 



Gulf menhaden, 

 southern hake, 

 brown shrimp 

 juveniles 



Butterfish 



Ladyfish, 



Atlantic 



threadfin 



Adult Atlantic 

 croaker, rough 

 silverside 



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