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Table 13-2. — Phylogenetic listing of finfish species captured during recent (posl-July 1. 1976) and selected historic (pre-July I. 1976) NEFC resource 



(Asterisks indicate nondemersal fish.) 



Grand Atlantic Albatross 



Species Rorqual Xiphias Larson Rorqual Xiphias Twin IV 



Sept. 28- 



July 8, July 9, July 13 & July 20-22. July 28-30. Aug. 6-17. Oct. 17, 



Common Name Scientific Name 1976 1976 15, 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 



* Bluefish Pomatomus saltalrix X X 



* Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus 



* Round scad Decapterus punctatus X 



* Blue runner Caranx crysos X 



* Bigeye scad Selar crumenophthalmus 



* Banded rudderfish Seriola zonata 



* Rough scad Trachurus lathami X 



* Lookdown Selene vomer 



* Atlantic moonfish Vomer setapinnis X 



* Pompano Carangidae 



Snapper Lutjanidae 



Porgy Sparidae 



Scup Stenotomus chrysops X X 



Silver perch Bairdiella chrysura 



Weakfish Cynoscion regalis — — X X 



Spot Leiostomus xanlhurus X X 



Northern kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis X 



Atlantic croaker Micropogon undulatus X 



Red goatfish Mullus auratus 



Butterflyfish Chaetodontidae 



Tautog Tautoga onitis X X 



Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus X X X 



* Guaguanche Sphyraena guachancho X 



* Barracuda Sphyraenidae 



Southern stargazer Aslroscopus y-graecum 



Rock gunnel Pholis gunnellus 



Wrymouth Cryptacanthodes 



maculatus 



American sand lance Ammodytes americanus X X 



* Atlantic cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus 



* Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus 



* Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus X X X 



Black bellied rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus 



Northern searobin Prionolus carolinus X X X X X X X 



Striped searobin Prionolus evolans X X X 



Sea raven Hemitripterus americanus 



Longhorn sculpin Myoxocephalus 



oclodecemspinosus 



Striped seasnail Liparis liparis 



Gulf Stream flounder Citharichthys arctifrons X X 



Smallmouth flounder Etropus microstomus X X 



Summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus X X 



Fourspot flounder Paralichthys oblongus X X X 



Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus XXX XXX 



Witch flounder Glyptocephalus 



cynoglossus 



Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea X 



Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes 



americanus X X X X 



Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus X 



Tonguefish unci. Cynoglossidae 



* Scrawied filefish Aluterus scriptus 



* Orange filefish Aluterus schoepfi 



* Planehead filefish Monacanthus hispidus 



Northern puffer Sphoeroides maculatus X 



Puffer unci. Tetraodontidae X 



Striped burrfish Chilomyclerus schoepfi X 



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