Table 5. Temporal distribution and relative abundance 



Index to Table 5. Page location of temporal distribution table for each species and estuary. 



Blue mussel (Mytitus eduli^ 



Bay scallop {Argopecten irradians) 



American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) 



Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) 



Softshell clam (Mya arenaha) 



Brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) 



Daggerblade grass shrimp {Palaemoneles pugio) 



Sevenspine bay shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa) 



American lobster {Homarus amehcanus) 



Blue crab (Ca///necfes sap/dus) 



Skates {Raja species) 



Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sab'ma) 

 Cownose ray {Rhinoptera bonasus) 

 Shortnose sturgeon {Acipenser brevirostrvm) 

 Atlantic sturgeon {Acipenser oxyrhynchus) 

 American eel {Anguilla roslrata) 



Blueback herring {Alosa aestivalis) 



Alewife {Atosa pseudoharengus) 



American shad {Alosa sapidissima) 



Atlantic menhaden {Brevoortia tyrannus) 



Atlantic herring {Clupea harengu^ 



Bay anchovy {Anchoa mitchilli) 



Channel cattish { Ictalums punctatus) 



p. 68 



p. 76 



p. 84 



p. 92 



p. 69 



p. 77 



p. 85 



p. 93 



p. 70 



p. 78 



p. 86 



p. 94 



p. 71 



p. 79 



p. 87 



p. 95 



p. 72 



p. 80 



p. 88 



p. 96 



p. 73 



p. 81 



p. 89 



p. 97 



p. 74 



p. 82 



p. 90 



p. 98 



p. 75 



p. 83 



p. 91 



p. 99 



Rainbow smelt {Osmerus mordax) 

 Atlantic salmon {Salmo salai) 

 Atlantic cod {Gadus morhua) 

 Haddock {Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 

 Atlantic tomcod {Microgadus tomcod) 

 Pollock {Pollachius virens ) 



p. 100 



p. 101 



p. 102 



p. 103 



p. 104 



p. 105 



106 



107 



Red hake {Urophycis chuss) 



Oyster toadfish {Opsanus (au) 



Sheepshead minnow (Cypnnodon variegatus) 



Killifishes {Fundulus species) 



Silversides {Menidia species) 



Northern pipefish {Syngnalhus luscus) 



p. 108 



p. 109 



p. 110 



p. Ill 



p. 112 



p. 113 



114 



115 



Northern searobin ( Prionotus carolinus) 

 White perch (Morone americana) 

 Striped bass {Morone saxatilis) 

 Black sea bass ( Cenlroprislis striata) 

 Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) 

 Bluelish (Pomatomus saltatri)^) 



p. 116 



p. 117 



p. 118 



p. 119 



p. 120 



p. 121 



122 



123 



Pinfish {Lagodon rhomboides) 



Scup ( Stenotomus chrysops) 



Spotted seatrout {Cynoscion nebulosu^ 



Weakfish {Cynoscion regalis) 



Spot {Leiostomus xanthurus) 



Northern kingtish {Menticirrhus saxaf/fe) 



p. 124 



p. 125 



p. 126 



p. 127 



p. 128 



p. 129 



130 



131 



Atlantic croaker {Micropogonias undulatus) 



Black drum {Pogonias cromis) 



Red drum {Sciaenops ocellatus) 



Mullets (Mug// species) 



Tautog ( Tautoga onitis) 



Gunner {Taulogolabrus adspersus) 



p. 132 



p. 133 



p. 134 



p. 135 



p. 136 



p. 137 



138 



139 



American sand lance ( Ammodytes americanu^ 

 Gobies {Gobiosoma species) 

 Atlantic mackerel {Scomber scombnjs) 

 Buttertish {Peprilus triacanthus) 



p. 140 



p. 141 



p. 142 



p. 143 



p. 144 



p. 145 



146 



147 



Summer flounder (Para//chf/iys dentatus) 

 Windowpane flounder {Scophthalmus aquosus) 

 Winter flounder {Pleuronectes americanus) 

 Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus) 



p. 148 



p. 149 



p. 150 



p. 151 



p. 152 



p. 153 



154 



155 



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