Table 5, continued. Temporal distribution 



Mid-Atlantic Estuaries 



Estuary/ Month 



Great South Bay 



Hudson R. / Raritan B 



Barnegat Bay 



Species / Life Stage 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Alewife 



Alosa 

 pseudoharengus 



r 



ZZ3- 



American shad 



Alosa 

 sapidisslma 



Atlantic menhaden 



Brevoortia 

 tyrannus 



•D- 



n 



•n- 



•D- 



•cm- 



Atlantic herring 



Clupea 

 harengus 



D- 



Bay anchovy 



Anchoa 

 mitchilli 



Channel catfish 



Ictalurus 

 punctatus 



na 



na 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Great South Bay 



Hudson R. / Raritan B 



Barnegat Bay 



Relative Abundance 



^^M Highly Abundant 



^■^■■^■■■■^■" 1 Abundant 



I I Common 



Rare 



Blank Not Present 



na No Data Available 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



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