Table 2. Fish Species Capcured in Montsweag Bay and the Sheepscot River 

 From June 1970 through 1977.^ 



Taxon Occurrence 



MB Sheepscot 



Lampreys - Petromyzontidae 



Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus x 



Dogfish sharks - Squalidae 



Spiny dogfish, Squalus icanthias Linnaeus X 



Skates - Raj idae 



Little skate. Raja erinacea Mitchill X x 



Winter skate. Raja ocellata Mitchill x x 



Thorny skate. Raja radiata Donovan x 



Sturgeons - Acipenseridae 



Shortaose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur x x 



Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus Mitchill x 



Freshwater eels - Anguillidae 



American eel, Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) x 



Herrings - Clupeidae 



Blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill) x x 



Hickory shad, Alosa mediocris (Mitchill) x 



Alewife, Alos a pseudoharengus (Wilson) X x 



American shad, Alo sa sapidi ssima (Wilson) x x 



Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe) x x 



Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus harengus Linnaeus x x 



Anchovies - Engraulidae 



Striped anchovy, Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus) x 



Trouts - Salmonidae 



Coho salmon, Onc orhync hus kisutch (Walbaum) 



Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar Linnaeus x 



Smelts - Osmeridae 



Capelin, Mall otus villosus (Muller) x 



Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) x x 



Goosefishes - Lophiidae 



Goosefish, Lophius americanu s Valenciennes x 



Codfishes - Gadidae 



Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua Linnaeus x x 



Silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill) x x 



a (Continued) 



Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. 1973. 



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