Table of Contents 



Foreword by Professor Mary M. Keeffe vii 



I. Introduction 1 



II. History of Rhode Island Ichthyology 2 



III. The Survey of Rhode Island Fishes 4 



A. Area Covered 4 



B. Materials and Methods (collecting, preserving, recording) 4 



IV. Rhode Island Species (abundance, distribution, seasonal 

 appearance, and economic importance) 7 



A. Class AGNATHA— Jawless Fishes 7 



B. Class CHONDRICHTHYES— Cartilaginous Fishes . 7 



C. Class OSTEICHTHYES— Bony Fishes 20 



Y. Trends in the Fish Population 82 



V I . Summary 88 



VII. Bibliography 89 



VIII. Acknowledgments 94 



IX. Index 95 



X. Photographs 105 -135 



Protile of the Author 136 



FIGURES 



1. Map showing area included in this survey of marine fishes of 



Rhode Island 5 



TABLES 



1. 10 year Record of Rhode Island Fish Landings 83 



2. Marine Fishes not Included in any Previously Published List 



of Rhode Island Ichthyofauna 84 



3. Fresh Water Fish Sometimes Found in Brackish Water of 

 Coastal Rivers of Rhode Island 85 



4. List of Fish Species not Reported in Rhode Island Waters 

 during the Past 40 Years 87 



5. List of Questionable Rhode Island Fishes 87 



