SoundWaters Brackish Water Creatures |
Names of Animals of the Watershed |
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White Spotted Filefish -- Cantherhines macrocerus |
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Porcupine Pufferfish -- Didon hystrix |
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Asteriid Sea Starfish -- Asterias forbesii |
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Oyster Toadfish -- Opsanus tau |
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Striped Bass -- Morone saxatitis |
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Atlantic HorseShoe Crab -- Limulus polyphemus |
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Lined Seahorse -- Hippocampus erectus |
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Northern Pipefish -- Syngnathus fuscus |
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Scup -- Stenotomus chrysops |
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Winter Flounder -- Scophthalmus aquasus |
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Sea Robin -- Prinotus carolinus |
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Mummichog -- Fudulus heteroclitus |
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Northern Lobster -- Homarus americanus |
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Cunner -- Tautogolabrus adspersus |
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Asian Shore Crab -- Hemigrapsus sanguineus |
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Green Crab -- Carcinus maenas |
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Northern Quahog -- Mercenaria mercenaria |
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DiamondBack-Terrapin -- Malaclemys terrapin |
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Flat-Clawed Hermit Crab -- Pagurus pollicaris |
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Long-Clawed Hermit Crab -- Pagurus longicarpus |
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Colonial Plumose Anemone -- Metridium senile |
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Atlantic Mud Crab -- Panopeus herbstii |
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Cunner -- Tautogolabrus adspersus |
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Periwinkle -- Littorina littorea |
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Purple Sea Urchin -- Arbacia punctulata |
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Ribbed Mussels -- Geukensia demissa |
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Rock Crab -- Cancer irroratus |
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Sculpin -- Myoxocephalus scorpius |
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Black Sea Bass -- Centropristis striata |
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Spider Crab -- Libinia emarginata |
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Tautog -- Tautoga onitis |
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Transverse Arc -- Anadara transversa |
