Seasonal distribution and abundance of 26 species of fish and megainvertebrates collected in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary, January 1992-December 1997
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Published Date:1998
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Description:Seasonal distribution and abundance maps, based on 1805 8.5-m otter trawl tows made in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary between January 1992 and December 1997, are presented for 26 species of fish and megainvertebrates. The 26 species illustrated are: clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria; little skate, Raja erinacea; winter skate, Raja ocellata; blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis; alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus; Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus; bay anchovy, Anchoa mitchilli; silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis; red hake, Urophycis chuss; spotted hake, Urophycis regia; northern searobin, Prionotus carolinus; striped searobin, Prionotus evolans; striped bass, Morone saxatilis; black sea bass, Centropristis striata; bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; scup, Stenotomus chrysops; weakfish, Cynoscion regalis; spot, Leiostomus xanthurus; butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus; summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus; windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus; winter flounder, Pleuronectes americanus; blue crab, Callinectes sapidus; Atlantic rock crab, Cancer irroratus; lady crab, Ovalipes ocellatus; and longfin squid, Loligo pealeii. These species dominated catches throughout the survey, accounting for greater than 90 percent of both total number and weight of all species collected.
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