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The Hudson River and the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary is a clear nursery for this fish as well as a stronghold for the species overall: the most recent research suggests that the remaining populations in other rivers in other states are interconnected with New York's, evidenced by tracking devices.
The striped bass is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, and South Carolina, and the state saltwater (marine) fish of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Hampshire. It is generally called the striped bass north of New Jersey, rockfish south of New Jersey, and both in New Jersey. [3]
(salt water game fish) Morone saxatilis: 1994 [42] New Jersey: Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis: 1991 [43] [44] Striped bass (salt water game fish) Morone saxatilis: 2017 [45] New Mexico: Rio Grande cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) 2005 [46] New York: Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis ...
A keen swimmer, this vibrant fish with striking markings is a peaceful tank mate that tends to coexist harmoniously with other species. Also known as threadfin coralfish, cross-stripe butterfly ...
This species reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in), although 25 cm (9.8 in) is more typical. [10] The color of the body is bluish-gray on the upper body becoming yellow or golden on the lower body. In young fishes there is a series of dark bars run diagonally from the back to the middle of the flanks, these fade as the fish ages.
It is sometimes the only fish species found in severely polluted and oxygen-deprived waterways, such as the Elizabeth River in Virginia and, in New Jersey, the Hackensack River and the Arthur Kill. A 2008 Virginia Institute of Marine Science report stated that 38% of mummichogs from Elizabeth River had cancerous lesions, and "more than half had ...
The Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae and is closely related to the black drum (Pogonias cromis), the silver perch (Bairdiella chrysoura), the spot croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), and the weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
The silverside's strongest form of defense is the strength-in-numbers strategy, where fish will school in large numbers to reduce the likelihood of individual predation. The Atlantic silverside's predators are larger predatory fish – striped bass, blue fish, Atlantic mackerel – and many water birds, including egrets, terns, cormorants, and ...