Creatures of the Hudson River Estuary

1. Threespine Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus

2. Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracus

3. Spotted Hake
Urophycis regia

4. White Hake
Urophycis tenuis

5. American Eel

6. Atlantic Needlefish
Strongylura marina

7. Atlantic Silverside
Menidia menidia

9. Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus

10. Waterflea
Leptodora kindtii

11. Waterflea

12. Conger Eel
Conger oceanus

13. Conger Eel

14. Easternbanded Killfish
Fundulus diaphanus

15. Lined Seahorse
Hippocampus erectus

16. Lined Seahorse

17. Mummichog
Fundulus Heteroclitus

18. Northern Pipefish
Sygnathus fuscus

19. Oyster Toadfish
Opsanus tau

20. Oyster Toadfish

21. Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix

22. Weakfish
Cynoscion regalis

23. Striped Seabass
Morone saxatilis

24. Striped Seabass

25. Northern Puffer
Sphoeroides maculatus

26. Striped Sea Robin
Prionotus evolans

27. Windowpane
Scophthalmus aquosus

28. Opossum Shrimp
Noemysis americana

29. Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrhynchus

30. Mud Worm
Polydora ligni

31. Ornate Terebellid
Amphitrite Ornata

32. Golden Star Tunicate Botryllus schlosseri

33. Slipper Limpet
Crpidula fornicata

34. Striped Anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus

35. Windowpane
Scophthalmus aquosus

36. Tautog
Tautoga onitis

37. Junk Worm
Diopatra cuprea

38. Junk Worm (with attached shells & sea weed)

39. Threespine Stickleback

40. Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanus

41. Shorthorn Sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius

42. Shorthorn Sculpin

43. Northern Pufferfish

44. Goosefish
Lophius americanus

45. Striped Sea Robin

47. Blue Mussel
Mytilus edulis

48. Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica

49. Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella penantis

50. Sea Spider
Phoxichilidium femoratum

51. Comb Jelly
Mnemiopsis leidyi

52. Moon Jelly
Aurellia aurita

53. Isopod
Idotea metallica

54. Daggerblade Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio

55. Harris Mud Crab
Rithropanopeus harrisii

56. Spider Crab
Libinia emarginata

57. Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus

58. Knotted Thread Hydroid
Obelia geniculata

59. Hydroid
Cordylophora caspia

60. Oligochaete
Tubificoides heterochaetus

61. Spionid Worm
Streblosio benedicti

62. Bay Barnacle
Balanus improvisus

63. Clam Worm
Nereis pelagica

64. Clam Worm
Nereis virens

65. Calanoid Copepod
Eurytemora affinis

66. Copepod
Arcartia clausi

67. Copepod
Calanus finmarchicus

68. Bay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli

69. Long Neck Clam
Mya arenaria

70. Wavy Astarte
Astarte undata

71. Threeline Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta

72. Atlantic Dogwinkle
Nucella lapillus

73. Channeled Barrel-Bubble
Acteocina canaliculata

74. Shortnose Sturgeon
Acipenser brevirostrum

75. Northern Moonsnail
Euspira heros

76. Lady Crabs
Ovalipes ocellatus

77. Common Mud Crab
Panopeus herbstii

78. Longwrist Hermit Crab
Pagurus longicarpus

79. Sevenspine Bay Shrimp
Crangon septemspinosa

80. Atylid Amphipod
Atylus swammerdami

81. Atlantic Sea Nettle
Chrysaora quinquecirrha

82. Cumacean
Oxyurostylis smithi

83. Marsh Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax

84. Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus

85. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Cyanea capillata

86. Atlantic Starfish
Asterias forbesi

87. Northen Sea Star
Asterias vulgaris

88. Atlantic Bay Scallop
Aequipecten irradians

89. Clearnose Skate
Raja eglanteria

90. Winter Skate
Leucoraja ocellata

91. Northern Lobster
Homarus
americanus

92. Four-eyed Amphipod
Ampelisca abdita

93. Sand Dollar
Echinarachnius parma

94. Purple Spined Sea Urchin
Arbacia punctulata

95. Striped Anemone
Haliplanella luciae

96. Squid
Loligo pealei

97. Northern Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria

98. Atlantic Oyster Drill
Urosalpinx cinerea

99. Alewife
Alosa
pseudoharengus

100. Razor Clam
Ensis directus

101. Green Crab
Carcinus maenas

102. Opossum Shrimp
Americamysis bahia

103. Fourbeard Rockling
Enchelyopus cimbrius

104. Clapper hydromedusa
Sarsia tubulosa

105. Cyathura polita

106. Anthurid Isopod
Cyathura polita

107. Fourbeard Rockling

108. American Eel
Anguilla rostrata

109. American Eel

110. Conger Eel

111. Red Beard Sponge
Micronia prolifera

112. Sea Squirt
Molgula manhatteniss

113. Striped Burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfi

114. Gray Triggerfish
Balistes carpriscus

115. Gray Triggerfish

116. Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata

117. Black Sea Bass

118. Atlantic Moonfish
Selene setapinnis

119. Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa

120. Cladoceran
Bosmina freyi

121. Water Flea
Diaphosoma brachyurum

122. Water Flea

123. Water Flea