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CHAPTER 74 Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Kenneth W. Able and Michael P. Fahay

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Tables IX
Preface XI
Abbreviations XIII
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2 Study Area 7
CHAPTER 3 Methodology 19
CHAPTER 4 Characteristics of the Middle Atlantic Bight Ichthyofauna 27
CHAPTERS Mustelus canis 36
CHAPTER 6 Anguilla rostrata 38
CHAPTER 7 Conger oceanicus 42
CHAPTER 8 Alosa aestivalis 46
CHAPTER 9 Alosa mediocris 49
CHAPTER 10 Alosa pseudoharengus 51
CHAPTER 11 Alosa sapidissima 55
CHAPTER 12 Brevoortia tyrannus 58
CHAPTER 13 Clupea harengus 62
CHAPTER 14 Anchoa hepsetus 65
CHAPTER 15 Anchoa mitchilli 67
CHAPTER 16 Osmerus mordax 71
CHAPTER 17 Synodus foetens 73
CHAPTER 18 Microgadus tomcod 76
CHAPTER 19 Pollachius virens 79
CHAPTER 20 Hakes of the Genus Urophycis 83
CHAPTER 21 Urophycis chuss 86
CHAPTER 22 Urophycis regia 89
CHAPTER 23 Urophycis tenuis 92
CHAPTER 24 Ophidion marginatum 95
CHAPTER 25 Opsanus tau 98
CHAPTER 26 Strongylura marina 100
CHAPTER 27 Cyprinodon variegatus 102
CHAPTER 28 Fundulus heteroclitus 104
CHAPTER 29 Fundulus luciae 107
CHAPTER 30 Fundulus majalis 109
CHAPTER 31 Lucania parva 112
CHAPTER 32 Gambusia holbrooki 114
CHAPTER 33 Membras Martinica 116
CHAPTER 34 Menidia beryllina 118
CHAPTER 35 Menidia menidia 120
CHAPTER 36 Apeltes quadracus 123
CHAPTER 37 Gasterosteus aculeatus 125
CHAPTER 38 Hippocampus erectus 128
CHAPTER 39 Syngnathus fuscus 130
CHAPTER 40 Searobins of the Genus Prionotus 133
CHAPTER 41 Prionotus carolinus 136
CHAPTER 42 Prionotus evolans 139
CHAPTER 43 Myoxocephalus aenaeus 141
CHAPTER 44 Morone americana 144
CHAPTER 45 Morone saxatilis 148
CHAPTER 46 Centropristis striata 152
CHAPTER 47 Pomatomus saltatrix 157
CHAPTER 48 Caranx hippos 162
CHAPTER 49 Lutjanus griseus 164
CHAPTER 50 Stenotomus chrysops 166
CHAPTER 51 Bairdiella chrysoura 169
CHAPTER 52 Cynoscion regalis 172
CHAPTER 53 Leiostomus xanthurus 177
CHAPTER 54 Menticirrhus saxatilis 182
CHAPTER 55 Micropogonias undulatus 185
CHAPTER 56 Pogonias cromis 189
CHAPTER 57 Chaetodon ocellatus 191
CHAPTER 58 Mugil cephalus 194
CHAPTER 59 Mugil curema 197
CHAPTER 60 Sphyraena borealis 200
CHAPTER 61 Tautoga onitis 202
CHAPTER 62 Tautogolabrus adspersus 206
CHAPTER 63 Pholis gunnellus 210
CHAPTER 64 Astroscopus guttatus 213
CHAPTER 65 Hypsoblennius hentz 216
CHAPTER 66 Ammodytes americanus 218
CHAPTER 67 Gobionellus boleosoma 221
CHAPTER 68 Gobiosoma bosc 223
CHAPTER 69 Gobiosoma ginsburgi 226
CHAPTER 70 Peprilus triacanthus 228
CHAPTER 71 Scophthalmus aquosus 232
CHAPTER 72 Etropus microstomas 236
CHAPTER 73 Paralichthys dentatus 240
CHAPTER 74 Pseudopleuronectes americanus 246
CHAPTER 75 Trinectes maculatus 250
CHAPTER 76 Sphoeroides maculatus 252
CHAPTER 77 The First Year in the Life of Estuarine Fishes 256
APPENDIX A Identification of Juvenile Stages of Estuarine Fishes 277
APPENDIX B Conversion Factors for Total, Standard, and Fork Lengths for Young-of-the-Year of Estuarine Species 292
Literature Cited 295
Index 335
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 343

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Tables IX
Preface XI
Abbreviations XIII
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2 Study Area 7
CHAPTER 3 Methodology 19
CHAPTER 4 Characteristics of the Middle Atlantic Bight Ichthyofauna 27
CHAPTERS Mustelus canis 36
CHAPTER 6 Anguilla rostrata 38
CHAPTER 7 Conger oceanicus 42
CHAPTER 8 Alosa aestivalis 46
CHAPTER 9 Alosa mediocris 49
CHAPTER 10 Alosa pseudoharengus 51
CHAPTER 11 Alosa sapidissima 55
CHAPTER 12 Brevoortia tyrannus 58
CHAPTER 13 Clupea harengus 62
CHAPTER 14 Anchoa hepsetus 65
CHAPTER 15 Anchoa mitchilli 67
CHAPTER 16 Osmerus mordax 71
CHAPTER 17 Synodus foetens 73
CHAPTER 18 Microgadus tomcod 76
CHAPTER 19 Pollachius virens 79
CHAPTER 20 Hakes of the Genus Urophycis 83
CHAPTER 21 Urophycis chuss 86
CHAPTER 22 Urophycis regia 89
CHAPTER 23 Urophycis tenuis 92
CHAPTER 24 Ophidion marginatum 95
CHAPTER 25 Opsanus tau 98
CHAPTER 26 Strongylura marina 100
CHAPTER 27 Cyprinodon variegatus 102
CHAPTER 28 Fundulus heteroclitus 104
CHAPTER 29 Fundulus luciae 107
CHAPTER 30 Fundulus majalis 109
CHAPTER 31 Lucania parva 112
CHAPTER 32 Gambusia holbrooki 114
CHAPTER 33 Membras Martinica 116
CHAPTER 34 Menidia beryllina 118
CHAPTER 35 Menidia menidia 120
CHAPTER 36 Apeltes quadracus 123
CHAPTER 37 Gasterosteus aculeatus 125
CHAPTER 38 Hippocampus erectus 128
CHAPTER 39 Syngnathus fuscus 130
CHAPTER 40 Searobins of the Genus Prionotus 133
CHAPTER 41 Prionotus carolinus 136
CHAPTER 42 Prionotus evolans 139
CHAPTER 43 Myoxocephalus aenaeus 141
CHAPTER 44 Morone americana 144
CHAPTER 45 Morone saxatilis 148
CHAPTER 46 Centropristis striata 152
CHAPTER 47 Pomatomus saltatrix 157
CHAPTER 48 Caranx hippos 162
CHAPTER 49 Lutjanus griseus 164
CHAPTER 50 Stenotomus chrysops 166
CHAPTER 51 Bairdiella chrysoura 169
CHAPTER 52 Cynoscion regalis 172
CHAPTER 53 Leiostomus xanthurus 177
CHAPTER 54 Menticirrhus saxatilis 182
CHAPTER 55 Micropogonias undulatus 185
CHAPTER 56 Pogonias cromis 189
CHAPTER 57 Chaetodon ocellatus 191
CHAPTER 58 Mugil cephalus 194
CHAPTER 59 Mugil curema 197
CHAPTER 60 Sphyraena borealis 200
CHAPTER 61 Tautoga onitis 202
CHAPTER 62 Tautogolabrus adspersus 206
CHAPTER 63 Pholis gunnellus 210
CHAPTER 64 Astroscopus guttatus 213
CHAPTER 65 Hypsoblennius hentz 216
CHAPTER 66 Ammodytes americanus 218
CHAPTER 67 Gobionellus boleosoma 221
CHAPTER 68 Gobiosoma bosc 223
CHAPTER 69 Gobiosoma ginsburgi 226
CHAPTER 70 Peprilus triacanthus 228
CHAPTER 71 Scophthalmus aquosus 232
CHAPTER 72 Etropus microstomas 236
CHAPTER 73 Paralichthys dentatus 240
CHAPTER 74 Pseudopleuronectes americanus 246
CHAPTER 75 Trinectes maculatus 250
CHAPTER 76 Sphoeroides maculatus 252
CHAPTER 77 The First Year in the Life of Estuarine Fishes 256
APPENDIX A Identification of Juvenile Stages of Estuarine Fishes 277
APPENDIX B Conversion Factors for Total, Standard, and Fork Lengths for Young-of-the-Year of Estuarine Species 292
Literature Cited 295
Index 335
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 343

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