East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project

Groundfish Atlas

The Groundfish Atlas consists of distribution maps for 99 groundfish species off the east coast of North America. The maps, derived from trawl survey data, were developed as part of the East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project (ECNASAP), a US/Canada data synthesis and mapping project concerned with living marine resources and their habitats. An annotated example map is available.

● A technical report based on the same data set, East Coast of North America Groundfish: Initial Explorations of Biogeography and Species Assemblages (Brown et al. 1996), is also available.

East Coast of North America Groundfish Fisheries

Since the Colonial era, groundfish (demersal finfishes) have supported substantial commercial fisheries along the entire continental shelf from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA, to the Labrador Shelf in Canada. A variety of fishes is targeted, mainly the cod family (Gadidae), such as Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and flatfishes, such as American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), and Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). The history of these fisheries is one of dramatic fluctuations in landings and stock abundances. Most groundfish stocks are now severely depleted, which has led to tight harvest restrictions and painful economic dislocation, particularly in New England, the Maritime Provinces, and Newfoundland.

Data Sources: US and Canadian Trawl Surveys

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) are the federal agencies responsible for marine fishery assessment and management in the USA and Canada. These agencies conduct large annual resource assessment trawl surveys for their stock assessments, and to help determine management objectives. The NMFS survey extends from Cape Hatteras to the US/Canadian border. DFO conducts surveys in four regional programs: the Bay of Fundy through the Scotian Shelf; the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence; the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence; and the west and south coasts of Newfoundland, Grand Banks, and Labrador Shelf. These are by far the most comprehensive sets of fishery-independent groundfish data available for the east coast of North America. Standard resource assessment trawl survey data were obtained from each source for 1970-94, although little sampling was conducted in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and off northern Labrador in the earlier years. Corrections were made to handle taxonomic errors and inconsistencies in species coding systems among the surveys, and the data sets were merged into a single file format (see Brown, et al., 1996 for details). No attempt was made to standardize the data for the possible effects of differing survey gear. The overall dataset contains 55,043 tows with 26,286,369 individuals from 412 species (including some aggregate groups).

Atlas Contents

Ninety-nine species maps (including four genus maps) are presented in this atlas. The study area extends from the coastline to beyond the continental shelf from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA (35° North latitude), to Cape Chidley, Labrador, Canada (61° North latitude). As described in annotations for an example map of Atlantic cod, these maps contain information on catch in numbers per tow, along with some basic analyses of temporal variability by five-year time blocks.

For More Information

The following individuals may be contacted for further information about this Atlas and ECNASAP. The data used to develop this Atlas cannot be obtained from this offering, but may be obtainable through special arrangements with the source agencies.

Stephen K. Brown, Ph.D. Research Analysis & Coordination Division Office of Science & Technology National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 USA (301) 713-2363 Stephen.K.Brown@noaa.gov

Robert N. O'Boyle, Manager Bedford Institute of Oceanography Department of Fisheries and Oceans PO Box 1006 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2 Canada (902) 426-7070 robert.oboyle@maritimes.dfo.ca

East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project

Project Overview

The East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project (ECNASAP) is a collaborative effort among several US and Canadian agencies. Initiated in 1991 by NOAA's Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division (SEA Division 1991), ECNASAP is designed to make maximum use of existing data, information, and knowledge by developing comprehensive information and map products concerning living resources, environmental characteristics, and anthropogenic impacts on the environment and its resources, for the estuaries and coastal ocean of the east coast of North America. Inshore and offshore case studies have been developed (Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee and SEA Division 1995); this Internet atlas, and a major technical report on groundfish biogeography (Brown et al. 1996), are products of the Offshore Case Study. The following major products are being completed. (see references)

Offshore Case Study Groundfish

❍ Database: merged data set containing all standard resource assessment trawl data from 1970 to 1994, from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA to Cape Chidley, Labrador, Canada.

❍ Database: Fishing effort, presently for Canadian waters over the period 1985-95. ❍ Report: East Coast of North America Groundfish: Initial Explorations of Biogeography

and Species Assemblages. ❍ Internet Atlas: Distribution maps for 99 groundfish species. (This product)

Seabirds ❍ Combined US and Canadian shipboard survey data from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to

Cape Chidley, Labrador. Temperature and Salinity

❍ Database: Merged data set from major Federal data repositories in the USA and Canada, extending from Florida to Labrador.

❍ Atlas: Climatological sea temperature and salinity atlas for the east coast of North America.

Bathymetry ❍ Isobaths: at 10-m depth intervals down to 100-m depth , and at 20-m intervals below 100

m. Sediments

❍ Sediment texture contours of the continental shelf between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

Inshore Case Study

Gulf of Maine Shellfish

❍ Databases: Classified molluscan shellfish beds from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, including harvest status, pollution sources, relative abundance of molluscan shellfish species; also data sets on molluscan shellfish aquaculture and landings, and restoration efforts.

❍ Report: Gulf of Maine Shellfish Register.

Desktop Information System Run-time Toolbook Application: user-friendly display and query system, covering major ECNASAP products.

Access to ECNASAP products can also be obtained through the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project

Overall Species List for ECNASAP Data Set

Occurs in Original Dataset

Codes for original data sets: NMFS=NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA; S-F=DFO Scotia-Fundy Region, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; SG=Southern Gulf Region, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; NG=DFO Northern Gulf Region, Mon Joli, Quebec, Canada; NFLD=DFO Newfoundland/Labrador Region, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

NMFS

Department of Fisheries and

Oceans, Canada

Scientific Name Common NameS-F

SG NG NFLD

Abudefduf saxatilis Sergeant major X

Acanthurus coeruleus Blue tang X

Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnosed sturgeon X

Acipenser oxyrhynchus Atlantic sturgeon X X

Aetobatus narinari Spotted eagle ray X

Agonus decagonus Atlantic sea poacher X X X X

Albula vulpes Bonefish X

Alepisaurus brevirostris Shortnosed lancetfish X X

Alepisaurus ferox Longnose lancetfish X X

Alepocephalus bairdii Baird's smoothhead X X

Aluterus heudeloti Dotterel filefish X

Aluterus monoceros Unicorn filefish X

Aluterus schoepfi Orange filefish X X X

Aluterus scriptus Scrawled filefish X

Ammodytes americanus American sandlance X

Ammodytes dubius Northern sand lance X X X X X

Anarhichas denticulatus Northern wolffish X X X X

Anarhichas lupus Atlantic wolffish X X X X X

Anarhichas minor Spotted wolffish X X X

Ancylopsetta dilecta Three-eye flounder X

Ancylopsetta quadrocellata Ocellated flounder X

Anguilla rostrata American eel X X X

Anoplogaster cornuta Ogrefish X X

Anotopterus pharao Daggertooth X X

Antennarius ocellatus Ocellated frogfish X

Antennarius radiosus Singlespot frogfish X

Anthias nicholsi Yellowfin bass X X

Antigonia capros Deepbody boarfish X

Antimora rostrata Blue hake X X X

Apeltes quadracus Fourspine sticklebac X

Aphanopus carbo Black scabbardfish X X

Apogon psrudomaculatus Twospot cardinalfish X

Apristurus laurussoni Apristurus laurussoni X

Apristurus profundorum Shark deepsea cat X X

Archosargus probatocephalus

Sheepshead X

Argentina silus Atlantic argentine X X X X X

Argentina striata Striated argentine X X X

Ariomma bondi Silver rag X

Ariomma melanum Brown driftfish X

Ariomma regulus Spotted driftfish X

Ariosoma balearicum Bandtooth conger X

Artediellus atlanticus Atlantic hookear sculpin X X X

Artediellus sp. Hookear sculpin uncl X X X X

Artediellus uncinatusSnowflake hookear sculpin

X X X X

Aspidophoroides monopterygius

Alligatorfish X X X X X

Aspidophoroides olriki Arctic alligatorfish X X X X

Astronesthes sp. Scaled dragonfish (ns) X

Astroscopus guttatus Northern stargazer X

Astroscopus y-graecum Southern stargazer X

Aulostomus maculatus Trumpetfish X

Bairdiella chrysura Silver perch X

Balistes capriscus Gray triggerfish X X

Balistes vetula Queen triggerfish X

Bathylagus benedicti Blacksmelt (ncn) X

Bathylagus euryops Goitre blacksmelt X X

Bathylagus sp. Deepsea smelt ncn X X

Bathytroctes sp. Black herring X

Bellator brachychir Shortfin searobin X

Bellator egretta Streamer searobin X

Bellator militaris Horned searobin X

Bembrops gobioides. .dnu Goby flathead X

Benthodesmus elongatus simonyi

Frostfish X X X

Boreogadus saida Arctic cod X X X X

Bothus lunatus Peacock flounder X

Bothus ocellatus Eyed flounder X X

Bothus robinsi Twospot flounder X

Brosme brosme Cusk X X X X

Calamus calamus Saucereye porgy X

Calamus leucosteus Whitebone porgy X

Calamus nodosus Knobbed porgy X

Callionymus agassizi Spotfin dragonet X X

Carapus bermudensis Pearlfish X

Careproctus longipinnis Longfin seasnail X X X

Careproctus ranula Seasnail ncn X X X

Careproctus reinhardi Sea tadpole X X X X

Careproctus sp. Seasnails (ns) X X X

Caristius groenlandicus Greenland manefish X

Caulolatilus chrysopsAtlantic goldeneye tilefish

X

Caulolatilus cyanops Blackline tilefish X

Caulolatilus microps Gray tilefish X

Caulolepis longidens Alfonsino (ncn) X

Centrolophus brittanicus Cornish blackfish X

Centrolophus medusophagus Brown ruff X

Centrolophus niger Black ruff X

Centropristis ocyurus Bank sea bass X

Centropristis philadelphica Rock sea bass X

Centropristis striata Black sea bass X

Centroscyllium fabricii Black dogfish X X X X X

Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese shark X X

Ceratias holboelli Deepsea angler X X X

Chaetodipterus faber Atlantic spadefish X

Chaetodon ocellatus Spotfin butterflyfish X X

Chaetodon sedentarius Reef butterflyfish X

Chauliodus sloani Viperfish X X X X

Chauliodus sp. Chauliodus sp. X

Chaunax pictus Red anglerfish X

Chaunax sp. Gaper (ncn) X

Chiasmodon niger Black swallower X X

Chilomycterus schoepfi Striped burrfish X

Chirolophus ascaniiYarrell's, warbonnet blenny

X

Chlorophthalmus agassizi Shortnose greeneye X X

Chlorophthalmus chalybeius. .dnu

Chlorophthalmus chalybeius

X

Chloroscombrus chrysurus Atlantic bumper X

Chromis enchrysurus Yellowtail reeffish X

Citharichthys arctifrons Gulf stream flounder X X

Citharichthys cornutus Horned whiff X

Citharichthys macrops Spotted whiff X

Citharichthys spilopterus Bay whiff X

Coelorhynchus carminatus Longnose grenadier X X

Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus

Saddled grenadier X X

Conger oceanicus Conger eel X X

Cookeolus boops Bulleye X X

Coryphaenoides rupestrisRock, roundnose grenadier

X X X X

Cottunculus micropes Polar sculpin X X X X

Cottunculus sp. Deep sea sculpin X X

Cottunculus thompsoni Pallid sculpin X X X X

Cryptacanthodes maculatus Wrymouth X X X X X

Cryptopsaras couesi Lesser deepsea angler X X X

Cubiceps athenae Bigeye cigarfish X

Cyclopsetta fimbriata Spotfin flounder X X

Cyclopteropsis macalpini Arctic lumpfish X X

Cyclopterus lumpus Lumpfish X X X X X

Cyclothone microdon Veiled anglemouth X X

Cynoscion regalis Weakfish X X

Cyttopsis roseus Red dory X X

dactylopterus volitans Flying gurnard X X

Dasyatis americanus Southern stingray X

Dasyatis centroura Roughtail stingray X X

Dasyatis sayi Bluntnose stingray X

Decapterus macarellus Mackerel scad X X X

Decapterus punctatus Round scad X

Derichthys serpentinus Neck eel X

Dibranchus atlanticus Atlantic batfish X X X

Diodon holocanthus Balloonfish X

Diodon hystrix Porcupinefish X

Diplectrum bivittatum Dwarf sand perch X

Diplectrum formosum Sand perch X

Diplodus argenteus Silver porgy X

Diplodus holbrooki Spottail pinfish X

Diretmus argenteus Spinyfin X X

Enchelyopus cimbrius Fourbeard rockling X X X X X

Epinephelus morio Red grouper X X

Epinephelus nigritus Warsaw grouper X

Epinephelus niveatus Snowy grouper X X

Equetus lanceolatus Jackknife-fish X

Equetus umbrosus Cubbyu X

Etmopterus princeps Rough sagre X X X

Etropus crossotus Fringed flounder X

Etropus microstomus Smallmouth flounder X X

Eumesogrammus praecisus 4-line snake blenny X X X X

Eumicrotremus derjugini Leatherfin lumpsucker X X X

Eumicrotremus sp. Lumpfish (ns) X

Eumicrotremus spinosusAtlantic spiny lumpsucker

X X X X X

Eumicrotremus spinosus variablilis

Spiny lumpsucker X X

Eurypharynx pelecanoides Pelican gulper X

Fistularia tabacaria Bluespotted cornetfish X X

Fistularia villosa Red cornetfish X

Gadus morhua Atlantic cod X X X X X

Gadus ogac Greenland cod X X X X

Gaidropsarus argentatus Silver rockling X X

Gaidropsarus ensis Threebeard rockling X X X X

Gaidropsarus sp. Rocklings (ns) X X X X

Gasterosteus aculeatus Threespine stickleback X X X X X

Gastropsetta frontalis Shrimp flounder X

Gephyroberyx darwini Big roughy X

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Witch flounder X X X X X

Gnathagnus egregius Freckled stargazer X

Gobiosoma bosci Naked goby X

Gonostoma elongatum Longtooth anglemouth X X X

Grammatostomias dentatus Torpedo dragonfish X

Gymnachirus melas Naked sole X

Gymnelis viridis Fishdoctor X X X X

Gymnocanthus tricuspis Arctic staghorn sculpin X X X X

Gymnothorax moringa Spotted moray X

Gymnothorax nigromarginatus

Blackedge moray X

Gymnura altavela Spiny butterfly ray X

Gymnura micrura Smooth butterfly ray X

Haemulon aurolineatum Tomtate X

Haemulon plumieri White grunt X

Haemulon striatum Striped grunt X

Halargyreus affinis Dainty mora X

Halargyreus johnsonii Mora (ncn) X

Halichoeres bivittatus Slippery dick X

Halieutichthys aculeatus Pancake batfish X

Harriotta raleighana Longnose chimera X X

Helicolenus dactylopterus Blackbelly rosefish X X X X

Hemanthias vivanus Red barbier X

Hemitripterus americanus Sea raven X X X X X

Himantolophus groenlandicus

Atlantic footballfish X X

Hippocampus erectus Lined seahorse X X

Hippoglossoides platessoides American plaice X X X X X

Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut X X X X X

Holacanthus bermudensis Blue angelfish X X

Holacanthus ciliaris Queen angelfish X

Holocentrus ascensionis Squirrelfish X

Holocentrus rufus Longspine squirrelfish X

Homarus americanus American lobster X X X X

Hoplostethus mediterraneus Blackmouthed alfonsin X

Howella sherborni Sherborn's cardinalfish X X X

Hydrolagus affinis Deepwater chimera X X

Hyperoglyphe perciformis Barrelfish X X

Icelus bicornis Twohorn sculpin X X X

Icelus sp. Twohorn sculpin (ns) X

Icelus spatula Spatulate sculpin X X X X

Idiacanthus fasciola Ribbon sawtailfish X X

Illex illecebrosus Shortfin squid X X X X X

Kyphosus sectatrix Bermuda chub X

Lachnolaimus maximus Hogfish X

Lactophrys polygonia Honeycomb cowfish X

lactophrys quadricornis Scrawled cowfish X

Lactophrys trigonus Trunkfish X

Laemonema barbatulum Smallscale mora X X

Lagocephalus laevigatus Smooth puffer X

Lagocephalus lagocephalus Oceanic puffer X

Lagodon rhomboides Pinfish X

Larimus fasciatus Banded drum X

Leiostomus xanthurus Spot X

Lepidion eques Largeye lepidion X

Lepophidium cervinum Fawn cusk-eel X X X

Lepophidium jeannae Mottled cusk-eel X

Leptoclinus maculatus Blenny (ncn) X

Limanda ferruginea Yellowtail flounder X X X X X

Liopsetta putnami Smooth flounder X

Liparis (all) Seasnails (created)

Liparis atlanticus Seasnail X X X X X

Liparis coheni Gulf sea snail X X

Liparis fabricii Gelatinous snailfish X X X X

Liparis gibbus Dusky snailfish X X X X

Liparis inquilinus Inquiline snailfish X

Liparis liparis Striped seasnail X X X X

Liparis sp. Seasnails (ns) X X X X

Liparis tunicatus Greenland snailfish X X X X

Lipogenys gillii Backfin tapirfish X X

Lophius americanus Goosefish X X X X X

Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

Tilefish X X

Lumpenus fabricii Slender eelblenny X X X X

Lumpenus lumpretaeformes Snake blenny X X X X X

Lumpenus maculatus Daubed shanny X X X X X

Lumpenus medius Stout eelblenny X X X X

Lutjanus campechanus Red snapper X

Lutjanus synagris Lane snapper X

Lutjanus vivanus Silk snapper X

Lycenchelys kolthoffi Kolthoff's wolfeel X

Lycenchelys paxillus Common wolf eel X X X

Lycenchelys sarsi Sar's wolf eel X

Lycenchelys sp. Wolf eel (ns) X

Lycenchelys verrillii Wolf eelpout X X X X X

Lycodes (all) Eelpouts (created)

Lycodes atlanticus Atlantic eelpout X X X

Lycodes atratus Eelpout (ncn) X

Lycodes esmarki Vachon's eelpout X X X X

Lycodes eudipleurostictus Eelpout (ncn) X

Lycodes frigidus Eelpout (ncn) X

Lycodes lavalaei Laval's eelpout X X X X

Lycodes pallidus Pale eelpout X X X X

Lycodes polaris Polar eelpout X X X

Lycodes reticulatus Arctic eelpout X X X X X

Lycodes sp. Eelpouts (ns) X X X X

Lycodes terraenova Newfoundland eelpout X X X

Lycodes vahlii Vahl's, checker eelpout X X X X

Lycodonus mirabilis Eelpout (ncn) X

Macrourus aequalis Grenadier (ncn) X

Macrourus berglax Rough head grenadier X X X

Macrozoarces americanus Ocean pout X X X X X

Malacocephalus occidentalis Straptail grenadier X

Megalops atlanticus Tarpon X

Melanogrammus aegelfinus yy

HaddockYy X

Melanogrammus aeglefinus Haddock X X X X X

Melanostigma atlanticum Atlantic soft pout X X X X X

Melanostomias spilorhynchus Bluenose dragonfish X

Menticirrhus americanus Southern kingfish X

Menticirrhus saxatilis Northern kingfish X

Merluccius albidus Offshore hake X X X

Merluccius bilinearis Silver hake X X X X X

Microgadus tomcod Atlantic tomcod X X

Micromesistius poutassou Blue whiting X X X

Micropogon undulatus Atlantic croaker X

Molva dypterygia Blue ling X X

Molva molva European ling X X

Monacanthus ciliatus Fringed filefish X X

Monacanthus hispidus Planehead filefish X X X

Monolene sessilicauda Deepwater flounder X X

Morone saxatilis Striped bass X

Mullus auratus Red goatfish X X

Mustelus canis Smooth dogfish X X X

Mycteroperca bonaci Black grouper X

Mycteroperca interstitialis Yellowmouth grouper X

Mycteroperca microlepis Gag X

Mycteroperca phenax Scamp X

Myliobatis freminvillei Bullnose ray X

Myoxocephalus aenaeus Grubby X X X X

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

Longhorn sculpin X X X X X

Myoxocephalus quadricornis Fourhorn sculpin X X X

Myoxocephalus scorpioides Arctic sculpin X X X X

Myoxocephalus scorpius Shorthorn sculpin X X X X X

Myoxocephalus sp. Ribbed sculpin X X

Myripristis jacobus Blackbar soldierfish X

Mystriophis intertinctus Spotted spoon-nose eel X

Myxine glutinosa Atlantic hagfish X X X X X

Nansenia groenlandica Large-eyed argentine X X

Narcine brasiliensis Lesser electric ray X

Nematonurus armatus Armoured grenadier X X

Nemichthys scolopaceus Slender snipe eel X X X

Neomerinthe hemingwayi Spinycheek scorpionfish X

Nessorhamphus ingolfianus Duckbill oceanic eel X X

Nezumia bairdi Marlin-spike X X X X X

Nezumia hildebrabdi Grenadier NCN X

Nicholsina usta Emerald parrotfish X

Notocanthus chemnitzi Large scale tapirfish X X X

Notolepis rissoi White barracudina X X X X

Notolepis rissoi kroyeri White barracudina X X

Ocyurus chrysurus Yellowtail snapper X

Odontaspis taurus Sand tiger X X

Ogcocephalus nasutus Shortnose batfish X

Ogcocephalus parvus Roughback batfish X

Ogcocephalus vespertilio Longnose batfish X

Omochelys cruentifer Snake eel X

Ophichthus cruentifer Margined snake eel X

Ophichthus ocellatus Palespotted eel X

Ophidion beani Longnose cusk-eel X

Ophidion grayi Blotched cusk-eel X

Ophidion holbrooki Bank cusk-eel X

Opsanus tau Oyster toadfish X

Orthopristis chrysoptera Pigfish X

Ostichthys trachypomus Bigeye soldierfish X

Otophidium omostigmum Polka-dot cusk-eel X

Pagrus sedecim Red porgy X

Parablennius marmoreus Seaweed blenny X

Paralepis + Barracudinas (created)

Paralepis atlantica Duckbill barracudina X

Paralepis brevis Short barracudina X X

Paralepis coregonoides Barracudina ncn X X X X X

Paralepis sp. Barracudinas (ns) X X X

Paralichthys dentatus Summer flounder X X

Paralichthys lethostigma Southern flounder X

Paralichthys oblongus Fourspot flounder X X X

Paralichthys squamilentus Broad flounder X

Paraliparis calidus Seasnail X

Paraliparis copei Blacksnout seasnail X X X

Parasudis truculenta Longnose greeneye X X X

Peprilus triacanthus Butterfish X X X X

Peristedion gracile Slender searobin X

Peristedion miniatum Armored searobin X X

Petromyzon marinus Sea lamprey X X X X X

Phocaegadus megalops Gadoid NCN X

Pholis fasciata Banded gunnel X X

Pholis gunnellus Rock gunnel X X X X

Physiculus fulvus Hakeling X

Pisoodonophis cruentifer Snake eel X

Pleuronectidae sp Righteye flounder uncl X X X

Pollachius virens Pollock X X X X X

Polycanthonotus rissoanus Shortspine tapirfish X X

Polymixia lowei Beardfish X X X

Polymixia nobilis Stout beardfish X X

Pontinus longispinis Longspine scorpionfish X

Porichthys porosissimus Atlantic midshipman X

Priacanthus arenatus Bigeye X

Priondius carolinusNorthern, common searobin

X

Prionotus alatus Spiny searobin X

Prionotus carolinus Northern searobin X X

Prionotus evolans Striped searobin X X X

Prionotus ophryas Bandtail searobin X

Prionotus paralatus Gulf searobin X

Prionotus roseus Bluespotted searobin X

Prionotus salmonicolor Blackwing searobin X

Prionotus scitulus Leopard searobin X

Prionotus stearnsi Shortwing searobin X

Prionotus tribulus Bighead searobin X

Pristigenys alta Short bigeye X

Pristipomoides aquilonaris Wenchman X

Prognathodes aculeatus Longsnout butterflyfish X

Pronotogrammus aureorubens

Streamer bass X

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Winter flounder X X X X X

Pseudupeneus maculatus Spotted goatfish X

Pungitius pungitius Ninespine stickleback X

Raja eglanteria Clearnose skate X X

Raja erinacea Little skate X X X X

Raja fyllae Round skate X X X

Raja garmani Rosette skate X X

Raja hyperborea Arctic skate X X

Raja jenseni Jensen's skate X X X

Raja laevis Barndoor skate X X X X X

Raja lentiginos Freckled skate X

Raja lintea White skate X X

Raja mollis Soft skate X X X

Raja ocellata Winter skate X X X X X

Raja radiata Thorny skate X X X X X

Raja senta Smooth skate X X X X X

Raja spinicauda Spinytail skate X X X

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland halibut X X X X X

Rhinochimera atlantica Knifenose chimera X X

Rhinoptera bonasus Cownose ray X

Rhomboplites aurorubens Vermilion snapper X

Rissola marginata Striped cusk-eel X

Rypticus bistrispinus Freckled soapfish X

Rypticus subbifrenatus Spotted soapfish X

Scopelogadus beanii Beans blueback X

Scopelosaurus lepidus S. Lepidus X

Scopelosaurus sp. Scopelosaurus (ns) X

Scophthalmus aquosus Windowpane X X X X X

Scorpaena agassizi Longfin scorpionfish X

Scorpaena brasiliensis Barbfish X

Scorpaena calcarata Smoothhead scorpionfish X

Scyliorhinus retifer Chain dogfish X

Sebastes (all) Redfishes (created)

Sebastes fasciatus Acadian redfish X X

Sebastes marinus Golden redfish X X X

Sebastes mentella Deepwater redfish X X X

Sebastes sp. Redfishes (ns) X X X X

Sebastes sp. Small redfish X X

Sebastes sp. Large redfish X

Selar crumenopthalmus Bigeye scad X X

Selene setapinnis Atlantic moonfish X

Selene vomer Lookdown X X

Serranus atrobranchus Blackear bass X

Serranus phoebe Tattler X

Serrivomer beani Stout sawpalate X X X

Serrivomer brevidentatus S. Brevidentatus X

Simenchelys parasiticus Slime eel X X X

Sphoeroides dorsalis Marbled puffer X

Sphoeroides maculatus Northern puffer X X X

Sphoeroides nephelus Southern puffer X

Sphoeroides spengleri Bandtail puffer X

Sphyraena borealis Northern sennet X

Squalus acanthias Spiny dogfish X X X X X

Squatina dumerili Atlantic angel shark X X

Stenotomus caprinus. .dnu Longspine porgy X

Stenotomus chrysops Scup X X

Stichaeus punctatus Arctic shanny X X

Stomias (boa) ferox Boa dragonfish X X X

Stromateidae sp. Butterfish uncl X X X X

Syacium micrurum Channel flounder X

Syacium papillosum Dusky flounder X

Symphurus civitatus Offshore tonguefish X

Symphurus diomedianus Spottedfin tonguefish X

Symphurus marginatus Slender tonguefish X X

Symphurus plagiusa Blackcheek tonguefish X

Symphurus pusillus Northern tonguefish X

Symphurus urospilus Spottail tonguefish X

Synagrops bella Blackmouth bass X

Synagrops bella. .dnu Blackmouth bass X

Synagrops spinosa Synagrops spinosa X

Synaphobranchus kaupi Longnose eel X X

Synaphobranchus kaupi Slatjaw cutthroat eel X

Syngnathus fuscus Northern pipefish X

Synodus foetens Inshore lizardfish X

Synodus intermedius Sand diver X

Synodus poeyi Offshore lizardfish X

Synodus synodus Red lizardfish X

Tautoga onitis Tautog X X

Tautogolabrus adspersus Cunner X X X X

Torpedo nobiliana Atlantic torpedo X X

Trachinocephalus myops Snakefish X

Trachinotus carolinus Common pompano X

Trachurus lathami Rough scad X

Trachurus lathami. .dnu Rough scad X

Trachyrhynchus murrayi Roughnose grenadier X X X

Trichiurus lepturus Atlantic cutlassfish X

Triglops murrayi Moustache sculpin X X X X X

Triglops nybelini Bigeye sculpin X X X

Triglops pingeli Ribbed sculpin X X

Triglops sp. Mailed sculpins (ns) X X

Trigonolampa miriceps Threelight dragonfish X

Trisopterus esmarki Norway pout X

Ulvaria subbifurcata Radiated shanny X X X X X

Upeneus parvus Dwarf goatfish X

Urophycis chesteri Longfin hake X X X X X

Urophycis chuss Red hake X X X X X

Urophycis earlli Carolina hake X

Urophycis floridanus Southern hake X

Urophycis regius Spotted hake X X X

Urophycis tenuis White hake X X X X X

Ventrifossa occidentalisAmerican straptail grenadier

X

Xenodermichthys copei Atlantic gymnast X X

Zenopsis conchifera Buckler dory X X

Zenopsis ocellata John dory X

Conocara salmonea Slickhead X

Epigonus denticulatus E. denticulatus X

Epigonus pandionis Epigonus pandionis X X

Eucinostomus gula Silver jenny X

Hemipteronotus novacula Pearly razorfish X

Kathetostoma albigutta Lancer stargazer X

Lebbeus groenlandicus Spiny lebbeid X

Parahollardia lineata Jambeau X

Promethichthys prometheus Conejo X

Uraleptus maraldi Uraleptus maraldi X

Argyropelecus aculeatus Silver hatchetfish X X

Ceratoscopelus maderensis Horned lanternfish X X X

Diaphus dumerilii Headlight fish X X

Gonichthys coccoi Cocco's lanternfish X

Gonostoma atlanticum Gonostoma atlanticum X

Hygophum taaningi Hygophum taaningi X X

Malacosteus niger Lightless loosejaw X X

Maurolicus muelleri Pearlsides X X X

Maurolicus pennanti. .dnu Pearlsides X

Myctophidae Lanternfishes (ns) X X

Myctophum humboldti Humboldts lanternfish X

Myctophum punctatum Spotted lanternfish X X

Nealotus tripes Black snake mackerel X

Notoscopelus elongatus kroyerii

Kroyer's lanternfish X X

Notoscopelus sp. Common lanternfish (ns) X X

Polyipnus asteroides Hatchetfish X X

Polyipnus asteroides P. Asteroides X

Polymetme corythaeola Polymetme corytheola X

Sternoptyx diaphana Transparent hatchetfish X

symbolophorus veranyi Largescale lanternfish X X

Ablennes hians Flat needlefish X

Alectis crinitus African pompano X

Alopias vulpinus Thresher shark X

Alosa aestivalis Blueback herring X X

Alosa mediocris Hickory shad X

Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife X X X X X

Alosa sapidissima American shad X X X X X

Anchoa hepsetus Striped anchovy X X

Anchoa lyolepis Dusky anchovy X

Anchoa mitchilli Bay anchovy X

Anchoa nasuta Longnose anchovy X

Brama brama Atlantic pomfret X

Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic menhaden X X

Canthidermis sufflamen Ocean triggerfish X

Caranx bartholomaei Yellow jack X

Caranx crysos Blue runner X X

Caranx hippos Crevalle jack X

Caranx latus Horse-eye jack X

Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose shark X

Carcharhinus longimanus Whitetip shark X

Carcharhinus milberti Sandbar shark X

Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark X X

Carcharodon carcharias White shark X

Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark X X X X

Clupea harengus Atlantic herring X X X X X

Coryphaena hippurus Dolphin X X

Cypselurus cyanopterus Margined flyingfish X

Cypselurus melanurus Atlantic flyingfish X

Dasyatis violacea Pelagic stingray X

Echeneis naucrates Sharksucker X

Engraulis eurystole Silver anchovy X

Etrumeus teres Round herring X X X

Euthynnus alletteratus Little tunny X

Histrio histrio Sargassumfish X X

Hyporhamphus unifasciatus Halfbeak X X

Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako X X X

Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack tuna X

Lamna nasus Porbeagle shark X X

Lampris guttatus Opah X

Lepidocybium flavobrunneum Escolar X X

Macrorhamphosus scolopax Longspine snipefish X

Mallotus villosus Capelin X X X X X

Manta birostris Atlantic manta X X

Menidia menidia Atlantic silverside X X X

Mola mola Ocean sunfish X

Naucrates ductor Pilotfish X X

Nomeus gronovii Man-of-war fish X

Opisthonema oglinum Atlantic thread herring X

Osmerus mordax Rainbow smelt X X X X

Pomatomus saltatrix Bluefish X X

Prionace glauca Blue shark X X X

Rachycentron canadum Cobia X

Remora brachyptera Spearfish remora X

Remora remora Remora X X

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Atlantic sharpnose shark X X

Ruvettus pretiosus Oilfish X

salmo salar Atlantic salmon X X X X

Salvelinus alpinus Arctic char X

Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout X

Sarda orientalis Striped bonito X

Sarda sarda Atlantic bonito X X

Sardinella anchovia Spanish sardine X

Scomber japonicus Chub mackerel X X

Scomber scombrus Atlantic mackerel X X X X X

Scomberesox saurus Atlantic saury X X X X X

Scomberomorus cavalla King mackerel X X

Scomberomorus maculatus Spanish mackerel X X

Selene setapinnis Atlantic moonfish X

Seriola dumerili Greater amberjack X

Seriola rivoliana Almaco jack X

Seriola zonata Banded rudderfish X X

Somniosus microcephalus Greenland shark X X X

Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead X

Sphyrna zygaena Sm. Hammerhead shark X

Taractichthys longipinnis Bigscale pomfret X

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Spotted tinselfish X

Xiphias gladius Swordfish X X

Xiphias gladius. .dnu Swordfish X

East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project

Groundfish Atlas: Maps

East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project: Groundfish Atlas

Map Number Species Common Name Species Scientific Name

1Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides monopterygius

2 American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides

3 Arctic cod Boreogadus saida

4 Armored searobin Peristedion miniatum

5 Atlantic angel shark Squatina dumerili

6 Atlantic argentine Argentina silus

7 Atlantic cod Gadus morhua

8 Atlantic hagfish Myxine glutinosa

9 Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus

10 Atlantic sea poacher Agonus decagonus

11 Atlantic soft pout Melanostigma atlanticum

12 Atlantic spiny lumpsucker Eumicrotremus spinosus

13 Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus

14 Barracudinas (created) Paralepis +

15 Beardfish Polymixia lowei

16 Black dogfish Centroscyllium fabricii

17 Black sea bass Centropristis striata

18 Blackbelly rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus

19 Blue hake Antimora rostrata

20 Boa dragonfish Stomias boa ferox

21 Buckler dory Zenopsis conchifera

22 Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus

23 Chain dogfish Scyliorhinus retifer

24 Clearnose skate Raja eglanteria

25 Conger eel Conger oceanicus

26 Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus

27 Cusk Brosme brosme

28 Daubed shanny Lumpenus maculatus

29 Eelpouts (created) Lycodes spp.

30 Fawn cusk-eel Lepophidium cervinum

31 Fourbeard rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius

32 4-line snake blenny Eumesogrammus praecisus

33 Fourspot flounder Paralichthys oblongus

34 Goosefish (Angler) Lophius americanus

35 Greenland cod Gadus ogac

36 Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

37 Gulf stream flounder Citharichthys arctifrons

38 Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

39 Hookear sculpin uncl Artediellus spp

40 Large scale tapirfish Notocanthus chemnitzi

41 Little skate Raja erinacea

42 Longfin hake Urophycis chesteri

43 Longhorn sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

44 Longnose eel (Slatjaw cutthroat eel) Synaphobranchus kaupi

45 Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus

46 Mailed sculpins (ns) Triglops spp.

47 Marlin-spike Nezumia bairdi

48 Moustache (Mailed) sculpin Triglops murrayi

49 Northern (Common) searobin Priondius carolinus

50 Northern sand lance Ammodytes dubius

51 Northern wolffish Anarhichas denticulatus

52 Ocean pout Macrozoarces americanus

53 Offshore hake Merluccius albidus

54 Planehead filefish Monacanthus hispidus

55 Polar sculpin Cottunculus micropes

56 Pollock Pollachius virens

57 Radiated shanny Ulvaria subbifurcata

58 Red hake Urophycis chuss

59 Redfishes (created) Sebastes spp.

60 Rock (Roundnose) grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris

61 Rosette skate Raja garmani

62 Rough head grenadier Macrourus berglax

63 Rough scad Trachurus lathami

64 Roughnose grenadier Trachyrhynchus murrayi

65 Round scad Decapterus punctatus

66 Round skate Raja fyllae

67 Scup Stenotomus chrysops

68 Sea raven Hemitripterus americanus

69 Seasnails (created) Liparis spp.

70 Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus

71 Shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius

72 Shortnose greeneye Chlorophthalmus agassizi

73 Silver hake Merluccius bilinearis

74 Slender snipe eel Nemichthys scolopaceus

75 Smallmouth flounder Etropus microstomus

76 Smooth dogfish Mustelus canis

77 Smooth skate Raja senta

78 Snake blenny Lumpenus lumpretaeformes

79 Snowflake hookear sculpin Artediellus uncinatus

80 Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias

81 Spiny lumpsucker Eumicrotremus spinosus variablilis

82 Spinytail skate Raja spinicauda

83 Spotted hake Urophycis regius

84 Spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor

85 Stout sawpalate Serrivomer beani

86 Striped searobin Prionotus evolans

87 Summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus

88 Thorny skate Raja radiata

89 Threebeard rockling Gaidropsarus ensis

90 Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus

91 Viperfish Chauliodus sloani

92 White hake Urophycis tenuis

93 Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus

94 Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus

95 Winter skate Raja ocellata

96 Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

97 Wolf eelpout Lycenchelys verrillii

98 Wrymouth Cryptacanthodes maculatus

99 Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea

East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project

Groundfish Atlas: References

● SEA Division. 1991. Prospectus: East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project. Rockville, MD: Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration. 17 pp.

● Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee and SEA Division. 1995. Pilot project plans: East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project. Halifax, NS: Atlantic Coastal

Zone Information Steering Committee, and Silver Spring, MD: Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 53 pp.

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Howell, M. Sinclair, and M. Monaco. 1996. East coast of North America groundfish: initial explorations of biogeography and species assemblages. Silver Spring, MD: Strategic

Environmental Assessments Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Dartmouth, NS: Marine Fish Division, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 102 pp.