Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. Latin Name Common Name Found? 1 Petromyzon marinus sea lamprey 2 Ginglymostoma cirratum nurse shark 3 Carcharias taurus sand tiger 4 Alopias vulpinus thresher shark 5 Cetorhinus maximus basking shark 6 Carcharodon carcharias white shark 7 Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako 8 Lamna nasus porbeagle 9 Scyliorinus retifer chain dogfish 10 Carcharhinus obscurus dusky shark 11 Carcharhinus plumbeus sandbar shark 12 Galeocerdo cuvier tiger shark 13 Prionace glauca blue shark 14 Mustelus canis smooth dogfish 15 Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead 16 Sphyrna tiburo bonnethead 17 Sphyrna zygaena smooth hammerhead 18 Squalus acanthias spiny dogfish 19 Squatina dumerili atlantic angel shark 20 Torpedo nobiliana atlantic torpedo ray 21 Amblyraja radiata thorny skate 22 Diterus laevis barndoor skate 23 Leucoraja erinacea little skate 24 Leucoraja garmani rosette skate 25 Leucoraja ocellata winter skate 26 Malacoraja senta smooth skate 27 Raja eglanteria clearnose skate 28 Dasyatis centroura roughtail stingray 29 Gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 30 Manta birostris manta 31 Mobula hypostoma devil ray 32 Myliobatis ferminvellei bullnose ray 33 Rhinoptera bonaus cownose ray Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 34 Acipenser breviostrum shortnose sturgeon 35 Acipenser oxyrhynchus atlantic sturgeon 36 Elops saurus ladyfish 37 Megalops atlanticus tarpon 38 Albula vulpes bonefish 39 Anguilla rostrata american eel 40 Nemichthys scolopaceus atlantic snipe eel 41 Conger oceanicus conger eel 42 Alosa aestivalis blueback herring 43 Alosa mediocris hickory shad 44 Alosa pseudoharengus alewife 45 Alosa sapidissima american shad 46 Brevoortia tyrannus atlantic menhaden 47 Clupea harengus atlantic herring 48 Dorsoma cepedianum gizzard shad 49 Etrumeus teres round herring 50 Opisthonema oglinum atlantic thread herring 51 Sardinella aurita spanish sardine 52 Anchoa hepsetus striped anchovy 53 Anchoa mitchilli bay anchovy 54 Engraulis eurystole silver anchovy 55 Arius felis hardhead catfish 56 Bagre marinus gafftop catfish 57 Osmerus mordax rainbow smelt 58 Argentina silus argentine, herring smelt 59 Salmo salar atlantic salmon 60 Salmo trutta brown trout 61 Salmo fontinalis brook trout 62 Synodus foetens inshore lizardfish 63 Alepisaurus ferox longnose lancetfish 64 Benthosema sp. lanternfish 65 Lampris guttatus opah 66 Lepophidium profundorum fawn cusk-eel 67 Ophidion marginatum striped cusk-eel Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 68 Enchelyopus cimbrius fourbeard rockling 69 Urophycis chuss red hake 70 Urophycis regia spotted hake 71 Urophycis tenuis white hake 72 Merluccius bilinearis silver hake 73 Brosme brosme cusk 74 Gadus morhua atlantic cod 75 Melanogrammus aeglefinus haddock 76 Mircogadus tomcod atlantic tomcod 77 Nezumia bairdii common grenadier, rat-tail 78 Pollachius virens pollock 79 Opsanus tau oyster toadfish 80 Lophius americanus american goosefish 81 Histrio histrio sargassum frogfish 82 Dibranchus atlanticus atlantic batfish 83 Menidia beryllina inland silverside 84 Menidia menidia atlantic silverside 85 Ablennes hians flat needlefish 86 Strongylura marina atlantic needlefish 87 Tylosurus crocodilus houndfish 88 Scomberesox saurus atlantic saury 89 Cypselurus furcatus spotfin flyingfish 90 Parexocoetus brachypterus sailfin flyingfish 91 Pronichthys gibbifrons bluntnose flyingfish 92 Exocoetus obtusirostris oceanic 2-winged flyingfish 93 Euleptorhamphus velox flying halfbeak 94 Hyporhamphus unifasciatus silverstripe halfbeak 95 Hemiramphus brasiliensis ballyhoo 96 Cyprionodon variegatus sheepshead minnow 97 Fundulus diaphanus banded killifish 98 Fundulus heteroclitus mummichog 99 Fundulus luciae spotfin killifish 100 Fundulus majalis striped killifish 101 Lucania parva rainwater killifish Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 102 Holocentrus abscensionis squirrelfish 103 Holocentrus vexillarius dusky squirrelfish 104 Zenopsis chonchifer buckler dory 105 Antigonia capros deepbody boarfish 106 Apeltes quadracus fourspine stickleback 107 Gasterosteus aculeatus threespine stickleback 108 Gasterosteus wheatlandi blackspotted stickleback 109 Pungitius pungitius ninespine stickleback 110 Hippocampus erectus lined seahorse 111 Syngnathus fuscus northern pipefish 112 Fistularia tabacaria bluespotted cornetfish 113 Macroramphosus scolopax longspine snipefish 114 Dactylopterus volitans flying gurnard 115 Helicolenus dactylopterus blackbelly rosefish 116 Sebastes norvegicus golden redfish 117 Peristedion miniatum armored searobin 118 Prionotus carolinus northern searobin 119 Prionotus evolans striped searobin 120 Myoxocephalus aenaeus grubby 121 Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus longhorn sculpin 122 Myoxocephalus scorpius shorthorn sculpin 123 Hemitripterus americanus sea raven 124 Aspidophoroides monopterygius alligatorfish 125 Cyclopterus lumpus lumpfish 126 Liparis atlanticus atlantic seasnail 127 Liparis liparis striped seasnail 128 Morone americana white perch 129 Morone saxatilis striped bass 130 Centropristis philadelphica rock sea bass 131 Centropristis striata black sea bass 132 Epinephelus niveatus snowy grouper 133 Rypticus bistrispinus freckled soapfish 134 Priacanthus arenatus bigeye 135 Priacanthus cruentatus glasseye snapper Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 136 Pristigenys alta short bigeye 137 Apogon imbrebis king of the mullets 138 Caulolatilus microps blueline tilefish 139 Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps tilefish 140 Pomatomus saltatrix bluefish 141 Rachycentron canadum cobia 142 Echeneis naucrates sharksucker 143 Echeneis neucratoides whitefin sharksucker 144 Remora brachyptera spearfish remora 145 Remora osteochir marlin sucker 146 Remora remora remora 147 Alectis crinitus african pompano 148 Caranx bartholomaei yellow jack 149 Caranx crysos blue runner 150 Caranx hippos crevalle jack 151 Decapterus marcarellus mackerel scad 152 Decapterus punctatus round scad 153 Naucrates ductor pilotfish 154 Oligoplites saurus leatherjack 155 Selar Crumenophthalmus bigeye scad 156 Selene setapinnis atlantic moonfish 157 Selene vomer lookdown 158 Seriola lalandei yellowtail 159 Seriola zonata banded rudderfish 160 Trachinoptus carolinus florida pompano 161 Trachinotus falcatus permit 162 Trachurus lathami rough scad 163 Coryphaena hippurus dolphin 164 Lutjanus analis mutton snapper 165 Lutjanus campechanus red snapper 166 Lutjanus griseus gray snapper 167 Lobotes surinamensis tripletail 168 Eucinostomus argenteus spotfin mojarra 169 Eucinstomus gula silver jenny Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 170 Archosargus probatocephalus sheepshead 171 Calamus bajonado jolthead porgy 172 Lagodon rhomboides pinfish 173 Stenotomus chrysops scup 174 Bairdiella chrysoura silver perch 175 Cynoscion regalis weakfish 176 Leiostomus xanthurus spot 177 Menticirrhus saxatilis northern kingfish 178 Micropogonias undulatus atlantic croaker 179 Pogonias cromis black drum 180 Mullus auratus red goatfish 181 Pseudupeneus maculatus spotted goatfish 182 Upeneus parvus dwarf goatfish 183 Kyphosus sectatrix bermuda chub 184 Abudefduf saxatilis sargent major 185 Pomacentrus leucostictus beaugregory 186 Pomacentrus partitus bicolor damselfish 187 Tautoga onitis tautog 188 Tautogolabrus adspersus cunner 189 Mugil cephalus striped mullet 190 Mugil curema white mullet 191 Chaetodon capistratus foureye butterflyfish 192 Chaetodon ocellatus spotfin butterflyfish 193 Chaetodon striatus banded butterflyfish 194 Lycenchelys verrilli wolf eelpout 195 Lycodes reticulatus arctic eelpout 196 Macrozoarces americanus ocean pout 197 Ulvaria subbifurcata radiated shanny 198 Cryptacanthodes maculatus wrymouth 199 Pholis gunnellus rock gunner 200 Anarhichas lupus atlantic wolffish 201 Ammodytes americanus american sand lance 202 Ammodytes dubius northern sand lance 203 Astroscopus guttatus northern stargazer Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 204 Gobionellus boleosoma darter goby 205 Gobiosoma bosc naked goby 206 Gobiosoma ginsburgi seaboard goby 207 Chaetodipterus faber atlantic spadefish 208 Acanthurus chirurgus doctorfish 209 Sphyraena barracuda great barracuda 210 Sphyraena borealis northern sennet 211 Sphyraena guachancho guaguanche 212 Trichiurus lepturus atlantic cutlassfish 213 Auxis thazard frigate mackerel 214 Euthynnus alletteratus little tunny 215 Katsuwonus pelamis skipjack tuna 216 Sarda sarda atlantic bonito 217 Scomber colias atlantic chub mackerel 218 Scomber scombrus atlantic mackerel 219 Scomberomorus maculatus spanish mackerel 220 Scomberomorus regalis cero 221 Thunnus alalunga albacore 222 Thunnus albacares yellowfin tuna 223 Thunnus obesus bigeye tuna 224 Thunnus Thynnus atlantic bluefin tuna 225 Xiphias gladius swordfish 226 Makaira nigricans blue marlin 227 Tetrapturus albidus white marlin 228 Centrolophus niger black ruff 229 Hyperoglyphe perciformis barrelfish 230 Nomeus gronovii man-o-war fish 231 Peprilus alepidotus harvestfish 232 Peprilus triacanthus butterfish 233 Bothus robinsi twospot flounder 234 Citharichthys arctifrons gulf stream flounder 235 Etropsus microstomus smallmouth flounder 236 Paralichthys albigutta gulf flounder 237 Paralichthys dentatus summer flounder Saltwater Fishes of Rhode Island, a Checklist for BioBlitz From Vertebrates of Rhode Island , August, Enser, Gould, 2001, Pub. by RINHS, with additions to 2006. 238 Paralichthys oblongus fourspot flounder 239 Scophthalmus aquosus windowpane 240 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus witch flounder 241 Hippoglossoides platessoides american plaice 242 Hippoglossoides hippoglossus atlantic halibut 243 Limanda ferruginea yellowtail flounder 244 Pleuronectes putnami smooth flounder 245 Pseudopleuronectes americanus winter flounder 246 Trinectes naculatus hogchoker 247 Balistes capriscus gray triggerfish 248 Balistes vetula queen triggerfish 249 Aluterus monoceros unicorn filefish 250 Aluterus schoepfi orange filefish 251 Aluterus scriptus scrawled filefish 252 Monacanthus ciliatus fringed filefish 253 Monacanthus hispidus planehead filefish 254 Lactophrys quadricornis scrawled cowfish 255 Lactophrys trigonus trunkfish 256 Lactophrys triquester smooth trunkfish 257 Lagocephalus laevigatus smooth puffer 258 Sphoeroides maculatus northern puffer 259 Sphoeroides testudineus checkered puffer 260 Chilomycterus schoefi striped burrfish 261 Mola mola ocean sunfish