Names of Animals of the Watershed
White Spotted Filefish — Cantherhines macrocerus
Porcupine Pufferfish — Didon hystrix
Asteriid Sea Starfish — Asterias forbesii
Oyster Toadfish — Opsanus tau
Striped Bass — Morone saxatitis
Atlantic HorseShoe Crab — Limulus polyphemus

Northern Pipefish — Syngnathus fuscus
Scup — Stenotomus chrysops
Winter Flounder — Scophthalmus aquasus
Sea Robin — Prinotus carolinus
Mummichog — Fudulus heteroclitus
Northern Lobster — Homarus americanus
Cunner — Tautogolabrus adspersus
Asian Shore Crab — Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Green Crab — Carcinus maenas
Northern Quahog — Mercenaria mercenaria
DiamondBack-Terrapin — Malaclemys terrapin
Flat-Clawed Hermit Crab — Pagurus pollicaris
Long-Clawed Hermit Crab — Pagurus longicarpus
Colonial Plumose Anemone — Metridium senile
Atlantic Mud Crab — Panopeus herbstii
Cunner — Tautogolabrus adspersus
Periwinkle — Littorina littorea
Purple Sea Urchin — Arbacia punctulata
Ribbed Mussels — Geukensia demissa
Rock Crab — Cancer irroratus
Sculpin — Myoxocephalus scorpius
Black Sea Bass — Centropristis striata
Spider Crab — Libinia emarginata
Tautog — Tautoga onitis
Transverse Arc — Anadara transversa

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