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Although
Cod and Lobster were the primary species fished, there are many
Atlantic fish species that were fished for food, bait, or caught
unintentionally. Included below are illustrations of the various
species from the common to the rare.
Clicking
on each illustration will bring up a larger version for you to
view.
Witch
Flounder
Glyptocephalus Cynoglossus
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Yellowtail
Flounder
Limanda Ferruginea
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Oyster
Crassostrea Virginica
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Clam
Mya Arenaria
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Blue
Mussel
Mytilus Edulis
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Skate
Raja Senta (smooth)
Raja Radiata (thorny)
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Lumpfish
Cyclopterus Lumpus
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Redfish-Ocean
Perch
Sebastes Marinus
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Atlantic
Catfish
Anarhichas Lupus
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Spiny
Dogfish
Squalus Acanthias
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Bluefin
Tuna
Thunnus Thynnus
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Swordfish
Xiphias Gladius
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Silver
Hake
Merluccius Bilinearis
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Red
Hake
Urophycis Chuss
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Cusk
Brosme Brosme
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Atlantic
Silverside
Menidia Menidia
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Alewife
Alosa Pseudoharengus
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American
Shad
Alosa Sapidissima
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Monkfish
Lophius Americanus
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Roundnose
Grenadier
Coryphaenoides Rupestris
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