Checklist of Freshwater Fish
Scientific Name | Common Name | Notes |
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3. Superclass Gnathostomata, Class Osteichtyes: Bony Fish | ||
Family Anguillidae: Fresh-water Eels | ||
Anguilla rostrate | American Eel | Native; fresh and brackish water; known from most ponds and brooks and one pond on Nomans Land Island. |
Family Clupeidae: Herrings | ||
Alosa aestivalis | Blue-back Herring | Native; fresh and brackish water; known from several large coastal ponds. |
Alosa pseudoharengus | Alewife | Native; fresh and brackish water; known from several large ponds. |
Family Engraulidae: Anchovy Family | ||
Anchoa mitchelli | Bay Anchovy | Native; primarily a marine species but found occasionally in fresh/brackish ponds such as Chilmark Pond and Menemsha Pond. |
Family Cyprinidae: Carps and Minnows | ||
Notemigonus crysoleucus | Golden Shiner | Native; fresh water only; known from two sites in West Tisbury and Chilmark. |
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