Species Cards: Scientific Names

Common Forbes Sea Star

Asterias forbesi

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Jingle Shell

Anomia simplex

North American Oyster

Crassostrea virginica

Quahog

Mercenaria mercenaria

Razor Clam

Ensis directus

Atlantic Ribbed Mussel

Modiolus demissus

Surf Clam

Spisula solidissima

Bay Scallop

Argopecten irradians

Coffee Bean Snail

Melampus bidentatus

Common Slipper Shell

Crepidula fornicata

Knobbed Whelk

Busycon carica

Lobed Moon Snail

Polinices duplicatus

Mole Crab

Emerita talpoida

Mud Dog Whelk

Nassarius obsoletus

Acorn Barnacle

Balanus sp.

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

Amphipod (Scud)

Gammarus sp.

Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab

Minuca pugnax

Atlantic Needlefish

Strongylura marina

Atlantic Silverside

Menidia menidia

Banded Killifish

Fundulus diaphanus

Bay Anchovy

Anchoa mitchilli

Bay Nettle

Chrysaora chesapeakei

Black Fingered Mud Crab

Panopeus herbstii

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

Clam Worm

Nereis sp.

Northern Diamondback Terrapin

Malaclemys terrapin terrapin

Feather Blenny

Hypsoblennius hentz

Four-spined Stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

Grass Shrimp

Hippolyte sp.

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

Spot

Leiostomus xanthurus

Isopod (Slender)

Cyathura polita

Leidys Comb Jelly

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Lined Seahorse

Hippocampus erectus

Lions Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

Long Clawed Hermit Crab

Pagurus longicarpus

Many-ribbed Hydromedusa

Aequorea sp.

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus

Naked Goby

Gobiosoma bosc

Northern Kingfish

Menticirrhus saxatilis

Northern Pipefish

Syngnathus fuscus

Northern Pufferfish

Sphoeroides maculatus

Northern Sea Robin

Prionotus carolinus

Oyster Toadfish

Opsanus tau

Purple Sea Urchin

Arbacia punctulata

Red Beard Sponge

Microciona prolifera

Sand Shrimp

Crangon septemspinosa

Sheepshead Minnow

Cyprinodon variegatus

Shore Shrimp

Palaemonetes vulgaris

Smooth Dogfish

Mustelus canis

Spider Crab

Libinia emarginata

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Striped Killifish

Fundulus majalis

White Perch

Morone americana

Summer Flounder

Paralichthys dentatus

Tautog

Tautoga onitis

Winter Flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Brant

Branta bernicla

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragus

Forsters Tern

Sterna forsteri

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

American White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Greater Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla