AQUATIC SPECIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED

Download a printable version of some of the aquatic species you may see on your field experience
or

Click on the fish species name below to find out more

American Eel
American Oyster
American Shad
Atlantic Needlefish
Atlantic Silverside
Banded Killifish
Black Drum
Blue Crab
Bluegill
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Brown Bullhead
Carp

Channel Catfish
Cobia
Common Grass Shrimp
Cownose Ray
Croaker
Largemouth Bass
Mummichog
Northern Pipefish
Pike
Pink Comb Jelly
Rainbow Trout
Red Drum
Sea Nettle
Smallmouth Bass		 Speckled Trout
Striped Bass
Sturgeon
Summer Flounder
Pumpkinseed
Walleye
White Perch
Yellow Perch		  

 

You may also find some good places to identify fish at these sites:

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/sos/spsyn/af/shad/
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/species_profiles/82_11‐010.pdf
http://www.bluecrab.info/lifecycle.html
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/cwcs/pdf/grassshrimp.pdf
http://www.sms.si.edu/IRLspec/Rhinoptera_bonasus.htm
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/kiosk/mummichog.html
http://www.mi.mun.ca/mi‐net/fishdeve/oyster.htm

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/education/fishfaqs.html
Maryland’s fish facts page with information on species and links to conservation, legislation, and other good fishing resources in the state of Maryland.

http://mgfx.com/fishing/resource/fishid/fishid1.htm
This site contains fish ID and information for different species of fish. The home page is a recreational fishing information resource.

http://www.calvert-county.com/fishes.htm
A visual guide of Chesapeake fish and their size limits and seasons.

http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/index.html
A how-to on Chesapeake Bay water quality assessment using animals as bio-indicators.