Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2007
Journal
Northeastern Naturalist
Volume
14
Issue
4
First Page
651
Last Page
656
Abstract
During September 2004 and June 2005, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Juvenile Fish and Blue Crab Trawl Survey collected specimens of three warmwater fish species uncommon to Chesapeake Bay. Captures of Trachinocephalus myop.s (Snakefish), Citharichthys Wfjc/'fj/^.v (Spotted WhifT'). and Mullus auratus {Red Goatfish)are the first substantiated records for these species from Chesapeake Bay. These captures also represent extensions in the documented geographic ranges of Snakefish and Spotted Whiff. Occurrences of multiple species heretofore rarely encountered in Chesapeake Bay warrant further attention in view of concerns regarding climate change and its effect on local marine faunas.
DOI
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[651:RAOWFS]2.0.CO;2
Keywords
Warmwater fishes; Marine animals; Climate change; Chesapeake Bay (Md. & Va.); Maryland; Virginia; Blue crab
Recommended Citation
Halvorson, Aimee D., Recent additions of warmwater fish species to Chesapeake Bay (2007). Northeastern Naturalist, 14(4), 651-656.
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[651:RAOWFS]2.0.CO;2
