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Recent additions of warmwater fish species to Chesapeake Bay
Halvorson, Aimee D.
Halvorson, Aimee D.
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.
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2007-01-01
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Fisheries Science Peer-Reviewed Articles, Warmwater fishes; Marine animals; Climate change; Chesapeake Bay (Md. & Va.); Maryland; Virginia; Blue crab
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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https://doi.org/10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[651:RAOWFS]2.0.CO;2