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Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)

 
 
Predator:

striped bass
(Morone saxatilis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Prey:

Fishes

Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)
Bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)
Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)
White perch (Morone americana)
Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)
Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis)
Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris)
Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
Minnows (Notropis spp.)
Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)
Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva)
Spotted hake (Urophycis regia)
Fourspine stickleback (Apeltes quadracus)
Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)
Seaboard goby (Gobiesoma ginburgi)
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
Tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)
Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
Northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus)
Searobin (Prionotus spp.)
Striped killifish (Fundulus majalis)
Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
Naked goby (Gobiesoma bosci)
Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)
Fish scales
Fish eggs
Arthropods

Crustaceans

Mysids
(Neomysis americana)
(Mysidopsis bigelowi)

Crabs

Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Lesser blue crab (Callinectes similis)
White-fingered mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii)
 
Shrimp
Sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)
Daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio)
Amphipods
Common tube builder (Leptocheirus plumulosus)
Spined-back scud (Gammarus mucronatus)
Scuds (Gammarus spp.)
Slender tube-builder (Corophium lacustre)
Tube-builder (Ampithoe longimana)
Red-eyed (Monoculodes edwardsi)
Haustoriidae
Four-eyed (Ampelisca spp.)
(Microprotopus raneyi)
Siphonoecetes smithianus
Isopods
Slender isopod (Cyathura polita)
Sand isopod (Chiridotea almyra)
(Sphaeroma quadridentatum)
(Erichsonella attenuata)
Sea slater (Idotea balthica)
(Edotea spp.)
Copepods
Calanoida

Cladocerans

(Bosmina spp.)
(Diaphanosoma brachyurum)
Cumaceans
Barnacles

Insects

Flies (Diptera)

Midge flies (Chironomidae)
Phantom midges (Chaoboridae)
Marsh flies (Scyomyzidae)
Moth flies, sand flies (Psychodidae)

Damselflies (Zygoptera)
Caddisflies (Tricoptera)
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)

Worms

Polychaetes

Clam worm (Nereis spp.)

 
Predator:

Atlantic croaker
(Micropogonias undulatus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Prey:

Fishes

 

Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)
Bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)
Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
Gobies (Gobiesoma spp.)
Naked goby (Gobiesoma bosci)
Pipefish spp. (Syngnathus spp.)
Fish eggs

Tunicates

 

Arthropods

Crustaceans
Mysids
Crabs
Callinectes spp.
Lady crab (Ovalipes ocellatus)
Commensal crab (Pinnixa spp.)
 
Shrimp

Sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)
Flat-browed mud shrimp (Upogebia affinus)
Daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio)

Amphipods

 

(Leptocheirus plumulosus)
Spined-back scud (Gammarus mucronatus)
Scuds (Gammarus spp.)
Slender tube-builder (Corophium lacustre)
Red-eyed (Monoculodes edwardsi)
Four-eyed (Ampelisca spp.)
(Caprella spp.)
(Listriella clymenellae)
Haustoriidae
(Melita nitida)

Isopods

 

(Cyathura polita)
Sand isopod (Chiridotea almyra)
(Chiridotea coeca)
(Erichsonella attenuata)
(Idotea spp.)
Sea slater (Idotea balthica)
Fish gill parasite (Lironica ovalis)
(Aega psora)
(Edotea spp.)

Copepods

 

Calanoida

Cumaceans

(Cyclaspis spp.)
Barnacles

Insects

 

Flies (Diptera)

 

Midge flies (Chironomidae)

Springtails (Collembola)

Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)
Seed shrimp (Ostracoda)
Spiders

 

Worms

 

Oligocheates
Polychaetes

 

Clam worm (Nereis spp.)
Blood worm (Glycera spp.)
Trumpet worm (Pectaria gouldii)
Bamboo worm (Clymenella torquata)
(Drilonereis spp.)
Terebellidae
Opheliidae

Bryozoans

Molluscs

 

Bivalves

 

Baltic macoma clam (Macoma balthica)
Soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria)
Gem clam (Gemma gemma)
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Purplish tagelus (Tagelus divisus)
Stout razor clam (Tagelus plebeius)

Snails

 

Slipper shell (Crepidula spp.)

Vegetation

 

Eelgrass (Zostera marina)

Miscellaneous

Wood
Detritus
Mud
Sand
Shell

 

Predator:

summer flounder
(Paralichthys dentatus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Prey:

Fishes

Bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)
Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
Pipefish spp. (Syngnathus spp.)

Arthropods

Crustaceans

Mysids
(Neomysis americana)
 
Crabs
Swimming crab (Portunidae)
Long-clawed hermit crab (Pagurus longicarpus)
Shrimp

Sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)
Grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.)
Common grass shriimp (Palaemonetes vulgaris)
(Hippolyte spp.)

Amphipods

(Leptocheirus plumulosus)
Scuds (Gammarus spp.)
Red-eyed (Monoculodes edwardsi)
(Cymadusa compta)

Isopods

(Edotea spp.)

Copepods

Calanoida

Cumaceans

Worms

Polychaetes

Clam worm (Nereis spp.)

Tunicates

Molluscs

Bivalves

Miscellaneous

Wood
Sand

 

  
       

Predator:

blue catfish
(Ictalurus furcatus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Prey:

Fish

Spotted hake (Urophycis regia)
Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)

Arthropods

Crustaceans

Mysids
(Neomysis americana)
 
Crabs
White-fingered mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii)

Amphipods

(Leptocheirus plumulosus)
Scuds (Gammarus spp.)
Slender tube-builder (Corophium lacustre)
Red-eyed (Monoculodes edwardsi)

Isopods

(Cyathura polita)
Sand isopod (Chiridotea almyra)
(Edotea montosa)

Cumaceans

(Cyclaspis spp.)
Seed shrimp (Ostracoda)

Insects

Flies (Diptera)

Midge flies (Chironomidae)

Caddisflies (Tricoptera)
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Leafhopper (Homoptera, Cicadellidae)

Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)

Spiders

Worms

Polychaetes

Clam worm (Nereis spp.)

Bryozoans

Molluscs

Bivalves

Baltic macoma clam (Macoma balthica)
Narrowed macoma clam (Macoma tenta)
Soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria)
Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria)
Wedge rangia (Rangia cuneata)

Snails

(Hydrobia spp.)
Barrel bubble (Acteocina canaliculata)

Cnidarians

Jellyfish
Hydroid

Ctenophores

Comb jelly

Nematodes

Miscellaneous

Vegetation
Wood
Mud
Peanuts

 

  
   

Predator:

weakfish
(Cynoscion regalis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Prey:

Fishes

Arthropods

Crustaceans

Amphipods

Copepods
Decapods

Callianassa atlantica
Lucifer spp.
Palaemonetes pugio
Ogyrides alphaerostris
Alpheus heterochaelis
Xanthidae
Crangon septemspinosa
Callinectes sapidus
Pagurus spp
Pinnixa spp
blue crab megalopa

Stomatopods

Isopods

Cyathura polita
Chiridotea sp.
Sphaeroma quadridentatum
Lironica ovalis
Edotea spp.
Erichsonella attenuata
Cymothoidae
Synidotea laevidorsalis
Olencira praegustator

Mysids

insects

midge flies
Isotomidae family
Diptera order
Hymenoptera
Chaoborus spp.

cephalopods

Molluscs

Bivalves

Corbicula fluminea

Worms

Polychaetes

Clam worm (Nereis spp.)
Clymenella zonalis
Glycera spp

Cnidarians

Jellyfish
Hydroid

Ctenophores

Comb jelly

Protochordates

Molgula spp

miscellaneous

wood
shell
unidentified material
detritus
rock
animal tubes