=== Eels (
Anguilliformes) === •
Anguilla rostrata (American eel) === Cod and allies (
Gadiformes) === •
Enchelyopus cimbrius (four-bearded rockling) •
Microgadus tomcod (Atlantic tomcod) •
Urophycis chuss (red hake) === Seahorses and pipefishes (
Syngnathidae) === •
Hippocampus erectus (northern lined seahorse) •
Syngnathus fuscus (northern pipefish) === Jacks (
Carangidae) === •
Carangoides bartholomaei (yellow jack, coolihoo) •
Caranx crysos (blue runner, hardnose) •
Caranx hippos (crevalle jack, jack crevalle, common jack) •
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Atlantic bumper) •
Selene vomer (lookdown) === Flatfish (
Pleuronectiformes) === •
Etropus microstomus (smallmouth flounder) •
Paralichthys dentatus (fluke) •
Pleuronectes ferruginea (yellowtail flounder) •
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (winter flounder) •
Scophthalmus aquosus (windowpane flounder) •
Trinectes maculatus (hogchoker) ===
Scorpaeniformes === •
Hemitripterus americanus (Atlantic sea raven) •
Myoxocephalus aenaeus (grubby sculpin) •
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (longhorn sculpin) •
Prionotus carolinus (northern sea robin) •
Prionotus evolans (striped sea robin) •
Pterois volitans (red lionfish; invasive species) ===
Zoarcoidei=== •
Anarhichas lupus (Atlantic wolffish) •
Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) •
Ulvaria subbifurcata (radiated shanny) === Wrasses (
Labridae) === •
Tautoga onitis (blackfish, tautog) •
Tautogolabrus adspersus (cunner wrasse, bergall) === Drums (
Sciaenidae) === •
Cynoscion regalis (weakfish, seatrout) •
Leiostomus xanthurus (spot, spot croaker) •
Menticirrhus saxatilis (northern kingfish, northern kingcroaker, whiting) •
Micropogonias undulatus (Atlantic croaker) •
Pogonias cromis (black drum, big ugly, drum, drummer) •
Sciaenops ocellatus (red drum, redfish, puppy drum, channel bass, red, spottail bass) === Breams and Porgies (
Sparidae) === •
Archosargus probatocephalus (sheephead) •
Stenotomus chrysops (scup) === Anglerfish (
Lophiiformes) === •
Chaetodipterus faber (Atlantic spadefish) •
Dibranchus atlanticus (Atlantic batfish) •
Lophius americanus (American anglerfish) ===
Tetraodontiformes === All of the animals in this category are summer visitors, who migrate northwards from warmer waters in the south. •
Balistes capriscus (gray triggerfish) •
Chilomycterus schoepfii (striped burrfish) •
Mola mola (ocean sunfish) •
Sphoeroides maculatus (northern pufferfish) •
Stephanolepis hispidus (planehead filefish) === Miscellaneous
Percomorpha === •
Ammodytes americanus (American sand lance) •
Apeltes quadracus (four-spined stickleback; found in fresh and brackish water) •
Centropristis striata (black sea bass) •
Fundulus majalis (striped killifish) •
Menidia menidia (Atlantic silverside) •
Morone saxatilis (striped bass) •
Opsanus tau (oyster toadfish) •
Peprilus triacanthus (Atlantic butterfish, American butterfish) •
Pomatomus saltatrix (bluefish) == Gulf Stream strays ==