Mid-Hudson River Estuary List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Mid-Hudson River Estuary (Complex #32)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Mid. Hud.
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
Rangia caneuta	Atlantic rangia							BW4	+
CRUSTACEA									+
Callinectes sapidus	blue crab							BW5	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Lampetra appendix	American brook lamprey (F)	G5		S3	U	S2	W	BW2	+
Acipenser brevirostrum	shortnose sturgeon (A-F/AN)	G3	E	S1	E (E)	S3	E	BW1	+
Acipenser oxyrinchus	Atlantic sturgeon (A-F/AN)	G3		S1	P	S3		BW1	+
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Menidia beryllina	inland silverside (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U	S4S5		BW4	+
Menidia menidia	Atlantic silverside (A)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	+
Strongylura marina	Atlantic needlefish (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	+
Acantharchus pomotis	mud sunfish	G5		S1	T	S4		BW4	+
Enneacanthus obesus	banded sunfish (F)	G5		S2	U/SC (T)	S4		BW3BW4	?
Micropterus dolomieu	smallmouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	+
Micropterus salmoides	largemouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	+
Alosa aestivalis	blueback herring (A-F/AN)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Alosa mediocris	hickory shad (A-F/AN)	G5		S2	U	S3	W	BW4	+
Alosa pseudoharengus	alewife (A-F/AN)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Alosa sapidissima	American shad (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	U	S3S4	W	BW4	+
Cottus cognatus	slimy sculpin (F)	G5		S4	U	S3		BW3?	+
Cyprinella spiloptera	spotfin shiner (F)	G5		S4	U	S4		BW3	+
Cyprinus carpio	common carp (F[I])	G5		SE	U	SE		BW5	+
Hybognathus nuchalis	silvery minnow (F)	G5		S4	U	S4		BW3	+
Notemigonus crysoleucas	golden shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Notropis atherinoides	emerald shiner (F)	G5		S4	U			BW3	+
Notropis hudsonius	spottail shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Pimephales notatus	bluntnose minnow (F)	G5		S5	U	SU		BW3	+
Semotilus corporalis	fallfish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Fundulus diaphanus	banded killifish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Fundulus heteroclitus	mummichog (A-F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Anchoa mitchilli	bay anchovy (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Esox americanus americanus	redfin pickerel (F)	G5		S4	P	S5		BW5	+
Microgadus tomcod	Atlantic tomcod (A)	G5		S3	U	S3		BW3	+
Apeltes quadracus	fourspine stickleback (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S4			+
Ameiurus catus	white catfish (F)	G5		S4	U	S5		BW3	+
Ameiurus natalis	yellow bullhead (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Ameriurus nebulosus	brown bullhead (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Osmerus mordax	rainbow smelt (A-F/AN)	G5		S5	U	SU		BW4	+
Morone americana	white perch (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S5		BW4	+
Morone saxatilis	striped bass (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	P	S4	W	BW4	+
Perca flavescens	yellow perch (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Pleuronectes americanus	winter flounder (A)	G5?		S3?	P			BW4	+
Pomatomus saltatrix	bluefish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Salmo trutta	brown trout (A-F-I/AN)	G5		SE	P	SE		BW4	+
Salvelinus fontinalis	brook trout (A-F)	G5		S5	P	S3		BW4	+
Trinectes maculatus	hogchoker (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Syngnathus fuscus	northern pipefish (A)	G?		S3	U			BW4	+
Umbra pygmaea	eastern mudminnow (F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
BIRDS									+
Botaurus lentiginosus	American bittern	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/S	BW1	?
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	B
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M/W
Aythya valisineria	canvasback	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	bald eagle	G3G4	T	S1B,S1N	E	S1	E	BW1	M/W
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	M
Gallinula chloropus	common moorhen	G5		S4	P	S4		BW3	B
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	+
Wilsonia citrina	hooded warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Melospiza georgiana	swamp sparrow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Sagittaria calycina var. spongiosa (= S. spatulata)	spongy or tidal arrowhead	G5T4		S2	R	S3		BW3	+
Sagittaria subulata	strap-leaf arrowhead	G4		S3	U	S2		BW3	+
Carex bushii	Bush's sedge	G4		S3	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Carex cumulata	clustered sedge	G4?		S2S3	R	SH	E	BW2	+
Carex hormathodes	necklace sedge	G4G5		S2S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Carex seorsa	weak stellate sedge	G4		S2	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Cyperus erythrorhizos	red-rooted flatsedge	G5		S3	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Eleocharis halophila	salt-marsh spikerush	G4		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Scirpus novae-angliae (=S. cylindricus)	cylindrical-headed bulrush	G5		S1	E	S2		BW2	+
Digitaria filiformis	slender crabgrass	G5		S2	R	SU		BW2BW3?	+
Heteranthera reniformis	kidneyleaf mud-plantain	G5		S3	R			BW3?	+
Bidens bidentoides	southern estuarine beggar-ticks	G3	C2	S3	T	S2		BW2	+
Bidens hyperborea	northern estuarine beggar-ticks	G4		S1	T	S?		BW2	+
Bidens laevis	smooth bur-marigold	G5		S2	R	C		BW3BW4	+
Cardamine longii	Long's bittercress	G3G4Q	3C	S2	U	SH	E	BW1	+
Callitriche terrestris	starwort	G5		S1	U	NA?		BW1	+
Lechea racemulosa	pinweed	G5		S3	R	S5		BW3BW4	+
Crassula aquatica (=Tillaea aquatica )	pygmyweed	G5		S1	E	NA		BW1	+
Lycopus rubellus	taperleaf bugleweed	G5		S1	U	S2		BW2	+
Corydalis flavula	yellow harlequin	G5		S2	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Plantago cordata	heart-leaf plantain	G4	3C	S3	T	NA		BW1	+
Polygonum tenue	slender knotweed	G5		S3	R	S4		BW4	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed		G4		S2S3	U	SU		BW3	+
Freshwater Subtidal Aquatic Bed		G4		S3	U	SU		BW3	+
Tidal River		G4		S3	U			BW3	+
Brackish Intertidal Shore		G3G4		S1S2	U			BW2	+
Brackish Intertidal Mudflats		G3G4		S1S2	U			BW2	+
Brackish Tidal Marsh		G4		S2S3	U	S2?		BW3	+
Freshwater Intertidal Mudflats		G3G4		S2				BW3	+
Freshwater Tidal Marsh		G3G4		S2		S3?		BW3	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Anadromous Fish Concentration				S3	U			BW3	+
Bald Eagle Wintering Site		G?				S?		BW2	+
Raptor Concentration Area				S?	U			BW2	+
Waterfowl Concentration Area				S3S4				BW4	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Mid. Hud. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Mid Hudson River Estuary :
+ = known to occur in the area; seasonal use not specified; B = breeds in the area; S = regular non-breeding use in the summer
M = migrates through the area and has identifiable migratory stopover or staging areas within the area; W = overwinters in the area
P = primarily pelagic; ? = unconfirmed or questionable occurrence or seasonal use; H = occurred historically in the area

Definitions of ranks used in list

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