Shinnecock Bay List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Shinnecock Bay (Complex #12)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Shinn. Bay
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
Argopecten irradians	bay scallop							BW4	+
Crassostrea virginica	eastern oyster							BW4	+
Mercenaria mercenaria	northern quahog							BW5	+
Mya arenaria	softshell clam							BW4	+
CRUSTACEA									+
Callinectes sapidus	blue crab							BW5	+
Homarus americanus	American lobster							BW4	+
MEROSTOMATA									+
Limulus polyphemus	horseshoe crab							BW5	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Raja eglanteria	clearnose skate (A)							BW5	+
Raja erinacea	little skate (A)							BW5	+
Raja ocellata	winter skate (A)							BW5	+
Acipenser oxyrinchus	Atlantic sturgeon (A-F/AN)	G3		S1	P	S3		BW1	+
Ammodytes americanus	American sandlance (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
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	+
Opsanus tau	oyster toadfish (A)							BW4	+
Paralichthys dentatus	summer flounder (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Scophthalmus aquosus	windowpane (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Alosa aestivalis	blueback herring (A-F/AN)	G5		S3	U	S5		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	+
Brevoortia tyrannus	Atlantic menhaden (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Clupea harengus	Atlantic herring (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Fundulus heteroclitus	mummichog (A-F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Fundulus luciae	spotfin killifish (A-F)	G3G4		S1	U	S3		BW3	+
Anchoa mitchilli	bay anchovy (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Microgadus tomcod	Atlantic tomcod (A)	G5		S3	U	S3		BW3	+
Urophycis chuss	red hake (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Gobiosoma bosci	naked goby (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U			BW3?	+
Gobiosoma ginsburgi	seaboard goby (A)	G?		S2S3	U			BW3?	+
Tautoga onitis	tautog (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Tautogolabrus adspersus	cunner (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	+
Mugil cephalus	striped mullet (A-F)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
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	+
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	?
Cynoscion regalis	weakfish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Leiostomas xanthurus	spot (A)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
Menticirrhus saxatilis	northern kingfish (A)	G?		SA	U			BW4?	+
Scomber scombrus	Atlantic mackerel (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Centropristis striata	black sea bass (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Trinectes maculatus	hogchoker (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Stenotomus chrysops	scup (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Peprilus triacanthus	butterfish (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Syngnathus fuscus	northern pipefish (A)	G?		S3	U			BW4	+
Prionotus carolinus	northern searobin (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	+
REPTILES									+
Caretta caretta	loggerhead sea turtle	G3	T	SZN	T	SN	E	BW2	+
Chelonia mydas	green sea turtle	G3	T	SZN	T	SN	T	BW2	+
Malaclemys t. terrapin	northern diamondback terrapin	G5T5	C2	S4	U/SC	SU		BW3	+
BIRDS									+
Casmerodius albus	great egret	G5		S2	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Egretta caerulea	little blue heron	G5		S2	P	S3	T/S	BW2	B
Egretta thula	snowy egret	G5		S2S3	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Egretta tricolor	tricolored heron	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	B?
Nycticorax nycticorax	black-crowned night-heron	G5		S3	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Plegadis falcinellus	glossy ibis	G5		S2	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Branta bernicla	brant	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
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
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Aythya affinis	lesser scaup	G5		SA	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Bucephala clangula	common goldeneye	G5		S2	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Bucephala albeola	bufflehead	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Clangula hyemalis	oldsquaw	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Mergus merganser	common merganser	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	W?
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	M
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	M/W
Falco columbarius	merlin	G4		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	M
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	M
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	B/M
Rallus longirostris	clapper rail	G5		S3	P	S5		BW4	B
Charadrius melodus	piping plover	G3	T	S2B	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M
Haematopus palliatus	American oystercatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	willet	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B?
Rynchops niger	black skimmer	G5		S2	P (SC)	S2	E	BW3	B/M
Sterna antillarum	least tern	G4		S3B	E (T)	S2	E	BW1	B/M
Sterna dougallii	roseate tern	G5	E	S1B	E	S1	E	BW1	B/M
Sterna hirundo	common tern	G5		S3B	T	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Asio flammeus	short-eared owl	G5		S2	P/SC (E)	S1	E/U	BW2	W
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B?
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B/M
Ammodramus caudacutus	sharp-tailed sparrow	G5		S3	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Ammodramus maritimus	seaside sparrow	G4		S2S3	P (SC)	S4	S/S	BW3	B
MAMMALS									+
Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	G5		SN	U	SA	U	BW3BW4	+
Balaenoptera physalus	finback whale	G2	E	S1	E	SN	E	BW1	+
Eubalaena glacialis	northern right whale	G2	E	SZN	E	SA	E	BW1	+
Tursiops truncatus	bottle-nosed dolphin	G5		S3	U	SN	S	BW4	+
Halichoerus grypus	gray seal	G4		SZ	U	SR	P	BW3?	+
Phoca vitulina	harbor seal	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW4	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Amaranthus pumilus	seabeach amaranth	G2	T	S1	U	SH	E	BW1	+
Polygonum glaucum	seabeach knotweed	G3		S3	U	S1	E	BW3	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed		G4		S2S3	U	SU		BW3	+
Low Salt Marsh		G5		S3S4		S5		BW5	+
High Salt Marsh		G5		S4S4		S5		BW5	+
Salt Panne		G5		S3		S5		BW4	+
Maritime Interdunal Swales		G3G4		S2	U			BW2	+
Maritime Dunes		G4		S3	U			BW3	+
Coastal Dune Shrubland		G4				S2?		BW2	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Coastal Heron Rookery		GU				S3		BW3	+
Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site		G?				S?		BW2	+
Waterbird Nesting Colony				S?				BW4	+
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
Shinn. Bay column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Shinnecock Bay habitat complex:
+ = 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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