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# Attachment B

Spawning Seasons for Aquatic

Organisms Present Near GEAE

(Saugus, MA)

# Table 1. List of adult and larval fi shes captured during 1989 and 1997 studies

performed by Marine Research, Inc.

Family Species Name Common Name Adults

Present Larvae

Present Eggs

Present Impinged

and/or

Entrained

Rajidae Leucoraja erincea little skate X X

Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel X X X

Engraulidae Anchoa mitchilli bay anchovy X X

Clupeidae Alosa aestivalis blueback herring X X

Alosa. pseudoharengus alewife X X

Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic menhaden X X

Clupea harengus Atlantic herring X X

Esocidae Esox niger chain pickerel X X

Osmeridae Osmerus mordax rainbow smelt X X X

Phycidae Enchelyopus cimbrius fourbeard rockling X X

Urophycis chuss red hake X X

Urophycis spp. hakes X X X

Merlucciidae Merluccius bilinearis silver hake X X

Gadidae Brosme brosme cusk X

Gadus morhua Atlantic cod X X X X

Melanogrammus aeglefinus haddock X X

Microgadus tomcod Atlantic tomcod X X X

Pollachius virens pollock X

Lophiidae Lophius americanus goosefish X X

Atherinopsidae Menidia menidia Atlantic silverside X X

Menidia spp. silversides X X

Fundulidae Fundulus heteroclitus mummichog X X X

Gasterosteidae Apeltes quadracus fourspine stickleback X X

Gasterosteus aculeatus threespine stickleback X X X

Gasterosteus wheatlandi blackspotted

stickleback X X

Syngnathidae Syngnathus fuscus northern pipefish X X X

Triglidae Prionotus carolinus northern searobin X X

Prionotus spp. searobin X X

Cottidae Myoxocephalus aenaeus grubby X X X

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus longhorn sculpin X

Myoxocephalus scorpius shorthorn sculpin X X

Agonidae Aspidophoroides monopterygius alligatorfish X

Cyclopteridae Cyclopterus lumpus lumpfish X X X

Liparidae Liparis spp. seasnail X

Sparidae Stenotomus chrysops scup X X

Labridae Labridae spp. wrasses X

Tautoga onitis tautog X X X

Tautogolabrus adspersus cunner X X X

Stichaeidae Lumpenus lumpretaeformis snakeblenny X

Ulvaria subbifurcata radiated shanny X

Pholidae Pholis gunnellus rock gunnel X



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### Family Species Name Common Name Adults

Present Larvae

Present Eggs

Present Impinged

and/or

Entrained

Ammodytidae Ammodytes spp. sand lace X X X

Scombridae Scomber scombrus Atlantic mackerel X X

Stromateidae Peprilus triacanthus butterfish X X X

Paralichthyidae Etropus microstomus smallmouth flounder X

Paralichthys oblongus fourspot flounder X

Scophthalmidae Scophthalmus aquosus windowpane X X X X

Pleuronectidae Glyptocephalus cynoglossus witch flounder X X

Hippoglossoides platessoides American plaice X X

Limanda ferruginea yellowtail flounder X X X X

Pseudopleuronectes americanus winter flounder X X X X



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# Table 2. List of invertebrates captu red during 1989 and 1997 studies performed by

Marine Research, Inc.

Common Name Species Name

common periwinkle Littorina littorea

blue mussel Mytilus edulis

horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus

seven-spine bay shrimp Crangon septemspinosa

American lobster Homarus americanus

flatclaw hermit crab Pagurus pollicaris

rock crab/johah crab Cancer borealis/irroratus

gree crab Carcinus maenas

lady crab Ovalipes ocellatus

starfish Asteria forbesi



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# Table 3. Summary of seasonal occurrence of fi sh eggs and larvae in the vicinity of

the GEAE CWIS in the Saugus River.

Common Name Life

stage Winter Spring Summer Fall

Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Labrid/cunner eggs

Labrid/cunner larvae

Fourspot flounder/ Window

pane ( ParalichthysScophthalmus ) eggs

Atlantic mackerel eggs

Atlantic mackerel larvae

Sand Lace larvae

Grubby larvae

Atlantic herring larvae

Winter founder larvae

Rock gunnel larvae

Four beard rockling larvae

Rainbow smelt larvae

= present

= peak densities



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