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Atlantic Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus
Atlantic Croaker is a schooling Atlantic and Gulf coastal fish that moves inshore over mud and sand bottoms, often near estuaries and bays. It feeds on small crustaceans, worms, and fish prey, and is a common bycatch as well as a regional food fish.
Atlantic Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Atlantic Halibut er en almindelig fiskeart, som ofte findes i egnede vande og strukturfyldte områder for arten. Guiden samler kendetegn, levested og fisketips.
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a small, silvery schooling pelagic fish of the North Atlantic. It forms dense coastal and offshore shoals and is an important forage species for larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals.
Atlantic Lizardfish
Synodus saurus
Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus) is a small benthic ambush predator found in shallow coastal waters. It lies buried or motionless on sand or mixed bottoms and strikes small fish and crustaceans.
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) is a fast, schooling pelagic fish of the North Atlantic, known for its blue-green back, wavy bars, and oily flesh. It feeds heavily on zooplankton, small crustaceans, and small baitfish, and forms dense feeding schools near the surface and midwater.
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic Mackerel er en almindelig fiskeart, som ofte findes i egnede vande og strukturfyldte områder for arten. Guiden samler kendetegn, levested og fisketips.
Atlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic menhaden are schooling clupeids that filter plankton in coastal Atlantic and estuarine waters. They are a key forage fish, not a typical sport species, and are most often encountered in huge surface schools or as bait.
Atlantic Needlefish
Strongylura marina
Atlantic needlefish are slender, surface-oriented fish found in coastal waters, estuaries, and brackish habitats along the western Atlantic. They feed on small fish and crustaceans and are known for explosive strikes near the surface, especially at night and around lights.
Atlantic Peacock Flounder
Bothus lunatus
Atlantic peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus) is a right-eyed flatfish of warm Atlantic waters, common over sandy bottoms where it buries itself. It ambushes small fish and crustaceans and is an occasional bycatch rather than a major target species.
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Atlantic salmon are an anadromous salmonid that hatch in freshwater, migrate to sea to feed and grow, then return to natal rivers to spawn. Wild populations depend on cold, well-oxygenated systems and are sensitive to barriers, warming water, and habitat loss.
Atlantic Sergeant Major
Abudefduf saxatilis
Atlantic Sergeant Major is a small, bold damselfish of warm Atlantic and Caribbean reefs, jetties, and piers. It often feeds in the water column above structure and is one of the most common bait-stealers around shallow tropical inshore reefs.
Atlantic Silverside
Menidia menidia
Atlantic Silverside is a small, schooling coastal fish common in estuaries, bays, and surf zones along the western North Atlantic. It is an important forage species and is rarely targeted by anglers except as live bait or bycatch.