Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist

Maryland Checklist - Joseph Love - all-time (Total: 83)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Scup	Stenotomus	chrysops	17	Fish	Sparidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
2	Blue-spotted Cornetfish	Fistularia	tabacaria	11	Fish	Fistulariidae	Gasterosteiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
3	Bay Anchovy	Anchoa	mitchilli	99	Fish	Engraulidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
4	Striped Bass	Morone	saxatilis	265	Fish	Moronidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
5	Guaguanche	Sphyraena	guachancho	1	Fish	Sphyraenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
6	Dusky Pipefish	Syngnathus	floridae	23	Fish	Syngnathidae	Gasterosteiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
7	Striped Killifish	Fundulus	majalis	236	Fish	Fundulidae	Cyprinodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
8	Fourspine Stickleback	Apeltes	quadracus	76	Fish	Gasterostedae	Gasterrosteiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
9	Striped Cusk-eel	Ophidion	marginatum	16	Fish	Ophidiidae	Ophidiiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
10	Atlantic Cutlassfish	Trichiurus	lepturus	11	Fish	Trichiuridae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
11	Inshore Lizardfish	Synodus	foetens	45	Fish	Synodontidae	Aulopiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
12	Skilletfish	Gobiesox	strumosus	91	Fish	Gobiesocidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
13	Northern Stargazer	Astroscopus	guttatus	12	Fish	Uranoscopidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
14	Pigfish	Orthopristis	chrysoptera	35	Fish	Haemulidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
15	Atlantic Needlefish	Strongylura	marina	95	Fish	Belonidae	Beloniformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
16	Hogchoker	Trinectes	maculatus	90	Fish	Achiridae	Pleuronectiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
17	Feather Blenny	Hypsoblennius	hentz	17	Fish	Blenniidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
18	Atlantic Menhaden	Brevoortia	tyrannus	277	Fish	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
19	Butterfish	Peprilus	triacanthus	18	Fish	Stromateidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
20	Spotted Scorpionfish	Scorpaena	plumieri	2	Fish	Scorpaenidae	Scorpaeniformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
21	Ladyfish	Elops	saurus	5	Fish	Elopidae	Elopiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
22	Spot	Leiostomus	xanthurus	306	Fish	Sciaenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
23	Spotfin Butterflyfish	Chaetodon	ocellatus	9	Fish	Chaetodontidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
24	Bluefish	Pomatomus	saltatrix	55	Fish	Pomatomidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
25	American Shad	Alosa	sapidissima	52	Fish	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
26	False Silverstripe Halfbeak	Hyporhamphus	meeki	8	Fish	Hemiramphidae	Beloniformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
27	Atlantic Silverside	Menidia	menidia	250	Fish	Atherinopsidae	Atheriniformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
28	Striped Burrfish	Chilomycterus	schoepfii	35	Fish	Diodontidae	Tetraodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
29	Striped Searobin	Prionotus	evolans	22	Fish	Triglidae	Scorpaeniformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
30	Pollock	Pollachius	virens	6	Fish	Gadidae	Gadiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
31	Green Goby	Microgobius	thalassinus	20	Fish	Gobiidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
32	White Mullet	Mugil	curema	19	Fish	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
33	Weakfish	Cynoscion	regalis	79	Fish	Sciaenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
34	Spanish Mackerel	Scomberomorus	maculatus	24	Fish	Scombridae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
35	Crevalle Jack	Caranx	hippos	8	Fish	Carangidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
36	Striped Anchovy	Anchoa	hepsetus	48	Fish	Engraulidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
37	Planehead Filefish	Stephanolepis	hispidus	8	Fish	Monacanthidae	Tetraodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
38	King Mackerel	Scomberomorus	cavalla	7	Fish	Scombridae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
39	Lookdown	Selene	vomer	22	Fish	Carangidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
40	Atlantic Spadefish	Chaetodipterus	faber	25	Fish	Ephippidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
41	Spottail Pinfish	Diplodus	holbrookii	6	Fish	Sparidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
42	American Eel	Anguilla	rostrata	240	Fish	Anguillidae	Anguilliformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
43	Gag	Mycteroperca	microlepis	6	Fish	Serranidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
44	Permit	Trachinotus	falcatus	6	Fish	Carangidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
45	Northern Sennet	Sphyraena	borealis	8	Fish	Sphyraenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
46	Red Hake	Urophycis	chuss	3	Fish	Phycidae	Gadiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
47	Silver Jenny	Eucinostomus	gula	3	Fish	Gerreidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
48	Sheepshead	Archosargus	probatocephalus	17	Fish	Sparidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
49	Oyster Toadfish	Opsanus	tau	71	Fish	Batrachoididae	Batrachoidiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
50	Alewife	Alosa	pseudoharengus	43	Fish	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
51	Blackcheek Tonguefish	Symphurus	plagiusa	28	Fish	Cynoglossidae	Pleuronectiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
52	Mummichog	Fundulus	heteroclitus	508	Fish	Fundulidae	Cyprinodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
53	Silver Perch	Bairdiella	chrysoura	89	Fish	Sciaenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
54	Summer Flounder	Paralichthys	dentatus	101	Fish	Paralichthyidae	Pleuronectiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
55	Conger Eel	Conger	oceanicus	6	Fish	Congridae	Anguilliformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
56	Northern Pipefish	Syngnathus	fuscus	100	Fish	Syngnathidae	Gasterosteiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
57	Naked Goby	Gobiosoma	bosc	89	Fish	Gobiidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
58	Black Sea Bass	Centropristis	striata	78	Fish	Serranidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
59	Black Drum	Pogonias	cromis	50	Fish	Sciaenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
60	Threespine Stickleback	Gasterosteus	aculeatus	5	Fish	Gasterostedae	Gasterrosteiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
61	Tautog	Tautoga	onitis	29	Fish	Labridae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
62	Lined Seahorse	Hippocampus	erectus	37	Fish	Syngnathidae	Gasterosteiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
63	Striped Blenny	Chasmodes	bosquianus	81	Fish	Blenniidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
64	Northern Searobin	Prionotus	carolinus	22	Fish	Triglidae	Scorpaeniformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
65	White Perch	Morone	americana	544	Fish	Moronidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
66	Spotted Hake	Urophycis	regia	37	Fish	Phycidae	Gadiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
67	Pinfish	Lagodon	rhomboides	52	Fish	Sparidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
68	Atlantic Herring	Clupea	harengus	10	Fish	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
69	Winter Flounder	Pseudopleuronectes	americanus	12	Fish	Pleuronectidae	Pleuronectiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
70	Orange Filefish	Aluterus	schoepfii	4	Fish	Monacanthidae	Tetraodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
71	Seaboard Goby	Gobiosoma	ginsburgi	4	Fish	Gobiidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
72	Rainwater Killifish	Lucania	parva	77	Fish	Fundulidae	Cyprinodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
73	Sheepshead Minnow	Cyprinodon	variegatus	235	Fish	Cyprinodontidae	Cyprinodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
74	Windowpane	Scophthalmus	aquosus	16	Fish	Scophthalmidae	Pleuronectiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
75	Speckled Worm Eel	Myrophis	punctatus	1	Fish	Ophichthidae	Anguilliformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
76	Striped Mullet	Mugil	cephalus	22	Fish	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
77	Northern Kingfish	Menticirrhus	saxatilis	16	Fish	Sciaenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
78	Northern Puffer	Sphoeroides	maculatus	49	Fish	Tetraodontidae	Tetraodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
79	Spotfin Mojarra	Eucinostomus	argenteus	4	Fish	Gerreidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
80	Smallmouth Flounder	Etropus	microstomus	13	Fish	Paralichthyidae	Pleuronectiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
81	Blueback Herring	Alosa	aestivalis	51	Fish	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
82	Atlantic Croaker	Micropogonias	undulatus	130	Fish	Sciaenidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
83	Cobia	Rachycentron	canadum	10	Fish	Rachycentridae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia