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Title of Listing: | | Marine and Coastal Species Information System |
Category: | | Databases |
Subcategory: | | University, All Listings |
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Web Site: | | http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/macsis/index.htm |
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Abstract: | |
The Marine and Coastal Species Information System provides free online access to information on marine and coastal species. Users select information from the following groups: Birds; Fish; Invertebrates; Mammals; Reptiles and Amphibians. Once you have selected a particular group, choose from a list of individual species and click on the title to obtain information such as:
- TAXONOMY: Species, Species Id, Name, Element Code, Category, Phylum and Subphylum, Class and Subclass, Order and Suborder, Family and Subfamily, Genus and Subgenus, Species and SSP, Scientific Name, Authority, References
- STATUS: Coded Status
- DISTRIBUTION
- HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS: Land Use, Animal/Plant Species Associations
- FOOD HABITS: Trophic Level, Lifestage, Food
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
- LIFE HISTORY: Reproductive Habitat, Reproductive Seasonality, Reproductive Behavior, Age at Sexual Maturity, Frequency of Breeding, Fecundity, Gestation, Lactation Period, Natural Factors Influencing Populations, Human-related Factors Influencing Populations; Life History Codes: Breeding/Spawning Season, Mating System (Single breeding season), Average Number of Offspring/Reproductive Effort, Gestation/Incubation Period, Foraging Strategy
- MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: Population Management History, Current Population Management
How To Access The Data
Link to the Web site listed below. Click on the animal/species from the listing to view the information file. (Note: There are large blank areas within some of the files, scroll down to view the entire contents of the file.)
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Topics
Coastal Habitats/Estuaries/CZMA, Wetlands, Wildlife
Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Marine Species, Coastal Habitats, Ecological Factors, Wetlands
Organization: | | Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences |
Address: | | 203 W. Roanoke St
| Phone: | Description | Number |
City: | | Blacksburg | | Primary | (540) 231-7348 |
State/Province/Territory: | | VT | 2. | | |
Zip/Postal Code: | | 24061 | 3. | | |
Country: | | United States | 4. | Fax: | (540) 231-7019 |
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** vvvv albatross, yellow-nosed (Diomedea chlororhynchus ) booby, brown (Sula leucogaster ) cormorant, double-crested (Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus) dowitcher, short-billed (Limnodromus griseus ) eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalis leucocephalis) eider, common (Somateria mollissima ) eider, king (Somateria spectabilis) falcon, arctic peregrine (Falco peregrinus tundrius) flamingo, greater (Phoenicopterus ruber ) gannet, northern (Sula bassanus ) gull, laughing (Larus atricilla ) ibis, glossy (Plegadis falcinellus ) loon, common (Gavia immer ) loon, red-throated (Gavia stellata ) pelican, brown (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis)petrel, black-capped (Pterodroma hasitata ) plover, Wilson's (Charadrius wilsonia wilsonia) plover, piping (Charadrius melodus melodus) sanderling (Calidris alba ) sandpiper, spotted (Actitis macularia ) scoter, black (Melanitta nigra americana) scoter, surf (Melanitta perspicillata ) scoter, white-winged (Melanitta fusca deglandi) shearwater, Audubon's (Puffinus lherminieri lherminiere) shearwater, Cory's (Puffinus diomedea borealis) shearwater, manx (Puffinus puffinus puffinus) shearwater, sooty (Puffinus griseus ) skimmer, black (Rynchops niger ) swan, Trumpter (Cygnus buccinator ) tern, common (Sterna hirundo ) tern, gull-billed (Gelochelidon nilotica aranea) tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii ) tern, royal (Thalasseus maximus maximus) tern, sandwich (Sterna sandvicensis acuflavidus) - alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus ) alewife, Gaspereau (Alosa pseudoharengus ) anchovy, bay (Anchoa mitchilli ) anchovy, deepbody (Anchoa compressa ) anchovy, northern (Engraulis mordax ) anchovy, striped (Anchoa hepsetus ) argentine, Atlantic (Argentina silus ) barracudina, white (Notolepis rissoi ) bass, barred sand (Paralabrax nebulifer ) bass, black sea (Centropristis striata ) bass, striped (Morone saxatilis ) bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix ) butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus ) capelin (Mallotus villosus ) catfish, gafftopsail (Bagre marinus ) catfish, sea (Arius felis ) char, Arctic (Salvelinus alpinus ) chimaera, longnose (Harriotta raleighana ) cisco, least (Coregonus sardinella ) cod, Arctic (Boreogadus saida ) cod, Atlantic (Gadus morhua ) cod, Greenland (Gadus ogac ) cod, Pacific (Gadus macrocephalus ) cod, Saffron (Eleginus gracilis ) croaker, Atlantic (Micropogonias undulatus ) croaker, Atlantic (Micropogon undulatus ) cunner cusk (Brosme brosme ) dogfish, spiny (Squalus acanthias ) drum, banded (Larimus fasciatus ) drum, black (Pogonias cromis ) drum, black (Pogonias cromis ) drum, red (Sciaenops ocellatus ) eel, American (Anguilla rostrata ) flounder, southern (Paralichthys lethostigma ) flounder, starry (Platichthys stellatus ) flounder, summer (Paralichthys dentatus ) flounder, winter (Pseudopleuronectes americanus ) flounder, yellowtail (Limanda ferruginea ) grenadier, rock (Coryphaenoides rupestris ) grouper, Nassau (Epinephelus striatus ) grouper, black (Mycteroperca bonaci ) grouper, red (Epinephelus morio ) grunion, California (Leuresthes tenuis ) haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus ) hagfish, Atlantic (Myxine glutinosa ) hake, blue (Antimora rostrata ) hake, silver (Merluccius bilinearis ) halibut, Atlantic (Hippoglossus hippoglossus ) halibut, California (Paralichthys californicus ) halibut, Greenland (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ) halibut, Pacific (Hippoglossus stenolepis ) herring, Atlantic (Clupea harengus harengus) herring, Atlantic thread (Opisthonema oglinum ) herring, Pacific (Clupea harengus pallasi) herring, blueback (Alosa aestivalis ) herring, round (Etrumeus teres ) killifish, striped (Fundulus majalis ) kingfish, northern (Menticirrhus saxatilis ) ladyfish (Elops saurus ) lamprey, sea (Petromyzon marinus ) lance, sand (Ammodytes americanus ) lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus ) mackerel, Atlantic (Scomber scombrus ) mackerel, Spanish (Scomberomorus maculatus ) mackerel, king (Scomberomorus cavalla ) mackerel, spanish (Scomberomorus maculatus ) marlin, blue (Makaira nigrican ) marlin, white (Tetrapturus albidus ) menhaden, Atlantic (Brevoortia tyrannus ) menhaden, Gulf (Brevoortia patronus ) menhaden, gulf (Brevoortia patronus ) minnow, sheepshead (Cyprinodon variegatus ) monkfish (Lophius americanus ) mullet, striped (Mugil cephalus ) mullet, white (Mugil curema ) mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus ) perch, Pacific Ocean (Sebastes alutus ) perch, pile (Rhacochilus vacca ) perch, silver (Bairdiella chrysoura ) perch, white (Morone americana ) pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera ) pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides ) pipefish, northern (Syngnathus fuscus ) pollock (Pollachius virens ) pollock, walleye (Theragra chalcogramma ) pompano, Florida (Trachinotus carolinus ) porbeagle (Lamna nasus ) puffer, northern (Sphoeroides maculatus ) rockfish, black (Sebastes melanops ) rockfish, brown (Sebastes auriculatus ) rockfish, copper (Sebastes caurinus ) rockfish, yelloweye (Sebastes ruberrimus ) sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria ) salmon , Atlantic (Salmo salar ) salmon, chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) salmon, chum (Oncorhynchus keta ) salmon, coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch ) salmon, coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch ) salmon, pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) salmon, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka ) sanddab, Pacific (Citharichthys sordidus ) sanddab, speckled (Citharichthys stigmaeus ) sculpin, longhorn (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus ) sculpin, shorthorn (Myoxocephalus scorpius ) scup (porgy) (Stenotomus chrysops ) seaperch, rubberlip (Rhacochilus toxotes ) seaperch, striped (Embiotoca lateralis ) searobin, northern (Prionotus carolinus ) seatrout, sand (Cynoscion arenarius ) seatrout, silver (Cynoscion nothus ) seatrout, spotted (Cynoscion nebulosus ) seatrout, spotted (Cynoscion nebulosus ) shad, American (Alosa sapidissima ) shad, hickory (Alosa mediocris ) shark, Portuguese (Centroscymnus coelolepis ) shark, basking (Cetorhinus maximus ) shark, leopard (Triakis semifasciata ) shark, white (Carcharodon carcharias ) sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus ) silverside, Atlantic (Menidia menidia ) skate, little (Raja erinacea ) skate, smooth (Raja senta ) skate, thorny (Raja radiata ) smelt, rainbow (Osmerus mordax ) snapper, gray (Lutjanus griseus ) snapper, lane (Lutjanus synagris ) snapper, mutton (Lutjanus analis ) snapper, red (Lutjanus campechanus ) snapper, yellowtail (Ocyurus chrysurus ) snook (Centropomus undecimalis ) sole, Dover (Microstomus pacificus ) sole, English (Parophrys vetulus ) sole, rock (Lepidopsetta bilineata ) sole, yellowfin (Limanda aspera ) spot (Leiostomus xanthurus ) stickleback, fourspine (Apeltes quadracus ) stickleback, threespine (Gasterosteus aculeatus ) sturgeon, Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus) sturgeon, Green (Acipenser medirostris ) sturgeon, shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum ) sturgeon, white (Acipenser transmontanus ) swordfish (Xiphias gladius ) tarpon (Megalops atlanticus ) tautog (Tautoga onitis ) tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps ) tomcod, Atlantic (Microgadus tomcod ) topsmelt (Atherinops affinis ) trout, sea-run cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) trout, steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss ) tuna, bluefin (Thunnus thynnus ) weakfish (Cynoscion regalis )
whitefish, Atlantic (Coregonus clupeaformis ) wolffish, Atlantic (Anarhichas lupus ) abalone, black (Haliotis cracherodii ) abalone, green (Haliotis fulgens ) abalone, red (Haliotis rufescens ) clam, California jackknife (Tagelus californianus ) clam, Manila (Venerupis japonica ) clam, Pacific geoduck (Panopea abrupta ) clam, Pacific razor (Siliqua patula ) clam, common littleneck (Prothaca staminea ) clam, pismo (Tivela stultorum ) clam, softshell (Mya arenaria ) clam, surf (Spisula solidissima ) conch, queen (Strombus gigas ) gaper Pacific (Tresus nuttallii ) gaper horseneck (Tresus capax ) mussel, California sea (Mytilus californianus ) mussel, blue (Mytilus edulis ) oyster, American (Crassostrea virginica ) oyster, Olympia (Ostrea lurida ) oyster, Pacific (Crassostrea gigas ) quahog, northern (Mercenaria mercenaria ) rangia, common (Rangia cuneata) scallop, bay (Argopecten irradians ) scallop, sea (Placopecten magellanicus ) squid, market (Loligo opalescens ) Bay shrimp (Crangon franciscorum ) crab, Atlantic marsh fiddler (Uca pugnax ) crab, blue (Callinectes sapidus ) crab, brown rock (Cancer antennarius ) crab, dungeness (Cancer magister ) crab, red rock (Cancer productus )crab, stone (Menippe mercenaria ) crab, yellow rock (Cancer anthonyi ) lobster, American (Homarus americanus ) lobster, spiny (Panulirus argus ) shrimp, black (Crangon nigricauda ) shrimp, blue mud (Upogebia pugettensis ) shrimp, blue-spotted (Crangon nigromaculata ) shrimp, brown (Penaeus aztecus ) shrimp, ghost (Callianassa californiensis ) shrimp, grass (Palaemonetes vulgaris;pugio;intermedius; Species c shrimp, northern (Pandalus borealis ) shrimp, pink (Penaeus duorarum duorarum) shrimp, sand (Crangon franciscorum ) shrimp, white (Penaeus setiferus ) bloodworm (Glycera dibranchiata ) ciguatera(poison) (Gambierdiscus toxicus ) sandworm (Nereis virens ) urchin, long-spined black sea (Diadema antillarum Philippi) worm, reef-building tube (Phragmatopoma lapidosa ) - bear, brown (Ursus arctos ) bear, polar (Ursus maritimus ) caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) deer, Sitka black-tailed (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) mink, common (Mustela vison mink) moose (Alces alces gigas) otter, river (Lutra canadensis lataxina) sheep, Dall (Ovis dalli dalli) dolphin, rough-toothed (Steno bredanensis ) dolphin, saddleback (Delphinus delphis ) dolphin, spinner (Stenella longirostris ) dolphin, spotted (Stenella plagiodon ) dolphin, striped (Stenella coeruleoalba ) dolphin, white-sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus ) grampus (Grampus griseus ) lion, California sea (Zalophus californianus ) manatee, Florida (Trichechus manatus ) otter, sea (Enhydra lutris ) porpoise, harbor (Phocoena phocoena ) sea lion, northern (Eumetopias jubatus ) seal, bearded (Erignathus barbatus ) seal, harbor (Phoca vitulina vitulina) seal, northern fur (Callorhinus ursinus ) seal, ribbon (Phoca fasciata ) walrus, Pacific (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) whale, Bryde's (Balaenoptera edeni ) whale, True's beaked (Mesoplodon mirus ) whale, antillean beaked (Mesoplodon europaeus ) whale, atlantic pilot (Globicephala melaena ) whale, beluga (Delphinapterus leucas ) whale, blue (Balaenoptera musculus ) whale, bowhead (Balaena mysticetus ) whale, dense-beaked (Mesoplodon densirostris ) whale, dwarf sperm (Kogia simus ) whale, false killer (Pseudorca crassidens ) whale, finback (Baleanoptera physalus ) whale, goose-beaked (Ziphius cavirostris ) whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae ) whale, killer (Orcinus orca ) whale, minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrada ) whale, northern right (Eubalaena glacialis ) whale, pygmy sperm (Kogia breviceps ) whale, sei (Balaenoptera borealis ) whale, short-finned pilot (Globicephala macrorhynchus ) whale, sperm (Physeter catodon ) turtle, Atlantic green sea (Chelonia mydas mydas) turtle, Kemp's ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempi ) turtle, eastern mud (Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum) turtle, eastern painted (Chrysemys picta picta) turtle, hawksbill sea (Eretmochelys imbricata ) turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea ) turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta ) turtle, olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea )
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