Trinectes maculatus
Size:
to 8"
Habitat:
Soft sandy bottoms, in depths from water's edge to 75 ft. Often found far inland in freshwater.
Description:
This is a right-eyed sole. Identifying characteristics are the lack of a pectoral fin.
Naked Sole is similar but scaleless.
These fish all live and feed on the bottom, out in the open. Often they will hide in the sand with just their eyes visible, and most can change color to match their surroundings.
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Zostera marina
Size: to 36"
Seagrasses are a group of approximately 50 species of vascular plants that complete their entire life cycle fully submerged in the marine environment. The most common and ecologically important seagrasses in New Jersey are eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) and widgeon grass ( Ruppia maritima ). Widgeon grass, however, is actually a fresh/brackish water plant with extreme salinity tolerance and is therefore sometimes not classified as a "true" marine seagrass.
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