Capture of Lyre Goby (Pisces: Oxudercidae) in the Tidal Hudson River

We report the presence of Evorthodus lyricus (Lyre Goby) in a Hudson River tidal wetland in Yonkers, Westchester County, NY. This is the first record for this species in the Hudson River and the first published record north of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. We also provide an identification key to the...

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Published inNortheastern naturalist Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. N31 - N34
Main Authors Schmidt, Robert E., Wright, Jeremy J., Muller, Jason
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Steuben Humboldt Field Research Institute 03.06.2022
Northeastern Naturalist
Subjects
Adults
Endangered & extinct species
Estuaries
Fish
Fisheries
Fishing
Identification keys
Males
Museums
Ocean currents
Rivers
Salinity
Wetlands
New York
Cuba
United States > US
Chesapeake Bay
Hudson River
Virginia
Baltimore Maryland
New Jersey
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Summary:We report the presence of Evorthodus lyricus (Lyre Goby) in a Hudson River tidal wetland in Yonkers, Westchester County, NY. This is the first record for this species in the Hudson River and the first published record north of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. We also provide an identification key to the Oxudercidae and Gobiidae of the Hudson River.
ISSN:1092-6194
1938-5307
DOI:10.1656/045.029.0208