Skip to main content
New Jersey

Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing

Marine Species Identification

Herring

Alewife (a river herring)

Alewife

American Shad

American Shad

Blueback Herring (a river herring)

Blueback Herring

Atlantic Herring

Atlantic Herring

Gizzard Shad

Gizzard Shad

Hickory Shad

Hickory Shad

Northern Kingfish

Northern Kingfish

Atlantic Bonito

Atlantic Bonito

Oyster Toadfish

Oyster Toadfish

Atlantic Croaker

Atlantic Croaker

Northern Puffer

Northern Puffer

Spot

Spot

Northern Searobin

Northern Searobin

Atlantic Mackerel

Atlantic Mackerel

White Perch

White Perch

Alewife, American Shad, Blueback Herring and Hickory Shad illustrations ©Duane Raver; Atlantic Herring illustration ©Victor Young/NH. Fish and Game Department;
Gizzard Shad illustration courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ©2012.