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Narragansett Bay, Mt. Hope Bay & Sakonnet RiverCommon bait fish |
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| Species | Image | Scientific Name |
| Alewife |  |
ANADROMOUS- No person shall land, catch, take, or attempt to catch or take any alewives, Alosa pseudoharengus, from any marine waters of the State of Rhode Island. |
| American Shad |  |
Alosa sapidissima |
| Atlantic Herring |  |
ANADROMOUS- No person shall land, catch, take, or attempt to catch or take any blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis, from any marine waters of the State of Rhode Island. |
| Atlantic Mackeral |  |
Scomber scombrus |
| Bay Anchovy |  |
Anchoa mitchilli |
| Butterfish |  |
Peprilus triacanthus |
| Menhaden (Bunker) |
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Brevoortia tyrannus |
| American Sand Lance (Sand Eel) |
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Ammodytes americanus |
| Squid (not a fish) |
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Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda, Subclass Coleoidea, order Teuthida. Short-finned Squid:Illex illecebrosus. Long-finned Squid: Loligo pealei |
Less common bait fish |
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| Species | Image | Scientific Name |
| Red Hake |  |
Urophycis chuss |
| Silver Hake |  |
Merluccius bilinearis |
| White Hake | Urophycis tenuis | |
| Ocean Pout (Eelpout) |
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Zoarces americanus |
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