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Apr252010

Bottom Dwellers...

 

The Fluke or Summer Flounder is a flatfish native to the Western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. In the summer months it is common in New England waters and Long Island Sound, where it often follows schools of sand eels, its favorite prey.

Horseshoe crabs are not in fact a crustacean but rather belong to a more ancient order of creatures. They patrol the seafloor and feed on mollusks and worms and are commonly found in salt marshes.