Sea Robin
-They are bottom-dwelling fish

• -Sea robins have six spiny "legs", three on each side, these legs are actually flexible spines that were once part of the pectoral fin. They are
  • really used to explore the bottom in search of food 
    
  • -The sea robin is a voracious fish feeding indifferently
• - They produce an audible "croak" 

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Smooth Dogfish
-Feeds on small fishes, shrimp, and benthic invertebrates, such as crabs and worms.
-Seasonally migrates closer to shore and northward in the summer.
-Grey-brown color with flat teeth for grinding up shelled prey.
-Found in marine and brackish waters and are bottom-dwelling and migratory in seas.
​-They are mostly found in waters shallower than 60 ft , but can be found to 665 ft deep.
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Spider Crab
-Very poor eyesight
-They have very powerful tasting and sensing organs on the end of each walking leg. This allows them to identify food in the water or in the mud as they walk      over it.
-They are also called a "Decorator crab". They will attach bits of algae, shell, seaweed to the fine and sticky hairs on their carapace for camouflage.
-They are omnivorous

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American Eel
-Eels are catadromous, meaning they primarily live in rivers and estuaries, but migrate out to the ocean - the Sargasso Sea, to spawn.
-They are covered with a mucous layer, making them very slick. Scientists believe this mucous layer reduces friction as they swim in the ocean currents and protects them from pathogens that might enter the skin.
- American eels are an elongated fish, with fairly small fins. They use their whole body to swim in undulating motions.

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