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Fauna of Connecticut. The fauna of Connecticut comprise a variety of animal species . The state bird is the American robin. The state insect is the European mantis. The state animal is the sperm whale. The state shellfish is the eastern oyster. The state fish is the American shad. The state fossil is the Eubrontes giganteus.
(sport fish) Micropterus dolomieu: 2005: Channel catfish (state commercial fish) Ictalurus punctatus: 1987: Texas: Guadalupe bass (freshwater) Micropterus treculii: 1989: Red drum (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus: 2011: Utah: Bonneville cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) 1997: Vermont: Brook trout (cold water) Salvelinus ...
Striped bass. The striped bass ( Morone saxatilis ), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has also been widely introduced into inland recreational fisheries across the United States.
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for 406 miles (653 km) through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound. [4]
Rocky Neck State Park. / 41.30833°N 72.24278°W / 41.30833; -72.24278. Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. [4] The state park 's 708 acres (287 ha) include a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone ...
Sherwood Island State Park is a public recreation area on the shore of Long Island Sound in the Greens Farms section of Westport, Connecticut. [3] The state park offers swimming, fishing, and other activities on 238 acres (96 ha) of beach, wetlands, and woodlands. Sherwood Island is numbered as Connecticut's first state park because state ...
The Thames River (/ θ eɪ m z / thaymz) is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut.It flows south for 15 miles (24 km) through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound.
Connecticut ( / kəˈnɛtɪkət / ⓘ kə-NET-ik-ət) [10] is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport.