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2008 FDA Seafood Complete List

The FDA Market Name generally should be used to label seafood products. For guidance in selecting appropriate Market Names, consult the Seafood List Guidance.

An asterisk (*) next to the FDA Market Name or the Scientific Common Name indicates that a specific rule or regulation applies to that species. A regulation number refers to the applicable section of the Regulation cited. If there is no listed market name follow the Seafood List Guidance for selecting an appropriate market name.

An RFE link with the Scientific Name provides access to Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia images and data for that species.

The Type column indicates Vertebrate (V) or Invertebrate (I).

The Vernacular (regional) names are included only for reference.



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I Abalone   Threaded Abalone Haliotis assimilis  
I Abalone   Australian Abalone Haliotis australis Paua
I Abalone   Flat Abalone Haliotis walallensis  
I Abalone   Tube Abalone Haliotis tuberculata  
I Abalone   White Abalone Haliotis sorenseni  
I Abalone   Red Abalone Haliotis rufescens  
I Abalone   Blacklip Abalone Haliotis rubra  
I Abalone   Roe's Abalone Haliotis roei  
I Abalone   Pourtale Abalone Haliotis pourtalesii  
I Abalone   Pink Abalone Haliotis corrugata  
I Abalone   Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii  
I Abalone   Green Abalone Haliotis fulgens  
I Abalone   Giant Abalone Haliotis gigantea  
I Abalone   Blackfoot Abalone Haliotis iris Paua
I Abalone   Pinto Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana  
I Abalone   Greenlip Abalone Haliotis laevigata  
I Abalone-style Shellfish   Sea Snail Concholepas concholepas False Abalone/ Locos
I Arkshell   Arkshell Barbatia cancellaria  
I Arkshell   Turkey Wing Arca zebra  
I Arkshell   Noah's Ark Arca noae  
I Arkshell   Mossy Ark Arca imbricata  
I Arkshell   Mogai Clam Anadara subcrenata  
I Arkshell   Skewed Ark Anadara baughmani  
I Arkshell     Barbatia spp.  
I Barnacle   Pico Megabalanus psittacus  
I Barnacle     Lepas spp.  
I Barnacle   Goose Barnacle Pollicipes cornucopia  
I Barnacle     Balanus spp.  
I Beni-zuwai Crab   Beni-zuwai Crab Chionoecetes japonicus Beni-zuwai Crab
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle     Glycymeris spp.  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Bittersweet Glycymeris laticostata  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Decussate Bittersweet Glycymeris decussata  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Bittersweet Glycymeris glycymeris  
I California Shrimp or Bay Shrimp or Gray Shrimp   California Shrimp Crangon franciscorum  
I Clam or Quahog   Southern Quahog Mercenaria campechiensis Hard Clam/ Gulf Quahog
I Clam or Quahog   Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria Hardshell/ Littleneck
I Clam, Bentnose   Bentnose Macoma Macoma nasuta  
I Clam, Butter   Washington Clam Saxidomus nuttalli  
I Clam, Butter   Butter Clam Saxidomus gigantea  
I Clam, Calico   Calico Clam Macrocallista maculata  
I Clam, Geoduck   Atlantic Geoduck Panopea bitruncata  
I Clam, Geoduck   Pacific Geoduck Panopea abrupta  
I Clam, Hard   Ocean Quahog Arctica islandica Quahog/ Black Clam/ Hard Clam
I Clam, Hardshell or Quahog   Hardshell Clam Protothaca thaca Quahog
I Clam, Littleneck   Pacific Littleneck Clam Protothaca staminea Steamer/ Native Littleneck
I Clam, Littleneck   Grooved Carpet Shell Venerupis decussata  
I Clam, Littleneck   Thin-shell Littleneck Clam Protothaca tenerrima  
I Clam, Littleneck   Shortneck Clam Tapes variegata  
I Clam, Littleneck   Banded Carpet Shell Tapes rhomboides  
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I Clam, Littleneck   Japanese Littleneck Clam Venerupis philippinarum  
I Clam, Littleneck   Golden Carpet Shell Venerupis aureus  
I Clam, Pacific or White   Solid Sanguin Clam Gari solida  
I Clam, Pismo   Pismo Clam Tivela stultorum  
I Clam, Razor   Stout Tagelus Tagelus plebeius  
I Clam, Razor   Jackknife Clam Tagelus dombeii  
I Clam, Razor   California Tagelus Tagelus californianus Western Jackknife
I Clam, Razor   Rosy Jackknife Solen rostriformis  
I Clam, Razor   Green Jackknife Solen viridis  
I Clam, Razor   Atlantic Razor Siliqua costata  
I Clam, Razor   Northern Razor Siliqua patula Northern Razor
I Clam, Razor   Alaska Razor Siliqua alta Northern Razor Clam
I Clam, Razor   Sword Razor Ensis siliqua  
I Clam, Razor   Pod Razor Ensis ensis  
I Clam, Razor   Razor Shell Clam Ensis macha  
I Clam, Razor   Atlantic Jackknife Ensis directus  
I Clam, Razor or Grooved Razor   Grooved Razor Solen marginatus  
I Clam, Sanguin   Atlantic Sanguin Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta  
I Clam, Softshell   Softshell Clam Mya arenaria Steamer/ Maninose Clam
I Clam, Surfclam   Flat Surfclam Simomactra planulata  
I Clam, Surfclam   Hooked Surfclam Simomactra falcata  
I Clam, Surfclam   Hatchet Surfclam Simomactra dolabriformis  
I Clam, Surfclam   Freshwater Clam Rangia cuneata Brackishwater Clam/ Atlantic Rangia
I Clam, Surfclam   Bent Surfclam Mactrotoma nasuta  
I Clam, Surfclam   Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima Hen Clam/ Bar Clam/ Sea Clam
I Clam, Surfclam   Fragile Surfclam Mactrotoma fragilis  
I Clam, Surfclam   California Surfclam Mactrotoma californica  
I Clam, Surfclam   Arctic Surfclam Mactromeris polynyma Alaska Surfclam/ Pinkneck
I Clam, Surfclam   Hemphill Surfclam Mactromeris hemphillii  
I Clam, Surfclam   Dish Surfclam Mactromeris catilliformis  
I Clam, Surfclam   Caribbean Winged Surfclam Mactrellona alata  
I Clam, Surfclam   Hen Clam Mactra sachalinensis  
I Clam, Surfclam   Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii Horse Clam
I Clam, Surfclam   Fat Gaper Tresus capax Horse Clam
I Clam, Venus   Frilled Venus Chione undatella  
I Clam, Venus   Smooth Venus Chionista fluctifraga  
I Clam, Venus   Sunray Venus Macrocallista nimbosa  
I Clam, Venus   New Zealand Cockle Austrovenus stutchburyi Cherrystone Clam/ Dog Cockle
I Clam, Venus   California Venus Chione californiensis  
I Clam, Wedge   Pipi Clam Paphies australis  
I Clam, Wedge   New Zealand Wedge Clam Paphies subtriangulata Tuatua/ Surfclam
I Clam, Wedge   New Zealand Wedge Clam Paphies ventricosa  
I Cockle   Dock Cockle Glycymeris pilosa  
I Cockle   Violet Bittersweet Glycymeris violacescens  
I Cockle   Common Cockle Cerastoderma edule  
I Cockle   Knotted Cockle Cardium tuberculatum  
I Cockle   Spiny Cockle Acanthocardia aculeata  
I Cockle   California Cockle Clinocardium californiense  
I Cockle   Atlantic Giant Cockle Dinocardium robustum Atlantic Cockle
I Cockle or Cockle Clam   Common Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii Heart Cockle/ Basket Cockle
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I Cockle or Cockle Clam   Greenland Cockle Serripes groenlandicus  
I Conch   Florida Fighting Conch Strombus alatus  
I Conch   Spider Conch Lambis lambis  
I Conch   West Indian Fighting Conch Strombus pugilis  
I Conch   Horse Conch Pleuroploca gigantea  
I Conch     Strombus spp.  
I Conch   Milk Conch Strombus costatus  
I Conch   Queen Conch Strombus gigas Pink Conch
I Coquina   Texas Coquina Donax texasianus  
I Coquina   Variable Coquina Donax variabilis  
I Coquina, False   Giant False Coquina Iphigenia brasiliana Giant Coquina
I Crab, Blue   Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus (RFE) Hardshell Crab/ Softshell Crab
I Crab, Brown King (*) CFR 102.50 Golden King Crab Lithodes aequispinus Golden Crab
I Crab, Centolla   Centolla Crab Lithodes antarcticus  
I Crab, Deepsea   Deepsea Crab Paralomis granulosa Antarctic Queen Crab/ Spanish Centolla/ European Washete/ Chilean centolla/ False King Crab/ Centollon/ Scampi
I Crab, Dungeness   Dungeness Crab Cancer magister Market Crab
I Crab, Golden   Golden Deepsea Crab Chaceon fenneri  
I Crab, Jonah   Jonah Crab Cancer borealis  
I Crab, King (*) CFR 102.50 Red King Crab Paralithodes camtschaticus  
I Crab, King (*) CFR 102.50 Blue King Crab Paralithodes platypus  
I Crab, King or Hanasaki   Hanasaki Crab Paralithodes brevipes Brown Crab/ Box Crab/ Deepwater King Crab
I Crab, Korean or Crab, Kegani or Crab, Snow (*) CFR 102.50 Kegani Crab Erimacrus isenbeckii Korean Variety Crab/ Hair Crab/ Horse Crab
I Crab, Lithodes   Lithodes Crab Neolithodes brodiei King Crab/ Stone Crab
I Crab, Murray or Centolla   Murray Crab Lithodes murrayi Southern Stone Crab
I Crab, Red   Red Deepsea Crab Chaceon quinquedens  
I Crab, Rock   Atlantic Rock Crab Cancer irroratus Sand Crab
I Crab, Rock   Edible Rock Crab Cancer pagurus Devon Crab/ Common European Crab
I Crab, Sheep   Sheep Crab Loxorhynchus grandis  
I Crab, Snow   Grooved Tanner Crab Chionoecetes tanneri Tanner Crab
I Crab, Snow   Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio Tanner Crab
I Crab, Snow   Southern Tanner Crab Chionoecetes bairdi Tanner Crab
I Crab, Snow   Triangle Tanner Crab Chionoecetes angulatus Tanner Crab
I Crab, Spider   New Zealand Spider Crab Jacquinotia edwardsii  
I Crab, Spider   European Spider Crab Maja squinado  
I Crab, Stone   Gulf Stone Crab Menippe adina  
I Crab, Stone   Florida Stone Crab Menippe mercenaria  
I Crab, Swimming   Swimming Crab Portunus tuberculosus  
I Crab, Swimming   Swimming Crab Portunus puber  
I Crab, Swimming   Arched Swimming Crab Callinectes arcuatus  
I Crab, Swimming   Cortez Swimming Crab Callinectes bellicosus  
I Crab, Swimming   Giant Swimming Crab Callinectes toxotes  
I Crab, Swimming   Blue Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus Bluey
I Crab, Swimming or Mud Crab or Mangrove Crab or Serrated Swimming Crab   Serrated Swimming Crab Scylla serrata  
I Crab, Yellow Rock   Rock Crab Cancer anthonyi  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii Mudbug
I Crawfish or Crayfish   White River Crayfish Procambarus acutus Mudbug
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Marron Cherax tenuimanus  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Red Claw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Queensland Marron/ Tropical Blue/ Marron
I Crawfish or Crayfish     Cambarus spp.  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   (Crayfishes) Astacus spp.  
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I Crawfish or Crayfish     Pacifastacus spp.  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Murray River Crayfish Euastacus armatus  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Yabbie Cherax destructor  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   (Freshwater Crayfish) Paranephrops spp. Yabby/ New Zealand Crayfish
I Cuttlefish   (Common Cuttlefish) Sepia spp.  
I Giant Calamari   Jumbo Squid Dosidicus gigas Jumbo Flying Squid
I Jellyfish     Rhopilema spp. Jerryfish
I Krill   Krill Thysanoessa inermis  
I Krill     Euphausia spp.  
I Krill   Krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica  
I Langostino or Langostino Lobster   Squat Lobster Munida gregaria New Zealand Langostino/ Lobster Krill
I Langostino or Langostino Lobster   Squat Lobster Cervimunida johni Langostino Amarillo
I Langostino or Langostino Lobster   Pelagic Crab Pleuroncodes planipes Squat Lobster
I Langostino or Lanostino Lobster   Colorado Langostino Pleuroncodes monodon Langostino Colorado
I Limpet   Plant Limpet Tectura testudinalis Atlantic Limpet
I Limpet   Rough Keyhole Limpet Diodora aspera  
I Limpet   Limpet Cellana denticulata  
I Limpet   Keyhole Limpet Fissurella maxima  
I Limpet   Owl Limpet Lottia gigantea Giant Owl Limpet
I Limpet   Limpet Patella caerulea  
I Lobster   European Lobster Homarus gammarus  
I Lobster   American Lobster Homarus americanus  
I Lobster, Norway   Norway Lobster Nephrops norvegicus Deepsea Lobster/ Norwegian Lobster
I Lobster, Rock   Cape Spiny Lobster Jasus lalandii Cape Rock Lobster
I Lobster, Rock   St. Paul Spiny Lobster Jasus paulensis St. Paul Rock Lobster
I Lobster, Rock   Eastern Spiny Lobster Jasus verreauxi Green Rock Lobster
I Lobster, Rock   Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii Red Rock Lobster/ Red Spiny Lobster
I Lobster, Slipper   Flathead Locust Lobster Thenus orientalis Flathead Lobster
I Lobster, Slipper     Scyllarides spp.  
I Lobster, Slipper   Ridged Slipper Lobster Scyllarides nodifer  
I Lobster, Slipper   Brazilian Slipper Lobster Scyllarides brasiliensis  
I Lobster, Slipper   Spanish Slipper Lobster Scyllarides aequinoctialis  
I Lobster, Slipper   Japanese Fan Lobster Ibacus ciliatus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Natal Spiny Lobster Palinurus delagoae  
I Lobster, Spiny   Common Spiny Lobster Palinurus elephas  
I Lobster, Spiny   Painted Spiny Lobster Panulirus versicolor Western Crayfish
I Lobster, Spiny   Royal Spiny Lobster Panulirus regius Crawfish
I Lobster, Spiny   Mud Spiny Lobster Panulirus polyphagus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Pronghorn Spiny Lobster Panulirus penicillatus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Gilchrist Spiny Lobster Palinurus gilchristi Southern Spiny Lobster
I Lobster, Spiny   Pink Spiny Lobster Palinurus mauritanicus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Caribbean Spiny Lobster Panulirus argus Crawfish/ Rock Lobster/ Bug/ Florida Lobster
I Lobster, Spiny   Western Red Lobster Panulirus cygnus Australian Spiny Lobster
I Lobster, Spiny   Green Spiny Lobster Panulirus gracilis  
I Lobster, Spiny   Scalloped Spiny Lobster Panulirus homarus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Blue Spiny Lobster Panulirus inflatus  
I Lobster, Spiny   California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Japanese Spiny Lobster Panulirus japonicus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Smoothtail Spiny Lobster Panulirus laevicauda  
I Lobster, Spiny   Hawaiian Spiny Lobster Panulirus marginatus Bandal Spiny Lobster
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I Lobster, Spiny   Ornate Spiny Lobster Panulirus ornatus Painted Crayfish/ Western Crayfish
I Lobsterette   Caribbean Lobsterette Metanephrops binghami Caribbean Lobster
I Lobsterette   Urugavian Lobster Metanephrops rubellus Red Lobsterette
I Lobsterette   Florida Lobsterette Nephropsis aculeata  
I Lobsterette   Lobsterette Metanephrops thomsoni  
I Lobsterette or Baby Lobster or Scampi or Deep Sea Lobster or Bay Prawn   Lobsterette Metanephrops challengeri  
I Merex   Merex Haustellum brandaris  
I Moonsnail     Polinices spp.  
I Moonsnail   Northern Moonsnail Polinices heros  
I Morwong   Morwong Nemadactylus bergi  
I Murex     Haustellum spp.  
I Mussel   Northern Horse Mussel Modiolus modiolus  
I Mussel   New Zealand Green Mussel Perna canaliculus Green-lipped Mussel/ Perna
I Mussel   California Mussel Mytilus californianus  
I Mussel   Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Bay Mussel
I Mussel   Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis European Mussel
I Mussel   Bearded Horse Mussel Modiolus barbatus  
I Octopus   Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris Pieuvre/ Pulpo Comun
I Octopus     Octopus spp.  
I Octopus     Eledone spp.  
I Oyster   Edible Oyster Ostrea edulis European Oyster
I Oyster   Sydney Rock Oyster Saccostrea cuccullata  
I Oyster     Spondylus spp.  
I Oyster   New Zealand Dredge Oyster Tiostrea lutaria  
I Oyster   New Zealand Rock Oyster Crassostrea glomerata Tio/ Tio Para/ T. Repe
I Oyster   Chilean Oyster Crassostrea chilensis  
I Oyster   Portuguese Oyster Crassostrea angulata  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Kumamoto Oyster Crassostrea gigas kumamoto  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Japanese Oyster/ Pacific Giant Oyster
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Bluepoint/ American Oyster
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.136 Olympia Oyster Ostrea conchaphila  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.136 Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida  
I Patagonian Sea Scallop   Patagonian Scallop Zygochlamys patagonica Chilean Scallop/ Southern Scallop
I Pen Shell   Pen Shell Atrina pectinata Horse Mussel
I Penshell   Sawtooth Penshell Atrina serrata  
I Periwinkle   Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea Buckie/ Whelk
I Pirarucu or Arapaima   Pirarucu Arapaima gigas  
I Scallop   Southern Queen Scallop Zygochlamys delicata  
I Scallop   Common Japanese Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis Japanese Scallop
I Scallop   Scallop Pecten albicans  
I Scallop   Great Scallop Pecten jacobaeus  
I Scallop   Giant Scallop Pecten maximus  
I Scallop   Australian Scallop Pecten meridionalis Commercial Scallop/ Southern Scallop/ Common Scallop
I Scallop   New Zealand Commercial Scallop Pecten novaezelandiae Pure/ Tipa
I Scallop   Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus  
I Scallop   Atlantic Scallop Mimachlamys varia  
I Scallop   San Diego Scallop Euvola diegensis  
I Scallop   Zigzag Scallop Euvola ziczac  
I Scallop   Scallop Chlamys circularis aequisculata  
I Scallop   Spiny Scallop Chlamys hastata  
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I Scallop   Iceland Scallop Chlamys islandica  
I Scallop   Queen Scallop Chlamys opercularis  
I Scallop   Peruvian Calico Scallop Chlamys purpurata Ostion Scallop
I Scallop   Reddish Scallop Chlamys rubida  
I Scallop   Red-ribbed Scallop Aequipecten glyptus  
I Scallop   Scallop Saucer Amusium japonicum  
I Scallop   Paper Scallop Amusium papyraceum  
I Scallop   Thailand moon scallop Amusium pleuronectes  
I Scallop   Scallop Argopecten aequisulcatus  
I Scallop   Lined Scallop Argopecten lineolaris  
I Scallop   Nucleus Scallop Argopecten nucleus  
I Scallop or Bay Scallop   Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians  
I Scallop or Weathervane   Weathervane Scallop Patinopecten caurinus Alaskan Scallop
I Scallop, Calico   Atlantic Calico Scallop Argopecten gibbus  
I Scallop, Calico   Pacific Calico Scallop Argopecten ventricosus  
I Sea Cucumber     Stichopus spp. Teat Fish
I Sea Cucumber     Cucumaria spp. Teat Fish
I Sea Snail   Sea Snail Trophon geversianus  
I Sea Squirt or Tunicata     Styela clava  
I Sea Squirt or Tunicata     Styela plicata  
I Sea Urchin     Strongylocentrotus spp.  
I Sea Urchin     Pseudocentrotus spp.  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Evechinus chloroticus  
I Sea Urchin     Loxechinus spp.  
I Sea Urchin     Heliocidaris spp.  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Echinus esculentus  
I Seabob   Atlantic Seabob Xiphopenaeus kroyeri  
I Shad or Hilsa   Hilsa Shad Tenualosa ilisha  
I Shrimp   Golden Shrimp Plesionika martia Golden Prawn
I Shrimp   Argentine Red Shrimp Pleoticus muelleri  
I Shrimp     Penaeus spp.  
I Shrimp   Green Tiger Prawn Penaeus semisulcatus Grooved Tiger Prawn
I Shrimp   Giant Tiger Prawn Penaeus monodon Jumbo Tiger Prawn/ Black Tiger Shrimp
I Shrimp   Brown Tiger Prawn Penaeus esculentus Common Tiger Prawn
I Shrimp   Redtail Prawn Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Pakistan White Shrimp
I Shrimp     Crangon spp.  
I Shrimp   Seven-spine Bay Shrimp Crangon septemspinosa  
I Shrimp   Spot Shrimp Pandalus platyceros Alaskan Prawn
I Shrimp   Coonstriped Shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus  
I Shrimp   Humpy Shrimp Pandalus goniurus  
I Shrimp   Sidestriped Shrimp Pandalopsis dispar Red Shrimp
I Shrimp   Marsh Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes vulgaris  
I Shrimp   Banana Prawn Fenneropenaeus merguiensis  
I Shrimp   Common Prawn Palaemon serratus  
I Shrimp   Indian Prawn Fenneropenaeus indicus  
I Shrimp   Chinese White Shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis  
I Shrimp   Pinkspotted Shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis  
I Shrimp   Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus  
I Shrimp   Roshna Prawn Exopalaemon styliferus  
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I Shrimp   Jinga Shrimp Metapenaeus affinis Indian Brown Shrimp
I Shrimp   Eastern King Prawn Melicertus plebejus  
I Shrimp   Western King Prawn Melicertus latisulcatus  
I Shrimp   Caramote Prawn Melicertus kerathurus  
I Shrimp   Kuruma Prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus  
I Shrimp   Western White Shrimp Litopenaeus occidentalis  
I Shrimp   Southern White Shrimp Litopenaeus schmitti  
I Shrimp   Blue Shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris  
I Shrimp   Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei  
I Shrimp or Brown Shrimp   Southern Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus subtilis  
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Pink Shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum  
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Northern Shrimp Pandalus borealis Deep Water Prawn
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Ocean Shrimp Pandalus jordani  
I Shrimp or Prawn   Jack-knife Prawn Haliporoides sibogae  
I Shrimp or White Shrimp   White Shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Northern White Shrimp
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Ohio Shrimp Macrobrachium ohione Freshwater Prawn
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii  
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Cinnamon River Shrimp Macrobrachium acanthurus Freshwater Prawn
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Bigclaw River Shrimp Macrobrachium carcinus Freshwater Prawn
I Shrimp, Rock   Brown Rock Shrimp Sicyonia brevirostris  
I Shrimp, Royal   Royal Red Shrimp Pleoticus robustus  
I Snail   Rocksnail Ocenebra japonica  
I Snail or Escargot     Otala spp.  
I Snail or Escargot   Escargot Helix pomatia  
I Snail or Escargot   Giant African Snail Achatina fulica  
I Squid or Calamari   Argentine Shortfin Squid Illex argentinus Encornet Rouge Argentin
I Squid or Calamari   Southern Shortfin Squid Illex coindetii Flying Squid/ Medium Squid/ Broadtail Shortfin Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Northern Shortfin Squid Illex illecebrosus Summer Squid/ Illex Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Wellington Flying Squid Nototodarus sloanii Arrow Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Magistrate Armhook Squid Berryteuthis magister Red Squid/ Schoolmaster Armhook Squid/ Loligo Pealei
I Squid or Calamari   Angola Flying Squid Todarodes angolensis Angola/ European Flying Squid
I Squid or Calamari   European Flying Squid Todarodes sagittatus  
I Squid or Calamari   Stout Bobtail Squid Rossia macrosoma Ross Cuttlefish
I Squid or Calamari   Dwarf Bobtail Squid Sepiola rondeletii Lesser Cuttlefish
I Squid or Calamari   Southern Reef Squid Sepioteuthis australis Broad Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea  
I Squid or Calamari   Patagonian Inshore Squid Loligo gahi  
I Squid or Calamari   Squid Loligo media  
I Squid or Calamari   Midsize Squid Loligo media Little Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Bigeye Squid Loligo ocula  
I Squid or Calamari   California Market Squid Loligo opalescens Opalescent Inshore Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Longfin Squid Loligo pealeii Winter Squid/ Boston Squid/ Longfin Inshore Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Arrow Squid Loligo plei Slender Inshore Squid
I Squid or Calamari   European Squid Loligo vulgaris  
I Squid or Calamari   Cape Horn Squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudi South African Squid/ Chokka Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Atlantic Brief Squid Lolliguncula brevis Western Atlantic Brief Squid/ Thumbstall Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Panama Brief Squid Lolliguncula panamensis  
I Squid or Calamari   Flying Squid Ommastrephes bartramii Red Ocean Squid/ Neon Flying Squid
I Top Shell   Top Shell Monodonta turbinata  
I Top Shell   Top Shell Turbo cornutus  
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I Whelk   Channeled Whelk Busycotypus canaliculatus  
I Whelk   Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana venosa  
I Whelk   Pear Whelk Busycotypus spiratus  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Busycon spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Neptunea spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Buccinum spp.  
V Aholehole   Hawaiian Aholehole Kuhlia sandvicensis  
V Aholehole   Rock Flagtail Kuhlia rupestris Buffalo Bream/ Perch
V Aholehole   Spotted Flagtail Kuhlia marginata Damagan
V Alewife or River Herring   Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus Gaspegeau/ River Herring/ Branch Herring/ Gray Herring
V Alfonsino   Alfonsin a Casta Beryx splendens Roadbars/ Goldeneye Perch
V Alfonsino   Red Bream Beryx decadactylus Alfonsin a La Casta Larga
V Alfonsino   Bight Redfish Centroberyx gerrardi  
V Alfonsino   Alfonsino Centroberyx affinis Red Snapper/ Golden Snapper/ King Snapper
V Alligator   Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis  
V Alligator   American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis  
V Amberjack   Lesser Amberjack Seriola fasciata Madregal/ Bonito
V Amberjack   Buri Seriola quinqueradiata Hamachi/ Yellowtail/ Racing Tuna
V Amberjack   Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili Yellowtail/ Atlantic Amberjack/ Madregal/ Bonito
V Amberjack   Banded Rudderfish Seriola zonata Amberjack/ Jackfish/ Banded Mackerel
V Amberjack or Yellowtail   Yellowtail Seriola lalandi (RFE) Great Amberjack/ Horseeye Bonito/ Coronado/ Amberjack
V Anchovy   Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordax North Pacific Anchovy/ California Anchovy
V Anchovy   Anchoveta Engraulis ringens  
V Anchovy   Japanese Anchovy Engraulis japonicus Halfmouthed Sardine
V Anchovy   Silver Anchovy Engraulis eurystole  
V Anchovy   European Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus  
V Anchovy   Southern Anchovy Engraulis australis Australian Anchovy/ Whitebait/ Smig/ Kokowhawa
V Anchovy   Anchovy Encrasicholina purpurea Nehu
V Anchovy   Round Headed Anchovy Encrasicholina punctifer  
V Anchovy   New Jersey Anchovy Thryssa encrasicholoides  
V Anchovy   Flat Anchovy Anchoviella perfasciata Grubber/ Broadhead
V Anchovy   Anchovy Anchoviella lepidentostole  
V Anchovy   Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli Common Anchovy/ Whitebait
V Anchovy   Dusky Anchovy Anchoa lyolepis Longnose Anchovy
V Anchovy   Striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetus Manjua/ Anchovy Fry
V Anchovy   Slough Anchovy Anchoa delicatissima  
V Anchovy   Deepbody Anchovy Anchoa compressa  
V Anchovy   Anchoveta Cetengraulis mysticetus  
V Anchovy   Key Anchovy Anchoa cayorum Manjua
V Angelfish   French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru Paru/ Indian Flatfish/ Flatfish
V Angelfish   Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris Yellow Angelfish/ Golden Angel/ Blue Angel/ Isabelita
V Angelfish   Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatus Black Angel/ Black Angelfish/ Chirivita/ Portugaise
V Angelfish   Blue Angelfish Holacanthus bermudensis Common Angelfish/ Queen Angelfish/ Isabelita
V Angelfish   Rock Beauty Holacanthus tricolor Catalineta/ Black Angel
V Argentine   Silverside Argentine Argentina elongata Nigisu
V Argentine Queenfish   Argentine Queenfish Parona signata  
V Armorhead   Longfin Armorhead Pseudopentaceros richardsoni Southern Boarfish/ Southern Boarfish/ Boarfish
V Armorhead   Longfin Armorhead Pseudopentaceros wheeleri   
V Bacha   Bacha Eutropiichthys vacha  
V Barb   Olive Barb Puntius sarana  
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V Barb   Tinfoil Barb Barbonymus schwanenfeldii  (RFE)  
V Barracuda   Pickhandle Barracuda Sphyraena jello  
V Barracuda   Guaguanche Sphyraena guachancho Guacuanche Pelon
V Barracuda   Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda (RFE) Short Barracuda/ Picuda/ Becuna/ Seapike/ Pike
V Barracuda   Vicuda Sphyraena ensis  
V Barracuda   Pacific Barracuda Sphyraena argentea (RFE) California Barracuda/ Barracouta
V Barracuda   Northern Sennet Sphyraena borealis Picuda/ Picudilla/ Barracuda
V Barramundi   Barramundi Perch Lates calcarifer Giant Perch/ Palmer/ Cockup/ Bekti/ Nairfish/ Silver Barramundi/ Asian Seabass
V Basa (*) FD&C 403(t)   Pangasius bocourti  
V Bass   Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu Black Bass/ Bass Hogfish/ Black Perch
V Bass   Suwannee Bass Micropterus notius  
V Bass   Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus  
V Bass   Blackmouth Bass Synagrops bellus  
V Bass   Giant Sea Bass Stereolepis gigas  
V Bass   Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Black Bass/ Largemouth Osego Bass/ Chub/ Trout/ Jumper
V Bass   Ozark Bass Ambloplites constellatus  
V Bass   Roanoke Bass Ambloplites cavifrons Southern Rock Bass
V Bass   Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculii  
V Bass   White Bass Morone chrysops White Lake Bass/ Silver Bass
V Bass   Sunshine Bass Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis (RFE) White and Striped Bass Hybrid
V Bass   Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis  
V Bass   Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Rockfish/ Striper/ Linesides
V Bass   Palmetto Bass Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops Striped and White Bass Hybrid/ Wiper
V Bass   Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris Redeye/ Goggle-eye/ Sunfish/ Sun Perch/ White Bass
V Bass, Sea   Japan Sea Bass Lateolabrax japonicus Japanese Seaperch/ Seaperch/ Perch/ Common Sea Bass
V Bass, Sea     Paristiopterus spp. Southern Creole-fish/ Barber
V Bass, Sea   Groper Polyprion oxygeneios  
V Bass, Sea   Wreckfish Polyprion americanus  
V Bass, Sea   Argentine Sea Bass Acanthistius brasilianus  
V Bass, Sea   Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata Blackfish/ Rock Bass/ Black Bass/ Bluefish/ Tallywag
V Bass, Sea   Rock Sea Bass Centropristis philadelphica Redfish
V Bass, Sea   Bank Sea Bass Centropristis ocyurus Gulf Sea Bass/ Tallywag
V Bass, Sea   Kelp Bass Paralabrax clathratus Rock Bass/ California Kelp Bass/ Cabrilla
V Bass, Sea   Peruvian Sea Bass Paralabrax callaensis Southern Rock Bass
V Bass, Sea   Spotted Sand Bass Paralabrax maculatofasciatus Redspotted Rock Bass/ Spotted Cabrilla
V Bass, Sea   Barred Sand Bass Paralabrax nebulifer California Sand Bass/ Sand Bass/ Johnny Verde/ Kelp Bass
V Bass, Sea   European Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax Bass/ Bronzini
V Bata   Bata Labeo bata Gootellah/ Bango/ Tohirri
V Bengal Loach   Bengal Loach Botia dario  
V Bigeye   Bigeye Priacanthus arenatus Common Bigeye/ Catalufa/ Blear-eye/ Glass-eye
V Bigeye   Short Bigeye Pristigenys alta Little Bigeye/ Deep Bigeye
V Bigeye   Red Bigeye Priacanthus macracanthus  
V Bluefish   Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix Tailor/ Snapper
V Bluegill   Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Sunfish/ Blue Sunfish/ Sunfish/ Roach/ Bream
V Bluenose   Antarctic Cutlerfish Hyperoglyphe antarctica Bonita/ Stoneye/ Blue Bream
V Boarfish   Giant Boarfish Paristiopterus labiosus Sowfish/ Common Boarfish
V Boarfish   Shortspine Boarfish Antigonia combatia Sowfish/ Common Boarfish
V Boarfish   Deepbody Boarfish Antigonia capros  
V Boga   Boga Leporinus obtusidens  
V Bombay Duck   Bombay Duck Harpadon nehereus Bumalo/ Bummalow
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V Bonefish   Bonefish Albula vulpes Ladyfish/ Tarpon/ Bananafish/ Grubber/ Macabi/ Sanducha
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Atlantic Bonito Sarda sarda Belted Bonito/ Pelamid/ Shortfinned Tunny
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Striped Bonito Sarda orientalis Belted Bonito/ Oriental Bonito/ Skipjack
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Plain Bonito Orcynopsis unicolor  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Australian Bonito Sarda australis  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Leaping Bonito Cybiosarda elegans  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Pacific Bonito Sarda chiliensis (RFE) California Bonito/ Skipjack
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Dogtooth Tuna Gymnosarda unicolor  
V Bonnetmouth   Bonnetmouth Emmelichthys nitidus Red Baitfish/ Redbait/ Red Sea-haarder
V Bonnetmouth   Bonnetmouth Plagiogenion rubiginosum Rubyfish/ Red Perch/ Rock Salmon/ Salmon
V Bowfin   Bowfin Amia calva Bowfish/ Dogfish/ Mudfish/ Grindle/ Cyprus Trout
V Bream   Bream Abramis brama  
V Bream   Blue-lined Large-eye Bream Gymnocranius grandoculis  
V Bream   Humpnose Big-eye Bream Monotaxis grandoculis  
V Bream   Gilt Headed Bream Sparus aurata  
V Bream   Threadfin Bream Pentapodus caninus  
V Bream   Taiwan Tai Argyrops bleekeri  
V Bream   Long-spined Red Bream Argyrops spinifer Redfin/ King Soldierbream/ Longspined Snapper
V Bream   Common Pandora Pagellus erythrinus  
V Bream   Mozambique Large-eye Bream Wattsia mossambica  
V Bream or Bogue   Bogue Boops boops  
V Bream, Threadfin   Japanese Threadfin Bream Nemipterus japonicus Sesugo/ Melon-coat/ Longtailed Nemipterid
V Broadhead Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Broadhead Catfish (*) Clarias macrocephalus  
V Brotula or Cuskeel   Pacific Bearded Brotula Brotula clarkae  
V Brotula or Cuskeel   Bearded Brotula Brotula barbata  
V Buffalofish   Black Buffalofish Ictiobus niger  
V Buffalofish   Smallmouth Buffalofish Ictiobus bubalus Razorbacked Buffalo/ Suckermouth
V Buffalofish   Bigmouth Buffalofish Ictiobus cyprinellus Redmouth Buffalofish/ Largemouth Buffalofish
V Bullhead   Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis Yellow Cat
V Bullhead   Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus Mud Cat/ Brown Cat
V Bullhead or Catfish   Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus Common Bullhead/ American Catfish/ Mud Cat/ Mud Pout
V Bullhead or Catfish   Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas Small Catfish
V Bumper   Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus Little Bumper/ Casebe/ Yellowtail
V Bumper   Pacific Bumper Chloroscombrus orqueta Orqueta
V Burbot   Burbot Lota lota Eelpout/ Ling/ Freshwater Cod
V Butterfish   Silver Pomfret Pampus argenteus (RFE)  
V Butterfish   White Pomfret Pampus cinereus  
V Butterfish   Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burti  
V Butterfish   Harvestfish Peprilus paru Diamondfish/ Starfish
V Butterfish   Pacific Pompano Peprilus simillimus California Pompano/ Pacific Butterfish
V Butterfish   Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus Dollarfish/ Skipjack/ Harvesterfish/ Sheepshead
V Butterfish   Greenbone Odax pullus New Zealand Butterfish
V Butterflyfish   Banded Butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus  
V Butterflyfish   Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatus  
V Cabrilla   Spotted Cabrilla Epinephelus analogus Cabrilla Pinta/ Gag
V Calbasu   Calbasu Labeo calbasu  
V Caparari (*) FD&C 403(t) Caparari Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum Tiger Catfish/ Cabezona
V Capelin   Capelin Mallotus villosus Caplin/ Lodde/ Moiva
V Cardinalfish     Epigonus spp.  
V Cardinalfish   Bigeye Cardinalfish Epigonus telescopus  
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V Cardinalfish or Cardinal Perch   Thicktail Cardinalfish Epigonus crassicaudus  
V Carp   Common Carp Cyprinus carpio European Carp/ German Carp/ Mirror Carp
V Carp   Ziege     Pelecus cultratus      
V Carp   Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Amur Carp/ Asiatic Carp/ Israel Carp
V Carp   Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus     
V Carplet or Mola   Mola Carplet Amblypharyngodon mola  
V Cascarudo   Cascarudo Callichthys callichthys  
V Catfish   Yaqui Catfish Ictalurus pricei  
V Catfish   Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus (RFE) Bullhead/ Chuckleheaded Cat/ Mississippi Cat
V Catfish   Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus (RFE) Spotted Cat/ White Cat/ Lake Catfish
V Catfish   Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris  
V Catfish   White Catfish Ameiurus catus White Cat/ Channel Cat
V Catla   Catla Gibelion catla  
V Channa   Giant Snakehead Channa micropeltes  
V Char   Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus Common Char/ Alpine Trout/ Alpine Char/ Sea Trout
V Charal   Charal Chirostoma jordani  
V Chimaera     Hydrolagus spp. Atlantic Chimaera/ Pacific Chimaera/ African Chimaera/ Elephantfish
V Chimaera   Ratfish Hydrolagus novaezealandiae Dark Ghost Shark/ Pearl Fillets
V Chimaera   Longnosed Chimera Harriotta raleighana Ratfish/ Azumaginzame
V Chiring   Chiring Apocryptes bato  
V Chub   Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus  
V Chub   Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectator Spotted Bermuda Chub/ Striped Rudderfish/ Chopa
V Chub   Kiyi Coregonus kiyi Waterbelly/ Mooneye
V Chub   Yellow Chub Kyphosus incisor  
V Cichlid   Cichlid Cichla orinocensis  
V Cisco or Chub   Longjaw Cisco Coregonus alpenae Chub
V Cisco or Chub   Shortnose Cisco Coregonus reighardi Bloater/ Grayback/ Chub
V Cisco or Chub   Shortjaw Cisco Coregonus zenithicus Chub
V Cisco or Tullibee   Lake Herring Coregonus artedi Shallow-water Cisco/ Grayback/ Erie Herring/ Tullibee
V Climbing Perch   Climbing Perch Anabas testudineus  
V Cobia   Cobia Rachycentron canadum Crabeater/ Sergeantfish/ Bonito/ Cabio/ Cubby Yew
V Cod   Saffron Cod Eleginus gracilis Wachna Cod/ Northern Cod/ Navaga
V Cod   Greenland Cod Gadus ogac Fjord Cod/ Pilot/ Ogac/ Uvak
V Cod   Polar Cod Arctogadus glacialis Arctic Greenland Cod
V Cod   Toothed Cod Arctogadus borisovi East Siberian Cod
V Cod   Arctic Cod Boreogadus saida Polar Cod/ Saika
V Cod   Maori Cod Paranotothenia magellanica  
V Cod   Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua (RFE) Rock Cod/ Codling/ Scrod Cod
V Cod or Alaska Cod   Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus (RFE) Alaska Cod/ Grey Cod/ True Cod/ Treska
V Cod, Morid   Rock Cod Pseudophycis barbata  
V Cod, Morid   Red Cod Pseudophycis bachus Red Rock Cod
V Cod, Morid   Morid Cod Mora moro Goodly-eyed Cod/ Ribaldo/ Deepsea Cod/ White Cod
V Cod, Morid   Rock Cod Lotella rhacina Beardie
V Cod, Morid   Morid Cod Pseudophycis breviuscula  
V Coroata   Coroata Platynematichthys notatus  
V Corvina   Chilean Croaker Cilus gilberti  
V Corvina or Croaker   Whitemouth Drummer Micropogonias furnieri Verrugato/ Corvina Brasileira/ Whitemouth Drummer
V Cowfish   Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis  
V Cowfish   Honeycomb Cowfish Acanthostracion polygonius  
V Crappie   Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Calico Bass/ Oswego Bass/ Strawberry Bass/ Grass Bass
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V Crappie   White Crappie Pomoxis annularis Silver Bass/ White Bass/ Speckled Perch/ Bachelor
V Croaker   White Croaker Genyonemus lineatus Little Roncador/ Kingfish
V Croaker   Black Croaker Cheilotrema saturnum  
V Croaker     Pachypops spp. Brazilian Croaker/ Guyanan Croaker
V Croaker     Pachyurus spp. Parana Croaker/ Colombian Croaker/ Sao Francisco Croaker
V Croaker   Cob Argyrosomus hololepidotus Kob
V Croaker   Japanese Croaker Argyrosomus japonicus Green Perch/ Japanese Meagre
V Croaker   Black Croaker Atrobucca nibe Black Chinese Croaker/ Blackmouth Croaker
V Croaker   Blue Croaker Corvula batabana  
V Croaker   Striped Croaker Corvula sanctaeluciae  
V Croaker   Yellowfin Croaker Umbrina roncador  
V Croaker   White Croaker Pennahia anea  
V Croaker   Silver Croaker Pennahia argentata Silver Jewfish/ White Chinese Croaker/ Roncador
V Croaker     Plagioscion spp. Pacora/ Pescada Depiaui/ Pescada Branca
V Croaker   Silver Croaker Plagioscion squamosissimus  
V Croaker   Spotfin Croaker Roncador stearnsii (RFE) Roncador
V Croaker   Peruvian Croaker Paralonchurus peruanus  
V Croaker     Paralonchurus spp. Coco/ Suco
V Croaker   Blackspotted Croaker Protonibea diacanthus  
V Croaker   Giant Captainfish Pseudotolithus elongatus Corb/ Niger Corb
V Croaker   Captainfish Pseudotolithus senegalensis Longneck Croaker/ Weakfish/ Capitan
V Croaker   Flathead Captainfish Pseudotolithus typus  
V Croaker     Pterotolithus spp. Bigmouth Croaker/ False Seatrout
V Croaker   Redlip Croaker Larimichthys polyactis (RFE) Yellow Flower Fish/ Large Yellow Croaker
V Croaker   Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus Hardhead
V Croaker   Smalleye Croaker Nebris microps  
V Croaker     Nibea spp. Sharpnose Croaker/ Spotted Croaker
V Croaker   Reef Croaker Odontoscion dentex Corvina
V Croaker or Corvina   Bigtooth Corvina Isopisthus parvipinnis Shortfin Corvina
V Croaker or Corvina   Shortfin Weakfish Isopisthus remifer  
V Croaker or Corvina   Gulf Corvina Cynoscion othonopterus Seatrout
V Croaker or Corvina   Shortfin Corvina Cynoscion parvipinnis California Bluefish/ Shortfin Seabass
V Cunner   Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus Biergall/ Perch/ Sea Perch/ Blue Perch/ Bergall/ Nipper
V Curimbata   Curimbata Prochilodus lineatus  
V Cusk   Cusk Brosme brosme (RFE) Tusk/ Torsk/ European Cusk/ Brosmius/ Moonfish
V Cusk-eel   Blackedge Cusk-eel Lepophidium brevibarbe  
V Cusk-eel   Mottled Cusk-eel Lepophidium jeannae  
V Cusk-eel   Fawn Cusk-eel Lepophidium profundorum  
V Cutlassfish   Black Scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Espada Preta
V Cutlassfish   Silver Scabbardfish Lepidopus caudatus Scalefoot/ Ribbonfish/ Buttersnoek/ Frostfish/ Hikau/ Espada Branca
V Cutlassfish   Smallhead Hairtail Lepturacanthus savala   
V Cutlassfish   Atlantic Cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus  
V Dace   (Mongrel Daces) Rhinichthys spp.  
V Dory   Mirror Dory Zenopsis nebulosa Kagamidai/ Ginbatou/ Mirror Perch
V Dory   John Dory Zeus faber Girtie/ St. Peter's Fish/ Peterfish
V Dory   Silver Dory Cyttus novaezealandiae Pink-finned Dory/ Silbaadoori
V Dory   Buckler Dory Zenopsis conchifera  
V Driftfish   Black Driftfish Hyperoglyphe bythites  
V Driftfish   Barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformis  
V Drum   Totoaba Totoaba macdonaldi  
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V Drum     Stellifer spp. Smalleye Drum/ Yellow Drum/ Rake Drum/ Rake
V Drum   Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatus  
V Drum   Black Drum Pogonias cromis (RFE) Oyster Drum/ Sea Drum/ Gray Drum
V Drum   Sand Drum Umbrina coroides Roncador/ Corb/ Pargo/ Striped Drum/ Catalina Croaker
V Drum   Spotted Drum Equetus punctatus Serrana Hispana
V Drum     Larimus spp. Bastard Perch/ Banded Croaker/ Banded Larimus
V Drum   Banded Drum Larimus fasciatus  
V Drum or Cubbyu   Cubbyu Pareques umbrosus  
V Drum or Lion Fish     Collichthys spp.  
V Drum or Queenfish   Queenfish Seriphus politus White Croaker
V Drum or Redfish   Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus (RFE) Channel Bass/ Spottail/ Spotted Bass/ Bull Redfish
V Drum, Freshwater   Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens Sheepshead/ Gaspergou/ Croaker/ Jewelhead/ Crocus
V Drummer   Lowfinned Drummer Kyphosus vaigiensis Brass Bream/ Quili/ Pilotfish
V Duckbill   Brazilian Duckbill Percophis brasiliensis  
V Eel   European Eel Anguilla anguilla Common Eel/ Glass Eel/ Elver/ Yellow Eel/ Silver Eel
V Eel   Short-finned Eel Anguilla australis Shortfinned Freshwater Eel/ Yellow Eel/ Silver Eely
V Eel   Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica Unagi
V Eel   Long-finned Eel Anguilla dieffenbachii Yellow Eel/ Silver Eel/ Kuwharuwharu
V Eel, Conger   Whiptail Conger Rhynchoconger gracilior  
V Eel, Conger   Manytooth Conger Conger triporiceps  
V Eel, Conger   Yellow Conger Rhynchoconger flavus  
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Conger oligoporus Puhi
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Conger oceanicus Sea Eel/ American Eel/ White Eel
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Conger conger Sea Eel/ Silver Eel/ Southern Conger/ Koiro/ Ngoio
V Eel, Conger   White Eel Conger cinereus marginatus Puhi Uha
V Eel, Conger   Gray Conger Conger cinereus Indian Conger Eel/ Pacific White Eel/ Black Conger Eel
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Bathycongrus aequoreus Puhi
V Eel, Conger   Bandtooth Conger Ariosoma balearicum  
V Eel, Conger   Margintail Conger Paraconger caudilimbatus  
V Eel, Conger   Hardtail Conger Gnathophis cinctus  
V Eel, Freshwater   American Eel Anguilla rostrata Common Eel/ Atlantic Eel/ Silver Eel/ Freshwater Eel
V Eel, Moray   Fangtooth Moray Enchelycore anatina  
V Eel, Moray   Broadbanded Moray Channomuraena vittata  
V Eel, Moray   Pebbletooth Moray Echidna peli  
V Eel, Moray   Stout Moray Muraena robusta  
V Eel, Moray   Reticulate Moray Muraena retifera  
V Eel, Moray   Honey Comb Moray Muraena melanotis  
V Eel, Moray   Spotjaw Moray Gymnothorax mareei  
V Eel, Moray   Goldentail Moray Gymnothorax miliaris  
V Eel, Moray   Brown Moray Gymnothorax unicolor  
V Eel, Moray   Mediterranean Moray Muraena helena  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Blacktail Pike-conger Hoplunnis diomediana  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Freckled Pike-conger Hoplunnis macrura  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Spotted Pike-conger Hoplunnis tenuis  
V Eel, Snake or Keoghfish   Giant Snake Eel Ophichthus rex King Snake Eel
V Eel, Spiny   Spiny Eel Notacanthus chemnitzii  
V Eelpout   Eelpout Zoarces viviparus Guffer Eel/ Viviparous Blenny
V Elephant Fish   Elephant Fish Callorhinchus milii Silver Trumpeter/ Ghost Shark
V Emperor   Atlantic Emperor Lethrinus atlanticus  
V Emperor   Orange-spotted Emperor Lethrinus erythracanthus  
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V Emperor   Thumbprint Emperor Lethrinus harak  
V Emperor   Yellowlip Emperor Lethrinus xanthochilus  
V Emperor   Sky Emperor Lethrinus variegatus  
V Emperor     Lethrinus spp. Longnosed Pigfaced Bream/ Mu/ Rosefaced Pigface Bream
V Emperor   Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus  
V Emperor   Smalltooth Emperor Lethrinus microdon  
V Emperor   Sky Emperor Lethrinus mahsena  
V Escolar or Oilfish   Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (RFE)  
V Fanfish   Pacific Fanfish Pteraclis aesticola  
V Featherback   Grey Featherback Notopterus notopterus  
V Featherback   Giant Featherback Chitala lopis  
V Filefish   Unicorn Filefish Aluterus monoceros Unicorn/ Yellowfinned Leatherjacket/ Andora
V Filefish   Orange Filefish Aluterus schoepfii Unicornfish/ Sunfish/ Foolfish/ Lija/ Turbot/ Hogfish
V Filefish   Fringed Filefish Monacanthus ciliatus  
V Flathead or Opal fish   Deepwater Flathead Platycephalus conatus  
V Flatwhiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Flatwhiskered Catfish (*) Pinirampus pirinampu Barba-chata
V Flounder   New Zealand Sole Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Patikirors
V Flounder   Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus (RFE) Great Flounder/ California Flounder/ Emerywheel/ Grindstone
V Flounder   Yellowbelly Flounder Rhombosolea leporina Yellow Flounder/ Patiki-totora
V Flounder   Sand Flounder Rhombosolea plebeia Dab/ Patiki
V Flounder   Black Flounder Rhombosolea retiaria Freshwater Flounder/ River Flounder
V Flounder   Greenback Flounder Rhombosolea tapirina Karei
V Flounder   Ali Flounder Samariscus triocellatus  
V Flounder   Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus (RFE) Brill/ Turbot/ Spotted Flounder/ Sand Dab/ Sand Flounder
V Flounder   Brill Scophthalmus rhombus  
V Flounder   Gulf Flounder Paralichthys albigutta  
V Flounder   Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Bastard Halibut/ False Halibut/ Left Mouth
V Flounder   Patagonian Flounder Paralichthys patagonicus  
V Flounder   Broad Flounder Paralichthys squamilentus  
V Flounder   Slime Flounder Microstomus achne Babagarei
V Flounder   New Zealand Lemon Sole Pelotretis flavilatus Karea/ Lemon Sole (New Zealand)
V Flounder   Arctic Flounder Pleuronectes glacialis Smoothback Flounder/ Polar Flounder
V Flounder   Mexican Flounder Cyclopsetta chittendeni  
V Flounder   New Zealand Brill Colistium nudipinnis Turbot
V Flounder   New Zealand Brill Colistium guntheri Brill
V Flounder   Sohachi Flounder Cleisthenes pinetorum  
V Flounder   Longjawed Flounder Chascanopsetta crumenalis  
V Flounder   Three-eye Flounder Ancylopsetta dilecta  
V Flounder   Flounder Arnoglossus scapha Witch/ Megrim/ Mehue/ Hirame
V Flounder   Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus Mottled Flounder/ Leopard Flounder/ Paku
V Flounder   Eyed Flounder Bothus ocellatus Eyed Platefish
V Flounder   Tropical Flounder Bothus mancus Maimed Flounder/ Paki'i
V Flounder   Peacock Flounder Bothus lunatus Plate-fish
V Flounder   Bering Flounder Hippoglossoides robustus  
V Flounder   Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblonga Fourspotted Fluke
V Flounder   Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferruginea (RFE) Rusty Dab/ Sand Dab
V Flounder   Kamchatka Flounder Reinhardtius evermanni Arrowtooth Halibut/ Arctic Arrowtooth/ Turbot/ Paltus
V Flounder   Fivespot Flounder Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Tama-ganzodirane/ Tama-ganzobirame
V Flounder   Smalltooth Flounder Pseudorhombus jenynsii Sole
V Flounder   Indian Ocean Flounder Psettodes erumei Queensland Halibut/ Arrowtooth Flounder/ Turbot
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V Flounder   Largetoothed Flounder Pseudorhombus arsius Smoothscaled Brill/ False Brill/ Bastard Halibut
V Flounder or Dab   Speckled Flounder Limanda punctatissima Dab/ Longsnout Flounder/ Sand Flounder/ Sunagarei
V Flounder or Dab   Common Dab Limanda limanda  
V Flounder or Dab   Longhead Dab Limanda proboscidea Snout Sole/ Longsnouted Flounder
V Flounder or Fluke   Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus Plaice/ Northern Fluke
V Flounder or Fluke   Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma  
V Flounder or Fluke   Smalleye Flounder Paralichthys microps Fluke
V Flounder or Fluke   European Flounder Platichthys flesus White Fluke/ North Atlantic Flounder/ Sandberg/ Pallus
V Flounder or Sole   Blackback Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (RFE) Winter Flounder/ Lemon Sole/ Georges Bank Flounder
V Flounder or Whiff   Fourspot Scaldfish Lepidorhombus boscii Fourspot Megrim
V Flounder or Whiff   Megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Sailfluke
V Flounder, Arrowtooth   Arrowtooth Flounder Reinhardtius stomias (RFE) Arrowtooth Halibut/ Turbot/ Paltus
V Flyingfish   Bandwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon exsiliens  
V Flyingfish   Clearwing Flyingfish Cypselurus comatus Fourwinged Flyingfish
V Flyingfish   Shortnosed Flyingfish Cypselurus simus Malolo
V Flyingfish   Sailfin Flyingfish Parexocoetus brachypterus  
V Flyingfish   Bluntnose Flyingfish Prognichthys gibbifrons  
V Flyingfish   Fourwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys affinis  
V Flyingfish   Blackwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys rondeletii  
V Flyingfish   Cuvier's Flyingfish Hirundichthys speculiger  
V Flyingfish   Ocean Two-wing Flyingfish Exocoetus obtusirostris  
V Flyingfish   Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish Exocoetus volitans  
V Flyingfish   Sharpchin Flyingfish Fodiator acutus  
V Flyingfish   Spotfin Flyingfish Cheilopogon furcatus  
V Flyingfish   Blotchwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon hubbsi  
V Flyingfish   Atlantic Flyingfish Cheilopogon melanurus  
V Flyingfish   California Flyingfish Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus Great Flyingfish
V Flyingfish   Spotted Wing Flyingfish Cheilopogon spilonotopterus  
V Flyingfish   Smallwing Flyingfish Oxyporhamphus micropterus  
V Flyingfish   Jenkins Flyingfish Cheilopogon atrisignis  
V Flyingfish   Margined Flyingfish Cheilopogon cyanopterus  
V Frog   (True Frogs) Rana spp.  
V Fusilier   Goldband Fusilier Pterocaesio chrysozona  
V Gafftopsail Fish or Gafftopsail Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Gafftopsail Catfish (*) Bagre marinus  
V Gangetic Ailia   Gangetic Ailia Ailia coila  
V Gar   Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus Gar Pike/ Garfish/ Billfish/ Ohio Gar
V Gar   Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula Mississippi Alligator Gar
V Gemfish   Black Gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus  
V Gemfish   Domine Epinnula magistralis  
V Gemfish or Barracouta   Snake Mackerel Thyrsites atun Snoek/ Atun/ Manga
V Gemfish or Barracouta   Silver Gemfish Rexea solandri Southern Kingfish/ Tikati
V Gemfish or Caballa   White Snake Mackerel Thyrsitops lepidopoides Caballa Blanca/ Cavalinha
V Giant Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Giant Pangasius Pangasius sanitwongsei  
V Giant Whiskered Fish or Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Giant Catfish (*) Netuma thalassinus  
V Gilded Fish or Zungaro (*) FD&C 403(t) Gilded Catfish (*) Zungaro zungaro Amazon Catfish/ Gilded Catfish
V Goatfish     Pseudupeneus spp.  
V Goatfish   Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus  
V Goatfish   Bigscale Goatfish Pseudupeneus grandisquamis  
V Goatfish     Parupeneus spp. Moano Kea/ Moano/ Kumu/ Munu/ Sanmoiti
V Goatfish   Gold Saddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus  
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V Goatfish   Dwarf Goatfish Upeneus parvus  
V Goatfish   Bluespotted Goatfish Upeneichthys lineatus Red Mullet/ Ahuruhuru
V Goatfish   Red Goatfish Mullus auratus Red Mullet/ Northern Goatfish/ Surmullet
V Goatfish   Yellowfiin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis  
V Goatfish     Mulloidichthys spp. King Mullet/ Weke a A/ Vanikolo Goatfish/ Weke Ula
V Goatfish   Yellow Goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus  
V Goatfish   Mexican Goatfish Mulloidichthys dentatus  
V Goby   Tank Goby Glossogobius giuris  
V Goby   Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus  
V Goldeye     Upeneus spp. Wele Puep/ Yellowstriped Goatfish/ Kakunir
V Goldeye   Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Winnipeg Goldeye/ Naccaysh/ La Quesche
V Goonch   Goonch Bagarius yarrelli  
V Grayling   Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus American Grayling/ North American Grayling
V Greenland Turbot (*) CFR 102.57 Greenland Turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Newfoundland Turbot/ Turbot/ Blue Halibut
V Greenling   Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus Red Rock Trout
V Greenling   Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus Rock Trout/ Sea Trout/ Boregat/ Bodieron
V Greenling   Whitespotted Greenling Hexagrammos stelleri Common Greenling
V Greenling   Masked Greenling Hexagrammos octogrammus Alaska Greenling/ Greenfish
V Grenadier   Banded whiptail Caelorinchus fasciatus  
V Grenadier   Roughnose Grenadier Trachyrincus murrayi Rattail
V Grenadier   Rock Grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Round Nose Grenadier
V Grenadier   Marlin-spike Nezumia bairdii Rattail/ Grenadier
V Grenadier   Deepsea Whiptail Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Rattail
V Grenadier   Giant Rattail Albatrossia pectoralis  
V Grenadier     Macrourus spp. Rattail/ Popeye/ Roughhead
V Grenadier or Argentine Straptail or Hualca or Hake or Whiting   Patagonian Grenadier Macruronus magellanicus Hueica/ Huaica
V Grouper   Yellow-edged Lyretail Variola louti  
V Grouper   Squaretail Coralgrouper Plectropomus areolatus  
V Grouper   Leopard Coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus  
V Grouper     Plectropomus spp.  
V Grouper   Gulf Coney Epinephelus acanthistius  
V Grouper   White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus Striped Grouper
V Grouper   Persian Grouper Epinephelus areolatus Greenspotted Rockcod/ Areolated Rockcod/ Areolated Reefcod/ Squaretail Rockcod/ Yellowspotted Rockcod
V Grouper   Dusty Tail Grouper Epinephelus bleekeri  
V Grouper   Brownspotted Rockcod Epinephelus chlorostigma Brownspotted Reefcod
V Grouper   Orange-spotted Grouper Epinephelus coioides  
V Grouper   Spinycheek Grouper Epinephelus diacanthus  
V Grouper   Blacktip Grouper Epinephelus fasciatus Blacktip Rockcod/ Banded Reefcod/ Sea Bass
V Grouper   Yellowedge Grouper Epinephelus flavolimbatus Yellowfinned Grouper
V Grouper   Mottled Grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Flowery Cod/ Carpet Cod/ Black Rockcod/ Rockcod
V Grouper     Epinephelus hexagonatus  
V Grouper   Giant Grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus  
V Grouper   Snubnose Grouper Epinephelus macrospilos  
V Grouper   Malabar Grouper Epinephelus malabaricus  
V Grouper   Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus  
V Grouper   Speckled Dwarf Grouper Epinephelus merra Spotted Grouper/ Honeycomb Rockcod/ Honeycomb Cod
V Grouper   Netfin Grouper Epinephelus miliaris  
V Grouper   Red Grouper Epinephelus morio Cherna Americana/ Negre
V Grouper   Comet Grouper Epinephelus morrhua  
V Grouper   Misty Grouper Epinephelus mystacinus Black Grouper
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V Grouper   Warsaw Grouper Epinephelus nigritus Black Jewfish/ Black Grouper
V Grouper   Snowy Grouper Epinephelus niveatus Spotted Grouper
V Grouper   Camouflage Grouper Epinephelus polyphekadion  
V Grouper   Oblique-banded Grouper Epinephelus radiatus  
V Grouper   Nassau Grouper Epinephelus striatus Hamlet/ Cherna Criolla/ Rockfish
V Grouper   Greasy Rockcod Epinephelus tauvina Estuary Rockcod/ Spotted River Cod/ Groper/ Cod/ Tauvino/ Tauvina Grouper
V Grouper   Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum Sandfish/ Squirrelfish/ Serrano
V Grouper   Tiger Grouper Mycteroperca tigris Tiger Rockfish/ Gag/ Ragtailed Rockfish/ Bonacigato
V Grouper   Yellowfin Grouper Mycteroperca venenosa Red Rockfish/ Monkey Rockfish
V Grouper   Broomtail Grouper Mycteroperca xenarcha None
V Grouper   Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaci Rockfish/ Marbled Rockfish/ Runner/ Springer
V Grouper   Yellowmouth Grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis Yellowfin Grouper/ Princess Rockfish
V Grouper   Gulf Grouper Mycteroperca jordani Baya
V Grouper   Comb Grouper Mycteroperca rubra Scirenga
V Grouper     Mycteroperca spp.  
V Grouper   Grouper Caprodon schlegelii Pinkfish/ Longfin/ Pink Maomao
V Grouper   Purplespotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus Bluespotted Argus/ Black Rockcod/ Bluespotted Grouper
V Grouper   Graysby Cephalopholis cruentatus  
V Grouper   Coney Cephalopholis fulva (RFE)  
V Grouper   Coral Hind Cephalopholis miniata  
V Grouper   Spotted Grouper Cephalopholis taeniops Blue Spotted Sea Bass
V Grouper   Chevron Tailed Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta Mata'cle/ Flagtailed Rockcod/ Bandtailed Coralcod
V Grouper   Slender Grouper Anyperodon leucogrammicus  
V Grouper   Marbled Grouper Dermatolepis inermis None
V Grouper or Gag   Gag Mycteroperca microlepis Velvet Rockfish/ Small-scaled Rockfish
V Grouper or Hind   Red Hind Epinephelus guttatus Spotted Jewfish/ Strawberry Grouper/ Black Grouper
V Grouper or Jewfish   Goliath Epinephelus itajara Giant Atlantic Jewfish/ Guasa/ Mero/ Cabrilla/ Hind
V Grunion   California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Smelt
V Grunt   Painted sweetlips Diagramma pictum  
V Grunt   Burro Grunt Pomadasys crocro  
V Grunt   Panamic Grunt Pomadasys panamensis  
V Grunt   Barred Grunt Conodon nobilis  
V Grunt   Burrito Grunt Anisotremus interruptus Mojarron/ Sargo
V Grunt   Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera Hogfish/ Sailors Choice/ Redmouthed Grunt
V Grunt   Black Grunt Haemulon bonariense Ronco Prieto
V Grunt   Striped Grunt Haemulon striatum Common Tomtate/ White Grunt
V Grunt   Latin Grunt Haemulon steindachneri Roncador Raiado
V Grunt   Prieta Mojarra Haemulon scudderii  
V Grunt   Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurus Yellow Grunt/ Boar Grunt/ Humpback Grunt
V Grunt   White Grunt Haemulon plumierii Black Grunt/ Common Grunt/ Ronco Ronco/ Boar Grunt
V Grunt   Sailors Choice Haemulon parra Ronco/ Ronco Blance/ Ronco Prieto/ Bastard Margate
V Grunt   Spanish Grunt Haemulon macrostomum Striped Grunt/ Gray Grunt/ Streaked Grunt/ Sow Grunt
V Grunt   French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum Yellowstriped Grunt/ Yellow Grunt/ White Grunt
V Grunt   Smallmouth Grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum  
V Grunt   Caesar Grunt Haemulon carbonarium Black Grunt/ Blacktail Grunt
V Grunt or Catalina   Catalina Anisotremus taeniatus  
V Grunt or Cottonwick   Cottonwick Haemulon melanurum Caesar Grunt/ Jeniguana/ Comical Grunt
V Grunt or Margate   Black Margate Anisotremus surinamensis Pompon
V Grunt or Margate   Margate Haemulon album Margaret Grunt/ Bream/ Sailors Choice
V Grunt or Porkfish   Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus Catalineta
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V Grunt or Sargo   Sargo Anisotremus davidsonii Sargo Raiado
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Painted Sweetlips Diagramma pictum pictum Morwong/ Blackall/ Bluey/ Thicklipped Grunt
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Brown Sweetlips Plectorhinchus gibbosus  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Black Sweetlips Plectorhinchus nigrus Blubberlip Bream/ Black Sweetlip
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Oriental Sweetlips Plectorhinchus orientalis  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Oriental Sweetlips Plectorhinchus vittatus  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Manyspotted Sweetlips/ Multispotted Sweetlips
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Yellowbanded Sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus  
V Grunt or Tomtate   Tomtate Haemulon aurolineatum Yellow Tomtate/ White Grunt/ Jeniguano
V Guitarfish   Atlantic Guitarfish Rhinobatos lentiginosus  
V Guitarfish   Thornback Platyrhinoidis triseriata  
V Guitarfish   Shovelnose Guitarfish Rhinobatos productus  
V Guitarfish   Banded Guitarfish Zapteryx exasperata  
V Haddock   Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus (RFE) Scrod Haddock
V Hake   Carolina Hake Urophycis earllii  
V Hake   Longfin Hake Phycis chesteri  
V Hake   White Hake Urophycis tenuis (RFE) Codling/ Squirrel Hake/ Ling/ Steakfish
V Hake   Spotted Hake Urophycis regia Spotted Codling/ Cod
V Hake   Southern Hake Urophycis floridana  
V Hake   Brazilian Hake Urophycis brasiliensis West Atlantic Forkbeard/ Squirrel Codling
V Hake   Red Hake Urophycis chuss Squirrel Hake/ Mud Hake/ Squirrel Ling/ White Hake
V Hake   Gulf Hake Urophycis cirrata  
V Halfmoon   Halfmoon Medialuna californiensis California Halfmoon/ Medialuna/ Blue Perch
V Halibut (*) CFR 102.57 Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Common Halibut/ Whitesided Paltus
V Halibut (*) CFR 102.57 Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Common Halibut
V Hamlet, Mutton   Mutton Hamlet Alphestes afer  
V Hassar   Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littorale  
V Hatchetfish   Hatchetfish Triportheus albus  
V Hatchetfish   Elongate Hatchetfish Triportheus elongatus  
V Herring   Tardoore Opisthopterus tardoore Tartoor/ Kentut/ Longfinned Herring
V Herring   Flatiron Herring Harengula thrissina  
V Herring   Javan Ilisha Ilisha pristigastroides  
V Herring   Indian Pellona Pellona ditchela Ditchellee/ Toothed Shad/ Chaa/ Bonjy Herring
V Herring   Indian Ilisha Ilisha melastoma  
V Herring   African Ilisha Ilisha africana West African Ilisha
V Herring   Pugnose Ilisha Ilisha elongata Pacific Ilisha/ Chinese Herring/ Elongate Ilisha
V Herring   Panamanian Ilisha Ilisha fuerthii Pacific Ilisha/ Machete/ Sardine/ Sardina Chata/ Pugnose Ilisha
V Herring   Bigeye Ilisha Ilisha megaloptera Phansa
V Herring   Round Herring Etrumeus teres Atlantic Round Herring/ Shadine/ Red-eyed Round Herring
V Herring or River Herring   Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack/ Blue Herring/ Green Herring/ Golden Shad
V Herring or River Herring   Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis Blue Herring/ Winter Herring/ Glut Herring
V Herring or Sea Herring or Sild   Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus Common Herring/ Labrador Herring/ Sardine/ Sperling
V Herring or Sea Herring or Sild   Pacific Herring Clupea pallasii California Herring/ Easter Herring/ Seld
V Herring, Thread   Atlantic Thread Herring Opisthonema oglinum Hairy-back/ Shad-herring/ Spat/ Bristle Herring/ Sargo
V Herring, Thread   Deepbody Thread Herring Opisthonema libertate Pacific Thread Herring/ Mexican Thread Herring
V Herrring   Araucanian herring Clupea bentincki  
V Hind   Speckled Hind Epinephelus drummondhayi John Paw
V Hind   Chocolate Hind Cephalopholis boenak  
V Hind   Rock Hind Epinephelus adscensionis Ascension Rockcod/ Rockcod/ Polka Dot
V Hind or Grouper   Strawberry Hind Cephalopholis Spiloparea  
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V Hogfish   Spotfin Hogfish Bodianus pulchellus  
V Hogfish   Spanish Hogfish Bodianus rufus Spanish Ladyfish/ Ladyfish
V Hogfish   Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Common Hogfish/ Hogsnapper/ Capitan/ Perro Perro
V Houndfish   Houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus Guardfish/ Garfish/ Crocodile Needlefish
V Hybrid Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t)   Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus  
V Icefish   Japanese Icefish Salangichthys microdon Whitebait/ Noodlefish/ Whitefish/ Salanx
V Icefish   Mackerel Icefish Champsocephalus gunnari  
V Icefish   Icefish Gobionotothen marionensis Black Cod/ Maori Chief
V Jack   Whitemouth Jack Uraspis helvolus Omaka/ Dusky Jack/ Whitetongued Crevally
V Jack   Cottonmouth Jack Uraspis secunda Segundo/ Volantin
V Jack   Striped Jack Caranx vinctus Cocinera/ Barred Jack/ Mazatlan Jack
V Jack   Black Jack Caranx lugubris Black Ulua/ Tarakito/ Tinosa
V Jack   Horse-eye Jack Caranx latus Jurel/ Xurel/ Yellow Jack
V Jack   Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos Toro/ Cavally/ Common Jack/ Jack Runner/ Rudderfish
V Jack   Pacific Crevalle Jack Caranx caninus (RFE)  
V Jack   Green Jack Caranx caballus Cocinero/ Cocinero Dorado/ Jurel/ Common Green Jack
V Jack   Bar Jack Carangoides ruber Carrang/ Little Skipjack/ Green Jack/ Cibi/ Carbonero/ Skipjack
V Jack   Yellow Jack Carangoides bartholomaei  
V Jack   Leatherjacket Oligoplites saurus Leathercoat/ Zapatero/ Runner/ Quiebra/ Sauteur
V Jack   Almaco Jack Seriola rivoliana Pacific Amberjack
V Jack   Lookdown Selene vomer Atlantic Lookdown/ Moonfish/ Horsehead/ Dollarfish
V Jack   Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnis  
V Jack   Pacific Moonfish Selene peruviana (RFE)  
V Jack or Blue Runner   Blue Runner Caranx crysos Hardtail/ Hardtail Jack/ Yellow Jack/ Jack Crevalle
V Jack or Crevalle   Threadfin Jack Alectis indicus Mirrorfish/ Old Maid/ Kagami Ulua/ Diamond Trevally/ Indian Threadfish/ Indian Mirrorfish
V Jack or Rainbow Runner   Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata Kamanu/ Runner/ Yellowtail/ Skipjack/ Shoemaker
V Jack or Roosterfish   Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis  
V Jack or Trevally   Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis Lowly Trevally/ Yellowfin Trevally/ Giant Kingfish
V Jack or Trevally   White Trevally Pseudocaranx dentex Jackfish/ Araara/ Silver Trevally/ Skipjack/ Guelly Jack/ Toothed Trevally/ Longsnout Trevally
V Jack or Trevally   Spotted Jack Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally/ Starjack/ Blue Ulua/ Blue Jack/ Spotted Trevally/ Blue Crevalle
V Jobfish   Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca  
V Jobfish   Rusty Jobfish Aphareus rutilans  
V Jobfish   Goldeneye Jobfish Pristipomoides flavipinnis Yelloweye Opakapaka/ Silk Snapper
V Jobfish   Goldbanded Jobfish Pristipomoides multidens  
V Jobfish   Sharptooth Jobfish Pristipomoides typus  
V Jobfish   Green Jobfish Aprion virescens  
V Jobfish   Lavender Jobfish Pristipomoides sieboldii Kali Kali
V Kahawai   Kahawai Arripis trutta Salmon Trout/ Australian Salmon/ Sake
V Kahawai   Australian Ruff Arripis georgianus Ruff/ Tommy Rough/ Sea Herring/ Australian Herring/ Roughy
V Kelpfish   Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus Marbled Morwong/ Hiwihiwi/ Ngakoikoi
V Killifish   Striped Killifish Fundulus majalis Striped Mummichog/ Gudgeon/ Bull Minnow/ Mayfish
V Killifish   Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentus Atlantic Killifish
V Killifish   Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus Mudminnow/ Pike Minnow/ Mudfish/ Killy
V Kingfish   Northern Kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis Northern Whiting/ King Whiting/ Sea Mullet/ Hake/ Barba
V Kingfish   Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanus Sea Mullet/ Carolina Whiting/ Sand Whiting/ Roundhead
V Kingfish   Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis King Whiting/ Surf Whiting/ Silver Wyhiting/ Virginia Mullet
V Kingfish or Corbina   California Corbina Menticirrhus undulatus California Whiting/ Sand Sucker
V Kingklip   Black Kingklip Genypterus maculatus Chacha/ Congrio Negro
V Kingklip     Genypterus spp. Chilean Ling
V Kingklip   South African Kingklip Genypterus capensis African Kingklip
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V Kingklip   Red Kingklip Genypterus chilensis Ling/ Hoka/ Hokarari/ Congrio Colorado
V Knifefish or Featherback   Knifefish Chitala chitala Clown Knifefish/ Knifefish
V Ladyfish   Ladyfish Elops saurus Tenpounder/ Bony Fish/ Bigeye Herring/ Bonefish/ Chiro
V Ladyfish   Ladyfish Elops hawaiensis Hawaiian Tarpon/ Giant Herring/ Tenpounder/ Awa Awa
V Ladyfish   Machete Elops affinis  
V Lau-lau   Lau-lau Brachyplatystoma filamentosum  
V Leaffish   Gangetic Leaffish Nandus nandus  
V Ling   Ling Molva molva European Ling/ Ling Cod/ Molva/ Sea Pike/ Drizzie
V Ling   Blue Ling Molva dypterygia Lesser Ling/ Trade Ling
V Ling, Mediterranean   Spanish Ling Molva macrophthalma  
V Lingcod   Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus (RFE) Cultus Cod/ Blue Cod/ Buffalo Cod/ Ling
V Lizardfish   Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens Galliwasp/ Lagarto/ Soapfish/ Providence Whiting
V Lizardfish   Sand Diver Synodus intermedius Galliwasp
V Lizardfish   Lizardfish Saurida elongata  
V Loach   Gongota Loach Somileptus gongota  
V Long Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Long Whiskered Catfish (*) Sperata aor  
V Longfin Codling or Morid Cod   Longfin Codling Laemonema longipes  
V Louvar   Louvar Luvarus imperialis  
V Lumpfish   Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus Lumpsucker/ Lump/ Henfish/ Sea Owl/ Paddle/ Sea Hen
V Lyretail   White-edged Lyretail Variola albimarginata  
V Mackerel   Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta Rakegilled Mackerel/ Longjawed Mackerel/ Gurukuma
V Mackerel   Double-lined Mackerel Grammatorcynus bilineatus Thazard-kusara/ Carite/ Cazon/ Pintado
V Mackerel   Shark Mackerel Grammatorcynus bicarinatus Largescale Tunny/ Salmon Mackerel
V Mackerel   Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus Common Mackerel/ Boston Mackerel/ Caballa
V Mackerel   Butterfly Mackerel Gasterochisma melampus Gastoro/ Bigscale Mackerel/ Butterfly Kingfish
V Mackerel, Atka   Atka Mackerel Pleurogrammus monopterygius Atkafish/ Yellowfish
V Mackerel, Chub   Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus (RFE) Common Mackerel/ Japanese Mackerel/ Pacific Mackerel/ Spanish Mackerel
V Mackerel, Chub   Spotted Chub Mackerel Scomber australasicus Common Mackerel/ Slimy Mackerel/ Blue Mackerel
V Mackerel, Jack   Greenback Scad Trachurus declivis Hature/ Horse Mackerel/ Scad/ Bung/ Yellowtail/ Greenback Scad
V Mackerel, Jack   Yellowtail Horse Mackerel Trachurus novaezelandiae Hature/ Yellowtail Horse Mackerel/ Horse Mackerel/ Cowanyoung
V Mackerel, Jack   Japanese Scad Trachurus japonicus Aji/ Ma-aji
V Mackerel, Jack   Rough Scad Trachurus lathami  
V Mackerel, Jack   Inca Scad Trachurus murphyi  
V Mackerel, Jack   Jack Mackerel Trachurus symmetricus Saurel/ Rough Scad/ California Horse Mackerel/ Pacific Jack Mackerel
V Mackerel, Spanish   Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus tritor  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Pacific Sierra Scomberomorus sierra (RFE) Mexican Sierra/ Sierra Mackerel/ Thazard Sierra
V Mackerel, Spanish   Cero Scomberomorus regalis Painted Mackerel/ Kingfish/ Pintado/ Sierra/ King Mackerel
V Mackerel, Spanish   Japanese Seer Scomberomorus niphonius  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Spotted Cybium/ Bay Mackerel/ Spotted Mackerel
V Mackerel, Spanish   Narrow-barred Mackerel Scomberomorus commerson Seer/ Tanguigue/ Striped Seer/ Barred Mackerel/ Deirak
V Mackerel, Spanish   King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Cavalla/ Cero/ Sierra
V Mackerel, Spanish   Gulf Sierra Scomberomorus concolor Monterel Spanish Mackerel/ Thazard De Monterey
V Mahi-mahi   Dolphin Coryphaena hippurus (RFE) Dorado/ Common Dolphinfish
V Mahi-mahi   Pompano Dolphin Coryphaena equiselis  
V Manta   Smoothtail Mobula Mobula thurstoni  
V Manta   Devil Ray Mobula hypostoma  
V Manta   Atlantic Manta Manta birostris  
V Manta   Pacific Manta Manta hamiltoni  
V Manta   Spinetail Mobula Mobula japanica  
V Marlin   White Marlin Tetrapturus albidus Atlantic White Marlin/ Jiki
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V Marlin   Striped Marlin Tetrapturus audax (RFE) Marlinspike/ Barred Marlin/ Spearfish/ Takaketonga
V Marlin   Black Marlin Makaira indica Indian Spearfish/ Shirokajaki/ Spearfish/ Swordfish
V Marlin   Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans (RFE) Sailfish/ Spikefish/ Boohoo/ Agika Prieta/ Kurokajiki
V Meagre   Meagre Argyrosomus regius Maigre/ Jewfish/ Salmon Bass
V Mekong Giant Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Mekong Giant Catfish (*) Pangasius gigas  
V Menhaden   Finescale Menhaden Brevoortia gunteri  
V Menhaden   Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus American Menhaden/ Mossbunker/ Skipjack/ Shad/ Pogy/ Bunker
V Menhaden   Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus Largescale Menhaden/ Alewife/ Shad
V Menhaden   Peruvian Menhaden Ethmidium maculatum South American Machete/ Machuelo/ Machete/ Pacific Menhaden
V Menhaden   Yellowfin Menhaden Brevoortia smithi Yellowfin Shad
V Milkfish   Milkfish Chanos chanos (RFE) Awa/ Bangos/ Bandang
V Mojarra   Irish Pompano Diapterus auratus Muttonfish
V Mojarra   Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri  
V Monkfish   Angler Lophius litulon  
V Monkfish   Goosefish Lophius americanus Monktails/ Angler/ Fishing Frog/ Allmouth/ Molligut/ Abbot/ Sea-devil/ Lotte
V Monkfish   Monkfish Lophius piscatorius Monk/ Anglerfish/ Goosefish/ Allmouth/ Frogfish
V Mooneye   Mooneye Hiodon tergisus Toothed Herring/ River Whitefish
V Morid Cod   Tadpole Mora Salilota australis Tadpole Codling
V Morid Cod   Blue Antimora Antimora rostrata Longnose Mora
V Morwong   Tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus Silver Perch/ Jackass Morwong/ Ocean Bream/ Silver Bream
V Morwong   Magpie Morwong Goniistius gibbosus  
V Morwong   Brownband Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis Red Moki/ Nanua/ Banded Morwong
V Morwong   Blue Morwong Nemadactylus carponotatus Queen Snapper
V Morwong   Morwong Nemadactylus douglasii Porae
V Morwong or Moki   Red Moki Goniistius spectabilis  
V Mullet   Liza Mugil liza Blueback Mullet/ Lebranche Mullet/ Fantail Mullet/ Striped Mullet
V Mullet   Striped Goatfish Mullus barbatus Surmullet/ Unstriped Red Mullet/ Red Mullet/ Striped Mullet/ Bluntsnouted Mullet
V Mullet   Red Mullet Mullus surmuletus Striped Mullet
V Mullet   Yelloweye Mullet Aldrichetta forsteri Herring/ Aua/ Awa/ Matakawhiti
V Mullet   Mountain Mullet Agonostomus monticola Trucha
V Mullet   Parassi Mullet Mugil incilis  
V Mullet   Hospe Mullet Mugil hospes  
V Mullet   Fantail Mullet Mugil gyrans  
V Mullet   Redeye Mullet Mugil gaimardianus  
V Mullet   White Mullet Mugil curema Blueback Mullet/ Liza
V Mullet   Striped Mullet, Flatheat Mullet Mugil cephalus Machuto/ Lisa Cabezuda/ Sea Mullet/ Gray Mullet/ Black Mullet/ River Mullet
V Mullet   Agugu Mullet Mugil thoburni  
V Mullet   Wartynosed Mullet Crenimugil crenilabis Fringelip Mullet
V Muskellunge   Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Muscalonga/ Tiger Musky/ Musky/ Luge/ Great Pike
V Needlefish   California Needlefish Strongylura exilis  
V Ocean Pout   Ocean Pout Zoarces americanus Mutton Fish/ Conger Eel/ Mother-of-eels/ Ling
V Oilfish   Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus (RFE) Cocco/ Castor Oil Fish
V Opah   Opah Lampris guttatus Moonfish
V Opaleye   Opaleye Girella nigricans Greenfish/ California Bluefish/ Mangrove Fish/ Parore
V Oreo Dory   Smooth Oreo Dory Pseudocyttus maculatus Smooth Oreo/ Small-spined Oreo
V Oreo Dory or Deep Sea Dory   Black Oreo Dory Allocyttus niger  
V Oscar   Oscar Astronotus ocellatus Peacock Bass/ Peacock Cichlid/ Velvet Cichlid
V Pabdah Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Pabdah Catfish (*) Ompok pabda  
V Pacu   Pacu Myleus pacu Pacupeba
V Paddlefish   Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Spoonbilled Sturgeon/ Spoonbill/ Buckbill Cat
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V Paddlefish   Chinese Paddlefish Psephurus gladius Chinese Paddlefish
V Pargo   Striped Pargo Hoplopagrus guentherii Pargo Raisero/ Greenbar Snapper/ Mexican Barred Snapper/ Coconaco/ Barred Pargo
V Parrotfish   Midnight Parrotfish Scarus coelestinus Purple Parrotfish/ Indigo Parrotfish
V Parrotfish   Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride  
V Parrotfish   Blue Parrotfish Scarus coelerus  
V Parrotfish   Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum  
V Parrotfish   Blue-barred Parrotfish Scarus ghobban  
V Parrotfish   Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus  
V Parrotfish   Bicolor Parrotfish Cetoscarus bicolor  
V Parrotfish   Green Humphead Parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum  
V Patagonian Toothfish or Chilean Seabass   Patagonian Toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides (RFE) Antarctic Cod/ Icefish/ Mero/ Sea Bass
V Peacock Bass   Peacock Cichlid Cichla ocellaris Tucunare/ Eyespot Cichlid/ Lukanani
V Perch   Zebra Perch Hermosilla azurea  
V Perch   Eurasian Perch Perca fluviatilis European Perch
V Perch, Lake or Yellow   Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Ring Perch/ Striped Perch/ Jack Perch/ Redfin
V Perch, Nile   Lake Victoria Perch Lates niloticus Nile Perch
V Perch, Ocean   Norway Redfish Sebastes viviparus Rosefish/ Redfish/ Norway Haddock/ Norwegian Redfish/ Lesser Redfish
V Perch, Ocean   Redfish or Ocean Perch Serranus scriba  
V Perch, Ocean   Golden Redfish Sebastes norvegicus (RFE) Redfish/ Rosefish/ Snapper/ Sea Perch/ Redbream
V Perch, Ocean   Deepwater Redfish Sebastes mentella Atlantic Redfish/ Deepwater Rosefish
V Perch, Ocean   Labrador Redfish Sebastes fasciatus Redfish
V Perch, Ocean   Pacific Ocean Perch Sebastes alutus (RFE)  
V Perch, Pile   Pile Perch Rhacochilus vacca  
V Perch, Silver   Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysoura Mademoiselle/ Yellowtail/ Ground Croaker/ Sand Perch
V Perch, White   White Perch Morone americana  
V Picarel   Blotched Picarel Spicara maena  
V Pickerel   Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus Grass Pickerel/ Barred Pickerel/ Smaller Pickerel
V Pickerel   Chain Pickerel Esox niger Eastern Pickerel/ Mud Pickerel/ Grass Pickerel/ Pike
V Pickerel   Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus Little Pickerel/ Grass Pike
V Pike   Northern Pike Esox lucius Jack/ Snake/ Jackpike/ Jackfish/ Grass Pike
V Pilchard or Sardine   Japanese Pilchard Sardinops melanostictus Japanese Sardine/ True Sardine/ Spotlined Sardine
V Pilchard or Sardine   South African Pilchard Sardinops ocellatus South African Sardine
V Pilchard or Sardine   Australian Pilchard Sardinops neopilchardus Australian Sardine/ Smid/ Maray
V Pilchard or Sardine   European Pilchard Sardina pilchardus True Sardine
V Pilchard or Sardine   Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax California Sardine/ California Pilchard/ Sardina/ South American Sardine/ Chilean Pilchard
V Pipefish   Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus Banded Pipefish/ Green Pipefish/ Billfish
V Piramutaba   Piramutaba Brachyplatystoma vaillantii Piramutaba/ Cuma-cuma
V Plaice   European Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Sand Dab
V Plaice   Alaska Plaice Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Yellowbellied Flounder
V Plaice   American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Sea Dab/ Canadian Plaice/ Sand Dab/ Black Dab/ Sole
V Pollock   Pollock Pollachius virens (RFE) Saithe/ Coalfish/ Coley/ Green Cod/ Boston Bluefish
V Pollock   European Pollack Pollachius pollachius Lythe/ Saithe/ Dover Hake/ Grass Whiting/ Greenfish/ Margate Hake
V Pollock or Alaska Pollock   Walleye Pollock Theragra chalcogramma (RFE) Whiting/ Pacific Tomcod/ Pacific Pollock/ Alaska Pollock
V Pomfret   Black Pomfret Parastromateus niger (RFE) Black Pompano/ Sweep/ False Butterfish
V Pomfret   Pacific Pomfret Brama japonica Bream/ Ray's Bream
V Pomfret   Atlantic Pomfret Brama brama  
V Pomfret   Southern Rays Bream Brama australis  
V Pomfret   (Frostfishes) Lepidopus spp. Bream/ Jim Beam/ Ray's Bream/ Black Sea Bream
V Pomfret   Pomfret Taractes rubescens  
V Pompano   African Pompano Alectis ciliaris Threadfin/ Threadfish/ Hairfish/ Cobblerfish/ Sunfish
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V Pompano   Snubnose Pompano Trachinotus blochii Goldfin Permit/ Golden Permit/ Tropical Permit/ Snubnose Dart/ Bloch's Dart/ Ladyfish/ Pampano/ Pamphlet/ Tropical Pompano
V Pompano   Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus Common Pompano/ Atlantic Pompano/ Sunfish/ Butterfish
V Pompano   Permit Trachinotus falcatus Round Pompano/ Pompano Palmeta/ Ovate Pompano
V Pompano   Palometa Trachinotus goodei Permit/ Great Pompano/ Longfinned Pompano/ Alewife/ Glaucus/ Garrick
V Pompano   Paloma Pompano Trachinotus paitensis  
V Pompano or Permit   Palometta Permit Trachinotus kennedyi  
V Pompano or Pompanito   Gafftopsail Pompano Trachinotus rhodopus Pampanito/ Domingo/ Palometa/ Pampanillo/ Pampano Fino
V Porgy   Longspine Porgy Stenotomus caprinus  
V Porgy   Dentex Dentex gibbosus  
V Porgy   Dentex Dentex dentex  
V Porgy     Calamus spp. Shad Porgy/ Blubone Porgy/ Sheephead Porgy
V Porgy   Grass Porgy Calamus arctifrons  
V Porgy   Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Seabream/ Pink Porgy/ Silver Snapper/ Besugo
V Porgy   (Spottail Porgies) Diplodus spp. Silver Bream/ Spottail Pinfish/ Bream/ Sargo
V Porgy   Puntazzo Diplodus puntazzo Sheepshead Bream
V Porgy   Spotted Pinfish Diplodus holbrookii  
V Porgy   Silver Porgy Diplodus argenteus  
V Porgy   Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides Bream/ Sailor's Choice/ Sargo/ Chop Spina/ Spanish Porgy
V Porgy   Panga Pterogymnus laniarius  
V Porgy or Red Hawaiian Porgy   Squirefish Chrysophrys auratus (RFE) Australia Red Seabream/ Snapper/ Cockney/ Red Bream/ New Zealand Tai/ New Zealand Medai/ Old Man Snapper/ Schnapper/ Sea Bream/ Brim
V Porgy or Scup   Scup Stenotomus chrysops Maiden/ Fair Maid/ Ironsides/ Northern Porgy
V Porgy or Sea Bream   Madai Pagrus major Red Seabream/ Red Porgy
V Potasi   Indian Potasi Pseudeutropius atherinoides  
V Puffer   Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus  
V Puffer   Blunthead Puffer Sphoeroides pachygaster  
V Puffer   Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus  
V Puffer   Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri  
V Puffer   (Common Puffers) Sphoeroides spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer   (Puffers) Arothron spp. Swelltoad/ Blower/ Toadfish/ Swellbelly/ Rabbitfish/ Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer   (Sharpnosed Puffers) Canthigaster spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer   (Puffers) Chelonodon spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer   (Puffers) Lagocephalus spp. Porcupine/ Globefish/ Rabbitfish
V Puffer   Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus Jugfish/ Rabbitfish/ Tambor/ Swellfish/ Silvery Puffer
V Puffer   Oceanic Puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus  
V Puffer   (Swellfishes) Tetraodon spp.  
V Puffer   Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatus (RFE) Sea Squab/ Blowfish/ Swellfish/ Balloonfish/ Globefish
V Puffer   Longnose Puffer Sphoeroides lobatus  
V Puffer   Marbled Puffer Sphoeroides dorsalis  
V Puffer   Checkered Puffer Sphoeroides testudineus Tambor/ Globefish/ Blowfish/ Northern Puffer
V Puffer   Bullseye Puffer Sphoeroides annulatus (RFE)  
V Puffer or Fugu   (Puffers) Takifugu spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Racehorse   Southern Pigfish Congiopodus leucopaecilus Marbled Pigfish/ Puramorua
V Ray, Bat   Bat Ray Myliobatis californica  
V Ray, Bullnose   Bullnose Ray Myliobatis freminvilleii  
V Ray, Cownose   Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasus American Cownose/ Cowfish
V Ray, Eagle   Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus narinari  
V Ray, Eagle   Southern Eagle Ray Myliobatis goodei  
V Ray, Electric   Lesser Electric Ray Narcine brasiliensis  
V Ray, Electric   Pacific Electric Ray Torpedo californica  
V Red Mystus     Hemibagrus wyckioides  
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V Red Tailed Tinfoil   Red Tail Tinfoil Barbonymus altus  
V Rita   Rita Rita rita  
V Rockfish   Red Rockfish Scorpaena cardinalis Red Rock Cod/ Matua-whapuku
V Rockfish   Rockfish Scorpaena papillosa Scarpee/ Jock Stewart/ Seaperch
V Rockfish   Rougheye Rockfish Sebastes aleutianus (RFE)  
V Rockfish   Kelp Rockfish Sebastes atrovirens Garrupa
V Rockfish   Brown Rockfish Sebastes auriculatus (RFE)  
V Rockfish   Aurora Rockfish Sebastes aurora  
V Rockfish   Redbanded Rockfish Sebastes babcocki  
V Rockfish   Shortraker Rockfish Sebastes borealis  
V Rockfish   Silvergray Rockfish Sebastes brevispinis (RFE)  
V Rockfish   Gopher Rockfish Sebastes carnatus Flesh-colored Rockcod
V Rockfish   Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinus  
V Rockfish   Greenspotted Rockfish Sebastes chlorostictus  
V Rockfish   Black & Yellow Rockfish Sebastes chrysomelas  
V Rockfish   Dusky Rockfish Sebastes ciliatus  
V Rockfish   Starry Rockfish Sebastes constellatus Spotted Rockfish
V Rockfish   Darkblotched Rockfish Sebastes crameri Blackmouth Rockfish
V Rockfish   Calico Rockfish Sebastes dallii  
V Rockfish   Splitnose Rockfish Sebastes diploproa Lobejawed Rockfish
V Rockfish   Greenstriped Rockfish Sebastes elongatus  
V Rockfish   Puget Sound Rockfish Sebastes emphaeus  
V Rockfish   Swordspine Rockfish Sebastes ensifer  
V Rockfish   Widow Rockfish Sebastes entomelas (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Pink Rockfish Sebastes eos  
V Rockfish   Yellowtail Rockfish Sebastes flavidus (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Green Rockfish
V Rockfish   Bronzespotted Rockfish Sebastes gilli  
V Rockfish   Chilipepper (Fish) Sebastes goodei (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Rosethorn Rockfish Sebastes helvomaculatus Swordspine/ Flyfish
V Rockfish   Squarespot Rockfish Sebastes hopkinsi  
V Rockfish   Shortbelly Rockfish Sebastes jordani Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Freckled Rockfish Sebastes lentiginosus  
V Rockfish   Cowcod Sebastes levis Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Mexican Rockfish Sebastes macdonaldi Coralred Rockfish
V Rockfish   Quillback Rockfish Sebastes maliger (RFE) Yellowback Rockcod/ Brown Rockcod/ Orangespotted Rockcod
V Rockfish   Black Rockfish Sebastes melanops Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Semaphore Rockfish Sebastes melanosema  
V Rockfish   Blackgill Rockfish Sebastes melanostomus  
V Rockfish   Vermilion Rockfish Sebastes miniatus Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Rasciera/ Rasher
V Rockfish   Blue Rockfish Sebastes mystinus Black Rockfish/ Rockcod/ Priestfish
V Rockfish   China Rockfish Sebastes nebulosus (RFE) Yellowspotted Rockcod
V Rockfish   Tiger Rockfish Sebastes nigrocinctus Blackbanded Rockcod
V Rockfish   Speckled Rockfish Sebastes ovalis Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Widowfish/ Viura
V Rockfish   Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinis Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Jack/ Merou
V Rockfish   Chameleon Rockfish Sebastes phillipsi  
V Rockfish   Canary Rockfish Sebastes pinniger (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Orange Rockfish
V Rockfish   Northern Rockfish Sebastes polyspinis Multispined Bass
V Rockfish   Redstripe Rockfish Sebastes proriger (RFE)  
V Rockfish   Grass Rockfish Sebastes rastrelliger  
V Rockfish   Yellowmouth Rockfish Sebastes reedi  
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V Rockfish   Rosy Rockfish Sebastes rosaceus Corsair
V Rockfish   Greenblotched Rockfish Sebastes rosenblatti  
V Rockfish   Yelloweye Rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Rasphead Rockfish
V Rockfish   Flag Rockfish Sebastes rubrivinctus Spanish Flag
V Rockfish   Dwarf-red Rockfish Sebastes rufinanus  
V Rockfish   Bank Rockfish Sebastes rufus Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Stripetail Rockfish Sebastes saxicola Olivebacked Rockfish
V Rockfish   Halfbanded Rockfish Sebastes semicinctus  
V Rockfish   Olive Rockfish Sebastes serranoides Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Rockfish   Treefish Sebastes serriceps  
V Rockfish   Pinkrose Rockfish Sebastes simulator  
V Rockfish   Honeycomb Rockfish Sebastes umbrosus  
V Rockfish   Pygmy Rockfish Sebastes wilsoni Wilson's Rockfish
V Rockfish   Sharpchin Rockfish Sebastes zacentrus Bigeyed Rockfish
V Rockling   Fivebeard Rockling Ciliata mustela  
V Rockling   Northern Rockling Ciliata septentrionalis  
V Rockling   Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius  
V Rohu   Rohu Labeo rohita  
V Rosefish   Blackbelly Rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus Redfish/ Serran Imperial/ Fanegal/ Cardonniera
V Roughback Whiskered Fish or Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Hardhead Sea Catfish (*) Plicofollis crossocheilos  
V Roughy   Pinkfinned Roughy Paratrachichthys trailli Sandpaper Fish/ Common Roughy
V Roughy, Orange   Orange Roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus (RFE) Red Roughy
V Roughy, Silver   Silver Roughy Hoplostethus mediterraneus Mediterranean Redfish/ Rosy Soldierfish/ Flint-perch/ Sawbelly/ Blackmouth Roughy/ New Zealand Sawbelly
V Rudderfish   Rudderfish Kyphosus cinerascens Bluefish/ Blue Chub/ Nenue/ Tropical Drummer
V Ruff, Black   Black Ruff Centrolophus niger Rudderfish/ Black-fish/ Boarlace
V Sablefish   Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Black Cod/ Butterfish/ Skil/ Skilfish/ Beshow/ Coalfish
V Sailfish   Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus  
V Salmon, Atlantic   Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar (RFE) Sea Salmon/ Kennebec/ Sebago Salmon/ Black Salmon
V Salmon, Cherry (*) CFR 161.170 Cherry Salmon Oncorhynchus masou Masu/ Masou Salmon/ Salmon Trout/ Sima/ Yamame/ Rill Salmon/ Biwa Salmon/ Formosan Trout/ Amago/ Masou
V Salmon, Chinook or King or Spring (*) CFR 161.170 Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (RFE) Tee Salmon/ Winter Salmon/ Quinnat Salmon/ King Salmon/ Spring Salmon
V Salmon, Chum or Keta (*) CFR 161.170 Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta Dog Salmon/ Calico Salmon/ Chub/ Keta Salmon
V Salmon, Coho or Silver or Medium Red (*) CFR 161.170 Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch (RFE) Hoopid Salmon/ White Salmon/ Silver Salmon/ Medium Red Salmon
V Salmon, Danube   Danube Salmon Hucho hucho  
V Salmon, Pink or Humpback (*) CFR 161.170 Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (RFE) Dog Salmon/ Gorbusch/ Haddo/ Holia
V Salmon, Sockeye or Red or Blueback (*) CFR 161.170 Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Redfish/ Spring-run Salmon/ Summer Sockeye
V Sand Lance   (Sand Lances) Ammodytes spp. Sandeel
V Sand Lance   American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanus  
V Sand Lance   Northern Sand Lance Ammodytes dubius  
V Sand Lance   Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterus  
V Sand Perch   Namorado Sandperch Pseudopercis numida  
V Sanddab   Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Mottled Sanddab/ Soft Flounder
V Sandfish     Trichodon spp.  
V Sandperch   Argentinian Sandperch Pseudopercis semifasciata  
V Sandperch   Chilean Sandperch Mugiloides chilensis Sea Salmon
V Sandperch   (Sand-divers) Parapercis spp. Grubfish/ Sand Smelt/ Sand Perch/ Whiting/ Blue Cod
V Sandperch   Blue Cod Parapercis colias Australian Cod/ New Zealand Cod
V Sandperch   Sandperch Mugiloides fasciatus  
V Sardine   Perforated-scale Sardine Sardinella albella Deepbodied Sardine/ Deep Body Herring/ Lapad
V Sardine   Scaled Sardine Harengula jaguana  
V Sardine   Redear Sardine Harengula humeralis Sprat/ Redear Pilchard/ Sardina/ Pilchard
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V Sardine   False Pilchard Harengula clupeola Cailleu/ Sardina Escamuda/ Sprat
V Sardine   Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Tamban
V Sardine   Orangespot Sardine Sardinella janeiro Spanish Sardine/ Sardinia/ Sardinha Verdadiera
V Sardine   Fringescale Sardinella Sardinella fimbriata Tunsoy/ Roundbodied Sardine/ Fimbriated Sardine
V Sardine   Spanish Sardine Sardinella aurita False Sardine/ Sardina/ Bang
V Sauger   Sauger Sander canadensis Eastern Sauger/ Sand Pike/ Sand Pickerel/ Gray Pike/ Canadian Pike/ Pike Perch
V Saury   Pacific Saury Cololabis saira Skipper/ Mackerel Pike
V Saury   Atlantic Saury Scomberesox saurus Needlefish/ Ocean Piper/ Skipjack/ Skipper
V Sawfish   Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis  
V Sawfish   Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata Largetooth Sawfish/ Common Sawfish
V Scad   Blue Scad Trachurus picturatus  
V Scad   Round Scad Decapterus punctatus Cigarfish/ Round Robin/ Dotted Scad/ Quia-quia
V Scad   Indian Scad Decapterus russelli Northern Mackerel Scad/ Russell's Mackerel Scad/ Mackerel Scad/ Round Scad/ Lajang Scad
V Scad   Mexican Scad Decapterus scombrinus  
V Scad   Redtail Scad Decapterus tabl  
V Scad   Mackerel Scad Decapterus macarellus Antonino/ Ocean Robin
V Scad   Yellowtail Scad Atule mate Black Ulua/ Omaka/ Deep Trevally/ Finlet Scad
V Scad   European Horse Mackerel Trachurus trachurus Rough Scad/ Saurel/ Jack Mackerel/ Japanese Horse Mackerel/ European Horse Mackerel/ Chinchard/ Common Scad/ Maasbanker
V Scad   Amberstripe Scad Decapterus muroadsi Brownstriped Mackerel Scad/ Horse Scad Mackerel
V Scad   Bigeye Scad Selar crumenophthalmus Goggle Eye/ Cigarfish/ Goggle Eye Jack/ Chicharro
V Scad   Koheru Decapterus koheru Hature
V Scamp   Scamp Mycteroperca phenax Bacalao
V Schoolmaster   Schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus (RFE) Caji/ Pargo Amarillo
V Scorpionfish   Orange Scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa Largescaled Scorpionfish/ Whiskery Scorpionfish
V Scorpionfish   California Scorpinfish Scorpaena guttata (RFE)  
V Scorpionfish   Plumed Scorpionfish Scorpaena grandicornis Turkeyfish/ Lionfish
V Scorpionfish   False Jacopever Sebastes capensis  
V Sculpin   Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Giant Marbled Sculpin/ Marbled Sculpin
V Sculpin   Atlantic Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanus Raven/ Yellow Sculpin/ Red Sculpin/ Sea Sculpin
V Sculpin   Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Kalog
V Sea Bass   Sea Bass Polyprion yanezi  
V Sea Bass   Pacific Creolefish Paranthias colonus  
V Sea Bream   Sea Bream Archosargus rhomboidalis Sheepshead/ Sheepshead Porgy
V Sea Bream     Pagellus spp.  
V Sea Bream   Golden Tai Dentex tumifrons  
V Sea Bream   Blue-lined Large-eye Bream Gymnocranius grandoculis  
V Seabass   Splittail Bass Hemanthias peruanus  
V Seabass   White Seabass Atractoscion nobilis Corbina/ California White Seabass
V Seabream or Porgie   River Bream Acanthopagrus berda  
V Searobin   Lumpfish Searobin Prionotus stephanophrys  
V Searobin   Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinus Gurnard/ Robin/ Flying Fish/ Green Eye/ Carolina Robin
V Searobin   Bluefin Searobin Chelidonichthys kumu Grondin Rouget/ Kumu/ Kumu Gurnard/ Kumukumu/ Gurnard/ Red Gurnard
V Searobin   Tub Gurnard Chelidonichthys lucernus  
V Searobin   Spotted Gurnard Pterygotrigla picta  
V Searobin   Armored Searobin Peristedion miniatum  
V Seatrout   Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus Speckled Trout/ Squeteague/ Gator Trout/ Spotted Weakfish
V Seatrout   Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenarius Sand Trout/ White Trout
V Seatrout   Silver Seatrout Cynoscion nothus White Seatrout/ Squeteague/ Bastard Weakfish
V Shad   Twaite Shad Alosa agone Goureen/ Mayfish
V Shad   Indian River Shad Gudusia chapra  
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V Shad   American Shad Alosa sapidissima Atlantic Shad/ Potomac Shad/ Northern Silver Shad
V Shad   Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris Hickory Jack/ Hick/ Bonejack/ Shad Herring/ Fall Herring
V Shad   Allis Shad Alosa alosa Allice Shad/ Sabago/ Mayfish
V Shad   Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae Ohio Shad/ Gulf Shad
V Shad, Gizzard   Western Australian Gizzard Shad Nematalosa vlaminghi Perth Herring/ Bony Bream
V Shad, Gizzard   Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum Atlantic Shad/ Mud Shad/ Hickory Shad/ Lake Shad/ Sawbelly
V Shad, Threadfin   Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense  
V Shark   Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus  
V Shark   White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark/ White Pointer/ Maneater/ Blue Pointer
V Shark   Sixgill Shark Hexanchus griseus Cow Shark/ Bullshark/ Bulldog/ Grey Shark/ Mud Shark
V Shark   Sevengill Shark Notorynchus cepedianus Cow Shark/ Broadsnouted Shark/ Roundsnout Shark
V Shark   Tiger Shark Galeocerdo cuvier  
V Shark   Lemon Shark Negaprion brevirostris Yellow Shark
V Shark   Porbeagle Lamna nasus Swordfin/ Porpoise Shark/ Blue Shark/ Mackerel Shark
V Shark   Salmon Shark Lamna ditropis Mackerel Shark/ Porbeagle
V Shark   Blue Shark Prionace glauca Blue Dog/ Blue Whaler/ Blue Pointer/ Great Blue Shark
V Shark   Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata Catshark
V Shark   Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus Blunthead Shark/ Whitetip/ Smooth Dogfish/ Houndshark
V Shark   Night Shark Carcharhinus signatus  
V Shark   Smalltail Shark Carcharhinus porosus Sharpnosed Shark/ Cuero Duro
V Shark   Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus Atlantic Gray Shark
V Shark   Reef Shark Carcharhinus perezii  
V Shark   Dusky Shark Carcharhinus obscurus Busky Shark/ Bay Shark/ Brown Shark/ Shovelnose
V Shark   Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus Black Shark/ Blackfin Reef Shark
V Shark   Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic Whitetip
V Shark   Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus limbatus (RFE) Small Blacktip Shark/ Grey Shark/ Soupfin
V Shark   Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucas Cub Shark/ Roundnose Shark/ Pigeye Shark/ Fish Shark
V Shark   Finetooth Shark Carcharhinus isodon Smoothtooth Shark
V Shark   Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis  
V Shark   Spinner Shark Carcharhinus brevipinna Longnosed Blackfin Shark
V Shark   Narrowtoothed Shark Carcharhinus brachyurus Bronze Whaler Shark/ Toiki/ Cooper Shark/ River Shark
V Shark   Gray Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Graceful Shark/ Longnose Blacktail Shark/ Black Shark
V Shark   Silvertip Shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus Whiptail Reef Shark/ White-tipped Reef Shark/ Tapete
V Shark   Bignose Shark Carcharhinus altimus Knopp's Shark
V Shark or Bonnethead   Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo Bonnet Shark/ Bonnetnose Shark/ Shovelhead
V Shark or Hammerhead   Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena Common Hammerhead/ Roundheaded Hammerhead
V Shark or Hammerhead   Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini Hammerhead Shark/ Bronze Hammerhead
V Shark or Hammerhead   Great Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran  
V Shark or Hammerhead   Smalleye Hammerhead Sphyrna tudes Great Hammerhead/ Squat-headed Hammerhead Shark
V Shark or School Shark   School Shark Galeorhinus galeus  
V Shark or Smoothhound   Grey Smoothhound Mustelus californicus  
V Shark or Smoothhound   Brown Smoothhound Mustelus henlei Drab Brown Smoothhound
V Shark, Angel   Atlantic Angel Shark Squatina dumeril Angelfish/ Nurse Fish/ Monkfish/ Sand Devil
V Shark, Angel   Pacific Angel Shark Squatina californica California Angel Shark/ Monkfish/ Northern Angel Shark
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Lesser Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula Small Spotted Catshark/ Common Dogfish/ Rock Salmon
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Dogfish Shark Mustelus antarcticus Lemonfish
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Catshark Centrophorus squamosus  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Black Dogfish Centroscyllium fabricii  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Large Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus stellaris Greater Spotted Dogfish/ Nursehound/ Catfish/ Huss
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis Smooth Hound/ Nurse Shark/ Gummy Shark/ Smooth Grayfish/ Grayfish/
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V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Spring Dogfish/ Spiked Dogfish/ Grayfish/ Spur Dog/ Picked Dogfish
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Northern Dogfish Squalus blainville  
V Shark, Mako   Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus (RFE) Blue Pointer/ Bonito Shark/ Atlantic Mako Shark/ Pacific Mako Shark
V Shark, Mako   Longfin Mako Shark Isurus paucus  
V Shark, Thresher   Bigeye Thresher Shark Alopias superciliosus Bigeye
V Shark, Thresher   Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus (RFE) Fox Shark/ Sea Fox/ Swingletail/ Whiptail Shark/ Thintail Shark
V Shark, Thresher   Pelagic Thresher Shark Alopias pelagicus Whiptail Shark/ Fox Shark
V Sharptooth Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Sharptooth Catfish (*) Clarias gariepinus Mlamba
V Sheatfish     Kryptopterus limpok  
V Sheatfish (*) FD&C 403(t) (Glass Catfishes) (*) Kryptopterus spp.  
V Sheatfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Wels Catfish (*) Silurus glanis Wels/ European Catfish/ Danube Catfish
V Sheephead   California Sheephead Semicossyphus pulcher (RFE)  
V Sheepshead   Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus (RFE) Sheepshead Porgy/ Convict Fish
V Shiner   (Eastern Shiners) Notropis spp.  
V Shortbel or Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Shortbel or Pangasius Pangasius micronemus  
V Silverside   Topsmelt Atherinops affinis Bay Smelt/ Jack/ Least Smelt
V Silverside   Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensis California Blue Smelt/ California Smelt/ Pecado Del Ray
V Silverside   Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia Northern Silverside/ Dotted Silverside/ Spearling
V Silverside   Argentine Silverside Odontesthes regia  
V Silverside   South American Silverside Basilichthys australis  
V Skate   Barndoor Skate Dipturus laevis  
V Skate   Spreadfin Skate Dipturus olseni  
V Skate   Thorny Skate Amblyraja radiata  
V Skate   Aleutian Skate Bathyraja aleutica  
V Skate   Sandpaper Skate Bathyraja interrupta Flathead Skate
V Skate   Alaska Skate Bathyraja parmifera  
V Skate   Spinytail Skate Bathyraja spinicauda  
V Skate   Roughtail Skate Bathyraja trachura  
V Skate   Little Skate Leucoraja erinacea  
V Skate   Rosette Skate Leucoraja garmani  
V Skate   Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellata  
V Skate   Smooth Skate Malacoraja senta  
V Skate   Big Skate Raja binoculata  
V Skate   Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteria  
V Skate   California Skate Raja inornata  
V Skate   Longnose Skate Raja rhina  
V Skate   (Ocellate Skates) Raja spp. Blackbellied Skate/ Roughskinned Skate/ Swhai/ Suei
V Skate   Starry Skate Raja stellulata  
V Skate   Roundel Skate Raja texana  
V Skilfish   Skilfish Erilepis zonifer Giant Skilfish/ Fat Priest
V Slipmouth or Ponyfish   Common Ponyfish Leiognathus equulus  
V Smelt   Whitebait Smelt Allosmerus elongatus  
V Smelt   Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus Whitebait
V Smelt   Delta Smelt Hypomesus transpacificus  
V Smelt   European Smelt Osmerus eperlanus Sparling
V Smelt   Great Silver Smelt Argentina silus Herring Smelt/ Atlantic Argentine
V Smelt   Arctic Smelt Osmerus mordax dentex White Sea Smelt
V Smelt   Cucumberfish Retropinna retropinna Whitebait/ Common Smelt/ Waikato/ Paraki/ Australian Smelt
V Smelt   Lesser Silver Smelt Argentina sphyraena Argentine/ Siilsmelt/ Glassauge/ Stromsild/ European Argentine
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V Smelt   Deepsea Smelt Glossanodon semifasciatus Japanese Argentine/ Halfbanded Argentine
V Smelt   Night Smelt Spirinchus starksi  
V Smelt   Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys Sacramento Smelt
V Smelt   Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Eurachon/ Candlefish/ Oolachon/ Pacific Smelt
V Smelt   Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis Sweetfish/ Ko-ayu
V Smelt or American Smelt   Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax Spirling/ Saltwater Smelt/ Freshwater Smelt/ Icefish
V Snakehead or Channa   Snakehead Parachanna obscura  
V Snakehead or Channa   Chevron Snakehead Channa striata  
V Snapper   Dog Snapper Lutjanus jocu  
V Snapper   Cardinal Snapper Pristipomoides macrophthalmus  
V Snapper   Crimson Snapper Pristipomoides filamentosus Opakapaka
V Snapper   Wenchman Pristipomoides aquilonaris  
V Snapper   Black and White Snapper Macolor niger  
V Snapper   Midnight Snapper Macolor macularis  
V Snapper   Silk Snapper Lutjanus vivanus (RFE) West Indian Snapper/ Day Snapper/ Longfin Red Snapper
V Snapper   Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagris (RFE) Spot Snapper/ Redtail Snapper/ Silk Snapper
V Snapper   Saddleback Snapper Paracaesio kusakarii  
V Snapper   Black Snapper Apsilus dentatus Arnillo
V Snapper   African Forktail Snapper Apsilus fuscus  
V Snapper   Mutton Snapper Lutjanus analis Muttonfish/ Pargo/ Pargo Criollo
V Snapper   Mullet Snapper Lutjanus aratus  
V Snapper   Amarillo Snapper Lutjanus argentiventris  
V Snapper   Twinspot Snapper Lutjanus bohar Twospot Snapper/ Whitespotted Snapper/ Mu/ Tagafi/ Twospot Red Snapper
V Snapper   Blackfin Snapper Lutjanus buccanella Boucanello/ Red Snapper
V Snapper   Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus (RFE) Caribbean Red Snapper/ Mexican Snapper
V Snapper   Colorado Snapper Lutjanus colorado Huachinango/ Red Snapper/ Pargo Colorado
V Snapper   Cubera Snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus Cuban Snapper/ Cubera
V Snapper   Crimson Snapper Lutjanus erythropterus  
V Snapper   Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus Flame Colored Snapper/ Toau/ Red-margined Seaperch
V Snapper   Humpback Snapper Lutjanus gibbus Paddletail/ Hunched Snapper/ Boggel-snapper/ Humpback Red Snapper/ Mala'i/ Red Snapper
V Snapper   Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus (RFE) Mangrove Snapper/ Lawyer/ Cabellerote/ Pargo Prieto
V Snapper   Spotted Rose Snapper Lutjanus guttatus Mutton Snapper/ Flamenco/ Pargo Chibato
V Snapper   Golden Snapper Lutjanus inermis  
V Snapper   Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Beeliner/ Clubhead Snapper/ Night Snapper
V Snapper   John's Snapper Lutjanus johnii Blackspot Snapper/ Plainscaled Snapper/ Thailand Snapper/ Spotted Scale Seaperch
V Snapper   Rufous Snapper Lutjanus jordani Huachinango/ Red Snapper/ Jordan's Snapper
V Snapper   Bluestriped Snapper Lutjanus kasmira Bluebanded Snapper/ Ta'ape/ Savani/ Funai/ Yellow and Blue Seaperch
V Snapper   Gold-striped Snapper Lutjanus lutjanus  
V Snapper   Mahogany Snapper Lutjanus mahogoni Ojanco
V Snapper   Malabar Snapper Lutjanus malabaricus Scarlet Seaperch/ Red Bream/ Malabar Red Snapper/ Malabar Blood Snapper
V Snapper   Onespot Snapper Lutjanus monostigma Kakaka/ Red Snapper/ Blackspot Mayamaya
V Snapper   Pacific Dog Snapper Lutjanus novemfasciatus Pacific Cubera Snapper/ Pargo Prieto/ Pargo Moreno/ Pargo Negro
V Snapper   Pacific Snapper Lutjanus peru (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper
V Snapper   Caribbean Red Snapper Lutjanus purpureus (RFE) Southern Red Snapper
V Snapper   Five-lined Snapper Lutjanus quinquelineatus Blue-banded Seaperch
V Snapper   Blubberlip Snapper Lutjanus rivulatus Speckled Snapper
V Snapper   Bloodred Snapper Lutjanus sanguineus Scarlet Snapper/ Saddletailed Seaperch/ Red Bream/ Red Jaw/ Humphead Snapper/ Hamrah/ Blood Snapper
V Snapper   Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurus (RFE) Palu-i'usama
V Snapper   Ruby Snapper Etelis carbunculus Queen Snapper/ Ehu/ Onaga/ Ula'ula Kuae/ Palu
V Snapper   Yellowstripe Snapper Etelis coruscans Ruby Snapper
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V Snapper   Queen Snapper Etelis oculatus Bleareyed Snapper/ Night Snapper/ Cachucho
V Snapper   Sailfin Snapper Symphorichthys spilurus Blue and Gold Striped Snapper
V Snapper   Chinamanfish Symphorus nematophorus  
V Snapper   Emperor Snapper Lutjanus sebae Red Emperor
V Snook   Armed Snook Centropomus armatus  
V Snook   Swordspine Snook Centropomus ensiferus  
V Snook   White Snook Centropomus viridis  
V Snook   Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis Robalo/ Saltwater Pike/ Common Marine Snook
V Snook   Yellowfin Snook Centropomus robalito Robalito/ Robalo De Aleta Amarilla/ Little Snook/ Constantino
V Snook   Tarpon Snook Centropomus pectinatus  
V Snook   Fat Snook Centropomus parallelus Little Snook
V Snook   Black Snook Centropomus nigrescens Robalo Prieto
V Sole   Kobe Sole Aseraggodes kobensis  
V Sole   Dover Sole Microstomus pacificus (RFE) Slime Sole/ Slippery Sole
V Sole   Sole Austroglossus microlepis West Coast Sole/ Tong
V Sole   Sole Austroglossus pectoralis East Coast Sole/ Tong
V Sole   Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis Black Sole/ Oriental Black Sole
V Sole   Yellow Sole Buglossidium luteum  
V Sole   Naked Sole Gymnachirus melas  
V Sole   English Sole Parophrys vetulus (RFE) Lemon Sole
V Sole   European Dover Sole Solea vulgaris Common Sole/ Genuine Dover Sole
V Sole   Scrawled Sole Trinectes inscriptus  
V Sole   Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus  
V Sole   Slender Sole Lyopsetta exilis  
V Sole   Thickback Sole Microchirus variegatus  
V Sole   Lemon Sole Microstomus kitt Lemon Dab/ Smear Dab
V Sole   Narrowbanded Sole Aseraggodes macleayanus  
V Sole or Flounder   Roughscale Flounder Clidoderma asperrimum Roughskinned Sole
V Sole or Flounder   Butter Sole Isopsetta isolepis  
V Sole or Flounder   Rock Sole Lepidopsetta bilineata Rock Flounder/ Twolined Flounder/ Whitebellied Flounder
V Sole or Flounder   Yellowfin Sole Limanda aspera  
V Sole or Flounder   Gray Sole Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (RFE) Witch Flounder/ Craig Fluke/ Pole Flounder/ Flet/ Lemon Sole/ Pole Dab/ Pade Dab/ Torbay Sole/ White Sole/ Grey Sole
V Sole or Flounder   Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirus (RFE) Longfin Sole/ Witch
V Sole or Flounder   Bigmouth Sole Hippoglossina stomata  
V Sole or Flounder   Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodon Flathead Flounder/ Halibut-like Flounder
V Sole or Flounder   C-o Sole Pleuronichthys coenosus Popeye/ C-o Turbot
V Sole or Flounder   Curlfin Sole Pleuronichthys decurrens Curlfin Turbot
V Sole or Flounder   Rock Sole Paraplagusia bilineata  
V Sole or Flounder   Fantail Sole Xystreurys liolepis  
V Sole or Flounder   Deepsea Sole Microstomus bathybius  
V Sole or Flounder   Sand Sole Psettichthys melanostictus Fringe Sole
V Sole or Flounder   Petrale Sole Eopsetta jordani (RFE) California Sole/ Brill/ Petral
V Sorubi   Spotted Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma corruscans  
V Sorubim or Pintado   Barred Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum  
V Spadefish   Pacific Spadefish Chaetodipterus zonatus  
V Spadefish   Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber Porgy/ Moonfish/ Angelfish/ Tripletail/ Paguala
V Spearfish   Shortbill Spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Japanese Spearfish/ Shortnose Spearfish
V Spearfish   Longbill Spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri  
V Spinefoot   Pearly Spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus Pearly Spinefoot/ Slimy Spinefoot/ Whitespotted Rabbitfish/ Pearlspotted Spinefoot
V Spinefoot   Foxface Siganus vulpinus Lo Vulpinus
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V Spinefoot   (Rabbitfishes) Siganus spp.  
V Spinefoot or Streaked Spinefoot   Bluespotted Spinefish Siganus javus (RFE)  
V Spot   Spot Leiostomus xanthurus Norfolk Spot/ Goody/ Post Croaker/ Oldwife/ Porgy
V Spot Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Spot Pangasius Pangasius larnaudii  
V Spotted Sillago   Spotted Whiting Sillaginodes punctatus King George Whiting
V Sprat     Sprattus spp. Sardine/ New Zealand Herring/ Kupae/ Brisling
V Sprat   Ganges River Sprat Corica soborna  
V Sprat   Sprat Sprattus sprattus  
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Myripristis amaena U' a Manpachi
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Myripristis berndti U' a Menpachi
V Squirrelfish   Scarlet Squirrelfish Sargocentron spiniferum Ala Ihi Mama
V Squirrelfish   Longspine Squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus  
V Squirrelfish   Speckled Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimum Ala Ihi/ Malau Faiumu
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionis Soldierfish/ Longjaw Squirrelfish/ Squirrel/ Welshman
V Stargazer   Spotted Stargazer Genyagnus monopterygius Kourepoua/ Catfish
V Stargazer   Giant Stargazer Kathetostoma giganteum Monkfish/ Bulldog/ Flathead
V Stargazer   Smooth Stargazer Kathetostoma averruncus  
V Stinging Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Stinging Catfish (*) Heteropneustes fossilis  
V Striped Dwarf Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Striped Dwarf Catfish (*) Mystus vittatus  
V Sturgeon   Adriatic Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii  
V Sturgeon   Thorn Sturgeon Acipenser nudiventris  
V Sturgeon   Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus American Atlantic Sturgeon/ Sea Sturgeon/ Sharpnosed Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Sterlet Acipenser ruthenus  
V Sturgeon   Amur Sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii  
V Sturgeon   Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis  
V Sturgeon   Stellate Sturgeon Acipenser stellatus Sevruga/ Pastruga/ Star Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio  
V Sturgeon   White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Oregon Sturgeon/ Sacramento Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Kaluga Huso dauricus  
V Sturgeon   Beluga Huso huso Great Sturgeon/ Hausen/ Beluga/ Giant Beluga
V Sturgeon   Bester Huso huso (fem) x Acipenser ruthenus (male) Hybrid Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser baerii  
V Sturgeon   Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum  
V Sturgeon   Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus  
V Sturgeon   Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus  
V Sturgeon   Syr Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Syr Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Dwarf Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni Little Shovelnose Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Japanese Sturgeon Acipenser multiscutatus  
V Sturgeon   Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Sakhalin Sturgeon/ Saghalein Sturgeon/ Japanese Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Russian Sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Nisetru/ Waxdick/ Kura Sturgeon/ Persian Sturgeon/ Azov-black Sea Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Amu Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon/ False Shovelnose Sturgeon/ Shovelfish
V Sturgeon   Yangtze Sturgeon Acipenser dabryanus  
V Sturgeon   Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens  
V Sucker   Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus Gourd-seed Sucker/ Missouri Sucker/ Blackhorse
V Sucker   White Sucker Catostomus commersonii Black Sucker/ Buffalofish/ Brood Sucker/ Freshwater Mullet
V Sucker   River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio  
V Sucker   Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus Quillback Carpsucker/ Eastern Carpsucker/ Carpsucker
V Sucker or Redhorse   Shorthead Redhorse Sucker Moxostoma macrolepidotum Carolina Redhorse/ Neuse Redhorse/ Northern Redhorse
V Sunfish   Sacramento Perch Archoplites interruptus Sacramento Sunfish
V Sunfish   Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatus Stumpknocker
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V Sunfish   Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus Shellcracker/ Yellow Bream
V Sunfish   Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Common Sunfish/ Sunny/ Tobaccobox/ Sand Perch/ Bream
V Sunfish   Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Bluespotted Sunfish/ Little Redeye/ Blackeyes
V Sunfish   Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus Redbreast/ Yellowbelly Sunfish/ Redbellied Sunfish
V Sunfish   Warmouth Chaenobryttus gulosus Goggle-eye/ Bigmouth/ Black Sunfish/ Bream/ Buffalo Bass
V Surfperch   Black Surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni Black Seaperch/ Common Surffish/ Black Surffish
V Surfperch   Shiner Surfperch Cymatogaster aggregata Shiner Perch/ Shiner/ Yellow Shiner/ Perch/ Sparada
V Surfperch   Redtail Surfperch Amphistichus rhodoterus  
V Surfperch   Rubberlip Seaperch Rhacochilus toxotes Bigmouth Surffish/ Alfione
V Surfperch   Striped Surfperch Embiotoca lateralis Striped Seaperch/ Blue Surfperch/ Blue Perch
V Surfperch   Calico Surfperch Amphistichus koelzi  
V Surfperch   Barred Surfperch Amphistichus argenteus Surffish
V Surfperch   Walleye Surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteum Walleye Seaperch/ White Perch
V Surgeonfish   Goldring Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus Kole/ Bristletoothed Surgeonfish/ Yelloweye Surgeonfish/ Spotted Bristletooth
V Swai or Sutchi or Striped Pangasius or Tra (*) FD&C 403(t) Sutchi Catfish (*) Pangasius hypophthalmus  
V Swordfish   Swordfish Xiphias gladius (RFE) Broadbilled Swordfish/ Broadbill/ Espada/ Emperado
V Tambaqui   Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum  
V Tang     Ctenochaetus spp.  
V Tang     Zebrasoma spp.  
V Tang   Black Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Hawaiian Surgeonfish
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus Blue Surgeon/ Surgeonfish/ Barbero/ Blue Doctorfish
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Elongate Surgeonfish Acanthurus mata  
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus  
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Yellowfin Surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus  
V Tarakihi   Tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus  
V Tarpon   Tarpon Megalops atlanticus Atlantic Tarpon/ Silverfish/ Tarpum/ Silver King/ Sabalo/ Savalle
V Tautog   Tautog Tautoga onitis Blackfish/ Oysterfish/ Black Porgy/ Sea Dog/ Cub
V Tench   Tench Tinca tinca Green Tench
V Therapon   Largerscaled Grunter Perch Therapon theraps  
V Thornyhead   Longspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus altivelis Longspine Channel Rockfish/ Spinycheek Rockfish
V Thornyhead   Shortspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus Shortspine Channel Rockfish/ Spinycheek Rockfish
V Threadfin   Fourfinger Threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum Indian Salmon/ Gurjali
V Threadfin   Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus approximans  
V Threadfin   Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus  
V Threadfin   Giant African Threadfin Polydactylus quadrifilis  
V Threadfin   Blackspot Threadfin Polydactylus sextarius Kupe
V Threadfin   Paradise Threadfin Polynemus paradiseus  
V Threadfin   Guinean Threadfin Galeoides decadactylus  
V Threadfin   Indian Threadfin Leptomelanosoma indicum  
V Tigerfish   Trahira Hoplias malabaricus  
V Tilapia   Mango Tilapia Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Galilee Mouthbrooder/ St. Peter's Fish
V Tilapia   Redbreast Tilapia Tilapia rendalli Redbreasted Bream/ Congo Tilapia
V Tilapia   Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus  (RFE) Nile Mouthbrooder
V Tilapia   Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (RFE) Mozambique Mouthbrooder/ African Mouthbrooder
V Tilapia   Longfin Tilapia Oreochromis macrochir  Greenhead Bream/ Greenhead Tilapia
V Tilapia   Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus   
V Tilapia   Blackchin Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron Blackchin Mouthbrooder/ African Sunfish/ Black Mouthbrooder
V Tilefish   Pacific Golden-eyed Tilefish Caulolatilus affinis  
V Tilefish   Goldface Tilefish Caulolatilus chrysops Blackline Tilefish/ Blanquill
V Tilefish   Blueline Tilefish Caulolatilus microps Gray Tilefish
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V Tilefish   Ocean Whitefish Caulolatilus princeps (RFE) Whitefish/ Blanquillo
V Tilefish   Sand Tilefish Malacanthus plumieri Blanquillo/ Sandfish
V Tilefish   Pacific Sandperch Prolatilus jugularis Blanquillo/ Tile Blanquille
V Tilefish or Golden Tilefish   Blue Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps  
V Toadfish   Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau Sapo/ Slimer/ Oysterfish/ Scorpion/ Opossum Toadfish
V Toadfish   Gulf Toadfish Opsanus beta  
V Toadfish or Packoo   Pacuma Toadfish Batrachoides surinamesis  
V Tomcod   Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod Frostfish/ Snig/ Tommy Cod
V Tomcod   Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximus California Tomcod
V Tonguesole     Cynoglossus spp.  
V Torpedo   Atlantic Torpedo Torpedo nobiliana Black Electric Ray/ Dark Electric Ray/ Skate/ Crampfish
V Trevally   Golden Trevally Gnathanodon speciosus  
V Trevally   Bigeye Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus Six-banded Trevally/ Pake Ulua/ Great Trevally
V Triggerfish   Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus Spotted Triggerfish/ Leatherjacket/ Turbot/ Cucuyo
V Triggerfish   Triggerfish Navodon australis  
V Triggerfish   Black Durgon Melichthys niger Black Durgon/ Humuhumu Eleele
V Triggerfish   Ocean Triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen Sobaco
V Triggerfish   Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Oldwife/ Old Wech/ Bluestriped Triggerfish/ Cocino
V Triggerfish   Triggerfish Meuschenia scaber  
V Tripletail   West Coast Tripletail Lobotes pacificus Berrugate/ Pacific Tripletail
V Tripletail   Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis Falsher/ Chobie/ Lumpfish/ Strawberry Bass/ Black Perch
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Four-banded Tripletail Datnioides pulcher  
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Finescale Tigerfish Datnioides microlepis  
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Fourband Tripletail Datnioides polota Blackbanded Tripletail
V Trout   Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Columbia River Trout/ Blackspotted Trout
V Trout   Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Siscowet/ Splake/ Gray Trout/ Salmon Trout
V Trout   Golden Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita  
V Trout   Inconnu Stenodus leucichthys Fighting Sheefish/ Caspian Iconnu/ Sheefish
V Trout   Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma Dolly Verden Trout/ Malma Trout/ Oregon Char/ Bull Trout
V Trout   Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae  
V Trout   Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis Splake/ Alsatian Charr/ Speckled Trout
V Trout   Brown Trout Salmo trutta Sea Trout/ Salmon Trout
V Trout, Rainbow or Steelhead   Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (RFE) Coastal Rainbow Trout/ Silver Trout/ Salmon/ Brook Trout/ Rainbow Trout
V Trumpeter   Bastard Trumpeter Latridopsis ciliaris Blue Moki/ Moki Trumpeter/ Moki
V Trumpeter   Striped Trumpeter Latris lineata Real Trumpeter/ Kohikohi/ Tasmanian Trumpeter
V Trunkfish   Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter  
V Trunkfish   Trunkfish Ostracion meleagris  
V Tun   Giant Tun Tonna galea  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (RFE) Ocean Bonito/ Lesser Tuna/ Aku
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Longtail Tuna Thunnus tonggol Bluefin Tuna/ Northern Bluefin Tuna/ Bonito
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus Albacore/ Giant Bluefin/ Northern Bluefin Tuna/ Tunny/ Oriental Tuna
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Big Eye/ Ahi-b
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Southern Tunny/ Tunny
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Blackfin Tuna Thunnus atlanticus  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares (RFE) Ahi
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Albacore Thunnus alalunga (RFE) Germon/ Longfinned Tuna/ Albecor/ T. Germo
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Slender Tuna Allothunnus fallai  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Frigate Tuna Auxis thazard Plain Bonito/ Judeu/ Melva/ Ke Oke O/ Auxide/ Frigate Mackerel
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Bullet Tuna Auxis rochei Frigate Tuna/ Plain Bonito/ Bonitou/ Melvera/ Bullet Mackerel
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Kawakawa Euthynnus affinis (RFE) Little Tunny/ Black Skipjack/ Mackerel Tuna/ Bonita
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V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Black Skipjack Euthynnus lineatus  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Spotted Tunny Euthynnus alletteratus Little Tuna/ False Albacore/ Bonito/ Little Tunny
V Turbot   Spottedtail Turbot Psettodes belcheri Spring Turbot
V Turbot   Turbot Psetta maxima Butt/ Breet/ Britt
V Turbot   Hornyhead Turbot Pleuronichthys verticalis  
V Turbot   Spotted Turbot Pleuronichthys ritteri  
V Turbot   diamond turbot Pleuronichthys guttulatus   
V Turbot   Diamond Turbot Pleuronichthys guttulatus Diamond Flounder
V Turbot   Spring Turbot Psettodes bennettii  
V Turtle   (Ridley Sea Turtles) Lepidochelys spp.  
V Turtle   (Diamondback Terrapins) Malaclemys spp.  
V Turtle   (Slider Turtles) Trachemys spp.  
V Turtle   (Softshell Turtles) Apalone spp.  
V Turtle   Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas  
V Turtle   (Snapping Turtles) Chelydra spp.  
V Unicornfish   Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis  
V Vendace   Vendace Coregonus albula  
V Wahoo   Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri Kinkfish/ Peto/ Guarapucu/ Ono/ Thazard Batard
V Walking Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Walking Catfish (*) Clarias batrachus  
V Walleye   Walleye Sander vitreum Yellow Pike/ Yellow Walleye/ Pickerel/ Pike Perch/ Dory/ Freshwater Perch/ Walleye Pike
V Warehou   Blue Warehou Seriolella brama Common Warehou/ Whario/ Trevalle
V Warehou   White Warehou Seriolella caerulea Deepsea Warehou
V Warehou   Silver Warehou Seriolella punctata Spotted Warehou/ Ibodai/ Silverfish
V Weakfish   Green Weakfish     Cynoscion virescens  
V Weakfish   Striped Weakfish Cynoscion striatus Striped Seatrout
V Weakfish   Weakfish Cynoscion regalis Seatrout/ Squeteague/ Gray Trout/ Saltwater Trout
V Weakfish   Whitefin Weakfish Cynoscion albus  
V Weakfish   Gray Seatrout Cynoscion acoupa Acoupa Weakfish
V Weakfish or Bangamary   King Weakfish or Weakfish Macrodon ancylodon Pescadilla-real/ Pescadinha-real
V Weever   Greater Weever Trachinus draco Pauk
V Weever   Lesser Weever Echiichthys vipera  
V Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Hardhead Catfish (*) Ariopsis felis  
V Whiskerfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Gillbacker Sea Catfish (*) Aspistor parkeri  
V Whiskerfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Couma Sea Catfish (*) Sciades couma  
V Whitefish   Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Inland Whitefish/ Labrador White Fish/ Shad
V Whitefish   Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Pilotfish/ Menominee Whitefish/ Frostfish
V Whitefish   Humpback Whitefish Coregonus pidschian Siberian Whitefish/ Arctic Whitefish
V Whiting   Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis American Hake/ Silverfish/ Stockfish/ Winter Trout/ Frostfish
V Whiting   Chilean Hake Merluccius gayi English Hake/ Hake/ Peruvian Hake/ Peruvian Whiting/ Chilean Whiting
V Whiting   European Hake Merluccius merluccius Hake
V Whiting   European Whiting Merlangius merlangus English Whiting/ Scotch Haddock
V Whiting   Argentine Hake Merluccius hubbsi Southwest Atlantic Hake/ Patagonian Whiting/ Argentinian Hake/ South American Hake
V Whiting   Southern Hake Merluccius australis Hake/ English Hake/ Southern Hake
V Whiting or Cape Capensis   Cape Hake Merluccius capensis Stockfish/ Shallowwater Hake/ South African Hake/ Hake
V Whiting, Blue   Southern Blue Whiting Micromesistius australis Southern Poutassou
V Whiting, Blue   Blue Whiting Micromesistius poutassou Couch's Whiting/ Poutassou/ Putassu
V Whiting, New Zealand or Blue Hake   Hoki Macruronus novaezelandiae New Zealand Straptail/ New Zealand Whiptail/ Blue Grenadier/ Whiptail Hake/ Blue Hake
V Whiting, North Pacific or Whiting, Pacific (*) CFR 102.46 Pacific Whiting Merluccius productus California Hake
V Wolffish   Spotted Wolffish Anarhichas minor Spotted Catfish/ Lesser Catfish/ Smaller Catfish/ Loup de Mer
V Wolffish   Atlantic Wolffish Anarhichas lupus (RFE) Wolffish/ Catfish/ Seacat/ Ocean Whitefish/ Rock Salmon/ Loup de Mer
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V Wolffish   Northern Wolffish Anarhichas denticulatus Bullhead Catfish/ Broadheaded Catfish/ Arctic Wolffish/ Loup de Mer
V Wolffish   Bering Wolffish Anarhichas orientalis Loup de Mer
V Wrasse   Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus  
V Yellowtail Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Yellowtail Catfish (*) Pangasius pangasius  
V Zander or Pike Perch   Zander Sander lucioperca Sudak
V   CFR 102.57 California Halibut (*) Paralichthys californicus Bastard Halibut/ Monterey Halibut
These search results were generated on 02/06/2009