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RFE LinkFDA - SL Market Name
FDA - SL Common Name
FDA - SL Scientific Name
RFE 2 Letter Code
RFE 8 Letter Code		FDA - SL Vernacular NamesAFS Common Name
AFS Scientific Name
AFS Other Names
AFS Synonyms		FAO Scientific Name
FAO Species Code
FAO Common Name English
FAO Common Name French
FAO Common Name Spanish		FAO Synonyms






Rougheye Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Rougheye Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes aleutianus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: re
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: scoraleu











AFS Common Name: Rougheye Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Pacific Ocean Perch FDA-SL Market Name: Perch, Ocean
FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Ocean Perch
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes alutus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pp
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebaalut











AFS Common Name: Pacific Ocean Perch
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes alutus (Gilbert, 1890)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Brown Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Brown Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes auriculatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bn
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebaauri











AFS Common Name: Brown Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes auriculatus Girard, 1854
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Redbanded Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Redbanded Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes babcocki
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bk
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebababc











AFS Common Name: Redbanded Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes babcoki (Thompson, 1915)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Silvergray Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Silvergray Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes brevispinis
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sg
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebabrev











AFS Common Name: Silvergray Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes brevispinis (Bean, 1884)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Splitnose Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Splitnose Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes diploproa
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sl
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebadipl		 Vernac. 1)  Lobejawed Rockfish










 AFS Common Name: Splitnose Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes diploproa (Gilbert 1890)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Widow Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Widow Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes entomelas
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: wd
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebaento		 Vernac. 1)  Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wa)










 AFS Common Name: Widow Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes entomelas (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Yellowtail Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Yellowtail Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes flavidus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ye
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebaflav		 Vernac. 1)  Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wa)
Vernac. 2)  Green Rockfish









 AFS Common Name: Yellowtail Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes flavidus (Ayres, 1863)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Chilipepper (Fish) FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Chilipepper (Fish)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes goodei
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ci
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebagood		 Vernac. 1)  Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wa)










 AFS Common Name: Chilipepper
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes goodei (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Quillback Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Quillback Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes maliger
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: qb
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebamali		 Vernac. 1)  Yellowback Rockcod
Vernac. 2)  Brown Rockcod
Vernac. 3)  Orangespotted Rockcod








 AFS Common Name: Quillback Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes maliger (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Redfish (Ocean Perch) FDA-SL Market Name: Perch, Ocean
FDA-SL Common Name: Redfish (Ocean Perch)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes marinus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: mr
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebamari











AFS Common Name:   N.A.
AFS Sci. Name:   N.A.
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
China Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: China Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes nebulosus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cn
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebanebu		 Vernac. 1)  Yellowspotted Rockcod










 AFS Common Name: China Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes nebulosusAyres, 1854
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Golden Redfish FDA-SL Market Name: Perch, Ocean
FDA-SL Common Name: Golden Redfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes norvegicus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: op
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebanorv		 Vernac. 1)  Redfish
Vernac. 2)  Rosefish
Vernac. 3)  Snapper
Vernac. 4)  Sea Perch
Vernac. 5)  Redbream






 AFS Common Name: Golden Redfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes norvegicus (Ascanius, 1772)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: The authors of this list (1980, Fisheries (Bethesda) 11(1):28) reviewed the common
names of the Atlantic redfishes and emended the common name, Labrador redfish, to Acadian redfish.
The market names redfish and ocean perch apply to all Atlantic species of Sebastes including the three
in our region. The name beaked redfish applies both to this species and to S. mentella.

The name golden redfish is adopted. The name ocean perch is dropped because it is applied as
a market name to all Atlantic species, including the three in our region, and not solely to S. norvegicus.
It has been shown by B. Gernholm and A. Wheeler, 1983, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 78:238-240, that the basis
of Linnaeus's 1758 account of the taxon Perca marina, long-believed to be a scorpaenid "Sebastes marinus,"
is, in fact, eferrable to the family Serranidae and to the species generally known as Serranus scriba
Linnaeus, 1758. The proper name for the golden redish is Sebastes norvegicus (Ascanius, 1772), and a partial
synonymy and listing of usage is given by M. Blanc and J. C. Hureau, 1973, Check-List of the Fishes of
the Northeastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean, UNESCO, Paris, pp. 583-584. This change of name
was also adopoted by D. E. McAllister, 1990, Syllogeus, 64:188.

FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Bocaccio FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Bocaccio
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes paucispinis
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bo
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebapauc		 Vernac. 1)  Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wa)
Vernac. 2)  Jack
Vernac. 3)  Merou








 AFS Common Name: Bocaccio
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes paucispinis Ayres, 1854
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Canary Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Canary Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes pinniger
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ca
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebapinn		 Vernac. 1)  Pacific Red Snapper(Cal-Wa)
Vernac. 2)  Orange Rockfish









 AFS Common Name: Canary Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes pinniger (Gill, 1864)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Redstripe Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Redstripe Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes proriger
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: rr
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebapror











AFS Common Name: Redstripe Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes proriger (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Yelloweye Rockfish FDA-SL Market Name: Rockfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Yelloweye Rockfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastes ruberrimus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ey
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebarube		 Vernac. 1)  Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wa)
Vernac. 2)  Rasphead Rockfish









 AFS Common Name: Yelloweye Rockfish
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastes ruberrimus (Cramer, 1895)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Shortspine Thornyhead FDA-SL Market Name: Thornyhead
FDA-SL Common Name: Shortspine Thornyhead
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sebastolobus alascanus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: id
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sebaalas		 Vernac. 1)  Shortspine Channel Rockfish
Vernac. 2)  Spinycheek Rockfish









 AFS Common Name: Shortspine Thornyhead
AFS Sci. Name: Sebastolobus alascanus Bean, 1890
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Yellowstripe Scad (*) FDA-SL Market Name: Scad
FDA-SL Common Name: Yellowstripe Scad (*)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Selaroides(*) leptolepis(*)
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sc
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: selalept











AFS Common Name: Yellowstripe Scad
AFS Sci. Name: Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)
AFS Other Names: smoothtail trevally

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Pacific Moonfish FDA-SL Market Name: Jack
FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Moonfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Selene peruviana
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: mn
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: seleperu











AFS Common Name: Pacific Moonfish
AFS Sci. Name: Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1865)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
California Sheephead FDA-SL Market Name: Sheephead
FDA-SL Common Name: California Sheephead
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Semicossyphus pulcher
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cl
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: semipulc











AFS Common Name: California Sheephead
AFS Sci. Name: Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Yellowtail FDA-SL Market Name: Amberjack (Yellowtail)
FDA-SL Common Name: Yellowtail
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Seriola lalandei
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: yt
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: serilala		 Vernac. 1)  Great Amberjack
Vernac. 2)  Horseeye Bonito
Vernac. 3)  Coronado
Vernac. 4)  Amberjack







 AFS Common Name: Yellowtail
AFS Sci. Name: Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: R. M. Bailey and C. R. Robins, 1988,
Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45(2):95,
noted that this is the proper spelling of the species name.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Spinefoot FDA-SL Market Name: Spinefoot
FDA-SL Common Name: Spinefoot
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Siganus javus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: rb
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sigajava











AFS Common Name: Streaked Spinefoot
AFS Sci. Name: Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)
AFS Other Names: Vermiculated Spinefoot

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Bullseye Puffer FDA-SL Market Name: Puffer
FDA-SL Common Name: Bullseye Puffer
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sphoeroides annulatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bp
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sphoannu











AFS Common Name: Bullseye Puffer
AFS Sci. Name: Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Northern Puffer FDA-SL Market Name: Puffer
FDA-SL Common Name: Northern Puffer
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sphoeroides maculatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: np
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sphomacu		 Vernac. 1)  Sea Squab
Vernac. 2)  Blowfish
Vernac. 3)  Swellfish
Vernac. 4)  Balloonfish
Vernac. 5)  Globefish






 AFS Common Name: Northern Puffer
AFS Sci. Name: Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Pacific Barracuda FDA-SL Market Name: Barracuda
FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Barracuda
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sphyraena argentea
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pb
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sphyarge		 Vernac. 1)  California Barracuda
Vernac. 2)  Barracouta









 AFS Common Name: Pacific Barracuda
AFS Sci. Name: Sphyraena argentea Girard, 1854
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Great Barracuda FDA-SL Market Name: Barracuda
FDA-SL Common Name: Great Barracuda
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sphyraena barracuda
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: gb
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sphybarr		 Vernac. 1)  Short Barracuda
Vernac. 2)  Picuda
Vernac. 3)  Becuna
Vernac. 4)  Seapike
Vernac. 5)  Pike






 AFS Common Name: Great Barracuda
AFS Sci. Name: Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Sauger FDA-SL Market Name: Sauger
FDA-SL Common Name: Sauger
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Stizostedion canadense
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sz
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: stizcana		 Vernac. 1)  Eastern Sauger
Vernac. 2)  Sand Pike
Vernac. 3)  Sand Pickerel
Vernac. 4)  Gray Pike
Vernac. 5)  Canadian Pike
Vernac. 6)  Pike Perch





 AFS Common Name: Sauger
AFS Sci. Name: Stizostedion canadense (Smith, 1834)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.

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