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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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V   CFR 102.57 California Halibut (*) Paralichthys californicus Bastard Halibut/ Monterey Halibut
V Zander or Pike Perch   Zander Sander lucioperca Sudak
V Yellowtail Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Yellowtail Catfish (*) Pangasius pangasius  
V Wrasse   Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus  
V Wolffish   Spotted Wolffish Anarhichas minor Spotted Catfish/ Lesser Catfish/ Smaller Catfish/ Loup de Mer
V Wolffish   Bering Wolffish Anarhichas orientalis Loup de Mer
V Wolffish   Atlantic Wolffish Anarhichas lupus (RFE) Wolffish/ Catfish/ Seacat/ Ocean Whitefish/ Rock Salmon/ Loup de Mer
V Wolffish   Northern Wolffish Anarhichas denticulatus Bullhead Catfish/ Broadheaded Catfish/ Arctic Wolffish/ Loup de Mer
V Whiting, North Pacific or Whiting, Pacific (*) CFR 102.46 Pacific Whiting Merluccius productus California Hake
V Whiting, New Zealand or Blue Hake   Hoki Macruronus novaezelandiae New Zealand Straptail/ New Zealand Whiptail/ Blue Grenadier/ Whiptail Hake/ Blue Hake
V Whiting, Blue   Blue Whiting Micromesistius poutassou Couch's Whiting/ Poutassou/ Putassu
V Whiting, Blue   Southern Blue Whiting Micromesistius australis Southern Poutassou
V Whiting or Cape Capensis   Cape Hake Merluccius capensis Stockfish/ Shallowwater Hake/ South African Hake/ Hake
V Whiting   European Whiting Merlangius merlangus English Whiting/ Scotch Haddock
V Whiting   Southern Hake Merluccius australis Hake/ English Hake/ Southern Hake
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   Argentine Hake Merluccius hubbsi Southwest Atlantic Hake/ Patagonian Whiting/ Argentinian Hake/ South American Hake
V Whiting   European Hake Merluccius merluccius Hake
V Whitefish   Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Inland Whitefish/ Labrador White Fish/ Shad
V Whitefish   Humpback Whitefish Coregonus pidschian Siberian Whitefish/ Arctic Whitefish
V Whitefish   Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Pilotfish/ Menominee Whitefish/ Frostfish
V Whiskerfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Couma Sea Catfish (*) Sciades couma  
V Whiskerfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Gillbacker Sea Catfish (*) Aspistor parkeri  
V Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Hardhead Catfish (*) Ariopsis felis  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Buccinum spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Neptunea spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Busycon spp.  
I Whelk   Pear Whelk Busycotypus spiratus  
I Whelk   Channeled Whelk Busycotypus canaliculatus  
I Whelk   Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana venosa  
V Weever   Lesser Weever Echiichthys vipera  
V Weever   Greater Weever Trachinus draco Pauk
V Weakfish or Bangamary   King Weakfish or Weakfish Macrodon ancylodon Pescadilla-real/ Pescadinha-real
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 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 Walleye   Walleye Sander vitreum Yellow Pike/ Yellow Walleye/ Pickerel/ Pike Perch/ Dory/ Freshwater Perch/ Walleye Pike
V Walking Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Walking Catfish (*) Clarias batrachus  
V Wahoo   Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri Kinkfish/ Peto/ Guarapucu/ Ono/ Thazard Batard
V Vendace   Vendace Coregonus albula  
V Unicornfish   Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis  
V Turtle   (Softshell Turtles) Apalone spp.  
V Turtle   (Ridley Sea Turtles) Lepidochelys spp.  
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V Turtle   Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas  
V Turtle   (Diamondback Terrapins) Malaclemys spp.  
V Turtle   (Slider Turtles) Trachemys spp.  
V Turtle   (Snapping Turtles) Chelydra spp.  
V Turbot   diamond turbot Pleuronichthys guttulatus   
V Turbot   Spotted Turbot Pleuronichthys ritteri  
V Turbot   Hornyhead Turbot Pleuronichthys verticalis  
V Turbot   Turbot Psetta maxima Butt/ Breet/ Britt
V Turbot   Spottedtail Turbot Psettodes belcheri Spring Turbot
V Turbot   Spring Turbot Psettodes bennettii  
V Turbot   Diamond Turbot Pleuronichthys guttulatus Diamond Flounder
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 Black Skipjack Euthynnus lineatus  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Kawakawa Euthynnus affinis (RFE) Little Tunny/ Black Skipjack/ Mackerel Tuna/ Bonita
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Spotted Tunny Euthynnus alletteratus Little Tuna/ False Albacore/ Bonito/ Little Tunny
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (RFE) Ocean Bonito/ Lesser Tuna/ Aku
V Tun   Giant Tun Tonna galea  
V Trunkfish   Trunkfish Ostracion meleagris  
V Trunkfish   Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter  
V Trumpeter   Bastard Trumpeter Latridopsis ciliaris Blue Moki/ Moki Trumpeter/ Moki
V Trumpeter   Striped Trumpeter Latris lineata Real Trumpeter/ Kohikohi/ Tasmanian Trumpeter
V Trout, Rainbow or Steelhead   Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (RFE) Coastal Rainbow Trout/ Silver Trout/ Salmon/ Brook Trout/ Rainbow Trout
V Trout   Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma Dolly Verden Trout/ Malma Trout/ Oregon Char/ Bull Trout
V Trout   Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Siscowet/ Splake/ Gray Trout/ Salmon Trout
V Trout   Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis Splake/ Alsatian Charr/ Speckled Trout
V Trout   Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae  
V Trout   Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Columbia River Trout/ Blackspotted Trout
V Trout   Golden Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita  
V Trout   Brown Trout Salmo trutta Sea Trout/ Salmon Trout
V Trout   Inconnu Stenodus leucichthys Fighting Sheefish/ Caspian Iconnu/ Sheefish
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Four-banded Tripletail Datnioides pulcher  
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Fourband Tripletail Datnioides polota Blackbanded Tripletail
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Finescale Tigerfish Datnioides microlepis  
V Tripletail   Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis Falsher/ Chobie/ Lumpfish/ Strawberry Bass/ Black Perch
V Tripletail   West Coast Tripletail Lobotes pacificus Berrugate/ Pacific Tripletail
V Triggerfish   Black Durgon Melichthys niger Black Durgon/ Humuhumu Eleele
V Triggerfish   Triggerfish Meuschenia scaber  
V Triggerfish   Ocean Triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen Sobaco
V Triggerfish   Triggerfish Navodon australis  
V Triggerfish   Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus Spotted Triggerfish/ Leatherjacket/ Turbot/ Cucuyo
V Triggerfish   Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Oldwife/ Old Wech/ Bluestriped Triggerfish/ Cocino
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V Trevally   Bigeye Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus Six-banded Trevally/ Pake Ulua/ Great Trevally
V Trevally   Golden Trevally Gnathanodon speciosus  
V Torpedo   Atlantic Torpedo Torpedo nobiliana Black Electric Ray/ Dark Electric Ray/ Skate/ Crampfish
I Top Shell   Top Shell Monodonta turbinata  
I Top Shell   Top Shell Turbo cornutus  
V Tonguesole     Cynoglossus spp.  
V Tomcod   Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximus California Tomcod
V Tomcod   Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod Frostfish/ Snig/ Tommy Cod
V Toadfish or Packoo   Pacuma Toadfish Batrachoides surinamesis  
V Toadfish   Gulf Toadfish Opsanus beta  
V Toadfish   Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau Sapo/ Slimer/ Oysterfish/ Scorpion/ Opossum Toadfish
V Tilefish or Golden Tilefish   Blue Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps  
V Tilefish   Goldface Tilefish Caulolatilus chrysops Blackline Tilefish/ Blanquill
V Tilefish   Blueline Tilefish Caulolatilus microps Gray Tilefish
V Tilefish   Sand Tilefish Malacanthus plumieri Blanquillo/ Sandfish
V Tilefish   Pacific Sandperch Prolatilus jugularis Blanquillo/ Tile Blanquille
V Tilefish   Pacific Golden-eyed Tilefish Caulolatilus affinis  
V Tilefish   Ocean Whitefish Caulolatilus princeps (RFE) Whitefish/ Blanquillo
V Tilapia   Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus  (RFE) Nile Mouthbrooder
V Tilapia   Redbreast Tilapia Tilapia rendalli Redbreasted Bream/ Congo Tilapia
V Tilapia   Mango Tilapia Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Galilee Mouthbrooder/ St. Peter's Fish
V Tilapia   Blackchin Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron Blackchin Mouthbrooder/ African Sunfish/ Black Mouthbrooder
V Tilapia   Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus   
V Tilapia   Longfin Tilapia Oreochromis macrochir  Greenhead Bream/ Greenhead Tilapia
V Tilapia   Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (RFE) Mozambique Mouthbrooder/ African Mouthbrooder
V Tigerfish   Trahira Hoplias malabaricus  
V Threadfin   Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus approximans  
V Threadfin   Guinean Threadfin Galeoides decadactylus  
V Threadfin   Indian Threadfin Leptomelanosoma indicum  
V Threadfin   Paradise Threadfin Polynemus paradiseus  
V Threadfin   Blackspot Threadfin Polydactylus sextarius Kupe
V Threadfin   Giant African Threadfin Polydactylus quadrifilis  
V Threadfin   Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus  
V Threadfin   Fourfinger Threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum Indian Salmon/ Gurjali
V Thornyhead   Shortspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus Shortspine Channel Rockfish/ Spinycheek Rockfish
V Thornyhead   Longspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus altivelis Longspine Channel Rockfish/ Spinycheek Rockfish
V Therapon   Largerscaled Grunter Perch Therapon theraps  
V Tench   Tench Tinca tinca Green Tench
V Tautog   Tautog Tautoga onitis Blackfish/ Oysterfish/ Black Porgy/ Sea Dog/ Cub
V Tarpon   Tarpon Megalops atlanticus Atlantic Tarpon/ Silverfish/ Tarpum/ Silver King/ Sabalo/ Savalle
V Tarakihi   Tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus  
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Elongate Surgeonfish Acanthurus mata  
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus  
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus Blue Surgeon/ Surgeonfish/ Barbero/ Blue Doctorfish
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Yellowfin Surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus  
V Tang     Ctenochaetus spp.  
V Tang     Zebrasoma spp.  
V Tang   Black Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Hawaiian Surgeonfish
V Tambaqui   Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum  
V Swordfish   Swordfish Xiphias gladius (RFE) Broadbilled Swordfish/ Broadbill/ Espada/ Emperado
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V Swai or Sutchi or Striped Pangasius or Tra (*) FD&C 403(t) Sutchi Catfish (*) Pangasius hypophthalmus  
V Surgeonfish   Goldring Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus Kole/ Bristletoothed Surgeonfish/ Yelloweye Surgeonfish/ Spotted Bristletooth
V Surfperch   Barred Surfperch Amphistichus argenteus Surffish
V Surfperch   Calico Surfperch Amphistichus koelzi  
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   Walleye Surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteum Walleye Seaperch/ White Perch
V Surfperch   Black Surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni Black Seaperch/ Common Surffish/ Black Surffish
V Surfperch   Striped Surfperch Embiotoca lateralis Striped Seaperch/ Blue Surfperch/ Blue Perch
V Sunfish   Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus Shellcracker/ Yellow Bream
V Sunfish   Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Common Sunfish/ Sunny/ Tobaccobox/ Sand Perch/ Bream
V Sunfish   Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatus Stumpknocker
V Sunfish   Sacramento Perch Archoplites interruptus Sacramento Sunfish
V Sunfish   Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus Redbreast/ Yellowbelly Sunfish/ Redbellied Sunfish
V Sunfish   Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Bluespotted Sunfish/ Little Redeye/ Blackeyes
V Sunfish   Warmouth Chaenobryttus gulosus Goggle-eye/ Bigmouth/ Black Sunfish/ Bream/ Buffalo Bass
V Sucker or Redhorse   Shorthead Redhorse Sucker Moxostoma macrolepidotum Carolina Redhorse/ Neuse Redhorse/ Northern Redhorse
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   Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus Gourd-seed Sucker/ Missouri Sucker/ Blackhorse
V Sturgeon   Stellate Sturgeon Acipenser stellatus Sevruga/ Pastruga/ Star Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus  
V Sturgeon   Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus  
V Sturgeon   Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis  
V Sturgeon   Amur Sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii  
V Sturgeon   Sterlet Acipenser ruthenus  
V Sturgeon   Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus American Atlantic Sturgeon/ Sea Sturgeon/ Sharpnosed Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Thorn Sturgeon Acipenser nudiventris  
V Sturgeon   Adriatic Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii  
V Sturgeon   Amu Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon/ False Shovelnose Sturgeon/ Shovelfish
V Sturgeon   Dwarf Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni Little Shovelnose Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Oregon Sturgeon/ Sacramento Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio  
V Sturgeon   Syr Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Syr Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser baerii  
V Sturgeon   Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum  
V Sturgeon   Yangtze Sturgeon Acipenser dabryanus  
V Sturgeon   Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens  
V Sturgeon   Russian Sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Nisetru/ Waxdick/ Kura Sturgeon/ Persian Sturgeon/ Azov-black Sea Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Sakhalin Sturgeon/ Saghalein Sturgeon/ Japanese Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Japanese Sturgeon Acipenser multiscutatus  
V Sturgeon   Bester Huso huso (fem) x Acipenser ruthenus (male) Hybrid Sturgeon
V Sturgeon   Beluga Huso huso Great Sturgeon/ Hausen/ Beluga/ Giant Beluga
V Sturgeon   Kaluga Huso dauricus  
V Striped Dwarf Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Striped Dwarf Catfish (*) Mystus vittatus  
V Stinging Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Stinging Catfish (*) Heteropneustes fossilis  
V Stargazer   Giant Stargazer Kathetostoma giganteum Monkfish/ Bulldog/ Flathead
V Stargazer   Smooth Stargazer Kathetostoma averruncus  
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V Stargazer   Spotted Stargazer Genyagnus monopterygius Kourepoua/ Catfish
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionis Soldierfish/ Longjaw Squirrelfish/ Squirrel/ Welshman
V Squirrelfish   Longspine Squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus  
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Myripristis amaena U' a Manpachi
V Squirrelfish   Scarlet Squirrelfish Sargocentron spiniferum Ala Ihi Mama
V Squirrelfish   Speckled Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimum Ala Ihi/ Malau Faiumu
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Myripristis berndti U' a Menpachi
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   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   Stout Bobtail Squid Rossia macrosoma Ross Cuttlefish
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   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   Flying Squid Ommastrephes bartramii Red Ocean Squid/ Neon Flying Squid
I Squid or Calamari   Magistrate Armhook Squid Berryteuthis magister Red Squid/ Schoolmaster Armhook Squid/ Loligo Pealei
V Sprat   Ganges River Sprat Corica soborna  
V Sprat   Sprat Sprattus sprattus  
V Sprat     Sprattus spp. Sardine/ New Zealand Herring/ Kupae/ Brisling
V Spotted Sillago   Spotted Whiting Sillaginodes punctatus King George Whiting
V Spot Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Spot Pangasius Pangasius larnaudii  
V Spot   Spot Leiostomus xanthurus Norfolk Spot/ Goody/ Post Croaker/ Oldwife/ Porgy
V Spinefoot or Streaked Spinefoot   Bluespotted Spinefish Siganus javus (RFE)  
V Spinefoot   Pearly Spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus Pearly Spinefoot/ Slimy Spinefoot/ Whitespotted Rabbitfish/ Pearlspotted Spinefoot
V Spinefoot   Foxface Siganus vulpinus Lo Vulpinus
V Spinefoot   (Rabbitfishes) Siganus spp.  
V Spearfish   Longbill Spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri  
V Spearfish   Shortbill Spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Japanese Spearfish/ Shortnose Spearfish
V Spadefish   Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber Porgy/ Moonfish/ Angelfish/ Tripletail/ Paguala
V Spadefish   Pacific Spadefish Chaetodipterus zonatus  
V Sorubim or Pintado   Barred Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum  
V Sorubi   Spotted Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma corruscans  
V Sole or Flounder   Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirus (RFE) Longfin Sole/ Witch
V Sole or Flounder   Sand Sole Psettichthys melanostictus Fringe Sole
V Sole or Flounder   Fantail Sole Xystreurys liolepis  
V Sole or Flounder   Curlfin Sole Pleuronichthys decurrens Curlfin Turbot
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V Sole or Flounder   C-o Sole Pleuronichthys coenosus Popeye/ C-o Turbot
V Sole or Flounder   Deepsea Sole Microstomus bathybius  
V Sole or Flounder   Rock Sole Paraplagusia bilineata  
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   Yellowfin Sole Limanda aspera  
V Sole or Flounder   Rock Sole Lepidopsetta bilineata Rock Flounder/ Twolined Flounder/ Whitebellied Flounder
V Sole or Flounder   Butter Sole Isopsetta isolepis  
V Sole or Flounder   Petrale Sole Eopsetta jordani (RFE) California Sole/ Brill/ Petral
V Sole or Flounder   Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodon Flathead Flounder/ Halibut-like Flounder
V Sole or Flounder   Bigmouth Sole Hippoglossina stomata  
V Sole or Flounder   Roughscale Flounder Clidoderma asperrimum Roughskinned Sole
V Sole   Naked Sole Gymnachirus melas  
V Sole   Sole Austroglossus microlepis West Coast Sole/ Tong
V Sole   Kobe Sole Aseraggodes kobensis  
V Sole   Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus  
V Sole   Lemon Sole Microstomus kitt Lemon Dab/ Smear Dab
V Sole   Dover Sole Microstomus pacificus (RFE) Slime Sole/ Slippery Sole
V Sole   Scrawled Sole Trinectes inscriptus  
V Sole   Thickback Sole Microchirus variegatus  
V Sole   Slender Sole Lyopsetta exilis  
V Sole   English Sole Parophrys vetulus (RFE) Lemon Sole
V Sole   European Dover Sole Solea vulgaris Common Sole/ Genuine Dover Sole
V Sole   Yellow Sole Buglossidium luteum  
V Sole   Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis Black Sole/ Oriental Black Sole
V Sole   Sole Austroglossus pectoralis East Coast Sole/ Tong
V Sole   Narrowbanded Sole Aseraggodes macleayanus  
V Snook   White Snook Centropomus viridis  
V Snook   Armed Snook Centropomus armatus  
V Snook   Swordspine Snook Centropomus ensiferus  
V Snook   Black Snook Centropomus nigrescens Robalo Prieto
V Snook   Fat Snook Centropomus parallelus Little Snook
V Snook   Tarpon Snook Centropomus pectinatus  
V Snook   Yellowfin Snook Centropomus robalito Robalito/ Robalo De Aleta Amarilla/ Little Snook/ Constantino
V Snook   Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis Robalo/ Saltwater Pike/ Common Marine Snook
V Snapper   Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus (RFE) Caribbean Red Snapper/ Mexican Snapper
V Snapper   Sailfin Snapper Symphorichthys spilurus Blue and Gold Striped Snapper
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   Black Snapper Apsilus dentatus Arnillo
V Snapper   African Forktail Snapper Apsilus fuscus  
V Snapper   Saddleback Snapper Paracaesio kusakarii  
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
V Snapper   Queen Snapper Etelis oculatus Bleareyed Snapper/ Night Snapper/ Cachucho
V Snapper   Wenchman Pristipomoides aquilonaris  
V Snapper   Crimson Snapper Pristipomoides filamentosus Opakapaka
V Snapper   Cardinal Snapper Pristipomoides macrophthalmus  
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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   Chinamanfish Symphorus nematophorus  
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   Dog Snapper Lutjanus jocu  
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   Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Beeliner/ Clubhead Snapper/ Night 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   Emperor Snapper Lutjanus sebae Red Emperor
V Snakehead or Channa   Snakehead Parachanna obscura  
V Snakehead or Channa   Chevron Snakehead Channa striata  
I Snail or Escargot     Otala spp.  
I Snail or Escargot   Escargot Helix pomatia  
I Snail or Escargot   Giant African Snail Achatina fulica  
I Snail   Rocksnail Ocenebra japonica  
V Smelt or American Smelt   Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax Spirling/ Saltwater Smelt/ Freshwater Smelt/ Icefish
V Smelt   Lesser Silver Smelt Argentina sphyraena Argentine/ Siilsmelt/ Glassauge/ Stromsild/ European Argentine
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   Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys Sacramento Smelt
V Smelt   Great Silver Smelt Argentina silus Herring Smelt/ Atlantic Argentine
V Smelt   Deepsea Smelt Glossanodon semifasciatus Japanese Argentine/ Halfbanded Argentine
V Smelt   Cucumberfish Retropinna retropinna Whitebait/ Common Smelt/ Waikato/ Paraki/ Australian Smelt
V Smelt   Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Eurachon/ Candlefish/ Oolachon/ Pacific Smelt
V Smelt   Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis Sweetfish/ Ko-ayu
V Smelt   Night Smelt Spirinchus starksi  
V Smelt   Arctic Smelt Osmerus mordax dentex White Sea Smelt
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V Slipmouth or Ponyfish   Common Ponyfish Leiognathus equulus  
V Skilfish   Skilfish Erilepis zonifer Giant Skilfish/ Fat Priest
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   Thorny Skate Amblyraja radiata  
V Skate   Barndoor Skate Dipturus laevis  
V Skate   Spreadfin Skate Dipturus olseni  
V Skate   Little Skate Leucoraja erinacea  
V Skate   Rosette Skate Leucoraja garmani  
V Skate   Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellata  
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 Skate   Smooth Skate Malacoraja senta  
V Skate   Big Skate Raja binoculata  
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  
I Shrimp, Royal   Royal Red Shrimp Pleoticus robustus  
I Shrimp, Rock   Brown Rock Shrimp Sicyonia brevirostris  
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Ohio Shrimp Macrobrachium ohione Freshwater Prawn
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii  
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Bigclaw River Shrimp Macrobrachium carcinus Freshwater Prawn
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Cinnamon River Shrimp Macrobrachium acanthurus Freshwater Prawn
I Shrimp or White Shrimp   White Shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Northern White Shrimp
I Shrimp or Prawn   Jack-knife Prawn Haliporoides sibogae  
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Ocean Shrimp Pandalus jordani  
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Northern Shrimp Pandalus borealis Deep Water Prawn
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Pink Shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum  
I Shrimp or Brown Shrimp   Southern Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus subtilis  
I Shrimp   Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei  
I Shrimp   Roshna Prawn Exopalaemon styliferus  
I Shrimp   Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus  
I Shrimp   Pinkspotted Shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis  
I Shrimp   Chinese White Shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis  
I Shrimp   Indian Prawn Fenneropenaeus indicus  
I Shrimp   Banana Prawn Fenneropenaeus merguiensis  
I Shrimp   Redtail Prawn Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Pakistan White Shrimp
I Shrimp   Kuruma Prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus  
I Shrimp   Caramote Prawn Melicertus kerathurus  
I Shrimp   Western King Prawn Melicertus latisulcatus  
I Shrimp   Eastern King Prawn Melicertus plebejus  
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I Shrimp   Jinga Shrimp Metapenaeus affinis Indian Brown Shrimp
I Shrimp   Brown Tiger Prawn Penaeus esculentus Common Tiger Prawn
I Shrimp   Giant Tiger Prawn Penaeus monodon Jumbo Tiger Prawn/ Black Tiger Shrimp
I Shrimp   Green Tiger Prawn Penaeus semisulcatus Grooved Tiger Prawn
I Shrimp     Penaeus spp.  
I Shrimp   Argentine Red Shrimp Pleoticus muelleri  
I Shrimp   Golden Shrimp Plesionika martia Golden Prawn
I Shrimp   Seven-spine Bay Shrimp Crangon septemspinosa  
I Shrimp     Crangon spp.  
I Shrimp   Common Prawn Palaemon serratus  
I Shrimp   Marsh Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes vulgaris  
I Shrimp   Sidestriped Shrimp Pandalopsis dispar Red Shrimp
I Shrimp   Humpy Shrimp Pandalus goniurus  
I Shrimp   Coonstriped Shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus  
I Shrimp   Spot Shrimp Pandalus platyceros Alaskan Prawn
I Shrimp   Western White Shrimp Litopenaeus occidentalis  
I Shrimp   Southern White Shrimp Litopenaeus schmitti  
I Shrimp   Blue Shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris  
V Shortbel or Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Shortbel or Pangasius Pangasius micronemus  
V Shiner   (Eastern Shiners) Notropis spp.  
V Sheepshead   Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus (RFE) Sheepshead Porgy/ Convict Fish
V Sheephead   California Sheephead Semicossyphus pulcher (RFE)  
V Sheatfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Wels Catfish (*) Silurus glanis Wels/ European Catfish/ Danube Catfish
V Sheatfish (*) FD&C 403(t) (Glass Catfishes) (*) Kryptopterus spp.  
V Sheatfish     Kryptopterus limpok  
V Sharptooth Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Sharptooth Catfish (*) Clarias gariepinus Mlamba
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 Shark, Thresher   Bigeye Thresher Shark Alopias superciliosus Bigeye
V Shark, Mako   Longfin Mako Shark Isurus paucus  
V Shark, Mako   Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus (RFE) Blue Pointer/ Bonito Shark/ Atlantic Mako Shark/ Pacific Mako 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 lenticulatus Rig/ Spotted Dogfish/ Lemonfish
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, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Large Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus stellaris Greater Spotted Dogfish/ Nursehound/ Catfish/ Huss
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   Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis Smooth Hound/ Nurse Shark/ Gummy Shark/ Smooth Grayfish/ Grayfish/
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 or Smoothhound   Brown Smoothhound Mustelus henlei Drab Brown Smoothhound
V Shark or Smoothhound   Grey Smoothhound Mustelus californicus  
V Shark or School Shark   School Shark Galeorhinus galeus  
V Shark or Hammerhead   Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini Hammerhead Shark/ Bronze Hammerhead
V Shark or Hammerhead   Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena Common Hammerhead/ Roundheaded Hammerhead
V Shark or Hammerhead   Smalleye Hammerhead Sphyrna tudes Great Hammerhead/ Squat-headed Hammerhead Shark
V Shark or Hammerhead   Great Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran  
V Shark or Bonnethead   Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo Bonnet Shark/ Bonnetnose Shark/ Shovelhead
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V Shark   Sixgill Shark Hexanchus griseus Cow Shark/ Bullshark/ Bulldog/ Grey Shark/ Mud Shark
V Shark   Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus  
V Shark   White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark/ White Pointer/ Maneater/ Blue Pointer
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   Porbeagle Lamna nasus Swordfin/ Porpoise Shark/ Blue Shark/ Mackerel 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   Bignose Shark Carcharhinus altimus Knopp's Shark
V Shark   Silvertip Shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus Whiptail Reef Shark/ White-tipped Reef Shark/ Tapete
V Shark   Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata Catshark
V Shark   Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus Blunthead Shark/ Whitetip/ Smooth Dogfish/ Houndshark
V Shark   Tiger Shark Galeocerdo cuvier  
V Shark   Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus Black Shark/ Blackfin Reef 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   Sevengill Shark Notorynchus cepedianus Cow Shark/ Broadsnouted Shark/ Roundsnout Shark
V Shark   Lemon Shark Negaprion brevirostris Yellow Shark
V Shad, Threadfin   Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense  
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
I Shad or Hilsa   Hilsa Shad Tenualosa ilisha  
V Shad   Indian River Shad Gudusia chapra  
V Shad   Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae Ohio Shad/ Gulf Shad
V Shad   Allis Shad Alosa alosa Allice Shad/ Sabago/ Mayfish
V Shad   Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris Hickory Jack/ Hick/ Bonejack/ Shad Herring/ Fall Herring
V Shad   American Shad Alosa sapidissima Atlantic Shad/ Potomac Shad/ Northern Silver Shad
V Shad   Twaite Shad Alosa agone Goureen/ Mayfish
V Seatrout   Silver Seatrout Cynoscion nothus White Seatrout/ Squeteague/ Bastard Weakfish
V Seatrout   Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus Speckled Trout/ Squeteague/ Gator Trout/ Spotted Weakfish
V Seatrout   Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenarius Sand Trout/ White Trout
V Searobin   Bluefin Searobin Chelidonichthys kumu Grondin Rouget/ Kumu/ Kumu Gurnard/ Kumukumu/ Gurnard/ Red Gurnard
V Searobin   Tub Gurnard Chelidonichthys lucernus  
V Searobin   Armored Searobin Peristedion miniatum  
V Searobin   Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinus Gurnard/ Robin/ Flying Fish/ Green Eye/ Carolina Robin
V Searobin   Lumpfish Searobin Prionotus stephanophrys  
V Searobin   Spotted Gurnard Pterygotrigla picta  
V Seabream or Porgie   River Bream Acanthopagrus berda  
I Seabob   Atlantic Seabob Xiphopenaeus kroyeri  
V Seabass   White Seabass Atractoscion nobilis Corbina/ California White Seabass
V Seabass   Splittail Bass Hemanthias peruanus  
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I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Echinus esculentus  
I Sea Urchin     Heliocidaris spp.  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Evechinus chloroticus  
I Sea Urchin     Pseudocentrotus spp.  
I Sea Urchin     Strongylocentrotus spp.  
I Sea Urchin     Loxechinus spp.  
I Sea Squirt or Tunicata     Styela clava  
I Sea Squirt or Tunicata     Styela plicata  
I Sea Snail   Sea Snail Trophon geversianus  
I Sea Cucumber     Stichopus spp. Teat Fish
I Sea Cucumber     Cucumaria spp. Teat Fish
V Sea Bream     Pagellus spp.  
V Sea Bream   Blue-lined Large-eye Bream Gymnocranius grandoculis  
V Sea Bream   Sea Bream Archosargus rhomboidalis Sheepshead/ Sheepshead Porgy
V Sea Bream   Golden Tai Dentex tumifrons  
V Sea Bass   Sea Bass Polyprion yanezi  
V Sea Bass   Pacific Creolefish Paranthias colonus  
V Sculpin   Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Giant Marbled Sculpin/ Marbled Sculpin
V Sculpin   Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Kalog
V Sculpin   Atlantic Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanus Raven/ Yellow Sculpin/ Red Sculpin/ Sea Sculpin
V Scorpionfish   Plumed Scorpionfish Scorpaena grandicornis Turkeyfish/ Lionfish
V Scorpionfish   California Scorpinfish Scorpaena guttata (RFE)  
V Scorpionfish   Orange Scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa Largescaled Scorpionfish/ Whiskery Scorpionfish
V Scorpionfish   False Jacopever Sebastes capensis  
V Schoolmaster   Schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus (RFE) Caji/ Pargo Amarillo
V Scamp   Scamp Mycteroperca phenax Bacalao
I Scallop, Calico   Pacific Calico Scallop Argopecten ventricosus  
I Scallop, Calico   Atlantic Calico Scallop Argopecten gibbus  
I Scallop or Weathervane   Weathervane Scallop Patinopecten caurinus Alaskan Scallop
I Scallop or Bay Scallop   Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians  
I Scallop   Southern Queen Scallop Zygochlamys delicata  
I Scallop   Paper Scallop Amusium papyraceum  
I Scallop   Scallop Saucer Amusium japonicum  
I Scallop   Reddish Scallop Chlamys rubida  
I Scallop   Peruvian Calico Scallop Chlamys purpurata Ostion Scallop
I Scallop   Queen Scallop Chlamys opercularis  
I Scallop   Iceland Scallop Chlamys islandica  
I Scallop   Spiny Scallop Chlamys hastata  
I Scallop   Scallop Chlamys circularis aequisculata  
I Scallop   Red-ribbed Scallop Aequipecten glyptus  
I Scallop   Nucleus Scallop Argopecten nucleus  
I Scallop   Lined Scallop Argopecten lineolaris  
I Scallop   Scallop Argopecten aequisulcatus  
I Scallop   Thailand moon scallop Amusium pleuronectes  
I Scallop   Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus  
I Scallop   New Zealand Commercial Scallop Pecten novaezelandiae Pure/ Tipa
I Scallop   Australian Scallop Pecten meridionalis Commercial Scallop/ Southern Scallop/ Common Scallop
I Scallop   Giant Scallop Pecten maximus  
I Scallop   Great Scallop Pecten jacobaeus  
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I Scallop   Scallop Pecten albicans  
I Scallop   Common Japanese Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis Japanese Scallop
I Scallop   Atlantic Scallop Mimachlamys varia  
I Scallop   Zigzag Scallop Euvola ziczac  
I Scallop   San Diego Scallop Euvola diegensis  
V Scad   Yellowtail Scad Atule mate Black Ulua/ Omaka/ Deep Trevally/ Finlet Scad
V Scad   Koheru Decapterus koheru Hature
V Scad   Mackerel Scad Decapterus macarellus Antonino/ Ocean Robin
V Scad   Amberstripe Scad Decapterus muroadsi Brownstriped Mackerel Scad/ Horse Scad Mackerel
V Scad   Round Scad Decapterus punctatus Cigarfish/ Round Robin/ Dotted Scad/ Quia-quia
V Scad   Redtail Scad Decapterus tabl  
V Scad   Mexican Scad Decapterus scombrinus  
V Scad   Blue Scad Trachurus picturatus  
V Scad   Bigeye Scad Selar crumenophthalmus Goggle Eye/ Cigarfish/ Goggle Eye Jack/ Chicharro
V Scad   European Horse Mackerel Trachurus trachurus Rough Scad/ Saurel/ Jack Mackerel/ Japanese Horse Mackerel/ European Horse Mackerel/ Chinchard/ Common Scad/ Maasbanker
V Scad   Indian Scad Decapterus russelli Northern Mackerel Scad/ Russell's Mackerel Scad/ Mackerel Scad/ Round Scad/ Lajang Scad
V Sawfish   Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis  
V Sawfish   Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata Largetooth Sawfish/ Common Sawfish
V Saury   Atlantic Saury Scomberesox saurus Needlefish/ Ocean Piper/ Skipjack/ Skipper
V Saury   Pacific Saury Cololabis saira Skipper/ Mackerel Pike
V Sauger   Sauger Sander canadensis Eastern Sauger/ Sand Pike/ Sand Pickerel/ Gray Pike/ Canadian Pike/ Pike Perch
V Sardine   Spanish Sardine Sardinella aurita False Sardine/ Sardina/ Bang
V Sardine   Perforated-scale Sardine Sardinella albella Deepbodied Sardine/ Deep Body Herring/ Lapad
V Sardine   Fringescale Sardinella Sardinella fimbriata Tunsoy/ Roundbodied Sardine/ Fimbriated Sardine
V Sardine   Orangespot Sardine Sardinella janeiro Spanish Sardine/ Sardinia/ Sardinha Verdadiera
V Sardine   Redear Sardine Harengula humeralis Sprat/ Redear Pilchard/ Sardina/ Pilchard
V Sardine   Scaled Sardine Harengula jaguana  
V Sardine   False Pilchard Harengula clupeola Cailleu/ Sardina Escamuda/ Sprat
V Sardine   Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Tamban
V Sandperch   Blue Cod Parapercis colias Australian Cod/ New Zealand Cod
V Sandperch   (Sand-divers) Parapercis spp. Grubfish/ Sand Smelt/ Sand Perch/ Whiting/ Blue Cod
V Sandperch   Argentinian Sandperch Pseudopercis semifasciata  
V Sandperch   Chilean Sandperch Mugiloides chilensis Sea Salmon
V Sandperch   Sandperch Mugiloides fasciatus  
V Sandfish     Trichodon spp.  
V Sanddab   Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Mottled Sanddab/ Soft Flounder
V Sand Perch   Namorado Sandperch Pseudopercis numida  
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 Lance   (Sand Lances) Ammodytes spp. Sandeel
V Salmon, Sockeye or Red or Blueback (*) CFR 161.170 Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Redfish/ Spring-run Salmon/ Summer Sockeye
V Salmon, Pink or Humpback (*) CFR 161.170 Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (RFE) Dog Salmon/ Gorbusch/ Haddo/ Holia
V Salmon, Danube   Danube Salmon Hucho hucho  
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, Chum or Keta (*) CFR 161.170 Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta Dog Salmon/ Calico Salmon/ Chub/ Keta Salmon
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, 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, Atlantic   Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar (RFE) Sea Salmon/ Kennebec/ Sebago Salmon/ Black Salmon
V Sailfish   Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus  
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V Sablefish   Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Black Cod/ Butterfish/ Skil/ Skilfish/ Beshow/ Coalfish
V Ruff, Black   Black Ruff Centrolophus niger Rudderfish/ Black-fish/ Boarlace
V Rudderfish   Rudderfish Kyphosus cinerascens Bluefish/ Blue Chub/ Nenue/ Tropical Drummer
V Roughy, Silver   Silver Roughy Hoplostethus mediterraneus Mediterranean Redfish/ Rosy Soldierfish/ Flint-perch/ Sawbelly/ Blackmouth Roughy/ New Zealand Sawbelly
V Roughy, Orange   Orange Roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus (RFE) Red Roughy
V Roughy   Pinkfinned Roughy Paratrachichthys trailli Sandpaper Fish/ Common Roughy
V Roughback Whiskered Fish or Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Hardhead Sea Catfish (*) Plicofollis crossocheilos  
V Rosefish   Blackbelly Rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus Redfish/ Serran Imperial/ Fanegal/ Cardonniera
V Rohu   Rohu Labeo rohita  
V Rockling   Northern Rockling Ciliata septentrionalis  
V Rockling   Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius  
V Rockling   Fivebeard Rockling Ciliata mustela  
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
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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  
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 Rita   Rita Rita rita  
V Red Tailed Tinfoil   Red Tail Tinfoil Barbonymus altus  
V Red Mystus     Hemibagrus wyckioides  
V Ray, Electric   Pacific Electric Ray Torpedo californica  
V Ray, Electric   Lesser Electric Ray Narcine brasiliensis  
V Ray, Eagle   Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus narinari  
V Ray, Eagle   Southern Eagle Ray Myliobatis goodei  
V Ray, Cownose   Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasus American Cownose/ Cowfish
V Ray, Bullnose   Bullnose Ray Myliobatis freminvilleii  
V Ray, Bat   Bat Ray Myliobatis californica  
V Racehorse   Southern Pigfish Congiopodus leucopaecilus Marbled Pigfish/ Puramorua
V Puffer or Fugu   (Puffers) Takifugu spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer   (Puffers) Lagocephalus spp. Porcupine/ Globefish/ Rabbitfish
V Puffer   Longnose Puffer Sphoeroides lobatus  
V Puffer   Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatus (RFE) Sea Squab/ Blowfish/ Swellfish/ Balloonfish/ Globefish
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   Checkered Puffer Sphoeroides testudineus Tambor/ Globefish/ Blowfish/ Northern Puffer
V Puffer   (Swellfishes) Tetraodon spp.  
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   Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus Jugfish/ Rabbitfish/ Tambor/ Swellfish/ Silvery Puffer
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V Puffer   Oceanic Puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus  
V Puffer   Bullseye Puffer Sphoeroides annulatus (RFE)  
V Puffer   Marbled Puffer Sphoeroides dorsalis  
V Potasi   Indian Potasi Pseudeutropius atherinoides  
V Porgy or Sea Bream   Madai Pagrus major Red Seabream/ Red Porgy
V Porgy or Scup   Scup Stenotomus chrysops Maiden/ Fair Maid/ Ironsides/ Northern Porgy
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   Longspine Porgy Stenotomus caprinus  
V Porgy   Panga Pterogymnus laniarius  
V Porgy   Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides Bream/ Sailor's Choice/ Sargo/ Chop Spina/ Spanish Porgy
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   Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Seabream/ Pink Porgy/ Silver Snapper/ Besugo
V Porgy     Calamus spp. Shad Porgy/ Blubone Porgy/ Sheephead Porgy
V Porgy   Grass Porgy Calamus arctifrons  
V Porgy   Dentex Dentex gibbosus  
V Porgy   Dentex Dentex dentex  
V Pompano or Pompanito   Gafftopsail Pompano Trachinotus rhodopus Pampanito/ Domingo/ Palometa/ Pampanillo/ Pampano Fino
V Pompano or Permit   Palometta Permit Trachinotus kennedyi  
V Pompano   Paloma Pompano Trachinotus paitensis  
V Pompano   Palometa Trachinotus goodei Permit/ Great Pompano/ Longfinned Pompano/ Alewife/ Glaucus/ Garrick
V Pompano   Permit Trachinotus falcatus Round Pompano/ Pompano Palmeta/ Ovate Pompano
V Pompano   Snubnose Pompano Trachinotus blochii Goldfin Permit/ Golden Permit/ Tropical Permit/ Snubnose Dart/ Bloch's Dart/ Ladyfish/ Pampano/ Pamphlet/ Tropical Pompano
V Pompano   African Pompano Alectis ciliaris Threadfin/ Threadfish/ Hairfish/ Cobblerfish/ Sunfish
V Pompano   Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus Common Pompano/ Atlantic Pompano/ Sunfish/ Butterfish
V Pomfret   (Frostfishes) Lepidopus spp. Bream/ Jim Beam/ Ray's Bream/ Black Sea Bream
V Pomfret   Black Pomfret Parastromateus niger (RFE) Black Pompano/ Sweep/ False Butterfish
V Pomfret   Pomfret Taractes rubescens  
V Pomfret   Pacific Pomfret Brama japonica Bream/ Ray's Bream
V Pomfret   Southern Rays Bream Brama australis  
V Pomfret   Atlantic Pomfret Brama brama  
V Pollock or Alaska Pollock   Walleye Pollock Theragra chalcogramma (RFE) Whiting/ Pacific Tomcod/ Pacific Pollock/ Alaska Pollock
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 Plaice   European Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Sand Dab
V Plaice   American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Sea Dab/ Canadian Plaice/ Sand Dab/ Black Dab/ Sole
V Plaice   Alaska Plaice Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Yellowbellied Flounder
I Pirarucu or Arapaima   Pirarucu Arapaima gigas  
V Piramutaba   Piramutaba Brachyplatystoma vaillantii Piramutaba/ Cuma-cuma
V Pipefish   Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus Banded Pipefish/ Green Pipefish/ Billfish
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   Japanese Pilchard Sardinops melanostictus Japanese Sardine/ True Sardine/ Spotlined Sardine
V Pilchard or Sardine   Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax California Sardine/ California Pilchard/ Sardina/ South American Sardine/ Chilean Pilchard
V Pilchard or Sardine   European Pilchard Sardina pilchardus True Sardine
V Pike   Northern Pike Esox lucius Jack/ Snake/ Jackpike/ Jackfish/ Grass Pike
V Pickerel   Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus Little Pickerel/ Grass Pike
V Pickerel   Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus Grass Pickerel/ Barred Pickerel/ Smaller Pickerel
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V Pickerel   Chain Pickerel Esox niger Eastern Pickerel/ Mud Pickerel/ Grass Pickerel/ Pike
V Picarel   Blotched Picarel Spicara maena  
I Periwinkle   Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea Buckie/ Whelk
V Perch, White   White Perch Morone americana  
V Perch, Silver   Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysoura Mademoiselle/ Yellowtail/ Ground Croaker/ Sand Perch
V Perch, Pile   Pile Perch Rhacochilus vacca  
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   Pacific Ocean Perch Sebastes alutus (RFE)  
V Perch, Ocean   Labrador Redfish Sebastes fasciatus Redfish
V Perch, Ocean   Deepwater Redfish Sebastes mentella Atlantic Redfish/ Deepwater Rosefish
V Perch, Ocean   Golden Redfish Sebastes norvegicus (RFE) Redfish/ Rosefish/ Snapper/ Sea Perch/ Redbream
V Perch, Nile   Lake Victoria Perch Lates niloticus Nile Perch
V Perch, Lake or Yellow   Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Ring Perch/ Striped Perch/ Jack Perch/ Redfin
V Perch   Zebra Perch Hermosilla azurea  
V Perch   Eurasian Perch Perca fluviatilis European Perch
I Penshell   Sawtooth Penshell Atrina serrata  
I Pen Shell   Pen Shell Atrina pectinata Horse Mussel
V Peacock Bass   Peacock Cichlid Cichla ocellaris Tucunare/ Eyespot Cichlid/ Lukanani
V Patagonian Toothfish or Chilean Seabass   Patagonian Toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides (RFE) Antarctic Cod/ Icefish/ Mero/ Sea Bass
I Patagonian Sea Scallop   Patagonian Scallop Zygochlamys patagonica Chilean Scallop/ Southern Scallop
V Parrotfish   Bicolor Parrotfish Cetoscarus bicolor  
V Parrotfish   Green Humphead Parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum  
V Parrotfish   Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum  
V Parrotfish   Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride  
V Parrotfish   Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus  
V Parrotfish   Blue-barred Parrotfish Scarus ghobban  
V Parrotfish   Midnight Parrotfish Scarus coelestinus Purple Parrotfish/ Indigo Parrotfish
V Parrotfish   Blue Parrotfish Scarus coelerus  
V Pargo   Striped Pargo Hoplopagrus guentherii Pargo Raisero/ Greenbar Snapper/ Mexican Barred Snapper/ Coconaco/ Barred Pargo
V Paddlefish   Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Spoonbilled Sturgeon/ Spoonbill/ Buckbill Cat
V Paddlefish   Chinese Paddlefish Psephurus gladius Chinese Paddlefish
V Pacu   Pacu Myleus pacu Pacupeba
V Pabdah Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Pabdah Catfish (*) Ompok pabda  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.136 Olympia Oyster Ostrea conchaphila  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.136 Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Bluepoint/ American Oyster
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   New Zealand Rock Oyster Crassostrea glomerata Tio/ Tio Para/ T. Repe
I Oyster   New Zealand Dredge Oyster Tiostrea lutaria  
I Oyster   Portuguese Oyster Crassostrea angulata  
I Oyster   Chilean Oyster Crassostrea chilensis  
I Oyster     Spondylus spp.  
I Oyster   Sydney Rock Oyster Saccostrea cuccullata  
I Oyster   Edible Oyster Ostrea edulis European Oyster
V Oscar   Oscar Astronotus ocellatus Peacock Bass/ Peacock Cichlid/ Velvet Cichlid
V Oreo Dory or Deep Sea Dory   Black Oreo Dory Allocyttus niger  
V Oreo Dory   Smooth Oreo Dory Pseudocyttus maculatus Smooth Oreo/ Small-spined Oreo
V Opaleye   Opaleye Girella nigricans Greenfish/ California Bluefish/ Mangrove Fish/ Parore
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V Opah   Opah Lampris guttatus Moonfish
V Oilfish   Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus (RFE) Cocco/ Castor Oil Fish
I Octopus     Octopus spp.  
I Octopus   Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris Pieuvre/ Pulpo Comun
I Octopus     Eledone spp.  
V Ocean Pout   Ocean Pout Zoarces americanus Mutton Fish/ Conger Eel/ Mother-of-eels/ Ling
V Needlefish   California Needlefish Strongylura exilis  
I Mussel   California Mussel Mytilus californianus  
I Mussel   Bearded Horse Mussel Modiolus barbatus  
I Mussel   Northern Horse Mussel Modiolus modiolus  
I Mussel   Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis European Mussel
I Mussel   Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Bay Mussel
I Mussel   New Zealand Green Mussel Perna canaliculus Green-lipped Mussel/ Perna
V Muskellunge   Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Muscalonga/ Tiger Musky/ Musky/ Luge/ Great Pike
I Murex     Haustellum spp.  
V Mullet   Yelloweye Mullet Aldrichetta forsteri Herring/ Aua/ Awa/ Matakawhiti
V Mullet   Mountain Mullet Agonostomus monticola Trucha
V Mullet   Wartynosed Mullet Crenimugil crenilabis Fringelip Mullet
V Mullet   Red Mullet Mullus surmuletus Striped Mullet
V Mullet   Striped Goatfish Mullus barbatus Surmullet/ Unstriped Red Mullet/ Red Mullet/ Striped Mullet/ Bluntsnouted Mullet
V Mullet   Agugu Mullet Mugil thoburni  
V Mullet   Liza Mugil liza Blueback Mullet/ Lebranche Mullet/ Fantail Mullet/ Striped Mullet
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 Morwong or Moki   Red Moki Goniistius spectabilis  
V Morwong   Brownband Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis Red Moki/ Nanua/ Banded Morwong
V Morwong   Tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus Silver Perch/ Jackass Morwong/ Ocean Bream/ Silver Bream
V Morwong   Morwong Nemadactylus douglasii Porae
V Morwong   Magpie Morwong Goniistius gibbosus  
V Morwong   Blue Morwong Nemadactylus carponotatus Queen Snapper
I Morwong   Morwong Nemadactylus bergi  
V Morid Cod   Tadpole Mora Salilota australis Tadpole Codling
V Morid Cod   Blue Antimora Antimora rostrata Longnose Mora
I Moonsnail   Northern Moonsnail Polinices heros  
I Moonsnail     Polinices spp.  
V Mooneye   Mooneye Hiodon tergisus Toothed Herring/ River Whitefish
V Monkfish   Goosefish Lophius americanus Monktails/ Angler/ Fishing Frog/ Allmouth/ Molligut/ Abbot/ Sea-devil/ Lotte
V Monkfish   Angler Lophius litulon  
V Monkfish   Monkfish Lophius piscatorius Monk/ Anglerfish/ Goosefish/ Allmouth/ Frogfish
V Mojarra   Irish Pompano Diapterus auratus Muttonfish
V Mojarra   Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri  
V Milkfish   Milkfish Chanos chanos (RFE) Awa/ Bangos/ Bandang
I Merex   Merex Haustellum brandaris  
V Menhaden   Peruvian Menhaden Ethmidium maculatum South American Machete/ Machuelo/ Machete/ Pacific Menhaden
V Menhaden   Finescale Menhaden Brevoortia gunteri  
V Menhaden   Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus Largescale Menhaden/ Alewife/ Shad
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V Menhaden   Yellowfin Menhaden Brevoortia smithi Yellowfin Shad
V Menhaden   Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus American Menhaden/ Mossbunker/ Skipjack/ Shad/ Pogy/ Bunker
V Mekong Giant Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Mekong Giant Catfish (*) Pangasius gigas  
V Meagre   Meagre Argyrosomus regius Maigre/ Jewfish/ Salmon Bass
V Marlin   Striped Marlin Tetrapturus audax (RFE) Marlinspike/ Barred Marlin/ Spearfish/ Takaketonga
V Marlin   Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans (RFE) Sailfish/ Spikefish/ Boohoo/ Agika Prieta/ Kurokajiki
V Marlin   White Marlin Tetrapturus albidus Atlantic White Marlin/ Jiki
V Marlin   Black Marlin Makaira indica Indian Spearfish/ Shirokajaki/ Spearfish/ Swordfish
V Manta   Atlantic Manta Manta birostris  
V Manta   Devil Ray Mobula hypostoma  
V Manta   Spinetail Mobula Mobula japanica  
V Manta   Smoothtail Mobula Mobula thurstoni  
V Manta   Pacific Manta Manta hamiltoni  
V Mahi-mahi   Dolphin Coryphaena hippurus (RFE) Dorado/ Common Dolphinfish
V Mahi-mahi   Pompano Dolphin Coryphaena equiselis  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Japanese Seer Scomberomorus niphonius  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Cero Scomberomorus regalis Painted Mackerel/ Kingfish/ Pintado/ Sierra/ King Mackerel
V Mackerel, Spanish   Pacific Sierra Scomberomorus sierra (RFE) Mexican Sierra/ Sierra Mackerel/ Thazard Sierra
V Mackerel, Spanish   Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus tritor  
V Mackerel, Spanish   King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Cavalla/ Cero/ Sierra
V Mackerel, Spanish   Narrow-barred Mackerel Scomberomorus commerson Seer/ Tanguigue/ Striped Seer/ Barred Mackerel/ Deirak
V Mackerel, Spanish   Gulf Sierra Scomberomorus concolor Monterel Spanish Mackerel/ Thazard De Monterey
V Mackerel, Spanish   Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Spotted Cybium/ Bay Mackerel/ Spotted Mackerel
V Mackerel, Jack   Rough Scad Trachurus lathami  
V Mackerel, Jack   Japanese Scad Trachurus japonicus Aji/ Ma-aji
V Mackerel, Jack   Greenback Scad Trachurus declivis Hature/ Horse Mackerel/ Scad/ Bung/ Yellowtail/ Greenback Scad
V Mackerel, Jack   Jack Mackerel Trachurus symmetricus Saurel/ Rough Scad/ California Horse Mackerel/ Pacific Jack Mackerel
V Mackerel, Jack   Yellowtail Horse Mackerel Trachurus novaezelandiae Hature/ Yellowtail Horse Mackerel/ Horse Mackerel/ Cowanyoung
V Mackerel, Jack   Inca Scad Trachurus murphyi  
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, Atka   Atka Mackerel Pleurogrammus monopterygius Atkafish/ Yellowfish
V Mackerel   Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus Common Mackerel/ Boston Mackerel/ Caballa
V Mackerel   Butterfly Mackerel Gasterochisma melampus Gastoro/ Bigscale Mackerel/ Butterfly Kingfish
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 Lyretail   White-edged Lyretail Variola albimarginata  
V Lumpfish   Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus Lumpsucker/ Lump/ Henfish/ Sea Owl/ Paddle/ Sea Hen
V Louvar   Louvar Luvarus imperialis  
V Longfin Codling or Morid Cod   Longfin Codling Laemonema longipes  
V Long Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Long Whiskered Catfish (*) Sperata aor  
I Lobsterette or Baby Lobster or Scampi or Deep Sea Lobster or Bay Prawn   Lobsterette Metanephrops challengeri  
I Lobsterette   Caribbean Lobsterette Metanephrops binghami Caribbean Lobster
I Lobsterette   Urugavian Lobster Metanephrops rubellus Red Lobsterette
I Lobsterette   Lobsterette Metanephrops thomsoni  
I Lobsterette   Florida Lobsterette Nephropsis aculeata  
I Lobster, Spiny   Western Red Lobster Panulirus cygnus Australian Spiny Lobster
I Lobster, Spiny   Pink Spiny Lobster Palinurus mauritanicus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Scalloped Spiny Lobster Panulirus homarus  
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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
I Lobster, Spiny   Ornate Spiny Lobster Panulirus ornatus Painted Crayfish/ Western Crayfish
I Lobster, Spiny   Pronghorn Spiny Lobster Panulirus penicillatus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Mud Spiny Lobster Panulirus polyphagus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Royal Spiny Lobster Panulirus regius Crawfish
I Lobster, Spiny   Painted Spiny Lobster Panulirus versicolor Western Crayfish
I Lobster, Spiny   Gilchrist Spiny Lobster Palinurus gilchristi Southern Spiny Lobster
I Lobster, Spiny   Common Spiny Lobster Palinurus elephas  
I Lobster, Spiny   Natal Spiny Lobster Palinurus delagoae  
I Lobster, Spiny   Caribbean Spiny Lobster Panulirus argus Crawfish/ Rock Lobster/ Bug/ Florida Lobster
I Lobster, Spiny   Green Spiny Lobster Panulirus gracilis  
I Lobster, Slipper   Brazilian Slipper Lobster Scyllarides brasiliensis  
I Lobster, Slipper   Spanish Slipper Lobster Scyllarides aequinoctialis  
I Lobster, Slipper   Ridged Slipper Lobster Scyllarides nodifer  
I Lobster, Slipper     Scyllarides spp.  
I Lobster, Slipper   Flathead Locust Lobster Thenus orientalis Flathead Lobster
I Lobster, Slipper   Japanese Fan Lobster Ibacus ciliatus  
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, Rock   Cape Spiny Lobster Jasus lalandii Cape Rock Lobster
I Lobster, Rock   St. Paul Spiny Lobster Jasus paulensis St. Paul Rock Lobster
I Lobster, Norway   Norway Lobster Nephrops norvegicus Deepsea Lobster/ Norwegian Lobster
I Lobster   American Lobster Homarus americanus  
I Lobster   European Lobster Homarus gammarus  
V Loach   Gongota Loach Somileptus gongota  
V Lizardfish   Sand Diver Synodus intermedius Galliwasp
V Lizardfish   Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens Galliwasp/ Lagarto/ Soapfish/ Providence Whiting
V Lizardfish   Lizardfish Saurida elongata  
V Lingcod   Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus (RFE) Cultus Cod/ Blue Cod/ Buffalo Cod/ Ling
V Ling, Mediterranean   Spanish Ling Molva macrophthalma  
V Ling   Ling Molva molva European Ling/ Ling Cod/ Molva/ Sea Pike/ Drizzie
V Ling   Blue Ling Molva dypterygia Lesser Ling/ Trade Ling
I Limpet   Owl Limpet Lottia gigantea Giant Owl Limpet
I Limpet   Keyhole Limpet Fissurella maxima  
I Limpet   Limpet Cellana denticulata  
I Limpet   Rough Keyhole Limpet Diodora aspera  
I Limpet   Plant Limpet Tectura testudinalis Atlantic Limpet
I Limpet   Limpet Patella caerulea  
V Leaffish   Gangetic Leaffish Nandus nandus  
V Lau-lau   Lau-lau Brachyplatystoma filamentosum  
I Langostino or Lanostino Lobster   Colorado Langostino Pleuroncodes monodon Langostino Colorado
I Langostino or Langostino Lobster   Pelagic Crab Pleuroncodes planipes Squat Lobster
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
V Ladyfish   Machete Elops affinis  
V Ladyfish   Ladyfish Elops hawaiensis Hawaiian Tarpon/ Giant Herring/ Tenpounder/ Awa Awa
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V Ladyfish   Ladyfish Elops saurus Tenpounder/ Bony Fish/ Bigeye Herring/ Bonefish/ Chiro
I Krill   Krill Thysanoessa inermis  
I Krill   Krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica  
I Krill     Euphausia spp.  
V Knifefish or Featherback   Knifefish Chitala chitala Clown Knifefish/ Knifefish
V Kingklip     Genypterus spp. Chilean Ling
V Kingklip   Black Kingklip Genypterus maculatus Chacha/ Congrio Negro
V Kingklip   Red Kingklip Genypterus chilensis Ling/ Hoka/ Hokarari/ Congrio Colorado
V Kingklip   South African Kingklip Genypterus capensis African Kingklip
V Kingfish or Corbina   California Corbina Menticirrhus undulatus California Whiting/ Sand Sucker
V Kingfish   Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanus Sea Mullet/ Carolina Whiting/ Sand Whiting/ Roundhead
V Kingfish   Northern Kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis Northern Whiting/ King Whiting/ Sea Mullet/ Hake/ Barba
V Kingfish   Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis King Whiting/ Surf Whiting/ Silver Wyhiting/ Virginia Mullet
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 Kelpfish   Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus Marbled Morwong/ Hiwihiwi/ Ngakoikoi
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 Jobfish   Rusty Jobfish Aphareus rutilans  
V Jobfish   Goldeneye Jobfish Pristipomoides flavipinnis Yelloweye Opakapaka/ Silk Snapper
V Jobfish   Goldbanded Jobfish Pristipomoides multidens  
V Jobfish   Lavender Jobfish Pristipomoides sieboldii Kali Kali
V Jobfish   Sharptooth Jobfish Pristipomoides typus  
V Jobfish   Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca  
V Jobfish   Green Jobfish Aprion virescens  
I Jellyfish     Rhopilema spp. Jerryfish
V Jack or Trevally   White Trevally Pseudocaranx dentex Jackfish/ Araara/ Silver Trevally/ Skipjack/ Guelly Jack/ Toothed Trevally/ Longsnout Trevally
V Jack or Trevally   Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis Lowly Trevally/ Yellowfin Trevally/ Giant Kingfish
V Jack or Trevally   Spotted Jack Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally/ Starjack/ Blue Ulua/ Blue Jack/ Spotted Trevally/ Blue Crevalle
V Jack or Roosterfish   Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis  
V Jack or Rainbow Runner   Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata Kamanu/ Runner/ Yellowtail/ Skipjack/ Shoemaker
V Jack or Crevalle   Threadfin Jack Alectis indicus Mirrorfish/ Old Maid/ Kagami Ulua/ Diamond Trevally/ Indian Threadfish/ Indian Mirrorfish
V Jack or Blue Runner   Blue Runner Caranx crysos Hardtail/ Hardtail Jack/ Yellow Jack/ Jack Crevalle
V Jack   Whitemouth Jack Uraspis helvolus Omaka/ Dusky Jack/ Whitetongued Crevally
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   Leatherjacket Oligoplites saurus Leathercoat/ Zapatero/ Runner/ Quiebra/ Sauteur
V Jack   Cottonmouth Jack Uraspis secunda Segundo/ Volantin
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   Striped Jack Caranx vinctus Cocinera/ Barred Jack/ Mazatlan Jack
V Icefish   Mackerel Icefish Champsocephalus gunnari  
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V Icefish   Japanese Icefish Salangichthys microdon Whitebait/ Noodlefish/ Whitefish/ Salanx
V Icefish   Icefish Gobionotothen marionensis Black Cod/ Maori Chief
V Hybrid Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t)   Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus  
V Houndfish   Houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus Guardfish/ Garfish/ Crocodile Needlefish
V Hogfish   Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Common Hogfish/ Hogsnapper/ Capitan/ Perro Perro
V Hogfish   Spanish Hogfish Bodianus rufus Spanish Ladyfish/ Ladyfish
V Hogfish   Spotfin Hogfish Bodianus pulchellus  
V Hind or Grouper   Strawberry Hind Cephalopholis Spiloparea  
V Hind   Rock Hind Epinephelus adscensionis Ascension Rockcod/ Rockcod/ Polka Dot
V Hind   Speckled Hind Epinephelus drummondhayi John Paw
V Hind   Chocolate Hind Cephalopholis boenak  
V Herrring   Araucanian herring Clupea bentincki  
V Herring, Thread   Deepbody Thread Herring Opisthonema libertate Pacific Thread Herring/ Mexican Thread Herring
V Herring, Thread   Atlantic Thread Herring Opisthonema oglinum Hairy-back/ Shad-herring/ Spat/ Bristle Herring/ Sargo
V Herring or Sea Herring or Sild   Pacific Herring Clupea pallasii California Herring/ Easter Herring/ Seld
V Herring or Sea Herring or Sild   Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus Common Herring/ Labrador Herring/ Sardine/ Sperling
V Herring or River Herring   Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis Blue Herring/ Winter Herring/ Glut Herring
V Herring or River Herring   Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack/ Blue Herring/ Green Herring/ Golden Shad
V Herring   Flatiron Herring Harengula thrissina  
V Herring   Round Herring Etrumeus teres Atlantic Round Herring/ Shadine/ Red-eyed Round Herring
V Herring   Tardoore Opisthopterus tardoore Tartoor/ Kentut/ Longfinned Herring
V Herring   Javan Ilisha Ilisha pristigastroides  
V Herring   African Ilisha Ilisha africana West African Ilisha
V Herring   Indian Pellona Pellona ditchela Ditchellee/ Toothed Shad/ Chaa/ Bonjy Herring
V Herring   Indian Ilisha Ilisha melastoma  
V Herring   Bigeye Ilisha Ilisha megaloptera Phansa
V Herring   Panamanian Ilisha Ilisha fuerthii Pacific Ilisha/ Machete/ Sardine/ Sardina Chata/ Pugnose Ilisha
V Herring   Pugnose Ilisha Ilisha elongata Pacific Ilisha/ Chinese Herring/ Elongate Ilisha
V Hatchetfish   Hatchetfish Triportheus albus  
V Hatchetfish   Elongate Hatchetfish Triportheus elongatus  
V Hassar   Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littorale  
V Hamlet, Mutton   Mutton Hamlet Alphestes afer  
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 Halfmoon   Halfmoon Medialuna californiensis California Halfmoon/ Medialuna/ Blue Perch
V Hake   Spotted Hake Urophycis regia Spotted Codling/ Cod
V Hake   White Hake Urophycis tenuis (RFE) Codling/ Squirrel Hake/ Ling/ Steakfish
V Hake   Brazilian Hake Urophycis brasiliensis West Atlantic Forkbeard/ Squirrel Codling
V Hake   Longfin Hake Phycis chesteri  
V Hake   Southern Hake Urophycis floridana  
V Hake   Carolina Hake Urophycis earllii  
V Hake   Gulf Hake Urophycis cirrata  
V Hake   Red Hake Urophycis chuss Squirrel Hake/ Mud Hake/ Squirrel Ling/ White Hake
V Haddock   Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus (RFE) Scrod Haddock
V Guitarfish   Atlantic Guitarfish Rhinobatos lentiginosus  
V Guitarfish   Banded Guitarfish Zapteryx exasperata  
V Guitarfish   Thornback Platyrhinoidis triseriata  
V Guitarfish   Shovelnose Guitarfish Rhinobatos productus  
V Grunt or Tomtate   Tomtate Haemulon aurolineatum Yellow Tomtate/ White Grunt/ Jeniguano
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Oriental Sweetlips Plectorhinchus orientalis  
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V Grunt or Sweetlips   Black Sweetlips Plectorhinchus nigrus Blubberlip Bream/ Black Sweetlip
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Yellowbanded Sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Brown Sweetlips Plectorhinchus gibbosus  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Manyspotted Sweetlips/ Multispotted Sweetlips
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Oriental Sweetlips Plectorhinchus vittatus  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Painted Sweetlips Diagramma pictum pictum Morwong/ Blackall/ Bluey/ Thicklipped Grunt
V Grunt or Sargo   Sargo Anisotremus davidsonii Sargo Raiado
V Grunt or Porkfish   Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus Catalineta
V Grunt or Margate   Black Margate Anisotremus surinamensis Pompon
V Grunt or Margate   Margate Haemulon album Margaret Grunt/ Bream/ Sailors Choice
V Grunt or Cottonwick   Cottonwick Haemulon melanurum Caesar Grunt/ Jeniguana/ Comical Grunt
V Grunt or Catalina   Catalina Anisotremus taeniatus  
V Grunt   Panamic Grunt Pomadasys panamensis  
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   Black Grunt Haemulon bonariense Ronco Prieto
V Grunt   Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera Hogfish/ Sailors Choice/ Redmouthed Grunt
V Grunt   Burro Grunt Pomadasys crocro  
V Grunt   Burrito Grunt Anisotremus interruptus Mojarron/ Sargo
V Grunt   Painted sweetlips Diagramma pictum  
V Grunt   Barred Grunt Conodon nobilis  
V Grunion   California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Smelt
V Grouper or Jewfish   Goliath Epinephelus itajara Giant Atlantic Jewfish/ Guasa/ Mero/ Cabrilla/ Hind
V Grouper or Hind   Red Hind Epinephelus guttatus Spotted Jewfish/ Strawberry Grouper/ Black Grouper
V Grouper or Gag   Gag Mycteroperca microlepis Velvet Rockfish/ Small-scaled Rockfish
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   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   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   Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum Sandfish/ Squirrelfish/ Serrano
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
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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
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   Squaretail Coralgrouper Plectropomus areolatus  
V Grouper   Leopard Coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus  
V Grouper     Plectropomus spp.  
V Grouper   Yellow-edged Lyretail Variola louti  
V Grouper   Marbled Grouper Dermatolepis inermis None
V Grouper   Slender Grouper Anyperodon leucogrammicus  
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 Grenadier or Argentine Straptail or Hualca or Hake or Whiting   Patagonian Grenadier Macruronus magellanicus Hueica/ Huaica
V Grenadier   Marlin-spike Nezumia bairdii Rattail/ Grenadier
V Grenadier     Macrourus spp. Rattail/ Popeye/ Roughhead
V Grenadier   Giant Rattail Albatrossia pectoralis  
V Grenadier   Rock Grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Round Nose Grenadier
V Grenadier   Roughnose Grenadier Trachyrincus murrayi Rattail
V Grenadier   Banded whiptail Caelorinchus fasciatus  
V Grenadier   Deepsea Whiptail Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Rattail
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 Greenling   Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus Red Rock Trout
V Greenland Turbot (*) CFR 102.57 Greenland Turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Newfoundland Turbot/ Turbot/ Blue Halibut
V Grayling   Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus American Grayling/ North American Grayling
V Goonch   Goonch Bagarius yarrelli  
V Goldeye     Upeneus spp. Wele Puep/ Yellowstriped Goatfish/ Kakunir
V Goldeye   Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Winnipeg Goldeye/ Naccaysh/ La Quesche
V Goby   Tank Goby Glossogobius giuris  
V Goby   Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus  
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V Goatfish   Bigscale Goatfish Pseudupeneus grandisquamis  
V Goatfish   Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus  
V Goatfish     Pseudupeneus spp.  
V Goatfish   Gold Saddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus  
V Goatfish     Parupeneus spp. Moano Kea/ Moano/ Kumu/ Munu/ Sanmoiti
V Goatfish   Bluespotted Goatfish Upeneichthys lineatus Red Mullet/ Ahuruhuru
V Goatfish   Dwarf Goatfish Upeneus parvus  
V Goatfish   Mexican Goatfish Mulloidichthys dentatus  
V Goatfish   Yellow Goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus  
V Goatfish     Mulloidichthys spp. King Mullet/ Weke a A/ Vanikolo Goatfish/ Weke Ula
V Goatfish   Yellowfiin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis  
V Goatfish   Red Goatfish Mullus auratus Red Mullet/ Northern Goatfish/ Surmullet
V Gilded Fish or Zungaro (*) FD&C 403(t) Gilded Catfish (*) Zungaro zungaro Amazon Catfish/ Gilded Catfish
V Giant Whiskered Fish or Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Giant Catfish (*) Netuma thalassinus  
V Giant Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Giant Pangasius Pangasius sanitwongsei  
I Giant Calamari   Jumbo Squid Dosidicus gigas Jumbo Flying Squid
V Gemfish or Caballa   White Snake Mackerel Thyrsitops lepidopoides Caballa Blanca/ Cavalinha
V Gemfish or Barracouta   Silver Gemfish Rexea solandri Southern Kingfish/ Tikati
V Gemfish or Barracouta   Snake Mackerel Thyrsites atun Snoek/ Atun/ Manga
V Gemfish   Domine Epinnula magistralis  
V Gemfish   Black Gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus  
V Gar   Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula Mississippi Alligator Gar
V Gar   Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus Gar Pike/ Garfish/ Billfish/ Ohio Gar
V Gangetic Ailia   Gangetic Ailia Ailia coila  
V Gafftopsail Fish or Gafftopsail Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Gafftopsail Catfish (*) Bagre marinus  
V Fusilier   Goldband Fusilier Pterocaesio chrysozona  
V Frog   (True Frogs) Rana spp.  
V Flyingfish   Jenkins Flyingfish Cheilopogon atrisignis  
V Flyingfish   Margined Flyingfish Cheilopogon cyanopterus  
V Flyingfish   Bandwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon exsiliens  
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   Ocean Two-wing Flyingfish Exocoetus obtusirostris  
V Flyingfish   Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish Exocoetus volitans  
V Flyingfish   Sharpchin Flyingfish Fodiator acutus  
V Flyingfish   Fourwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys affinis  
V Flyingfish   Blackwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys rondeletii  
V Flyingfish   Cuvier's Flyingfish Hirundichthys speculiger  
V Flyingfish   Shortnosed Flyingfish Cypselurus simus Malolo
V Flyingfish   Sailfin Flyingfish Parexocoetus brachypterus  
V Flyingfish   Clearwing Flyingfish Cypselurus comatus Fourwinged Flyingfish
V Flyingfish   Bluntnose Flyingfish Prognichthys gibbifrons  
V Flounder, Arrowtooth   Arrowtooth Flounder Reinhardtius stomias (RFE) Arrowtooth Halibut/ Turbot/ Paltus
V Flounder or Whiff   Fourspot Scaldfish Lepidorhombus boscii Fourspot Megrim
V Flounder or Whiff   Megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Sailfluke
V Flounder or Sole   Blackback Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (RFE) Winter Flounder/ Lemon Sole/ Georges Bank Flounder
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V Flounder or Fluke   European Flounder Platichthys flesus White Fluke/ North Atlantic Flounder/ Sandberg/ Pallus
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 Dab   Common Dab Limanda limanda  
V Flounder or Dab   Speckled Flounder Limanda punctatissima Dab/ Longsnout Flounder/ Sand Flounder/ Sunagarei
V Flounder or Dab   Longhead Dab Limanda proboscidea Snout Sole/ Longsnouted Flounder
V Flounder   New Zealand Lemon Sole Pelotretis flavilatus Karea/ Lemon Sole (New Zealand)
V Flounder   New Zealand Sole Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Patikirors
V Flounder   Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus (RFE) Great Flounder/ California Flounder/ Emerywheel/ Grindstone
V Flounder   Arctic Flounder Pleuronectes glacialis Smoothback Flounder/ Polar Flounder
V Flounder   Sohachi Flounder Cleisthenes pinetorum  
V Flounder   New Zealand Brill Colistium guntheri Brill
V Flounder   New Zealand Brill Colistium nudipinnis Turbot
V Flounder   Mexican Flounder Cyclopsetta chittendeni  
V Flounder   Broad Flounder Paralichthys squamilentus  
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   Brill Scophthalmus rhombus  
V Flounder   Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus (RFE) Brill/ Turbot/ Spotted Flounder/ Sand Dab/ Sand Flounder
V Flounder   Ali Flounder Samariscus triocellatus  
V Flounder   Greenback Flounder Rhombosolea tapirina Karei
V Flounder   Black Flounder Rhombosolea retiaria Freshwater Flounder/ River Flounder
V Flounder   Sand Flounder Rhombosolea plebeia Dab/ Patiki
V Flounder   Yellowbelly Flounder Rhombosolea leporina Yellow Flounder/ Patiki-totora
V Flounder   Three-eye Flounder Ancylopsetta dilecta  
V Flounder   Flounder Arnoglossus scapha Witch/ Megrim/ Mehue/ Hirame
V Flounder   Peacock Flounder Bothus lunatus Plate-fish
V Flounder   Tropical Flounder Bothus mancus Maimed Flounder/ Paki'i
V Flounder   Eyed Flounder Bothus ocellatus Eyed Platefish
V Flounder   Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus Mottled Flounder/ Leopard Flounder/ Paku
V Flounder   Longjawed Flounder Chascanopsetta crumenalis  
V Flounder   Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblonga Fourspotted Fluke
V Flounder   Bering Flounder Hippoglossoides robustus  
V Flounder   Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferruginea (RFE) Rusty Dab/ Sand Dab
V Flounder   Slime Flounder Microstomus achne Babagarei
V Flounder   Indian Ocean Flounder Psettodes erumei Queensland Halibut/ Arrowtooth Flounder/ Turbot
V Flounder   Largetoothed Flounder Pseudorhombus arsius Smoothscaled Brill/ False Brill/ Bastard Halibut
V Flounder   Smalltooth Flounder Pseudorhombus jenynsii Sole
V Flounder   Fivespot Flounder Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Tama-ganzodirane/ Tama-ganzobirame
V Flounder   Kamchatka Flounder Reinhardtius evermanni Arrowtooth Halibut/ Arctic Arrowtooth/ Turbot/ Paltus
V Flatwhiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Flatwhiskered Catfish (*) Pinirampus pirinampu Barba-chata
V Flathead or Opal fish   Deepwater Flathead Platycephalus conatus  
V Filefish   Unicorn Filefish Aluterus monoceros Unicorn/ Yellowfinned Leatherjacket/ Andora
V Filefish   Fringed Filefish Monacanthus ciliatus  
V Filefish   Orange Filefish Aluterus schoepfii Unicornfish/ Sunfish/ Foolfish/ Lija/ Turbot/ Hogfish
V Featherback   Grey Featherback Notopterus notopterus  
V Featherback   Giant Featherback Chitala lopis  
V Fanfish   Pacific Fanfish Pteraclis aesticola  
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V Escolar or Oilfish   Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (RFE)  
V Emperor   Sky Emperor Lethrinus mahsena  
V Emperor   Thumbprint Emperor Lethrinus harak  
V Emperor   Orange-spotted Emperor Lethrinus erythracanthus  
V Emperor   Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus  
V Emperor     Lethrinus spp. Longnosed Pigfaced Bream/ Mu/ Rosefaced Pigface Bream
V Emperor   Sky Emperor Lethrinus variegatus  
V Emperor   Yellowlip Emperor Lethrinus xanthochilus  
V Emperor   Smalltooth Emperor Lethrinus microdon  
V Emperor   Atlantic Emperor Lethrinus atlanticus  
V Elephant Fish   Elephant Fish Callorhinchus milii Silver Trumpeter/ Ghost Shark
V Eelpout   Eelpout Zoarces viviparus Guffer Eel/ Viviparous Blenny
V Eel, Spiny   Spiny Eel Notacanthus chemnitzii  
V Eel, Snake or Keoghfish   Giant Snake Eel Ophichthus rex King Snake Eel
V Eel, Pike-conger   Freckled Pike-conger Hoplunnis macrura  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Spotted Pike-conger Hoplunnis tenuis  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Blacktail Pike-conger Hoplunnis diomediana  
V Eel, Moray   Mediterranean Moray Muraena helena  
V Eel, Moray   Honey Comb Moray Muraena melanotis  
V Eel, Moray   Reticulate Moray Muraena retifera  
V Eel, Moray   Stout Moray Muraena robusta  
V Eel, Moray   Fangtooth Moray Enchelycore anatina  
V Eel, Moray   Broadbanded Moray Channomuraena vittata  
V Eel, Moray   Spotjaw Moray Gymnothorax mareei  
V Eel, Moray   Goldentail Moray Gymnothorax miliaris  
V Eel, Moray   Brown Moray Gymnothorax unicolor  
V Eel, Moray   Pebbletooth Moray Echidna peli  
V Eel, Freshwater   American Eel Anguilla rostrata Common Eel/ Atlantic Eel/ Silver Eel/ Freshwater Eel
V Eel, Conger   Hardtail Conger Gnathophis cinctus  
V Eel, Conger   Margintail Conger Paraconger caudilimbatus  
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Bathycongrus aequoreus Puhi
V Eel, Conger   Bandtooth Conger Ariosoma balearicum  
V Eel, Conger   Manytooth Conger Conger triporiceps  
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   Gray Conger Conger cinereus Indian Conger Eel/ Pacific White Eel/ Black Conger Eel
V Eel, Conger   White Eel Conger cinereus marginatus Puhi Uha
V Eel, Conger   Whiptail Conger Rhynchoconger gracilior  
V Eel, Conger   Yellow Conger Rhynchoconger flavus  
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   Long-finned Eel Anguilla dieffenbachii Yellow Eel/ Silver Eel/ Kuwharuwharu
V Eel   Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica Unagi
V Duckbill   Brazilian Duckbill Percophis brasiliensis  
V Drummer   Lowfinned Drummer Kyphosus vaigiensis Brass Bream/ Quili/ Pilotfish
V Drum, Freshwater   Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens Sheepshead/ Gaspergou/ Croaker/ Jewelhead/ Crocus
V Drum or Redfish   Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus (RFE) Channel Bass/ Spottail/ Spotted Bass/ Bull Redfish
V Drum or Queenfish   Queenfish Seriphus politus White Croaker
V Drum or Lion Fish     Collichthys spp.  
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V Drum or Cubbyu   Cubbyu Pareques umbrosus  
V Drum     Larimus spp. Bastard Perch/ Banded Croaker/ Banded Larimus
V Drum   Banded Drum Larimus fasciatus  
V Drum   Spotted Drum Equetus punctatus Serrana Hispana
V Drum   Totoaba Totoaba macdonaldi  
V Drum   Black Drum Pogonias cromis (RFE) Oyster Drum/ Sea Drum/ Gray Drum
V Drum     Stellifer spp. Smalleye Drum/ Yellow Drum/ Rake Drum/ Rake
V Drum   Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatus  
V Drum   Sand Drum Umbrina coroides Roncador/ Corb/ Pargo/ Striped Drum/ Catalina Croaker
V Driftfish   Black Driftfish Hyperoglyphe bythites  
V Driftfish   Barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformis  
V Dory   Buckler Dory Zenopsis conchifera  
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 Dace   (Mongrel Daces) Rhinichthys spp.  
I Cuttlefish   (Common Cuttlefish) Sepia spp.  
V Cutlassfish   Black Scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Espada Preta
V Cutlassfish   Atlantic Cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus  
V Cutlassfish   Silver Scabbardfish Lepidopus caudatus Scalefoot/ Ribbonfish/ Buttersnoek/ Frostfish/ Hikau/ Espada Branca
V Cutlassfish   Smallhead Hairtail Lepturacanthus savala   
V Cusk-eel   Mottled Cusk-eel Lepophidium jeannae  
V Cusk-eel   Blackedge Cusk-eel Lepophidium brevibarbe  
V Cusk-eel   Fawn Cusk-eel Lepophidium profundorum  
V Cusk   Cusk Brosme brosme (RFE) Tusk/ Torsk/ European Cusk/ Brosmius/ Moonfish
V Curimbata   Curimbata Prochilodus lineatus  
V Cunner   Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus Biergall/ Perch/ Sea Perch/ Blue Perch/ Bergall/ Nipper
V Croaker or Corvina   Shortfin Corvina Cynoscion parvipinnis California Bluefish/ Shortfin Seabass
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     Nibea spp. Sharpnose Croaker/ Spotted Croaker
V Croaker   Reef Croaker Odontoscion dentex Corvina
V Croaker   White Croaker Genyonemus lineatus Little Roncador/ Kingfish
V Croaker   Redlip Croaker Larimichthys polyactis (RFE) Yellow Flower Fish/ Large Yellow Croaker
V Croaker   Blue Croaker Corvula batabana  
V Croaker   Striped Croaker Corvula sanctaeluciae  
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   Black Croaker Cheilotrema saturnum  
V Croaker     Pachypops spp. Brazilian Croaker/ Guyanan Croaker
V Croaker   Smalleye Croaker Nebris microps  
V Croaker   Silver Croaker Plagioscion squamosissimus  
V Croaker     Plagioscion spp. Pacora/ Pescada Depiaui/ Pescada Branca
V Croaker   Silver Croaker Pennahia argentata Silver Jewfish/ White Chinese Croaker/ Roncador
V Croaker   White Croaker Pennahia anea  
V Croaker     Paralonchurus spp. Coco/ Suco
V Croaker   Peruvian Croaker Paralonchurus peruanus  
V Croaker   Spotfin Croaker Roncador stearnsii (RFE) Roncador
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V Croaker     Pterotolithus spp. Bigmouth Croaker/ False Seatrout
V Croaker   Flathead Captainfish Pseudotolithus typus  
V Croaker   Captainfish Pseudotolithus senegalensis Longneck Croaker/ Weakfish/ Capitan
V Croaker   Giant Captainfish Pseudotolithus elongatus Corb/ Niger Corb
V Croaker   Blackspotted Croaker Protonibea diacanthus  
V Croaker   Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus Hardhead
V Croaker     Pachyurus spp. Parana Croaker/ Colombian Croaker/ Sao Francisco Croaker
V Croaker   Yellowfin Croaker Umbrina roncador  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   White River Crayfish Procambarus acutus Mudbug
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii Mudbug
I Crawfish or Crayfish   (Freshwater Crayfish) Paranephrops spp. Yabby/ New Zealand Crayfish
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Murray River Crayfish Euastacus armatus  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   (Crayfishes) Astacus spp.  
I Crawfish or Crayfish     Cambarus spp.  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Yabbie Cherax destructor  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Red Claw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Queensland Marron/ Tropical Blue/ Marron
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Marron Cherax tenuimanus  
I Crawfish or Crayfish     Pacifastacus spp.  
V Crappie   White Crappie Pomoxis annularis Silver Bass/ White Bass/ Speckled Perch/ Bachelor
V Crappie   Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Calico Bass/ Oswego Bass/ Strawberry Bass/ Grass Bass
I Crab, Yellow Rock   Rock Crab Cancer anthonyi  
I Crab, Swimming or Mud Crab or Mangrove Crab or Serrated Swimming Crab   Serrated Swimming Crab Scylla serrata  
I Crab, Swimming   Cortez Swimming Crab Callinectes bellicosus  
I Crab, Swimming   Arched Swimming Crab Callinectes arcuatus  
I Crab, Swimming   Swimming Crab Portunus puber  
I Crab, Swimming   Blue Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus Bluey
I Crab, Swimming   Giant Swimming Crab Callinectes toxotes  
I Crab, Swimming   Swimming Crab Portunus tuberculosus  
I Crab, Stone   Florida Stone Crab Menippe mercenaria  
I Crab, Stone   Gulf Stone Crab Menippe adina  
I Crab, Spider   European Spider Crab Maja squinado  
I Crab, Spider   New Zealand Spider Crab Jacquinotia edwardsii  
I Crab, Snow   Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio Tanner Crab
I Crab, Snow   Grooved Tanner Crab Chionoecetes tanneri Tanner Crab
I Crab, Snow   Southern Tanner Crab Chionoecetes bairdi Tanner Crab
I Crab, Snow   Triangle Tanner Crab Chionoecetes angulatus Tanner Crab
I Crab, Sheep   Sheep Crab Loxorhynchus grandis  
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, Red   Red Deepsea Crab Chaceon quinquedens  
I Crab, Murray or Centolla   Murray Crab Lithodes murrayi Southern Stone Crab
I Crab, Lithodes   Lithodes Crab Neolithodes brodiei King Crab/ Stone 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, King or Hanasaki   Hanasaki Crab Paralithodes brevipes Brown Crab/ Box Crab/ Deepwater King Crab
I Crab, King (*) CFR 102.50 Blue King Crab Paralithodes platypus  
I Crab, King (*) CFR 102.50 Red King Crab Paralithodes camtschaticus  
I Crab, Jonah   Jonah Crab Cancer borealis  
I Crab, Golden   Golden Deepsea Crab Chaceon fenneri  
I Crab, Dungeness   Dungeness Crab Cancer magister Market Crab
I Crab, Deepsea   Deepsea Crab Paralomis granulosa Antarctic Queen Crab/ Spanish Centolla/ European Washete/ Chilean centolla/ False King Crab/ Centollon/ Scampi
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I Crab, Centolla   Centolla Crab Lithodes antarcticus  
I Crab, Brown King (*) CFR 102.50 Golden King Crab Lithodes aequispinus Golden Crab
I Crab, Blue   Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus (RFE) Hardshell Crab/ Softshell Crab
V Cowfish   Honeycomb Cowfish Acanthostracion polygonius  
V Cowfish   Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis  
V Corvina or Croaker   Whitemouth Drummer Micropogonias furnieri Verrugato/ Corvina Brasileira/ Whitemouth Drummer
V Corvina   Chilean Croaker Cilus gilberti  
V Coroata   Coroata Platynematichthys notatus  
I Coquina, False   Giant False Coquina Iphigenia brasiliana Giant Coquina
I Coquina   Variable Coquina Donax variabilis  
I Coquina   Texas Coquina Donax texasianus  
I Conch   Spider Conch Lambis lambis  
I Conch   Queen Conch Strombus gigas Pink Conch
I Conch   Horse Conch Pleuroploca gigantea  
I Conch     Strombus spp.  
I Conch   Milk Conch Strombus costatus  
I Conch   West Indian Fighting Conch Strombus pugilis  
I Conch   Florida Fighting Conch Strombus alatus  
V Cod, Morid   Morid Cod Pseudophycis breviuscula  
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 or Alaska Cod   Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus (RFE) Alaska Cod/ Grey Cod/ True Cod/ Treska
V Cod   Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua (RFE) Rock Cod/ Codling/ Scrod Cod
V Cod   Maori Cod Paranotothenia magellanica  
V Cod   Saffron Cod Eleginus gracilis Wachna Cod/ Northern Cod/ Navaga
V Cod   Arctic Cod Boreogadus saida Polar Cod/ Saika
V Cod   Toothed Cod Arctogadus borisovi East Siberian Cod
V Cod   Polar Cod Arctogadus glacialis Arctic Greenland Cod
V Cod   Greenland Cod Gadus ogac Fjord Cod/ Pilot/ Ogac/ Uvak
I Cockle or Cockle Clam   Common Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii Heart Cockle/ Basket Cockle
I Cockle or Cockle Clam   Greenland Cockle Serripes groenlandicus  
I Cockle   Spiny Cockle Acanthocardia aculeata  
I Cockle   California Cockle Clinocardium californiense  
I Cockle   Atlantic Giant Cockle Dinocardium robustum Atlantic Cockle
I Cockle   Violet Bittersweet Glycymeris violacescens  
I Cockle   Dock Cockle Glycymeris pilosa  
I Cockle   Knotted Cockle Cardium tuberculatum  
I Cockle   Common Cockle Cerastoderma edule  
V Cobia   Cobia Rachycentron canadum Crabeater/ Sergeantfish/ Bonito/ Cabio/ Cubby Yew
V Climbing Perch   Climbing Perch Anabas testudineus  
I Clam, Wedge   New Zealand Wedge Clam Paphies subtriangulata Tuatua/ Surfclam
I Clam, Wedge   Pipi Clam Paphies australis  
I Clam, Wedge   New Zealand Wedge Clam Paphies ventricosa  
I Clam, Venus   Sunray Venus Macrocallista nimbosa  
I Clam, Venus   Smooth Venus Chionista fluctifraga  
I Clam, Venus   California Venus Chione californiensis  
I Clam, Venus   Frilled Venus Chione undatella  
I Clam, Venus   New Zealand Cockle Austrovenus stutchburyi Cherrystone Clam/ Dog Cockle
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I Clam, Surfclam   Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima Hen Clam/ Bar Clam/ Sea Clam
I Clam, Surfclam   Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii Horse Clam
I Clam, Surfclam   Fat Gaper Tresus capax Horse Clam
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   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   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, Softshell   Softshell Clam Mya arenaria Steamer/ Maninose Clam
I Clam, Sanguin   Atlantic Sanguin Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta  
I Clam, Razor or Grooved Razor   Grooved Razor Solen marginatus  
I Clam, Razor   Atlantic Razor Siliqua costata  
I Clam, Razor   Northern Razor Siliqua patula Northern Razor
I Clam, Razor   Green Jackknife Solen viridis  
I Clam, Razor   Razor Shell Clam Ensis macha  
I Clam, Razor   Pod Razor Ensis ensis  
I Clam, Razor   Rosy Jackknife Solen rostriformis  
I Clam, Razor   Atlantic Jackknife Ensis directus  
I Clam, Razor   Jackknife Clam Tagelus dombeii  
I Clam, Razor   Alaska Razor Siliqua alta Northern Razor Clam
I Clam, Razor   California Tagelus Tagelus californianus Western Jackknife
I Clam, Razor   Stout Tagelus Tagelus plebeius  
I Clam, Razor   Sword Razor Ensis siliqua  
I Clam, Pismo   Pismo Clam Tivela stultorum  
I Clam, Pacific or White   Solid Sanguin Clam Gari solida  
I Clam, Littleneck   Pacific Littleneck Clam Protothaca staminea Steamer/ Native Littleneck
I Clam, Littleneck   Shortneck Clam Tapes variegata  
I Clam, Littleneck   Grooved Carpet Shell Venerupis decussata  
I Clam, Littleneck   Banded Carpet Shell Tapes rhomboides  
I Clam, Littleneck   Thin-shell Littleneck Clam Protothaca tenerrima  
I Clam, Littleneck   Golden Carpet Shell Venerupis aureus  
I Clam, Littleneck   Japanese Littleneck Clam Venerupis philippinarum  
I Clam, Hardshell or Quahog   Hardshell Clam Protothaca thaca Quahog
I Clam, Hard   Ocean Quahog Arctica islandica Quahog/ Black Clam/ Hard Clam
I Clam, Geoduck   Pacific Geoduck Panopea abrupta  
I Clam, Geoduck   Atlantic Geoduck Panopea bitruncata  
I Clam, Calico   Calico Clam Macrocallista maculata  
I Clam, Butter   Washington Clam Saxidomus nuttalli  
I Clam, Butter   Butter Clam Saxidomus gigantea  
I Clam, Bentnose   Bentnose Macoma Macoma nasuta  
I Clam or Quahog   Southern Quahog Mercenaria campechiensis Hard Clam/ Gulf Quahog
I Clam or Quahog   Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria Hardshell/ Littleneck
V Cisco or Tullibee   Lake Herring Coregonus artedi Shallow-water Cisco/ Grayback/ Erie Herring/ Tullibee
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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 Cichlid   Cichlid Cichla orinocensis  
V Chub   Yellow Chub Kyphosus incisor  
V Chub   Kiyi Coregonus kiyi Waterbelly/ Mooneye
V Chub   Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectator Spotted Bermuda Chub/ Striped Rudderfish/ Chopa
V Chub   Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus  
V Chiring   Chiring Apocryptes bato  
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 Charal   Charal Chirostoma jordani  
V Char   Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus Common Char/ Alpine Trout/ Alpine Char/ Sea Trout
V Channa   Giant Snakehead Channa micropeltes  
V Catla   Catla Gibelion catla  
V Catfish   Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus (RFE) Spotted Cat/ White Cat/ Lake Catfish
V Catfish   White Catfish Ameiurus catus White Cat/ Channel Cat
V Catfish   Yaqui Catfish Ictalurus pricei  
V Catfish   Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus (RFE) Bullhead/ Chuckleheaded Cat/ Mississippi Cat
V Catfish   Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris  
V Cascarudo   Cascarudo Callichthys callichthys  
V Carplet or Mola   Mola Carplet Amblypharyngodon mola  
V Carp   Ziege     Pelecus cultratus      
V Carp   Common Carp Cyprinus carpio European Carp/ German Carp/ Mirror Carp
V Carp   Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Amur Carp/ Asiatic Carp/ Israel Carp
V Carp   Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus     
V Cardinalfish or Cardinal Perch   Thicktail Cardinalfish Epigonus crassicaudus  
V Cardinalfish     Epigonus spp.  
V Cardinalfish   Bigeye Cardinalfish Epigonus telescopus  
V Capelin   Capelin Mallotus villosus Caplin/ Lodde/ Moiva
V Caparari (*) FD&C 403(t) Caparari Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum Tiger Catfish/ Cabezona
I California Shrimp or Bay Shrimp or Gray Shrimp   California Shrimp Crangon franciscorum  
V Calbasu   Calbasu Labeo calbasu  
V Cabrilla   Spotted Cabrilla Epinephelus analogus Cabrilla Pinta/ Gag
V Butterflyfish   Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatus  
V Butterflyfish   Banded Butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus  
V Butterfish   Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus Dollarfish/ Skipjack/ Harvesterfish/ Sheepshead
V Butterfish   Pacific Pompano Peprilus simillimus California Pompano/ Pacific Butterfish
V Butterfish   Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burti  
V Butterfish   Harvestfish Peprilus paru Diamondfish/ Starfish
V Butterfish   Greenbone Odax pullus New Zealand Butterfish
V Butterfish   White Pomfret Pampus cinereus  
V Butterfish   Silver Pomfret Pampus argenteus (RFE)  
V Burbot   Burbot Lota lota Eelpout/ Ling/ Freshwater Cod
V Bumper   Pacific Bumper Chloroscombrus orqueta Orqueta
V Bumper   Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus Little Bumper/ Casebe/ Yellowtail
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 Bullhead   Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus Mud Cat/ Brown Cat
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V Bullhead   Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis Yellow Cat
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 Brotula or Cuskeel   Pacific Bearded Brotula Brotula clarkae  
V Brotula or Cuskeel   Bearded Brotula Brotula barbata  
V Broadhead Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Broadhead Catfish (*) Clarias macrocephalus  
V Bream, Threadfin   Japanese Threadfin Bream Nemipterus japonicus Sesugo/ Melon-coat/ Longtailed Nemipterid
V Bream or Bogue   Bogue Boops boops  
V Bream   Blue-lined Large-eye Bream Gymnocranius grandoculis  
V Bream   Long-spined Red Bream Argyrops spinifer Redfin/ King Soldierbream/ Longspined Snapper
V Bream   Common Pandora Pagellus erythrinus  
V Bream   Bream Abramis brama  
V Bream   Mozambique Large-eye Bream Wattsia mossambica  
V Bream   Gilt Headed Bream Sparus aurata  
V Bream   Threadfin Bream Pentapodus caninus  
V Bream   Humpnose Big-eye Bream Monotaxis grandoculis  
V Bream   Taiwan Tai Argyrops bleekeri  
V Bowfin   Bowfin Amia calva Bowfish/ Dogfish/ Mudfish/ Grindle/ Cyprus Trout
V Bonnetmouth   Bonnetmouth Emmelichthys nitidus Red Baitfish/ Redbait/ Red Sea-haarder
V Bonnetmouth   Bonnetmouth Plagiogenion rubiginosum Rubyfish/ Red Perch/ Rock Salmon/ Salmon
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Leaping Bonito Cybiosarda elegans  
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 Australian Bonito Sarda australis  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Pacific Bonito Sarda chiliensis (RFE) California Bonito/ Skipjack
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Dogtooth Tuna Gymnosarda unicolor  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Plain Bonito Orcynopsis unicolor  
V Bonefish   Bonefish Albula vulpes Ladyfish/ Tarpon/ Bananafish/ Grubber/ Macabi/ Sanducha
V Bombay Duck   Bombay Duck Harpadon nehereus Bumalo/ Bummalow
V Boga   Boga Leporinus obtusidens  
V Boarfish   Shortspine Boarfish Antigonia combatia Sowfish/ Common Boarfish
V Boarfish   Deepbody Boarfish Antigonia capros  
V Boarfish   Giant Boarfish Paristiopterus labiosus Sowfish/ Common Boarfish
V Bluenose   Antarctic Cutlerfish Hyperoglyphe antarctica Bonita/ Stoneye/ Blue Bream
V Bluegill   Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Sunfish/ Blue Sunfish/ Sunfish/ Roach/ Bream
V Bluefish   Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix Tailor/ Snapper
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Decussate Bittersweet Glycymeris decussata  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Bittersweet Glycymeris laticostata  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Bittersweet Glycymeris glycymeris  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle     Glycymeris spp.  
V Bigeye   Red Bigeye Priacanthus macracanthus  
V Bigeye   Bigeye Priacanthus arenatus Common Bigeye/ Catalufa/ Blear-eye/ Glass-eye
V Bigeye   Short Bigeye Pristigenys alta Little Bigeye/ Deep Bigeye
I Beni-zuwai Crab   Beni-zuwai Crab Chionoecetes japonicus Beni-zuwai Crab
V Bengal Loach   Bengal Loach Botia dario  
V Bata   Bata Labeo bata Gootellah/ Bango/ Tohirri
V Bass, Sea   Wreckfish Polyprion americanus  
V Bass, Sea   Groper Polyprion oxygeneios  
V Bass, Sea   Argentine Sea Bass Acanthistius brasilianus  
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V Bass, Sea   Bank Sea Bass Centropristis ocyurus Gulf Sea Bass/ Tallywag
V Bass, Sea   Rock Sea Bass Centropristis philadelphica Redfish
V Bass, Sea   Japan Sea Bass Lateolabrax japonicus Japanese Seaperch/ Seaperch/ Perch/ Common Sea Bass
V Bass, Sea   Peruvian Sea Bass Paralabrax callaensis Southern Rock Bass
V Bass, Sea   Kelp Bass Paralabrax clathratus Rock Bass/ California Kelp Bass/ Cabrilla
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 Bass, Sea     Paristiopterus spp. Southern Creole-fish/ Barber
V Bass, Sea   Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata Blackfish/ Rock Bass/ Black Bass/ Bluefish/ Tallywag
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   Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Black Bass/ Largemouth Osego Bass/ Chub/ Trout/ Jumper
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   Giant Sea Bass Stereolepis gigas  
V Bass   Blackmouth Bass Synagrops bellus  
V Bass   Roanoke Bass Ambloplites cavifrons Southern Rock Bass
V Bass   Ozark Bass Ambloplites constellatus  
V Bass   Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris Redeye/ Goggle-eye/ Sunfish/ Sun Perch/ White Bass
V Basa (*) FD&C 403(t)   Pangasius bocourti  
V Barramundi   Barramundi Perch Lates calcarifer Giant Perch/ Palmer/ Cockup/ Bekti/ Nairfish/ Silver Barramundi/ Asian Seabass
V Barracuda   Pacific Barracuda Sphyraena argentea (RFE) California Barracuda/ Barracouta
V Barracuda   Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda (RFE) Short Barracuda/ Picuda/ Becuna/ Seapike/ Pike
V Barracuda   Northern Sennet Sphyraena borealis Picuda/ Picudilla/ Barracuda
V Barracuda   Vicuda Sphyraena ensis  
V Barracuda   Guaguanche Sphyraena guachancho Guacuanche Pelon
V Barracuda   Pickhandle Barracuda Sphyraena jello  
I Barnacle     Balanus spp.  
I Barnacle   Pico Megabalanus psittacus  
I Barnacle   Goose Barnacle Pollicipes cornucopia  
I Barnacle     Lepas spp.  
V Barb   Olive Barb Puntius sarana  
V Barb   Tinfoil Barb Barbonymus schwanenfeldii  (RFE)  
V Bacha   Bacha Eutropiichthys vacha  
V Armorhead   Longfin Armorhead Pseudopentaceros wheeleri   
V Armorhead   Longfin Armorhead Pseudopentaceros richardsoni Southern Boarfish/ Southern Boarfish/ Boarfish
I Arkshell     Barbatia spp.  
I Arkshell   Noah's Ark Arca noae  
I Arkshell   Turkey Wing Arca zebra  
I Arkshell   Mogai Clam Anadara subcrenata  
I Arkshell   Skewed Ark Anadara baughmani  
I Arkshell   Mossy Ark Arca imbricata  
I Arkshell   Arkshell Barbatia cancellaria  
V Argentine Queenfish   Argentine Queenfish Parona signata  
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V Argentine   Silverside Argentine Argentina elongata Nigisu
V Angelfish   Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris Yellow Angelfish/ Golden Angel/ Blue Angel/ Isabelita
V Angelfish   Rock Beauty Holacanthus tricolor Catalineta/ Black Angel
V Angelfish   French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru Paru/ Indian Flatfish/ Flatfish
V Angelfish   Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatus Black Angel/ Black Angelfish/ Chirivita/ Portugaise
V Angelfish   Blue Angelfish Holacanthus bermudensis Common Angelfish/ Queen Angelfish/ Isabelita
V Anchovy   Key Anchovy Anchoa cayorum Manjua
V Anchovy   Deepbody Anchovy Anchoa compressa  
V Anchovy   Slough Anchovy Anchoa delicatissima  
V Anchovy   Striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetus Manjua/ Anchovy Fry
V Anchovy   Dusky Anchovy Anchoa lyolepis Longnose Anchovy
V Anchovy   Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli Common Anchovy/ Whitebait
V Anchovy   Anchovy Anchoviella lepidentostole  
V Anchovy   Flat Anchovy Anchoviella perfasciata Grubber/ Broadhead
V Anchovy   Anchoveta Cetengraulis mysticetus  
V Anchovy   Round Headed Anchovy Encrasicholina punctifer  
V Anchovy   Anchovy Encrasicholina purpurea Nehu
V Anchovy   Southern Anchovy Engraulis australis Australian Anchovy/ Whitebait/ Smig/ Kokowhawa
V Anchovy   European Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus  
V Anchovy   Silver Anchovy Engraulis eurystole  
V Anchovy   Japanese Anchovy Engraulis japonicus Halfmouthed Sardine
V Anchovy   Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordax North Pacific Anchovy/ California Anchovy
V Anchovy   Anchoveta Engraulis ringens  
V Anchovy   New Jersey Anchovy Thryssa encrasicholoides  
V Amberjack or Yellowtail   Yellowtail Seriola lalandi (RFE) Great Amberjack/ Horseeye Bonito/ Coronado/ Amberjack
V Amberjack   Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili Yellowtail/ Atlantic Amberjack/ Madregal/ Bonito
V Amberjack   Banded Rudderfish Seriola zonata Amberjack/ Jackfish/ Banded Mackerel
V Amberjack   Buri Seriola quinqueradiata Hamachi/ Yellowtail/ Racing Tuna
V Amberjack   Lesser Amberjack Seriola fasciata Madregal/ Bonito
V Alligator   Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis  
V Alligator   American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis  
V Alfonsino   Bight Redfish Centroberyx gerrardi  
V Alfonsino   Red Bream Beryx decadactylus Alfonsin a La Casta Larga
V Alfonsino   Alfonsin a Casta Beryx splendens Roadbars/ Goldeneye Perch
V Alfonsino   Alfonsino Centroberyx affinis Red Snapper/ Golden Snapper/ King Snapper
V Alewife or River Herring   Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus Gaspegeau/ River Herring/ Branch Herring/ Gray Herring
V Aholehole   Spotted Flagtail Kuhlia marginata Damagan
V Aholehole   Rock Flagtail Kuhlia rupestris Buffalo Bream/ Perch
V Aholehole   Hawaiian Aholehole Kuhlia sandvicensis  
I Abalone-style Shellfish   Sea Snail Concholepas concholepas False Abalone/ Locos
I Abalone   Roe's Abalone Haliotis roei  
I Abalone   Blacklip Abalone Haliotis rubra  
I Abalone   Red Abalone Haliotis rufescens  
I Abalone   White Abalone Haliotis sorenseni  
I Abalone   Tube Abalone Haliotis tuberculata  
I Abalone   Flat Abalone Haliotis walallensis  
I Abalone   Pourtale Abalone Haliotis pourtalesii  
I Abalone   Greenlip Abalone Haliotis laevigata  
I Abalone   Pinto Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana  
I Abalone   Blackfoot Abalone Haliotis iris Paua
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I Abalone   Giant Abalone Haliotis gigantea  
I Abalone   Green Abalone Haliotis fulgens  
I Abalone   Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii  
I Abalone   Pink Abalone Haliotis corrugata  
I Abalone   Australian Abalone Haliotis australis Paua
I Abalone   Threaded Abalone Haliotis assimilis  
These search results were generated on 02/11/2009