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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 Hybrid Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t)   Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus  
I Moonsnail     Polinices spp.  
I Shrimp     Crangon spp.  
V Tang     Ctenochaetus spp.  
I Sea Cucumber     Cucumaria spp. Teat Fish
V Tonguesole     Cynoglossus spp.  
I Barnacle     Balanus spp.  
I Arkshell     Barbatia spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Buccinum spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Busycon spp.  
V Porgy     Calamus spp. Shad Porgy/ Blubone Porgy/ Sheephead Porgy
I Crawfish or Crayfish     Cambarus spp.  
I Snail or Escargot     Otala spp.  
V Croaker     Pachypops spp. Brazilian Croaker/ Guyanan Croaker
V Croaker     Pachyurus spp. Parana Croaker/ Colombian Croaker/ Sao Francisco Croaker
I Crawfish or Crayfish     Pacifastacus spp.  
V Sea Bream     Pagellus spp.  
V Basa (*) FD&C 403(t)   Pangasius bocourti  
V Goatfish     Mulloidichthys spp. King Mullet/ Weke a A/ Vanikolo Goatfish/ Weke Ula
V Grouper     Mycteroperca spp.  
I Whelk or Sea Snail     Neptunea spp.  
V Croaker     Nibea spp. Sharpnose Croaker/ Spotted Croaker
I Octopus     Octopus spp.  
I Krill     Euphausia spp.  
V Kingklip     Genypterus spp. Chilean Ling
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle     Glycymeris spp.  
I Murex     Haustellum spp.  
I Sea Urchin     Heliocidaris spp.  
V Red Mystus     Hemibagrus wyckioides  
V Chimaera     Hydrolagus spp. Atlantic Chimaera/ Pacific Chimaera/ African Chimaera/ Elephantfish
I Octopus     Eledone spp.  
V Cardinalfish     Epigonus spp.  
V Grouper     Epinephelus hexagonatus  
V Sheatfish     Kryptopterus limpok  
V Drum     Larimus spp. Bastard Perch/ Banded Croaker/ Banded Larimus
I Barnacle     Lepas spp.  
V Emperor     Lethrinus spp. Longnosed Pigfaced Bream/ Mu/ Rosefaced Pigface Bream
I Sea Urchin     Loxechinus spp.  
V Grenadier     Macrourus spp. Rattail/ Popeye/ Roughhead
I Sea Urchin     Pseudocentrotus spp.  
V Goatfish     Pseudupeneus spp.  
V Croaker     Pterotolithus spp. Bigmouth Croaker/ False Seatrout
I Jellyfish     Rhopilema spp. Jerryfish
I Lobster, Slipper     Scyllarides spp.  
V Croaker     Paralonchurus spp. Coco/ Suco
V Bass, Sea     Paristiopterus spp. Southern Creole-fish/ Barber
V Goatfish     Parupeneus spp. Moano Kea/ Moano/ Kumu/ Munu/ Sanmoiti
I Shrimp     Penaeus spp.  
V Croaker     Plagioscion spp. Pacora/ Pescada Depiaui/ Pescada Branca
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V Grouper     Plectropomus spp.  
V Sandfish     Trichodon spp.  
V Goldeye     Upeneus spp. Wele Puep/ Yellowstriped Goatfish/ Kakunir
V Tang     Zebrasoma spp.  
I Oyster     Spondylus spp.  
V Sprat     Sprattus spp. Sardine/ New Zealand Herring/ Kupae/ Brisling
V Drum     Stellifer spp. Smalleye Drum/ Yellow Drum/ Rake Drum/ Rake
I Sea Cucumber     Stichopus spp. Teat Fish
I Conch     Strombus spp.  
I Sea Urchin     Strongylocentrotus spp.  
I Sea Squirt or Tunicata     Styela clava  
I Sea Squirt or Tunicata     Styela plicata  
V Drum or Lion Fish     Collichthys spp.  
V Turbot   diamond turbot Pleuronichthys guttulatus   
I Scallop   Zigzag Scallop Euvola ziczac  
V Carp   Ziege     Pelecus cultratus      
V Perch   Zebra Perch Hermosilla azurea  
V Zander or Pike Perch   Zander Sander lucioperca Sudak
V Snapper   Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurus (RFE) Palu-i'usama
V Scad   Yellowtail Scad Atule mate Black Ulua/ Omaka/ Deep Trevally/ Finlet Scad
V Rockfish   Yellowtail Rockfish Sebastes flavidus (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Green Rockfish
V Mackerel, Jack   Yellowtail Horse Mackerel Trachurus novaezelandiae Hature/ Yellowtail Horse Mackerel/ Horse Mackerel/ Cowanyoung
V Flounder   Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferruginea (RFE) Rusty Dab/ Sand Dab
V Yellowtail Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Yellowtail Catfish (*) Pangasius pangasius  
V Amberjack or Yellowtail   Yellowtail Seriola lalandi (RFE) Great Amberjack/ Horseeye Bonito/ Coronado/ Amberjack
V Snapper   Yellowstripe Snapper Etelis coruscans Ruby Snapper
V Rockfish   Yellowmouth Rockfish Sebastes reedi  
V Grouper   Yellowmouth Grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis Yellowfin Grouper/ Princess Rockfish
V Emperor   Yellowlip Emperor Lethrinus xanthochilus  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares (RFE) Ahi
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Yellowfin Surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus  
V Sole or Flounder   Yellowfin Sole Limanda aspera  
V Snook   Yellowfin Snook Centropomus robalito Robalito/ Robalo De Aleta Amarilla/ Little Snook/ Constantino
V Menhaden   Yellowfin Menhaden Brevoortia smithi Yellowfin Shad
V Grouper   Yellowfin Grouper Mycteroperca venenosa Red Rockfish/ Monkey Rockfish
V Croaker   Yellowfin Croaker Umbrina roncador  
V Goatfish   Yellowfiin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis  
V Rockfish   Yelloweye Rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Rasphead Rockfish
V Mullet   Yelloweye Mullet Aldrichetta forsteri Herring/ Aua/ Awa/ Matakawhiti
V Grouper   Yellowedge Grouper Epinephelus flavolimbatus Yellowfinned Grouper
V Flounder   Yellowbelly Flounder Rhombosolea leporina Yellow Flounder/ Patiki-totora
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Yellowbanded Sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus  
V Grouper   Yellow-edged Lyretail Variola louti  
V Sole   Yellow Sole Buglossidium luteum  
V Perch, Lake or Yellow   Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Ring Perch/ Striped Perch/ Jack Perch/ Redfin
V Jack   Yellow Jack Carangoides bartholomaei  
V Goatfish   Yellow Goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus  
V Eel, Conger   Yellow Conger Rhynchoconger flavus  
V Chub   Yellow Chub Kyphosus incisor  
V Bullhead   Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis Yellow Cat
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V Bass   Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis  
V Catfish   Yaqui Catfish Ictalurus pricei  
V Sturgeon   Yangtze Sturgeon Acipenser dabryanus  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Yabbie Cherax destructor  
V Bass, Sea   Wreckfish Polyprion americanus  
V Skate   Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellata  
V Flounder   Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus (RFE) Brill/ Turbot/ Spotted Flounder/ Sand Dab/ Sand Flounder
V Rockfish   Widow Rockfish Sebastes entomelas (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Shark   Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic Whitetip
V Shark   Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus Blunthead Shark/ Whitetip/ Smooth Dogfish/ Houndshark
V Greenling   Whitespotted Greenling Hexagrammos stelleri Common Greenling
V Jack   Whitemouth Jack Uraspis helvolus Omaka/ Dusky Jack/ Whitetongued Crevally
V Corvina or Croaker   Whitemouth Drummer Micropogonias furnieri Verrugato/ Corvina Brasileira/ Whitemouth Drummer
I Shrimp   Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei  
V Weakfish   Whitefin Weakfish Cynoscion albus  
V Smelt   Whitebait Smelt Allosmerus elongatus  
V Lyretail   White-edged Lyretail Variola albimarginata  
V Warehou   White Warehou Seriolella caerulea Deepsea Warehou
V Jack or Trevally   White Trevally Pseudocaranx dentex Jackfish/ Araara/ Silver Trevally/ Skipjack/ Guelly Jack/ Toothed Trevally/ Longsnout Trevally
V Sucker   White Sucker Catostomus commersonii Black Sucker/ Buffalofish/ Brood Sucker/ Freshwater Mullet
V Sturgeon   White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Oregon Sturgeon/ Sacramento Sturgeon
V Snook   White Snook Centropomus viridis  
V Gemfish or Caballa   White Snake Mackerel Thyrsitops lepidopoides Caballa Blanca/ Cavalinha
I Shrimp or White Shrimp   White Shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Northern White Shrimp
V Shark   White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark/ White Pointer/ Maneater/ Blue Pointer
V Seabass   White Seabass Atractoscion nobilis Corbina/ California White Seabass
I Crawfish or Crayfish   White River Crayfish Procambarus acutus Mudbug
V Butterfish   White Pomfret Pampus cinereus  
V Perch, White   White Perch Morone americana  
V Mullet   White Mullet Mugil curema Blueback Mullet/ Liza
V Marlin   White Marlin Tetrapturus albidus Atlantic White Marlin/ Jiki
V Hake   White Hake Urophycis tenuis (RFE) Codling/ Squirrel Hake/ Ling/ Steakfish
V Grunt   White Grunt Haemulon plumierii Black Grunt/ Common Grunt/ Ronco Ronco/ Boar Grunt
V Grouper   White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus Striped Grouper
V Eel, Conger   White Eel Conger cinereus marginatus Puhi Uha
V Croaker   White Croaker Pennahia anea  
V Croaker   White Croaker Genyonemus lineatus Little Roncador/ Kingfish
V Crappie   White Crappie Pomoxis annularis Silver Bass/ White Bass/ Speckled Perch/ Bachelor
V Catfish   White Catfish Ameiurus catus White Cat/ Channel Cat
V Bass   White Bass Morone chrysops White Lake Bass/ Silver Bass
I Abalone   White Abalone Haliotis sorenseni  
V Eel, Conger   Whiptail Conger Rhynchoconger gracilior  
I Shrimp   Western White Shrimp Litopenaeus occidentalis  
I Lobster, Spiny   Western Red Lobster Panulirus cygnus Australian Spiny Lobster
I Shrimp   Western King Prawn Melicertus latisulcatus  
V Shad, Gizzard   Western Australian Gizzard Shad Nematalosa vlaminghi Perth Herring/ Bony Bream
I Conch   West Indian Fighting Conch Strombus pugilis  
V Tripletail   West Coast Tripletail Lobotes pacificus Berrugate/ Pacific Tripletail
V Snapper   Wenchman Pristipomoides aquilonaris  
V Sheatfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Wels Catfish (*) Silurus glanis Wels/ European Catfish/ Danube Catfish
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I Squid or Calamari   Wellington Flying Squid Nototodarus sloanii Arrow Squid
I Scallop or Weathervane   Weathervane Scallop Patinopecten caurinus Alaskan Scallop
V Weakfish   Weakfish Cynoscion regalis Seatrout/ Squeteague/ Gray Trout/ Saltwater Trout
I Clam, Butter   Washington Clam Saxidomus nuttalli  
V Mullet   Wartynosed Mullet Crenimugil crenilabis Fringelip Mullet
V Grouper   Warsaw Grouper Epinephelus nigritus Black Jewfish/ Black Grouper
V Sunfish   Warmouth Chaenobryttus gulosus Goggle-eye/ Bigmouth/ Black Sunfish/ Bream/ Buffalo Bass
V Surfperch   Walleye Surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteum Walleye Seaperch/ White Perch
V Pollock or Alaska Pollock   Walleye Pollock Theragra chalcogramma (RFE) Whiting/ Pacific Tomcod/ Pacific Pollock/ Alaska Pollock
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
I Cockle   Violet Bittersweet Glycymeris violacescens  
V Barracuda   Vicuda Sphyraena ensis  
V Snapper   Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Beeliner/ Clubhead Snapper/ Night Snapper
V Rockfish   Vermilion Rockfish Sebastes miniatus Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Rasciera/ Rasher
V Vendace   Vendace Coregonus albula  
I Whelk   Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana venosa  
I Coquina   Variable Coquina Donax variabilis  
I Lobsterette   Urugavian Lobster Metanephrops rubellus Red Lobsterette
V Filefish   Unicorn Filefish Aluterus monoceros Unicorn/ Yellowfinned Leatherjacket/ Andora
V Snapper   Twinspot Snapper Lutjanus bohar Twospot Snapper/ Whitespotted Snapper/ Mu/ Tagafi/ Twospot Red Snapper
V Shad   Twaite Shad Alosa agone Goureen/ Mayfish
I Arkshell   Turkey Wing Arca zebra  
V Turbot   Turbot Psetta maxima Butt/ Breet/ Britt
I Abalone   Tube Abalone Haliotis tuberculata  
V Searobin   Tub Gurnard Chelidonichthys lucernus  
V Trunkfish   Trunkfish Ostracion meleagris  
V Flyingfish   Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish Exocoetus volitans  
V Flounder   Tropical Flounder Bothus mancus Maimed Flounder/ Paki'i
V Tripletail   Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis Falsher/ Chobie/ Lumpfish/ Strawberry Bass/ Black Perch
V Triggerfish   Triggerfish Meuschenia scaber  
V Triggerfish   Triggerfish Navodon australis  
I Crab, Snow   Triangle Tanner Crab Chionoecetes angulatus Tanner Crab
V Rockfish   Treefish Sebastes serriceps  
V Tigerfish   Trahira Hoplias malabaricus  
V Drum   Totoaba Totoaba macdonaldi  
V Silverside   Topsmelt Atherinops affinis Bay Smelt/ Jack/ Least Smelt
I Top Shell   Top Shell Monodonta turbinata  
I Top Shell   Top Shell Turbo cornutus  
V Cod   Toothed Cod Arctogadus borisovi East Siberian Cod
V Grunt or Tomtate   Tomtate Haemulon aurolineatum Yellow Tomtate/ White Grunt/ Jeniguano
V Barb   Tinfoil Barb Barbonymus schwanenfeldii  (RFE)  
V Shark   Tiger Shark Galeocerdo cuvier  
V Rockfish   Tiger Rockfish Sebastes nigrocinctus Blackbanded Rockcod
V Grouper   Tiger Grouper Mycteroperca tigris Tiger Rockfish/ Gag/ Ragtailed Rockfish/ Bonacigato
V Emperor   Thumbprint Emperor Lethrinus harak  
V Flounder   Three-eye Flounder Ancylopsetta dilecta  
V Shad, Threadfin   Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense  
V Jack or Crevalle   Threadfin Jack Alectis indicus Mirrorfish/ Old Maid/ Kagami Ulua/ Diamond Trevally/ Indian Threadfish/ Indian Mirrorfish
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V Bream   Threadfin Bream Pentapodus caninus  
I Abalone   Threaded Abalone Haliotis assimilis  
V Skate   Thorny Skate Amblyraja radiata  
V Guitarfish   Thornback Platyrhinoidis triseriata  
V Sturgeon   Thorn Sturgeon Acipenser nudiventris  
I Clam, Littleneck   Thin-shell Littleneck Clam Protothaca tenerrima  
V Cardinalfish or Cardinal Perch   Thicktail Cardinalfish Epigonus crassicaudus  
V Sole   Thickback Sole Microchirus variegatus  
I Scallop   Thailand moon scallop Amusium pleuronectes  
I Coquina   Texas Coquina Donax texasianus  
V Tench   Tench Tinca tinca Green Tench
V Tautog   Tautog Tautoga onitis Blackfish/ Oysterfish/ Black Porgy/ Sea Dog/ Cub
V Snook   Tarpon Snook Centropomus pectinatus  
V Tarpon   Tarpon Megalops atlanticus Atlantic Tarpon/ Silverfish/ Tarpum/ Silver King/ Sabalo/ Savalle
V Herring   Tardoore Opisthopterus tardoore Tartoor/ Kentut/ Longfinned Herring
V Morwong   Tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus Silver Perch/ Jackass Morwong/ Ocean Bream/ Silver Bream
V Tarakihi   Tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus  
V Goby   Tank Goby Glossogobius giuris  
V Tambaqui   Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum  
V Bream   Taiwan Tai Argyrops bleekeri  
V Morid Cod   Tadpole Mora Salilota australis Tadpole Codling
V Sturgeon   Syr Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Syr Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon
I Oyster   Sydney Rock Oyster Saccostrea cuccullata  
V Snook   Swordspine Snook Centropomus ensiferus  
V Rockfish   Swordspine Rockfish Sebastes ensifer  
V Swordfish   Swordfish Xiphias gladius (RFE) Broadbilled Swordfish/ Broadbill/ Espada/ Emperado
I Clam, Razor   Sword Razor Ensis siliqua  
I Crab, Swimming   Swimming Crab Portunus puber  
I Crab, Swimming   Swimming Crab Portunus tuberculosus  
V Bass   Suwannee Bass Micropterus notius  
V Swai or Sutchi or Striped Pangasius or Tra (*) FD&C 403(t) Sutchi Catfish (*) Pangasius hypophthalmus  
V Smelt   Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus Whitebait
V Bass   Sunshine Bass Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis (RFE) White and Striped Bass Hybrid
I Clam, Venus   Sunray Venus Macrocallista nimbosa  
V Flounder or Fluke   Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus Plaice/ Northern Fluke
V Rockfish   Stripetail Rockfish Sebastes saxicola Olivebacked Rockfish
V Weakfish   Striped Weakfish Cynoscion striatus Striped Seatrout
V Trumpeter   Striped Trumpeter Latris lineata Real Trumpeter/ Kohikohi/ Tasmanian Trumpeter
V Surfperch   Striped Surfperch Embiotoca lateralis Striped Seaperch/ Blue Surfperch/ Blue Perch
V Pargo   Striped Pargo Hoplopagrus guentherii Pargo Raisero/ Greenbar Snapper/ Mexican Barred Snapper/ Coconaco/ Barred Pargo
V Mullet   Striped Mullet, Flatheat Mullet Mugil cephalus Machuto/ Lisa Cabezuda/ Sea Mullet/ Gray Mullet/ Black Mullet/ River Mullet
V Mojarra   Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri  
V Marlin   Striped Marlin Tetrapturus audax (RFE) Marlinspike/ Barred Marlin/ Spearfish/ Takaketonga
V Killifish   Striped Killifish Fundulus majalis Striped Mummichog/ Gudgeon/ Bull Minnow/ Mayfish
V Jack   Striped Jack Caranx vinctus Cocinera/ Barred Jack/ Mazatlan Jack
V Grunt   Striped Grunt Haemulon striatum Common Tomtate/ White Grunt
V Mullet   Striped Goatfish Mullus barbatus Surmullet/ Unstriped Red Mullet/ Red Mullet/ Striped Mullet/ Bluntsnouted Mullet
V Striped Dwarf Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Striped Dwarf Catfish (*) Mystus vittatus  
V Croaker   Striped Croaker Corvula sanctaeluciae  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Striped Bonito Sarda orientalis Belted Bonito/ Oriental Bonito/ Skipjack
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V Bass   Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Rockfish/ Striper/ Linesides
V Anchovy   Striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetus Manjua/ Anchovy Fry
V Hind or Grouper   Strawberry Hind Cephalopholis Spiloparea  
I Clam, Razor   Stout Tagelus Tagelus plebeius  
V Eel, Moray   Stout Moray Muraena robusta  
I Squid or Calamari   Stout Bobtail Squid Rossia macrosoma Ross Cuttlefish
V Parrotfish   Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride  
V Stinging Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Stinging Catfish (*) Heteropneustes fossilis  
V Sturgeon   Sterlet Acipenser ruthenus  
V Sturgeon   Stellate Sturgeon Acipenser stellatus Sevruga/ Pastruga/ Star Sturgeon
V Skate   Starry Skate Raja stellulata  
V Rockfish   Starry Rockfish Sebastes constellatus Spotted Rockfish
V Flounder   Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus (RFE) Great Flounder/ California Flounder/ Emerywheel/ Grindstone
V Drum   Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatus  
I Lobster, Rock   St. Paul Spiny Lobster Jasus paulensis St. Paul Rock Lobster
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Myripristis berndti U' a Menpachi
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionis Soldierfish/ Longjaw Squirrelfish/ Squirrel/ Welshman
V Squirrelfish   Squirrelfish Myripristis amaena U' a Manpachi
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
I Squid or Calamari   Squid Loligo media  
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 Grouper   Squaretail Coralgrouper Plectropomus areolatus  
V Rockfish   Squarespot Rockfish Sebastes hopkinsi  
V Turbot   Spring Turbot Psettodes bennettii  
V Skate   Spreadfin Skate Dipturus olseni  
V Sprat   Sprat Sprattus sprattus  
V Turbot   Spottedtail Turbot Psettodes belcheri Spring Turbot
V Wolffish   Spotted Wolffish Anarhichas minor Spotted Catfish/ Lesser Catfish/ Smaller Catfish/ Loup de Mer
V Flyingfish   Spotted Wing Flyingfish Cheilopogon spilonotopterus  
V Spotted Sillago   Spotted Whiting Sillaginodes punctatus King George Whiting
V Turbot   Spotted Turbot Pleuronichthys ritteri  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Spotted Tunny Euthynnus alletteratus Little Tuna/ False Albacore/ Bonito/ Little Tunny
V Sunfish   Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatus Stumpknocker
V Stargazer   Spotted Stargazer Genyagnus monopterygius Kourepoua/ Catfish
V Sorubi   Spotted Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma corruscans  
V Seatrout   Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus Speckled Trout/ Squeteague/ Gator Trout/ Spotted Weakfish
V Bass, Sea   Spotted Sand Bass Paralabrax maculatofasciatus Redspotted Rock Bass/ Spotted Cabrilla
V Snapper   Spotted Rose Snapper Lutjanus guttatus Mutton Snapper/ Flamenco/ Pargo Chibato
V Porgy   Spotted Pinfish Diplodus holbrookii  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Spotted Pike-conger Hoplunnis tenuis  
V Jack or Trevally   Spotted Jack Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally/ Starjack/ Blue Ulua/ Blue Jack/ Spotted Trevally/ Blue Crevalle
V Hake   Spotted Hake Urophycis regia Spotted Codling/ Cod
V Searobin   Spotted Gurnard Pterygotrigla picta  
V Grouper   Spotted Grouper Cephalopholis taeniops Blue Spotted Sea Bass
V Goatfish   Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus  
V Aholehole   Spotted Flagtail Kuhlia marginata Damagan
V Ray, Eagle   Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus narinari  
V Drum   Spotted Drum Equetus punctatus Serrana Hispana
V Mackerel, Chub   Spotted Chub Mackerel Scomber australasicus Common Mackerel/ Slimy Mackerel/ Blue Mackerel
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V Cabrilla   Spotted Cabrilla Epinephelus analogus Cabrilla Pinta/ Gag
V Bass   Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus  
V Eel, Moray   Spotjaw Moray Gymnothorax mareei  
V Hogfish   Spotfin Hogfish Bodianus pulchellus  
V Flyingfish   Spotfin Flyingfish Cheilopogon furcatus  
V Croaker   Spotfin Croaker Roncador stearnsii (RFE) Roncador
V Butterflyfish   Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatus  
I Shrimp   Spot Shrimp Pandalus platyceros Alaskan Prawn
V Spot Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Spot Pangasius Pangasius larnaudii  
V Spot   Spot Leiostomus xanthurus Norfolk Spot/ Goody/ Post Croaker/ Oldwife/ Porgy
V Seabass   Splittail Bass Hemanthias peruanus  
V Rockfish   Splitnose Rockfish Sebastes diploproa Lobejawed Rockfish
V Skate   Spinytail Skate Bathyraja spinicauda  
V Grouper   Spinycheek Grouper Epinephelus diacanthus  
I Scallop   Spiny Scallop Chlamys hastata  
V Eel, Spiny   Spiny Eel Notacanthus chemnitzii  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Spring Dogfish/ Spiked Dogfish/ Grayfish/ Spur Dog/ Picked Dogfish
I Cockle   Spiny Cockle Acanthocardia aculeata  
V Shark   Spinner Shark Carcharhinus brevipinna Longnosed Blackfin Shark
V Manta   Spinetail Mobula Mobula japanica  
I Conch   Spider Conch Lambis lambis  
V Squirrelfish   Speckled Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimum Ala Ihi/ Malau Faiumu
V Rockfish   Speckled Rockfish Sebastes ovalis Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Widowfish/ Viura
V Hind   Speckled Hind Epinephelus drummondhayi John Paw
V Flounder or Dab   Speckled Flounder Limanda punctatissima Dab/ Longsnout Flounder/ Sand Flounder/ Sunagarei
V Grouper   Speckled Dwarf Grouper Epinephelus merra Spotted Grouper/ Honeycomb Rockcod/ Honeycomb Cod
I Lobster, Slipper   Spanish Slipper Lobster Scyllarides aequinoctialis  
V Sardine   Spanish Sardine Sardinella aurita False Sardine/ Sardina/ Bang
V Mackerel, Spanish   Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus tritor  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Spotted Cybium/ Bay Mackerel/ Spotted Mackerel
V Ling, Mediterranean   Spanish Ling Molva macrophthalma  
V Hogfish   Spanish Hogfish Bodianus rufus Spanish Ladyfish/ Ladyfish
V Grunt   Spanish Grunt Haemulon macrostomum Striped Grunt/ Gray Grunt/ Streaked Grunt/ Sow Grunt
V Emperor   Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus  
I Shrimp   Southern White Shrimp Litopenaeus schmitti  
I Crab, Snow   Southern Tanner Crab Chionoecetes bairdi Tanner Crab
I Squid or Calamari   Southern Shortfin Squid Illex coindetii Flying Squid/ Medium Squid/ Broadtail Shortfin Squid
I Lobster, Rock   Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii Red Rock Lobster/ Red Spiny Lobster
I Squid or Calamari   Southern Reef Squid Sepioteuthis australis Broad Squid
V Pomfret   Southern Rays Bream Brama australis  
I Scallop   Southern Queen Scallop Zygochlamys delicata  
I Clam or Quahog   Southern Quahog Mercenaria campechiensis Hard Clam/ Gulf Quahog
V Puffer   Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus  
V Racehorse   Southern Pigfish Congiopodus leucopaecilus Marbled Pigfish/ Puramorua
V Kingfish   Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanus Sea Mullet/ Carolina Whiting/ Sand Whiting/ Roundhead
V Whiting   Southern Hake Merluccius australis Hake/ English Hake/ Southern Hake
V Hake   Southern Hake Urophycis floridana  
V Flounder or Fluke   Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma  
V Ray, Eagle   Southern Eagle Ray Myliobatis goodei  
I Shrimp or Brown Shrimp   Southern Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus subtilis  
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V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Southern Tunny/ Tunny
V Whiting, Blue   Southern Blue Whiting Micromesistius australis Southern Poutassou
V Anchovy   Southern Anchovy Engraulis australis Australian Anchovy/ Whitebait/ Smig/ Kokowhawa
V Silverside   South American Silverside Basilichthys australis  
V Pilchard or Sardine   South African Pilchard Sardinops ocellatus South African Sardine
V Kingklip   South African Kingklip Genypterus capensis African Kingklip
I Clam, Pacific or White   Solid Sanguin Clam Gari solida  
V Sole   Sole Austroglossus microlepis West Coast Sole/ Tong
V Sole   Sole Austroglossus pectoralis East Coast Sole/ Tong
V Flounder   Sohachi Flounder Cleisthenes pinetorum  
I Clam, Softshell   Softshell Clam Mya arenaria Steamer/ Maninose Clam
V Salmon, Sockeye or Red or Blueback (*) CFR 161.170 Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Redfish/ Spring-run Salmon/ Summer Sockeye
V Pompano   Snubnose Pompano Trachinotus blochii Goldfin Permit/ Golden Permit/ Tropical Permit/ Snubnose Dart/ Bloch's Dart/ Ladyfish/ Pampano/ Pamphlet/ Tropical Pompano
V Grouper   Snubnose Grouper Epinephelus macrospilos  
V Grouper   Snowy Grouper Epinephelus niveatus Spotted Grouper
I Crab, Snow   Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio Tanner Crab
V Snakehead or Channa   Snakehead Parachanna obscura  
V Gemfish or Barracouta   Snake Mackerel Thyrsites atun Snoek/ Atun/ Manga
I Lobster, Spiny   Smoothtail Spiny Lobster Panulirus laevicauda  
V Manta   Smoothtail Mobula Mobula thurstoni  
I Clam, Venus   Smooth Venus Chionista fluctifraga  
V Trunkfish   Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter  
V Stargazer   Smooth Stargazer Kathetostoma averruncus  
V Skate   Smooth Skate Malacoraja senta  
V Puffer   Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus Jugfish/ Rabbitfish/ Tambor/ Swellfish/ Silvery Puffer
V Oreo Dory   Smooth Oreo Dory Pseudocyttus maculatus Smooth Oreo/ Small-spined Oreo
V Shark or Hammerhead   Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena Common Hammerhead/ Roundheaded Hammerhead
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis Smooth Hound/ Nurse Shark/ Gummy Shark/ Smooth Grayfish/ Grayfish/
V Flyingfish   Smallwing Flyingfish Oxyporhamphus micropterus  
V Sawfish   Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata Largetooth Sawfish/ Common Sawfish
V Jobfish   Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca  
V Flounder   Smalltooth Flounder Pseudorhombus jenynsii Sole
V Emperor   Smalltooth Emperor Lethrinus microdon  
V Shark   Smalltail Shark Carcharhinus porosus Sharpnosed Shark/ Cuero Duro
V Grunt   Smallmouth Grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum  
V Buffalofish   Smallmouth Buffalofish Ictiobus bubalus Razorbacked Buffalo/ Suckermouth
V Bass   Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu Black Bass/ Bass Hogfish/ Black Perch
V Cutlassfish   Smallhead Hairtail Lepturacanthus savala   
V Shark or Hammerhead   Smalleye Hammerhead Sphyrna tudes Great Hammerhead/ Squat-headed Hammerhead Shark
V Flounder or Fluke   Smalleye Flounder Paralichthys microps Fluke
V Croaker   Smalleye Croaker Nebris microps  
V Anchovy   Slough Anchovy Anchoa delicatissima  
V Flounder   Slime Flounder Microstomus achne Babagarei
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Slender Tuna Allothunnus fallai  
V Sole   Slender Sole Lyopsetta exilis  
V Grouper   Slender Grouper Anyperodon leucogrammicus  
V Emperor   Sky Emperor Lethrinus mahsena  
V Emperor   Sky Emperor Lethrinus variegatus  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (RFE) Ocean Bonito/ Lesser Tuna/ Aku
V Herring or River Herring   Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack/ Blue Herring/ Green Herring/ Golden Shad
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V Skilfish   Skilfish Erilepis zonifer Giant Skilfish/ Fat Priest
I Arkshell   Skewed Ark Anadara baughmani  
V Shark   Sixgill Shark Hexanchus griseus Cow Shark/ Bullshark/ Bulldog/ Grey Shark/ Mud Shark
V Shark   Silvertip Shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus Whiptail Reef Shark/ White-tipped Reef Shark/ Tapete
V Argentine   Silverside Argentine Argentina elongata Nigisu
V Rockfish   Silvergray Rockfish Sebastes brevispinis (RFE)  
V Warehou   Silver Warehou Seriolella punctata Spotted Warehou/ Ibodai/ Silverfish
V Seatrout   Silver Seatrout Cynoscion nothus White Seatrout/ Squeteague/ Bastard Weakfish
V Cutlassfish   Silver Scabbardfish Lepidopus caudatus Scalefoot/ Ribbonfish/ Buttersnoek/ Frostfish/ Hikau/ Espada Branca
V Roughy, Silver   Silver Roughy Hoplostethus mediterraneus Mediterranean Redfish/ Rosy Soldierfish/ Flint-perch/ Sawbelly/ Blackmouth Roughy/ New Zealand Sawbelly
V Porgy   Silver Porgy Diplodus argenteus  
V Butterfish   Silver Pomfret Pampus argenteus (RFE)  
V Perch, Silver   Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysoura Mademoiselle/ Yellowtail/ Ground Croaker/ Sand Perch
V Whiting   Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis American Hake/ Silverfish/ Stockfish/ Winter Trout/ Frostfish
V Gemfish or Barracouta   Silver Gemfish Rexea solandri Southern Kingfish/ Tikati
V Dory   Silver Dory Cyttus novaezealandiae Pink-finned Dory/ Silbaadoori
V Croaker   Silver Croaker Pennahia argentata Silver Jewfish/ White Chinese Croaker/ Roncador
V Croaker   Silver Croaker Plagioscion squamosissimus  
V Carp   Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Amur Carp/ Asiatic Carp/ Israel Carp
V Anchovy   Silver Anchovy Engraulis eurystole  
V Shark   Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis  
V Snapper   Silk Snapper Lutjanus vivanus (RFE) West Indian Snapper/ Day Snapper/ Longfin Red Snapper
I Shrimp   Sidestriped Shrimp Pandalopsis dispar Red Shrimp
V Sturgeon   Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser baerii  
V Sturgeon   Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus  
V Guitarfish   Shovelnose Guitarfish Rhinobatos productus  
V Thornyhead   Shortspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus Shortspine Channel Rockfish/ Spinycheek Rockfish
V Boarfish   Shortspine Boarfish Antigonia combatia Sowfish/ Common Boarfish
V Rockfish   Shortraker Rockfish Sebastes borealis  
V Flyingfish   Shortnosed Flyingfish Cypselurus simus Malolo
V Sturgeon   Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum  
V Cisco or Chub   Shortnose Cisco Coregonus reighardi Bloater/ Grayback/ Chub
I Clam, Littleneck   Shortneck Clam Tapes variegata  
V Cisco or Chub   Shortjaw Cisco Coregonus zenithicus Chub
V Sucker or Redhorse   Shorthead Redhorse Sucker Moxostoma macrolepidotum Carolina Redhorse/ Neuse Redhorse/ Northern Redhorse
V Croaker or Corvina   Shortfin Weakfish Isopisthus remifer  
V Shark, Mako   Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus (RFE) Blue Pointer/ Bonito Shark/ Atlantic Mako Shark/ Pacific Mako Shark
V Croaker or Corvina   Shortfin Corvina Cynoscion parvipinnis California Bluefish/ Shortfin Seabass
V Spearfish   Shortbill Spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Japanese Spearfish/ Shortnose Spearfish
V Rockfish   Shortbelly Rockfish Sebastes jordani Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Shortbel or Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Shortbel or Pangasius Pangasius micronemus  
V Eel   Short-finned Eel Anguilla australis Shortfinned Freshwater Eel/ Yellow Eel/ Silver Eely
V Bigeye   Short Bigeye Pristigenys alta Little Bigeye/ Deep Bigeye
V Surfperch   Shiner Surfperch Cymatogaster aggregata Shiner Perch/ Shiner/ Yellow Shiner/ Perch/ Sparada
V Sheepshead   Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus (RFE) Sheepshead Porgy/ Convict Fish
I Crab, Sheep   Sheep Crab Loxorhynchus grandis  
V Jobfish   Sharptooth Jobfish Pristipomoides typus  
V Sharptooth Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Sharptooth Catfish (*) Clarias gariepinus Mlamba
V Rockfish   Sharpchin Rockfish Sebastes zacentrus Bigeyed Rockfish
V Flyingfish   Sharpchin Flyingfish Fodiator acutus  
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V Mackerel   Shark Mackerel Grammatorcynus bicarinatus Largescale Tunny/ Salmon Mackerel
V Shark   Sevengill Shark Notorynchus cepedianus Cow Shark/ Broadsnouted Shark/ Roundsnout Shark
I Shrimp   Seven-spine Bay Shrimp Crangon septemspinosa  
I Crab, Swimming or Mud Crab or Mangrove Crab or Serrated Swimming Crab   Serrated Swimming Crab Scylla serrata  
V Rockfish   Semaphore Rockfish Sebastes melanosema  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Echinus esculentus  
I Sea Urchin   Sea Urchin Evechinus chloroticus  
I Abalone-style Shellfish   Sea Snail Concholepas concholepas False Abalone/ Locos
I Scallop   Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus  
V Sea Bream   Sea Bream Archosargus rhomboidalis Sheepshead/ Sheepshead Porgy
V Sea Bass   Sea Bass Polyprion yanezi  
I Sea Snail   Sea Snail Trophon geversianus  
V Porgy or Scup   Scup Stenotomus chrysops Maiden/ Fair Maid/ Ironsides/ Northern Porgy
V Sole   Scrawled Sole Trinectes inscriptus  
V Cowfish   Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis  
V Schoolmaster   Schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus (RFE) Caji/ Pargo Amarillo
V Shark or School Shark   School Shark Galeorhinus galeus  
V Squirrelfish   Scarlet Squirrelfish Sargocentron spiniferum Ala Ihi Mama
V Scamp   Scamp Mycteroperca phenax Bacalao
I Lobster, Spiny   Scalloped Spiny Lobster Panulirus homarus  
V Shark or Hammerhead   Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini Hammerhead Shark/ Bronze Hammerhead
I Scallop   Scallop Saucer Amusium japonicum  
I Scallop   Scallop Pecten albicans  
I Scallop   Scallop Chlamys circularis aequisculata  
I Scallop   Scallop Argopecten aequisulcatus  
V Sardine   Scaled Sardine Harengula jaguana  
I Penshell   Sawtooth Penshell Atrina serrata  
V Sauger   Sauger Sander canadensis Eastern Sauger/ Sand Pike/ Sand Pickerel/ Gray Pike/ Canadian Pike/ Pike Perch
V Grunt or Sargo   Sargo Anisotremus davidsonii Sargo Raiado
V Sandperch   Sandperch Mugiloides fasciatus  
V Skate   Sandpaper Skate Bathyraja interrupta Flathead Skate
V Shark   Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus Atlantic Gray Shark
V Tilefish   Sand Tilefish Malacanthus plumieri Blanquillo/ Sandfish
V Sole or Flounder   Sand Sole Psettichthys melanostictus Fringe Sole
V Seatrout   Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenarius Sand Trout/ White Trout
V Grouper   Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum Sandfish/ Squirrelfish/ Serrano
V Flounder   Sand Flounder Rhombosolea plebeia Dab/ Patiki
V Drum   Sand Drum Umbrina coroides Roncador/ Corb/ Pargo/ Striped Drum/ Catalina Croaker
V Lizardfish   Sand Diver Synodus intermedius Galliwasp
I Scallop   San Diego Scallop Euvola diegensis  
V Shark   Salmon Shark Lamna ditropis Mackerel Shark/ Porbeagle
V Grunt   Sailors Choice Haemulon parra Ronco/ Ronco Blance/ Ronco Prieto/ Bastard Margate
V Sailfish   Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus  
V Snapper   Sailfin Snapper Symphorichthys spilurus Blue and Gold Striped Snapper
V Flyingfish   Sailfin Flyingfish Parexocoetus brachypterus  
V Cod   Saffron Cod Eleginus gracilis Wachna Cod/ Northern Cod/ Navaga
V Snapper   Saddleback Snapper Paracaesio kusakarii  
V Sunfish   Sacramento Perch Archoplites interruptus Sacramento Sunfish
V Sablefish   Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Black Cod/ Butterfish/ Skil/ Skilfish/ Beshow/ Coalfish
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V Jobfish   Rusty Jobfish Aphareus rutilans  
V Sturgeon   Russian Sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Nisetru/ Waxdick/ Kura Sturgeon/ Persian Sturgeon/ Azov-black Sea Sturgeon
V Snapper   Rufous Snapper Lutjanus jordani Huachinango/ Red Snapper/ Jordan's Snapper
V Rudderfish   Rudderfish Kyphosus cinerascens Bluefish/ Blue Chub/ Nenue/ Tropical Drummer
V Carp   Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus     
V Snapper   Ruby Snapper Etelis carbunculus Queen Snapper/ Ehu/ Onaga/ Ula'ula Kuae/ Palu
V Surfperch   Rubberlip Seaperch Rhacochilus toxotes Bigmouth Surffish/ Alfione
I Lobster, Spiny   Royal Spiny Lobster Panulirus regius Crawfish
I Shrimp, Royal   Royal Red Shrimp Pleoticus robustus  
V Skate   Roundel Skate Raja texana  
V Whitefish   Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Pilotfish/ Menominee Whitefish/ Frostfish
V Scad   Round Scad Decapterus punctatus Cigarfish/ Round Robin/ Dotted Scad/ Quia-quia
V Herring   Round Herring Etrumeus teres Atlantic Round Herring/ Shadine/ Red-eyed Round Herring
V Anchovy   Round Headed Anchovy Encrasicholina punctifer  
V Goby   Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus  
V Skate   Roughtail Skate Bathyraja trachura  
V Sole or Flounder   Roughscale Flounder Clidoderma asperrimum Roughskinned Sole
V Grenadier   Roughnose Grenadier Trachyrincus murrayi Rattail
V Rockfish   Rougheye Rockfish Sebastes aleutianus (RFE)  
V Mackerel, Jack   Rough Scad Trachurus lathami  
I Limpet   Rough Keyhole Limpet Diodora aspera  
V Rockfish   Rosy Rockfish Sebastes rosaceus Corsair
I Clam, Razor   Rosy Jackknife Solen rostriformis  
I Shrimp   Roshna Prawn Exopalaemon styliferus  
V Skate   Rosette Skate Leucoraja garmani  
V Rockfish   Rosethorn Rockfish Sebastes helvomaculatus Swordspine/ Flyfish
V Jack or Roosterfish   Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis  
V Rohu   Rohu Labeo rohita  
I Abalone   Roe's Abalone Haliotis roei  
I Snail   Rocksnail Ocenebra japonica  
V Rockfish   Rockfish Scorpaena papillosa Scarpee/ Jock Stewart/ Seaperch
V Sole or Flounder   Rock Sole Paraplagusia bilineata  
V Sole or Flounder   Rock Sole Lepidopsetta bilineata Rock Flounder/ Twolined Flounder/ Whitebellied Flounder
V Bass, Sea   Rock Sea Bass Centropristis philadelphica Redfish
V Hind   Rock Hind Epinephelus adscensionis Ascension Rockcod/ Rockcod/ Polka Dot
V Grenadier   Rock Grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Round Nose Grenadier
V Greenling   Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus Red Rock Trout
V Aholehole   Rock Flagtail Kuhlia rupestris Buffalo Bream/ Perch
I Crab, Yellow Rock   Rock Crab Cancer anthonyi  
V Cod, Morid   Rock Cod Lotella rhacina Beardie
V Cod, Morid   Rock Cod Pseudophycis barbata  
V Angelfish   Rock Beauty Holacanthus tricolor Catalineta/ Black Angel
V Bass   Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris Redeye/ Goggle-eye/ Sunfish/ Sun Perch/ White Bass
V Bass   Roanoke Bass Ambloplites cavifrons Southern Rock Bass
V Sucker   River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio  
V Seabream or Porgie   River Bream Acanthopagrus berda  
V Rita   Rita Rita rita  
I Lobster, Slipper   Ridged Slipper Lobster Scyllarides nodifer  
V Sole or Flounder   Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirus (RFE) Longfin Sole/ Witch
V Eel, Moray   Reticulate Moray Muraena retifera  
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V Shark   Reef Shark Carcharhinus perezii  
V Croaker   Reef Croaker Odontoscion dentex Corvina
V Surfperch   Redtail Surfperch Amphistichus rhodoterus  
V Scad   Redtail Scad Decapterus tabl  
I Shrimp   Redtail Prawn Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Pakistan White Shrimp
V Parrotfish   Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum  
V Rockfish   Redstripe Rockfish Sebastes proriger (RFE)  
V Croaker   Redlip Croaker Larimichthys polyactis (RFE) Yellow Flower Fish/ Large Yellow Croaker
V Perch, Ocean   Redfish or Ocean Perch Serranus scriba  
V Pickerel   Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus Grass Pickerel/ Barred Pickerel/ Smaller Pickerel
V Mullet   Redeye Mullet Mugil gaimardianus  
V Sunfish   Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus Shellcracker/ Yellow Bream
V Sardine   Redear Sardine Harengula humeralis Sprat/ Redear Pilchard/ Sardina/ Pilchard
I Scallop   Reddish Scallop Chlamys rubida  
V Tilapia   Redbreast Tilapia Tilapia rendalli Redbreasted Bream/ Congo Tilapia
V Sunfish   Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus Redbreast/ Yellowbelly Sunfish/ Redbellied Sunfish
V Rockfish   Redbanded Rockfish Sebastes babcocki  
I Scallop   Red-ribbed Scallop Aequipecten glyptus  
V Red Tailed Tinfoil   Red Tail Tinfoil Barbonymus altus  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii Mudbug
V Snapper   Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus (RFE) Caribbean Red Snapper/ Mexican Snapper
V Rockfish   Red Rockfish Scorpaena cardinalis Red Rock Cod/ Matua-whapuku
V Porgy   Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Seabream/ Pink Porgy/ Silver Snapper/ Besugo
V Mullet   Red Mullet Mullus surmuletus Striped Mullet
V Morwong or Moki   Red Moki Goniistius spectabilis  
V Kingklip   Red Kingklip Genypterus chilensis Ling/ Hoka/ Hokarari/ Congrio Colorado
I Crab, King (*) CFR 102.50 Red King Crab Paralithodes camtschaticus  
V Grouper or Hind   Red Hind Epinephelus guttatus Spotted Jewfish/ Strawberry Grouper/ Black Grouper
V Hake   Red Hake Urophycis chuss Squirrel Hake/ Mud Hake/ Squirrel Ling/ White Hake
V Grouper   Red Grouper Epinephelus morio Cherna Americana/ Negre
V Goatfish   Red Goatfish Mullus auratus Red Mullet/ Northern Goatfish/ Surmullet
V Drum or Redfish   Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus (RFE) Channel Bass/ Spottail/ Spotted Bass/ Bull Redfish
I Crab, Red   Red Deepsea Crab Chaceon quinquedens  
V Cod, Morid   Red Cod Pseudophycis bachus Red Rock Cod
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Red Claw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Queensland Marron/ Tropical Blue/ Marron
V Alfonsino   Red Bream Beryx decadactylus Alfonsin a La Casta Larga
V Bigeye   Red Bigeye Priacanthus macracanthus  
I Abalone   Red Abalone Haliotis rufescens  
I Clam, Razor   Razor Shell Clam Ensis macha  
V Chimaera   Ratfish Hydrolagus novaezealandiae Dark Ghost Shark/ Pearl Fillets
V Trout, Rainbow or Steelhead   Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (RFE) Coastal Rainbow Trout/ Silver Trout/ Salmon/ Brook Trout/ Rainbow Trout
V Smelt or American Smelt   Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax Spirling/ Saltwater Smelt/ Freshwater Smelt/ Icefish
V Jack or Rainbow Runner   Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata Kamanu/ Runner/ Yellowtail/ Skipjack/ Shoemaker
V Rockfish   Quillback Rockfish Sebastes maliger (RFE) Yellowback Rockcod/ Brown Rockcod/ Orangespotted Rockcod
V Sucker   Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus Quillback Carpsucker/ Eastern Carpsucker/ Carpsucker
V Drum or Queenfish   Queenfish Seriphus politus White Croaker
V Triggerfish   Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Oldwife/ Old Wech/ Bluestriped Triggerfish/ Cocino
V Snapper   Queen Snapper Etelis oculatus Bleareyed Snapper/ Night Snapper/ Cachucho
I Scallop   Queen Scallop Chlamys opercularis  
I Conch   Queen Conch Strombus gigas Pink Conch
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V Angelfish   Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris Yellow Angelfish/ Golden Angel/ Blue Angel/ Isabelita
V Rockfish   Pygmy Rockfish Sebastes wilsoni Wilson's Rockfish
V Grouper   Purplespotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus Bluespotted Argus/ Black Rockcod/ Bluespotted Grouper
V Porgy   Puntazzo Diplodus puntazzo Sheepshead Bream
V Sunfish   Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Common Sunfish/ Sunny/ Tobaccobox/ Sand Perch/ Bream
V Herring   Pugnose Ilisha Ilisha elongata Pacific Ilisha/ Chinese Herring/ Elongate Ilisha
V Rockfish   Puget Sound Rockfish Sebastes emphaeus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Pronghorn Spiny Lobster Panulirus penicillatus  
V Parrotfish   Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus  
V Grunt   Prieta Mojarra Haemulon scudderii  
I Abalone   Pourtale Abalone Haliotis pourtalesii  
I Oyster   Portuguese Oyster Crassostrea angulata  
V Grunt or Porkfish   Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus Catalineta
V Shark   Porbeagle Lamna nasus Swordfin/ Porpoise Shark/ Blue Shark/ Mackerel Shark
V Mahi-mahi   Pompano Dolphin Coryphaena equiselis  
V Pomfret   Pomfret Taractes rubescens  
V Pollock   Pollock Pollachius virens (RFE) Saithe/ Coalfish/ Coley/ Green Cod/ Boston Bluefish
V Cod   Polar Cod Arctogadus glacialis Arctic Greenland Cod
I Clam, Razor   Pod Razor Ensis ensis  
V Scorpionfish   Plumed Scorpionfish Scorpaena grandicornis Turkeyfish/ Lionfish
I Limpet   Plant Limpet Tectura testudinalis Atlantic Limpet
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Plain Bonito Orcynopsis unicolor  
I Clam, Pismo   Pismo Clam Tivela stultorum  
I Pirarucu or Arapaima   Pirarucu Arapaima gigas  
V Piramutaba   Piramutaba Brachyplatystoma vaillantii Piramutaba/ Cuma-cuma
I Clam, Wedge   Pipi Clam Paphies australis  
I Abalone   Pinto Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana  
I Shrimp   Pinkspotted Shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis  
V Rockfish   Pinkrose Rockfish Sebastes simulator  
V Roughy   Pinkfinned Roughy Paratrachichthys trailli Sandpaper Fish/ Common Roughy
I Lobster, Spiny   Pink Spiny Lobster Palinurus mauritanicus  
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Pink Shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum  
V Salmon, Pink or Humpback (*) CFR 161.170 Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (RFE) Dog Salmon/ Gorbusch/ Haddo/ Holia
V Rockfish   Pink Rockfish Sebastes eos  
I Abalone   Pink Abalone Haliotis corrugata  
V Porgy   Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides Bream/ Sailor's Choice/ Sargo/ Chop Spina/ Spanish Porgy
V Perch, Pile   Pile Perch Rhacochilus vacca  
V Grunt   Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera Hogfish/ Sailors Choice/ Redmouthed Grunt
I Barnacle   Pico Megabalanus psittacus  
V Barracuda   Pickhandle Barracuda Sphyraena jello  
V Sole or Flounder   Petrale Sole Eopsetta jordani (RFE) California Sole/ Brill/ Petral
V Bass, Sea   Peruvian Sea Bass Paralabrax callaensis Southern Rock Bass
V Menhaden   Peruvian Menhaden Ethmidium maculatum South American Machete/ Machuelo/ Machete/ Pacific Menhaden
V Croaker   Peruvian Croaker Paralonchurus peruanus  
I Scallop   Peruvian Calico Scallop Chlamys purpurata Ostion Scallop
V Grouper   Persian Grouper Epinephelus areolatus Greenspotted Rockcod/ Areolated Rockcod/ Areolated Reefcod/ Squaretail Rockcod/ Yellowspotted Rockcod
V Pompano   Permit Trachinotus falcatus Round Pompano/ Pompano Palmeta/ Ovate Pompano
V Sardine   Perforated-scale Sardine Sardinella albella Deepbodied Sardine/ Deep Body Herring/ Lapad
I Pen Shell   Pen Shell Atrina pectinata Horse Mussel
V Shark, Thresher   Pelagic Thresher Shark Alopias pelagicus Whiptail Shark/ Fox Shark
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I Langostino or Langostino Lobster   Pelagic Crab Pleuroncodes planipes Squat Lobster
V Eel, Moray   Pebbletooth Moray Echidna peli  
V Spinefoot   Pearly Spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus Pearly Spinefoot/ Slimy Spinefoot/ Whitespotted Rabbitfish/ Pearlspotted Spinefoot
I Whelk   Pear Whelk Busycotypus spiratus  
V Flounder   Peacock Flounder Bothus lunatus Plate-fish
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
I Squid or Calamari   Patagonian Inshore Squid Loligo gahi  
V Grenadier or Argentine Straptail or Hualca or Hake or Whiting   Patagonian Grenadier Macruronus magellanicus Hueica/ Huaica
V Flounder   Patagonian Flounder Paralichthys patagonicus  
V Mullet   Parassi Mullet Mugil incilis  
V Threadfin   Paradise Threadfin Polynemus paradiseus  
I Scallop   Paper Scallop Amusium papyraceum  
V Flounder   Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus Mottled Flounder/ Leopard Flounder/ Paku
V Porgy   Panga Pterogymnus laniarius  
V Grunt   Panamic Grunt Pomadasys panamensis  
V Herring   Panamanian Ilisha Ilisha fuerthii Pacific Ilisha/ Machete/ Sardine/ Sardina Chata/ Pugnose Ilisha
I Squid or Calamari   Panama Brief Squid Lolliguncula panamensis  
V Pompano or Permit   Palometta Permit Trachinotus kennedyi  
V Pompano   Palometa Trachinotus goodei Permit/ Great Pompano/ Longfinned Pompano/ Alewife/ Glaucus/ Garrick
V Pompano   Paloma Pompano Trachinotus paitensis  
V Bass   Palmetto Bass Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops Striped and White Bass Hybrid/ Wiper
V Sturgeon   Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus  
V Grunt   Painted sweetlips Diagramma pictum  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Painted Sweetlips Diagramma pictum pictum Morwong/ Blackall/ Bluey/ Thicklipped Grunt
I Lobster, Spiny   Painted Spiny Lobster Panulirus versicolor Western Crayfish
V Paddlefish   Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Spoonbilled Sturgeon/ Spoonbill/ Buckbill Cat
V Toadfish or Packoo   Pacuma Toadfish Batrachoides surinamesis  
V Pacu   Pacu Myleus pacu Pacupeba
V Whiting, North Pacific or Whiting, Pacific (*) CFR 102.46 Pacific Whiting Merluccius productus California Hake
V Tomcod   Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximus California Tomcod
V Threadfin   Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus approximans  
V Spadefish   Pacific Spadefish Chaetodipterus zonatus  
V Snapper   Pacific Snapper Lutjanus peru (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper
V Mackerel, Spanish   Pacific Sierra Scomberomorus sierra (RFE) Mexican Sierra/ Sierra Mackerel/ Thazard Sierra
V Saury   Pacific Saury Cololabis saira Skipper/ Mackerel Pike
V Pilchard or Sardine   Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax California Sardine/ California Pilchard/ Sardina/ South American Sardine/ Chilean Pilchard
V Tilefish   Pacific Sandperch Prolatilus jugularis Blanquillo/ Tile Blanquille
V Sanddab   Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Mottled Sanddab/ Soft Flounder
V Sand Lance   Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterus  
V Butterfish   Pacific Pompano Peprilus simillimus California Pompano/ Pacific Butterfish
V Pomfret   Pacific Pomfret Brama japonica Bream/ Ray's Bream
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Japanese Oyster/ Pacific Giant Oyster
V Perch, Ocean   Pacific Ocean Perch Sebastes alutus (RFE)  
V Jack   Pacific Moonfish Selene peruviana (RFE)  
V Manta   Pacific Manta Manta hamiltoni  
I Clam, Littleneck   Pacific Littleneck Clam Protothaca staminea Steamer/ Native Littleneck
V Herring or Sea Herring or Sild   Pacific Herring Clupea pallasii California Herring/ Easter Herring/ Seld
V Halibut (*) CFR 102.57 Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Common Halibut/ Whitesided Paltus
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V Tilefish   Pacific Golden-eyed Tilefish Caulolatilus affinis  
I Clam, Geoduck   Pacific Geoduck Panopea abrupta  
I Clam, Surfclam   Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii Horse Clam
V Fanfish   Pacific Fanfish Pteraclis aesticola  
V Ray, Electric   Pacific Electric Ray Torpedo californica  
V Snapper   Pacific Dog Snapper Lutjanus novemfasciatus Pacific Cubera Snapper/ Pargo Prieto/ Pargo Moreno/ Pargo Negro
V Jack   Pacific Crevalle Jack Caranx caninus (RFE)  
V Sea Bass   Pacific Creolefish Paranthias colonus  
V Cod or Alaska Cod   Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus (RFE) Alaska Cod/ Grey Cod/ True Cod/ Treska
I Scallop, Calico   Pacific Calico Scallop Argopecten ventricosus  
V Bumper   Pacific Bumper Chloroscombrus orqueta Orqueta
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Pacific Bonito Sarda chiliensis (RFE) California Bonito/ Skipjack
V Brotula or Cuskeel   Pacific Bearded Brotula Brotula clarkae  
V Barracuda   Pacific Barracuda Sphyraena argentea (RFE) California Barracuda/ Barracouta
V Shark, Angel   Pacific Angel Shark Squatina californica California Angel Shark/ Monkfish/ Northern Angel Shark
V Pabdah Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Pabdah Catfish (*) Ompok pabda  
V Bass   Ozark Bass Ambloplites constellatus  
V Toadfish   Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau Sapo/ Slimer/ Oysterfish/ Scorpion/ Opossum Toadfish
I Limpet   Owl Limpet Lottia gigantea Giant Owl Limpet
V Oscar   Oscar Astronotus ocellatus Peacock Bass/ Peacock Cichlid/ Velvet Cichlid
I Lobster, Spiny   Ornate Spiny Lobster Panulirus ornatus Painted Crayfish/ Western Crayfish
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Oriental Sweetlips Plectorhinchus vittatus  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Oriental Sweetlips Plectorhinchus orientalis  
V Sole   Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis Black Sole/ Oriental Black Sole
V Sardine   Orangespot Sardine Sardinella janeiro Spanish Sardine/ Sardinia/ Sardinha Verdadiera
V Grouper   Orange-spotted Grouper Epinephelus coioides  
V Emperor   Orange-spotted Emperor Lethrinus erythracanthus  
V Scorpionfish   Orange Scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa Largescaled Scorpionfish/ Whiskery Scorpionfish
V Roughy, Orange   Orange Roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus (RFE) Red Roughy
V Filefish   Orange Filefish Aluterus schoepfii Unicornfish/ Sunfish/ Foolfish/ Lija/ Turbot/ Hogfish
V Opaleye   Opaleye Girella nigricans Greenfish/ California Bluefish/ Mangrove Fish/ Parore
V Opah   Opah Lampris guttatus Moonfish
V Snapper   Onespot Snapper Lutjanus monostigma Kakaka/ Red Snapper/ Blackspot Mayamaya
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.136 Olympia Oyster Ostrea conchaphila  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.136 Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida  
V Rockfish   Olive Rockfish Sebastes serranoides Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Flounder   Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Bastard Halibut/ False Halibut/ Left Mouth
V Barb   Olive Barb Puntius sarana  
V Oilfish   Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus (RFE) Cocco/ Castor Oil Fish
V Sardine   Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Tamban
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Ohio Shrimp Macrobrachium ohione Freshwater Prawn
V Puffer   Oceanic Puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus  
V Tilefish   Ocean Whitefish Caulolatilus princeps (RFE) Whitefish/ Blanquillo
V Flyingfish   Ocean Two-wing Flyingfish Exocoetus obtusirostris  
V Triggerfish   Ocean Triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen Sobaco
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Ocean Shrimp Pandalus jordani  
I Clam, Hard   Ocean Quahog Arctica islandica Quahog/ Black Clam/ Hard Clam
V Ocean Pout   Ocean Pout Zoarces americanus Mutton Fish/ Conger Eel/ Mother-of-eels/ Ling
V Grouper   Oblique-banded Grouper Epinephelus radiatus  
I Scallop   Nucleus Scallop Argopecten nucleus  
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V Perch, Ocean   Norway Redfish Sebastes viviparus Rosefish/ Redfish/ Norway Haddock/ Norwegian Redfish/ Lesser Redfish
I Lobster, Norway   Norway Lobster Nephrops norvegicus Deepsea Lobster/ Norwegian Lobster
V Wolffish   Northern Wolffish Anarhichas denticulatus Bullhead Catfish/ Broadheaded Catfish/ Arctic Wolffish/ Loup de Mer
I Shrimp or Pink Shrimp   Northern Shrimp Pandalus borealis Deep Water Prawn
I Squid or Calamari   Northern Shortfin Squid Illex illecebrosus Summer Squid/ Illex Squid
V Barracuda   Northern Sennet Sphyraena borealis Picuda/ Picudilla/ Barracuda
V Searobin   Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinus Gurnard/ Robin/ Flying Fish/ Green Eye/ Carolina Robin
V Sand Lance   Northern Sand Lance Ammodytes dubius  
V Rockling   Northern Rockling Ciliata septentrionalis  
V Rockfish   Northern Rockfish Sebastes polyspinis Multispined Bass
I Clam, Razor   Northern Razor Siliqua patula Northern Razor
I Clam or Quahog   Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria Hardshell/ Littleneck
V Puffer   Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatus (RFE) Sea Squab/ Blowfish/ Swellfish/ Balloonfish/ Globefish
V Pipefish   Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus Banded Pipefish/ Green Pipefish/ Billfish
V Pike   Northern Pike Esox lucius Jack/ Snake/ Jackpike/ Jackfish/ Grass Pike
I Moonsnail   Northern Moonsnail Polinices heros  
V Kingfish   Northern Kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis Northern Whiting/ King Whiting/ Sea Mullet/ Hake/ Barba
I Mussel   Northern Horse Mussel Modiolus modiolus  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Northern Dogfish Squalus blainville  
V Anchovy   Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordax North Pacific Anchovy/ California Anchovy
I Arkshell   Noah's Ark Arca noae  
V Tilapia   Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus  (RFE) Nile Mouthbrooder
V Smelt   Night Smelt Spirinchus starksi  
V Shark   Night Shark Carcharhinus signatus  
I Clam, Wedge   New Zealand Wedge Clam Paphies ventricosa  
I Clam, Wedge   New Zealand Wedge Clam Paphies subtriangulata Tuatua/ Surfclam
I Crab, Spider   New Zealand Spider Crab Jacquinotia edwardsii  
V Flounder   New Zealand Sole Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Patikirors
I Oyster   New Zealand Rock Oyster Crassostrea glomerata Tio/ Tio Para/ T. Repe
V Flounder   New Zealand Lemon Sole Pelotretis flavilatus Karea/ Lemon Sole (New Zealand)
I Mussel   New Zealand Green Mussel Perna canaliculus Green-lipped Mussel/ Perna
I Oyster   New Zealand Dredge Oyster Tiostrea lutaria  
I Scallop   New Zealand Commercial Scallop Pecten novaezelandiae Pure/ Tipa
I Clam, Venus   New Zealand Cockle Austrovenus stutchburyi Cherrystone Clam/ Dog Cockle
V Flounder   New Zealand Brill Colistium guntheri Brill
V Flounder   New Zealand Brill Colistium nudipinnis Turbot
V Anchovy   New Jersey Anchovy Thryssa encrasicholoides  
V Grouper   Netfin Grouper Epinephelus miliaris  
I Lobster, Spiny   Natal Spiny Lobster Palinurus delagoae  
V Grouper   Nassau Grouper Epinephelus striatus Hamlet/ Cherna Criolla/ Rockfish
V Shark   Narrowtoothed Shark Carcharhinus brachyurus Bronze Whaler Shark/ Toiki/ Cooper Shark/ River Shark
V Sole   Narrowbanded Sole Aseraggodes macleayanus  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Narrow-barred Mackerel Scomberomorus commerson Seer/ Tanguigue/ Striped Seer/ Barred Mackerel/ Deirak
V Sand Perch   Namorado Sandperch Pseudopercis numida  
V Sole   Naked Sole Gymnachirus melas  
V Snapper   Mutton Snapper Lutjanus analis Muttonfish/ Pargo/ Pargo Criollo
V Hamlet, Mutton   Mutton Hamlet Alphestes afer  
V Muskellunge   Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Muscalonga/ Tiger Musky/ Musky/ Luge/ Great Pike
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Murray River Crayfish Euastacus armatus  
I Crab, Murray or Centolla   Murray Crab Lithodes murrayi Southern Stone Crab
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V Killifish   Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus Mudminnow/ Pike Minnow/ Mudfish/ Killy
V Snapper   Mullet Snapper Lutjanus aratus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Mud Spiny Lobster Panulirus polyphagus  
V Tilapia   Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (RFE) Mozambique Mouthbrooder/ African Mouthbrooder
V Bream   Mozambique Large-eye Bream Wattsia mossambica  
V Mullet   Mountain Mullet Agonostomus monticola Trucha
V Grouper   Mottled Grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Flowery Cod/ Carpet Cod/ Black Rockcod/ Rockcod
V Cusk-eel   Mottled Cusk-eel Lepophidium jeannae  
I Arkshell   Mossy Ark Arca imbricata  
V Morwong   Morwong Nemadactylus douglasii Porae
I Morwong   Morwong Nemadactylus bergi  
V Cod, Morid   Morid Cod Mora moro Goodly-eyed Cod/ Ribaldo/ Deepsea Cod/ White Cod
V Cod, Morid   Morid Cod Pseudophycis breviuscula  
V Mooneye   Mooneye Hiodon tergisus Toothed Herring/ River Whitefish
V Monkfish   Monkfish Lophius piscatorius Monk/ Anglerfish/ Goosefish/ Allmouth/ Frogfish
V Carplet or Mola   Mola Carplet Amblypharyngodon mola  
I Arkshell   Mogai Clam Anadara subcrenata  
V Grouper   Misty Grouper Epinephelus mystacinus Black Grouper
V Dory   Mirror Dory Zenopsis nebulosa Kagamidai/ Ginbatou/ Mirror Perch
V Milkfish   Milkfish Chanos chanos (RFE) Awa/ Bangos/ Bandang
I Conch   Milk Conch Strombus costatus  
I Squid or Calamari   Midsize Squid Loligo media Little Squid
V Snapper   Midnight Snapper Macolor macularis  
V Parrotfish   Midnight Parrotfish Scarus coelestinus Purple Parrotfish/ Indigo Parrotfish
V Scad   Mexican Scad Decapterus scombrinus  
V Rockfish   Mexican Rockfish Sebastes macdonaldi Coralred Rockfish
V Goatfish   Mexican Goatfish Mulloidichthys dentatus  
V Flounder   Mexican Flounder Cyclopsetta chittendeni  
I Merex   Merex Haustellum brandaris  
V Mekong Giant Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Mekong Giant Catfish (*) Pangasius gigas  
V Flounder or Whiff   Megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Sailfluke
I Mussel   Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis European Mussel
V Eel, Moray   Mediterranean Moray Muraena helena  
V Meagre   Meagre Argyrosomus regius Maigre/ Jewfish/ Salmon Bass
V Greenling   Masked Greenling Hexagrammos octogrammus Alaska Greenling/ Greenfish
V Killifish   Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentus Atlantic Killifish
I Shrimp   Marsh Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes vulgaris  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   Marron Cherax tenuimanus  
V Grenadier   Marlin-spike Nezumia bairdii Rattail/ Grenadier
V Eel, Conger   Margintail Conger Paraconger caudilimbatus  
V Flyingfish   Margined Flyingfish Cheilopogon cyanopterus  
V Grunt or Margate   Margate Haemulon album Margaret Grunt/ Bream/ Sailors Choice
V Puffer   Marbled Puffer Sphoeroides dorsalis  
V Grouper   Marbled Grouper Dermatolepis inermis None
V Cod   Maori Cod Paranotothenia magellanica  
V Eel, Conger   Manytooth Conger Conger triporiceps  
V Tilapia   Mango Tilapia Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Galilee Mouthbrooder/ St. Peter's Fish
V Snapper   Malabar Snapper Lutjanus malabaricus Scarlet Seaperch/ Red Bream/ Malabar Red Snapper/ Malabar Blood Snapper
V Grouper   Malabar Grouper Epinephelus malabaricus  
V Snapper   Mahogany Snapper Lutjanus mahogoni Ojanco
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V Morwong   Magpie Morwong Goniistius gibbosus  
I Squid or Calamari   Magistrate Armhook Squid Berryteuthis magister Red Squid/ Schoolmaster Armhook Squid/ Loligo Pealei
V Porgy or Sea Bream   Madai Pagrus major Red Seabream/ Red Porgy
V Scad   Mackerel Scad Decapterus macarellus Antonino/ Ocean Robin
V Icefish   Mackerel Icefish Champsocephalus gunnari  
V Ladyfish   Machete Elops affinis  
V Searobin   Lumpfish Searobin Prionotus stephanophrys  
V Lumpfish   Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus Lumpsucker/ Lump/ Henfish/ Sea Owl/ Paddle/ Sea Hen
V Drummer   Lowfinned Drummer Kyphosus vaigiensis Brass Bream/ Quili/ Pilotfish
V Louvar   Louvar Luvarus imperialis  
V Jack   Lookdown Selene vomer Atlantic Lookdown/ Moonfish/ Horsehead/ Dollarfish
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Longtail Tuna Thunnus tonggol Bluefin Tuna/ Northern Bluefin Tuna/ Bonito
V Thornyhead   Longspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus altivelis Longspine Channel Rockfish/ Spinycheek Rockfish
V Squirrelfish   Longspine Squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus  
V Porgy   Longspine Porgy Stenotomus caprinus  
V Chimaera   Longnosed Chimera Harriotta raleighana Ratfish/ Azumaginzame
V Skate   Longnose Skate Raja rhina  
V Puffer   Longnose Puffer Sphoeroides lobatus  
V Gar   Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus Gar Pike/ Garfish/ Billfish/ Ohio Gar
V Flounder   Longjawed Flounder Chascanopsetta crumenalis  
V Cisco or Chub   Longjaw Cisco Coregonus alpenae Chub
V Flounder or Dab   Longhead Dab Limanda proboscidea Snout Sole/ Longsnouted Flounder
V Tilapia   Longfin Tilapia Oreochromis macrochir  Greenhead Bream/ Greenhead Tilapia
I Squid or Calamari   Longfin Squid Loligo pealeii Winter Squid/ Boston Squid/ Longfin Inshore Squid
V Smelt   Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys Sacramento Smelt
V Shark, Mako   Longfin Mako Shark Isurus paucus  
V Hake   Longfin Hake Phycis chesteri  
V Longfin Codling or Morid Cod   Longfin Codling Laemonema longipes  
V Armorhead   Longfin Armorhead Pseudopentaceros wheeleri   
V Armorhead   Longfin Armorhead Pseudopentaceros richardsoni Southern Boarfish/ Southern Boarfish/ Boarfish
V Spearfish   Longbill Spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri  
V Bream   Long-spined Red Bream Argyrops spinifer Redfin/ King Soldierbream/ Longspined Snapper
V Eel   Long-finned Eel Anguilla dieffenbachii Yellow Eel/ Silver Eel/ Kuwharuwharu
V Long Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Long Whiskered Catfish (*) Sperata aor  
I Lobsterette   Lobsterette Metanephrops thomsoni  
I Lobsterette or Baby Lobster or Scampi or Deep Sea Lobster or Bay Prawn   Lobsterette Metanephrops challengeri  
V Lizardfish   Lizardfish Saurida elongata  
V Mullet   Liza Mugil liza Blueback Mullet/ Lebranche Mullet/ Fantail Mullet/ Striped Mullet
V Skate   Little Skate Leucoraja erinacea  
I Crab, Lithodes   Lithodes Crab Neolithodes brodiei King Crab/ Stone Crab
V Lingcod   Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus (RFE) Cultus Cod/ Blue Cod/ Buffalo Cod/ Ling
V Ling   Ling Molva molva European Ling/ Ling Cod/ Molva/ Sea Pike/ Drizzie
I Scallop   Lined Scallop Argopecten lineolaris  
I Limpet   Limpet Patella caerulea  
I Limpet   Limpet Cellana denticulata  
V Weever   Lesser Weever Echiichthys vipera  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Lesser Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula Small Spotted Catshark/ Common Dogfish/ Rock Salmon
V Smelt   Lesser Silver Smelt Argentina sphyraena Argentine/ Siilsmelt/ Glassauge/ Stromsild/ European Argentine
V Ray, Electric   Lesser Electric Ray Narcine brasiliensis  
V Amberjack   Lesser Amberjack Seriola fasciata Madregal/ Bonito
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V Shark   Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata Catshark
V Grouper   Leopard Coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus  
V Sole   Lemon Sole Microstomus kitt Lemon Dab/ Smear Dab
V Shark   Lemon Shark Negaprion brevirostris Yellow Shark
V Jack   Leatherjacket Oligoplites saurus Leathercoat/ Zapatero/ Runner/ Quiebra/ Sauteur
V Puffer   Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus  
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Leaping Bonito Cybiosarda elegans  
V Jobfish   Lavender Jobfish Pristipomoides sieboldii Kali Kali
V Lau-lau   Lau-lau Brachyplatystoma filamentosum  
V Grunt   Latin Grunt Haemulon steindachneri Roncador Raiado
V Flounder   Largetoothed Flounder Pseudorhombus arsius Smoothscaled Brill/ False Brill/ Bastard Halibut
V Sawfish   Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis  
V Therapon   Largerscaled Grunter Perch Therapon theraps  
V Bass   Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Black Bass/ Largemouth Osego Bass/ Chub/ Trout/ Jumper
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Large Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus stellaris Greater Spotted Dogfish/ Nursehound/ Catfish/ Huss
V Snapper   Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagris (RFE) Spot Snapper/ Redtail Snapper/ Silk Snapper
V Whitefish   Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Inland Whitefish/ Labrador White Fish/ Shad
V Perch, Nile   Lake Victoria Perch Lates niloticus Nile Perch
V Trout   Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Siscowet/ Splake/ Gray Trout/ Salmon Trout
V Sturgeon   Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens  
V Cisco or Tullibee   Lake Herring Coregonus artedi Shallow-water Cisco/ Grayback/ Erie Herring/ Tullibee
V Ladyfish   Ladyfish Elops hawaiensis Hawaiian Tarpon/ Giant Herring/ Tenpounder/ Awa Awa
V Ladyfish   Ladyfish Elops saurus Tenpounder/ Bony Fish/ Bigeye Herring/ Bonefish/ Chiro
V Perch, Ocean   Labrador Redfish Sebastes fasciatus Redfish
I Shrimp   Kuruma Prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus  
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Kumamoto Oyster Crassostrea gigas kumamoto  
I Krill   Krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica  
I Krill   Krill Thysanoessa inermis  
V Scad   Koheru Decapterus koheru Hature
V Sole   Kobe Sole Aseraggodes kobensis  
I Cockle   Knotted Cockle Cardium tuberculatum  
V Knifefish or Featherback   Knifefish Chitala chitala Clown Knifefish/ Knifefish
V Chub   Kiyi Coregonus kiyi Waterbelly/ Mooneye
V Weakfish or Bangamary   King Weakfish or Weakfish Macrodon ancylodon Pescadilla-real/ Pescadinha-real
V Mackerel, Spanish   King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Cavalla/ Cero/ Sierra
I Limpet   Keyhole Limpet Fissurella maxima  
V Anchovy   Key Anchovy Anchoa cayorum Manjua
V Kelpfish   Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus Marbled Morwong/ Hiwihiwi/ Ngakoikoi
V Rockfish   Kelp Rockfish Sebastes atrovirens Garrupa
V Greenling   Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus Rock Trout/ Sea Trout/ Boregat/ Bodieron
V Bass, Sea   Kelp Bass Paralabrax clathratus Rock Bass/ California Kelp Bass/ Cabrilla
I Crab, Korean or Crab, Kegani or Crab, Snow (*) CFR 102.50 Kegani Crab Erimacrus isenbeckii Korean Variety Crab/ Hair Crab/ Horse Crab
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Kawakawa Euthynnus affinis (RFE) Little Tunny/ Black Skipjack/ Mackerel Tuna/ Bonita
V Flounder   Kamchatka Flounder Reinhardtius evermanni Arrowtooth Halibut/ Arctic Arrowtooth/ Turbot/ Paltus
V Sturgeon   Kaluga Huso dauricus  
V Kahawai   Kahawai Arripis trutta Salmon Trout/ Australian Salmon/ Sake
I Giant Calamari   Jumbo Squid Dosidicus gigas Jumbo Flying Squid
I Crab, Jonah   Jonah Crab Cancer borealis  
V Snapper   John's Snapper Lutjanus johnii Blackspot Snapper/ Plainscaled Snapper/ Thailand Snapper/ Spotted Scale Seaperch
V Dory   John Dory Zeus faber Girtie/ St. Peter's Fish/ Peterfish
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I Shrimp   Jinga Shrimp Metapenaeus affinis Indian Brown Shrimp
V Flyingfish   Jenkins Flyingfish Cheilopogon atrisignis  
V Herring   Javan Ilisha Ilisha pristigastroides  
V Bream, Threadfin   Japanese Threadfin Bream Nemipterus japonicus Sesugo/ Melon-coat/ Longtailed Nemipterid
V Sturgeon   Japanese Sturgeon Acipenser multiscutatus  
I Lobster, Spiny   Japanese Spiny Lobster Panulirus japonicus  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Japanese Seer Scomberomorus niphonius  
V Mackerel, Jack   Japanese Scad Trachurus japonicus Aji/ Ma-aji
V Pilchard or Sardine   Japanese Pilchard Sardinops melanostictus Japanese Sardine/ True Sardine/ Spotlined Sardine
I Clam, Littleneck   Japanese Littleneck Clam Venerupis philippinarum  
V Icefish   Japanese Icefish Salangichthys microdon Whitebait/ Noodlefish/ Whitefish/ Salanx
I Lobster, Slipper   Japanese Fan Lobster Ibacus ciliatus  
V Eel   Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica Unagi
V Croaker   Japanese Croaker Argyrosomus japonicus Green Perch/ Japanese Meagre
V Anchovy   Japanese Anchovy Engraulis japonicus Halfmouthed Sardine
V Bass, Sea   Japan Sea Bass Lateolabrax japonicus Japanese Seaperch/ Seaperch/ Perch/ Common Sea Bass
V Silverside   Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensis California Blue Smelt/ California Smelt/ Pecado Del Ray
I Clam, Razor   Jackknife Clam Tagelus dombeii  
I Shrimp or Prawn   Jack-knife Prawn Haliporoides sibogae  
V Mackerel, Jack   Jack Mackerel Trachurus symmetricus Saurel/ Rough Scad/ California Horse Mackerel/ Pacific Jack Mackerel
V Mojarra   Irish Pompano Diapterus auratus Muttonfish
V Lizardfish   Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens Galliwasp/ Lagarto/ Soapfish/ Providence Whiting
V Threadfin   Indian Threadfin Leptomelanosoma indicum  
V Scad   Indian Scad Decapterus russelli Northern Mackerel Scad/ Russell's Mackerel Scad/ Mackerel Scad/ Round Scad/ Lajang Scad
V Shad   Indian River Shad Gudusia chapra  
I Shrimp   Indian Prawn Fenneropenaeus indicus  
V Potasi   Indian Potasi Pseudeutropius atherinoides  
V Herring   Indian Pellona Pellona ditchela Ditchellee/ Toothed Shad/ Chaa/ Bonjy Herring
V Flounder   Indian Ocean Flounder Psettodes erumei Queensland Halibut/ Arrowtooth Flounder/ Turbot
V Mackerel   Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta Rakegilled Mackerel/ Longjawed Mackerel/ Gurukuma
V Herring   Indian Ilisha Ilisha melastoma  
V Trout   Inconnu Stenodus leucichthys Fighting Sheefish/ Caspian Iconnu/ Sheefish
V Mackerel, Jack   Inca Scad Trachurus murphyi  
I Scallop   Iceland Scallop Chlamys islandica  
V Icefish   Icefish Gobionotothen marionensis Black Cod/ Maori Chief
I Shrimp   Humpy Shrimp Pandalus goniurus  
V Bream   Humpnose Big-eye Bream Monotaxis grandoculis  
V Wrasse   Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus  
V Whitefish   Humpback Whitefish Coregonus pidschian Siberian Whitefish/ Arctic Whitefish
V Snapper   Humpback Snapper Lutjanus gibbus Paddletail/ Hunched Snapper/ Boggel-snapper/ Humpback Red Snapper/ Mala'i/ Red Snapper
V Houndfish   Houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus Guardfish/ Garfish/ Crocodile Needlefish
V Mullet   Hospe Mullet Mugil hospes  
V Jack   Horse-eye Jack Caranx latus Jurel/ Xurel/ Yellow Jack
I Conch   Horse Conch Pleuroploca gigantea  
V Turbot   Hornyhead Turbot Pleuronichthys verticalis  
I Clam, Surfclam   Hooked Surfclam Simomactra falcata  
V Rockfish   Honeycomb Rockfish Sebastes umbrosus  
V Cowfish   Honeycomb Cowfish Acanthostracion polygonius  
V Eel, Moray   Honey Comb Moray Muraena melanotis  
V Whiting, New Zealand or Blue Hake   Hoki Macruronus novaezelandiae New Zealand Straptail/ New Zealand Whiptail/ Blue Grenadier/ Whiptail Hake/ Blue Hake
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V Hogfish   Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Common Hogfish/ Hogsnapper/ Capitan/ Perro Perro
V Sole   Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus  
I Shad or Hilsa   Hilsa Shad Tenualosa ilisha  
V Shad   Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris Hickory Jack/ Hick/ Bonejack/ Shad Herring/ Fall Herring
I Clam, Surfclam   Hen Clam Mactra sachalinensis  
I Clam, Surfclam   Hemphill Surfclam Mactromeris hemphillii  
I Lobster, Spiny   Hawaiian Spiny Lobster Panulirus marginatus Bandal Spiny Lobster
V Aholehole   Hawaiian Aholehole Kuhlia sandvicensis  
V Hatchetfish   Hatchetfish Triportheus albus  
I Clam, Surfclam   Hatchet Surfclam Simomactra dolabriformis  
V Butterfish   Harvestfish Peprilus paru Diamondfish/ Starfish
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Manyspotted Sweetlips/ Multispotted Sweetlips
V Eel, Conger   Hardtail Conger Gnathophis cinctus  
I Clam, Hardshell or Quahog   Hardshell Clam Protothaca thaca Quahog
V Roughback Whiskered Fish or Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Hardhead Sea Catfish (*) Plicofollis crossocheilos  
V Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Hardhead Catfish (*) Ariopsis felis  
I Crab, King or Hanasaki   Hanasaki Crab Paralithodes brevipes Brown Crab/ Box Crab/ Deepwater King Crab
V Halfmoon   Halfmoon Medialuna californiensis California Halfmoon/ Medialuna/ Blue Perch
V Rockfish   Halfbanded Rockfish Sebastes semicinctus  
V Haddock   Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus (RFE) Scrod Haddock
V Toadfish   Gulf Toadfish Opsanus beta  
I Crab, Stone   Gulf Stone Crab Menippe adina  
V Mackerel, Spanish   Gulf Sierra Scomberomorus concolor Monterel Spanish Mackerel/ Thazard De Monterey
V Menhaden   Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus Largescale Menhaden/ Alewife/ Shad
V Kingfish   Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis King Whiting/ Surf Whiting/ Silver Wyhiting/ Virginia Mullet
V Hake   Gulf Hake Urophycis cirrata  
V Grouper   Gulf Grouper Mycteroperca jordani Baya
V Flounder   Gulf Flounder Paralichthys albigutta  
V Croaker or Corvina   Gulf Corvina Cynoscion othonopterus Seatrout
V Grouper   Gulf Coney Epinephelus acanthistius  
V Butterfish   Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burti  
V Threadfin   Guinean Threadfin Galeoides decadactylus  
V Barracuda   Guaguanche Sphyraena guachancho Guacuanche Pelon
V Bass   Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculii  
V Grouper   Grouper Caprodon schlegelii Pinkfish/ Longfin/ Pink Maomao
V Bass, Sea   Groper Polyprion oxygeneios  
I Crab, Snow   Grooved Tanner Crab Chionoecetes tanneri Tanner Crab
I Clam, Razor or Grooved Razor   Grooved Razor Solen marginatus  
I Clam, Littleneck   Grooved Carpet Shell Venerupis decussata  
V Shark or Smoothhound   Grey Smoothhound Mustelus californicus  
V Featherback   Grey Featherback Notopterus notopterus  
V Rockfish   Greenstriped Rockfish Sebastes elongatus  
V Rockfish   Greenspotted Rockfish Sebastes chlorostictus  
I Abalone   Greenlip Abalone Haliotis laevigata  
V Greenland Turbot (*) CFR 102.57 Greenland Turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Newfoundland Turbot/ Turbot/ Blue Halibut
V Cod   Greenland Cod Gadus ogac Fjord Cod/ Pilot/ Ogac/ Uvak
I Cockle or Cockle Clam   Greenland Cockle Serripes groenlandicus  
V Butterfish   Greenbone Odax pullus New Zealand Butterfish
V Rockfish   Greenblotched Rockfish Sebastes rosenblatti  
V Mackerel, Jack   Greenback Scad Trachurus declivis Hature/ Horse Mackerel/ Scad/ Bung/ Yellowtail/ Greenback Scad
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V Flounder   Greenback Flounder Rhombosolea tapirina Karei
V Weakfish   Green Weakfish     Cynoscion virescens  
I Shrimp   Green Tiger Prawn Penaeus semisulcatus Grooved Tiger Prawn
V Sunfish   Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Bluespotted Sunfish/ Little Redeye/ Blackeyes
V Sturgeon   Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Sakhalin Sturgeon/ Saghalein Sturgeon/ Japanese Sturgeon
I Lobster, Spiny   Green Spiny Lobster Panulirus gracilis  
V Turtle   Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas  
V Jobfish   Green Jobfish Aprion virescens  
I Clam, Razor   Green Jackknife Solen viridis  
V Jack   Green Jack Caranx caballus Cocinero/ Cocinero Dorado/ Jurel/ Common Green Jack
V Parrotfish   Green Humphead Parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum  
I Abalone   Green Abalone Haliotis fulgens  
V Weever   Greater Weever Trachinus draco Pauk
V Amberjack   Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili Yellowtail/ Atlantic Amberjack/ Madregal/ Bonito
V Smelt   Great Silver Smelt Argentina silus Herring Smelt/ Atlantic Argentine
V Sculpin   Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Kalog
I Scallop   Great Scallop Pecten jacobaeus  
V Shark or Hammerhead   Great Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran  
V Barracuda   Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda (RFE) Short Barracuda/ Picuda/ Becuna/ Seapike/ Pike
V Grouper   Greasy Rockcod Epinephelus tauvina Estuary Rockcod/ Spotted River Cod/ Groper/ Cod/ Tauvino/ Tauvina Grouper
V Grouper   Graysby Cephalopholis cruentatus  
V Triggerfish   Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus Spotted Triggerfish/ Leatherjacket/ Turbot/ Cucuyo
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 Snapper   Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus (RFE) Mangrove Snapper/ Lawyer/ Cabellerote/ Pargo Prieto
V Weakfish   Gray Seatrout Cynoscion acoupa Acoupa Weakfish
V Shark   Gray Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Graceful Shark/ Longnose Blacktail Shark/ Black Shark
V Eel, Conger   Gray Conger Conger cinereus Indian Conger Eel/ Pacific White Eel/ Black Conger Eel
V Angelfish   Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatus Black Angel/ Black Angelfish/ Chirivita/ Portugaise
V Rockfish   Grass Rockfish Sebastes rastrelliger  
V Porgy   Grass Porgy Calamus arctifrons  
V Pickerel   Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus Little Pickerel/ Grass Pike
V Rockfish   Gopher Rockfish Sebastes carnatus Flesh-colored Rockcod
V Monkfish   Goosefish Lophius americanus Monktails/ Angler/ Fishing Frog/ Allmouth/ Molligut/ Abbot/ Sea-devil/ Lotte
I Barnacle   Goose Barnacle Pollicipes cornucopia  
V Goonch   Goonch Bagarius yarrelli  
V Loach   Gongota Loach Somileptus gongota  
V Grouper or Jewfish   Goliath Epinephelus itajara Giant Atlantic Jewfish/ Guasa/ Mero/ Cabrilla/ Hind
V Surgeonfish   Goldring Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus Kole/ Bristletoothed Surgeonfish/ Yelloweye Surgeonfish/ Spotted Bristletooth
V Tilefish   Goldface Tilefish Caulolatilus chrysops Blackline Tilefish/ Blanquill
V Goldeye   Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Winnipeg Goldeye/ Naccaysh/ La Quesche
V Eel, Moray   Goldentail Moray Gymnothorax miliaris  
V Jobfish   Goldeneye Jobfish Pristipomoides flavipinnis Yelloweye Opakapaka/ Silk Snapper
V Trout   Golden Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita  
V Trevally   Golden Trevally Gnathanodon speciosus  
V Sea Bream   Golden Tai Dentex tumifrons  
V Snapper   Golden Snapper Lutjanus inermis  
I Shrimp   Golden Shrimp Plesionika martia Golden Prawn
V Perch, Ocean   Golden Redfish Sebastes norvegicus (RFE) Redfish/ Rosefish/ Snapper/ Sea Perch/ Redbream
I Crab, Brown King (*) CFR 102.50 Golden King Crab Lithodes aequispinus Golden Crab
I Crab, Golden   Golden Deepsea Crab Chaceon fenneri  
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I Clam, Littleneck   Golden Carpet Shell Venerupis aureus  
V Jobfish   Goldbanded Jobfish Pristipomoides multidens  
V Fusilier   Goldband Fusilier Pterocaesio chrysozona  
V Snapper   Gold-striped Snapper Lutjanus lutjanus  
V Goatfish   Gold Saddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus  
V Shad, Gizzard   Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum Atlantic Shad/ Mud Shad/ Hickory Shad/ Lake Shad/ Sawbelly
V Bream   Gilt Headed Bream Sparus aurata  
V Whiskerfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Gillbacker Sea Catfish (*) Aspistor parkeri  
V Gilded Fish or Zungaro (*) FD&C 403(t) Gilded Catfish (*) Zungaro zungaro Amazon Catfish/ Gilded Catfish
I Lobster, Spiny   Gilchrist Spiny Lobster Palinurus gilchristi Southern Spiny Lobster
V Trout   Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae  
V Tun   Giant Tun Tonna galea  
V Jack or Trevally   Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis Lowly Trevally/ Yellowfin Trevally/ Giant Kingfish
I Shrimp   Giant Tiger Prawn Penaeus monodon Jumbo Tiger Prawn/ Black Tiger Shrimp
I Crab, Swimming   Giant Swimming Crab Callinectes toxotes  
V Stargazer   Giant Stargazer Kathetostoma giganteum Monkfish/ Bulldog/ Flathead
V Channa   Giant Snakehead Channa micropeltes  
V Eel, Snake or Keoghfish   Giant Snake Eel Ophichthus rex King Snake Eel
V Bass   Giant Sea Bass Stereolepis gigas  
I Scallop   Giant Scallop Pecten maximus  
V Grenadier   Giant Rattail Albatrossia pectoralis  
V Giant Pangasius (*) FD&C 403(t) Giant Pangasius Pangasius sanitwongsei  
V Grouper   Giant Grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus  
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii  
V Featherback   Giant Featherback Chitala lopis  
I Coquina, False   Giant False Coquina Iphigenia brasiliana Giant Coquina
V Giant Whiskered Fish or Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Giant Catfish (*) Netuma thalassinus  
V Croaker   Giant Captainfish Pseudotolithus elongatus Corb/ Niger Corb
V Boarfish   Giant Boarfish Paristiopterus labiosus Sowfish/ Common Boarfish
V Threadfin   Giant African Threadfin Polydactylus quadrifilis  
I Snail or Escargot   Giant African Snail Achatina fulica  
I Abalone   Giant Abalone Haliotis gigantea  
V Leaffish   Gangetic Leaffish Nandus nandus  
V Gangetic Ailia   Gangetic Ailia Ailia coila  
V Sprat   Ganges River Sprat Corica soborna  
V Grouper or Gag   Gag Mycteroperca microlepis Velvet Rockfish/ Small-scaled Rockfish
V Pompano or Pompanito   Gafftopsail Pompano Trachinotus rhodopus Pampanito/ Domingo/ Palometa/ Pampanillo/ Pampano Fino
V Gafftopsail Fish or Gafftopsail Whiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Gafftopsail Catfish (*) Bagre marinus  
V Sardine   Fringescale Sardinella Sardinella fimbriata Tunsoy/ Roundbodied Sardine/ Fimbriated Sardine
V Filefish   Fringed Filefish Monacanthus ciliatus  
I Clam, Venus   Frilled Venus Chione undatella  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Frigate Tuna Auxis thazard Plain Bonito/ Judeu/ Melva/ Ke Oke O/ Auxide/ Frigate Mackerel
V Drum, Freshwater   Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens Sheepshead/ Gaspergou/ Croaker/ Jewelhead/ Crocus
I Clam, Surfclam   Freshwater Clam Rangia cuneata Brackishwater Clam/ Atlantic Rangia
V Grunt   French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum Yellowstriped Grunt/ Yellow Grunt/ White Grunt
V Angelfish   French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru Paru/ Indian Flatfish/ Flatfish
V Rockfish   Freckled Rockfish Sebastes lentiginosus  
V Eel, Pike-conger   Freckled Pike-conger Hoplunnis macrura  
I Clam, Surfclam   Fragile Surfclam Mactrotoma fragilis  
V Spinefoot   Foxface Siganus vulpinus Lo Vulpinus
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V Flyingfish   Fourwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys affinis  
V Flounder or Whiff   Fourspot Scaldfish Lepidorhombus boscii Fourspot Megrim
V Flounder   Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblonga Fourspotted Fluke
V Threadfin   Fourfinger Threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum Indian Salmon/ Gurjali
V Rockling   Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius  
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Fourband Tripletail Datnioides polota Blackbanded Tripletail
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Four-banded Tripletail Datnioides pulcher  
I Squid or Calamari   Flying Squid Ommastrephes bartramii Red Ocean Squid/ Neon Flying Squid
V Flounder   Flounder Arnoglossus scapha Witch/ Megrim/ Mehue/ Hirame
I Crab, Stone   Florida Stone Crab Menippe mercenaria  
V Pompano   Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus Common Pompano/ Atlantic Pompano/ Sunfish/ Butterfish
I Lobsterette   Florida Lobsterette Nephropsis aculeata  
I Conch   Florida Fighting Conch Strombus alatus  
V Flatwhiskered Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Flatwhiskered Catfish (*) Pinirampus pirinampu Barba-chata
V Herring   Flatiron Herring Harengula thrissina  
V Sole or Flounder   Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodon Flathead Flounder/ Halibut-like Flounder
I Lobster, Slipper   Flathead Locust Lobster Thenus orientalis Flathead Lobster
V Catfish   Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris  
V Croaker   Flathead Captainfish Pseudotolithus typus  
I Clam, Surfclam   Flat Surfclam Simomactra planulata  
V Bullhead   Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus Mud Cat/ Brown Cat
V Anchovy   Flat Anchovy Anchoviella perfasciata Grubber/ Broadhead
I Abalone   Flat Abalone Haliotis walallensis  
V Rockfish   Flag Rockfish Sebastes rubrivinctus Spanish Flag
V Flounder   Fivespot Flounder Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Tama-ganzodirane/ Tama-ganzobirame
V Rockling   Fivebeard Rockling Ciliata mustela  
V Snapper   Five-lined Snapper Lutjanus quinquelineatus Blue-banded Seaperch
V Shark   Finetooth Shark Carcharhinus isodon Smoothtooth Shark
V Tripletail or Tigerfish   Finescale Tigerfish Datnioides microlepis  
V Menhaden   Finescale Menhaden Brevoortia gunteri  
V Cusk-eel   Fawn Cusk-eel Lepophidium profundorum  
V Snook   Fat Snook Centropomus parallelus Little Snook
I Clam, Surfclam   Fat Gaper Tresus capax Horse Clam
V Sole or Flounder   Fantail Sole Xystreurys liolepis  
V Mullet   Fantail Mullet Mugil gyrans  
V Eel, Moray   Fangtooth Moray Enchelycore anatina  
V Sardine   False Pilchard Harengula clupeola Cailleu/ Sardina Escamuda/ Sprat
V Scorpionfish   False Jacopever Sebastes capensis  
V Flounder   Eyed Flounder Bothus ocellatus Eyed Platefish
V Whiting   European Whiting Merlangius merlangus English Whiting/ Scotch Haddock
V Sturgeon   European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio  
I Squid or Calamari   European Squid Loligo vulgaris  
I Crab, Spider   European Spider Crab Maja squinado  
V Smelt   European Smelt Osmerus eperlanus Sparling
V Bass, Sea   European Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax Bass/ Bronzini
V Pollock   European Pollack Pollachius pollachius Lythe/ Saithe/ Dover Hake/ Grass Whiting/ Greenfish/ Margate Hake
V Plaice   European Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Sand Dab
V Pilchard or Sardine   European Pilchard Sardina pilchardus True Sardine
I Lobster   European Lobster Homarus gammarus  
V Scad   European Horse Mackerel Trachurus trachurus Rough Scad/ Saurel/ Jack Mackerel/ Japanese Horse Mackerel/ European Horse Mackerel/ Chinchard/ Common Scad/ Maasbanker
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V Whiting   European Hake Merluccius merluccius Hake
I Squid or Calamari   European Flying Squid Todarodes sagittatus  
V Flounder or Fluke   European Flounder Platichthys flesus White Fluke/ North Atlantic Flounder/ Sandberg/ Pallus
V Eel   European Eel Anguilla anguilla Common Eel/ Glass Eel/ Elver/ Yellow Eel/ Silver Eel
V Sole   European Dover Sole Solea vulgaris Common Sole/ Genuine Dover Sole
V Anchovy   European Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus  
V Perch   Eurasian Perch Perca fluviatilis European Perch
V Smelt   Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Eurachon/ Candlefish/ Oolachon/ Pacific Smelt
V Escolar or Oilfish   Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (RFE)  
I Snail or Escargot   Escargot Helix pomatia  
V Sole   English Sole Parophrys vetulus (RFE) Lemon Sole
V Snapper   Emperor Snapper Lutjanus sebae Red Emperor
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Elongate Surgeonfish Acanthurus mata  
V Hatchetfish   Elongate Hatchetfish Triportheus elongatus  
V Elephant Fish   Elephant Fish Callorhinchus milii Silver Trumpeter/ Ghost Shark
V Eelpout   Eelpout Zoarces viviparus Guffer Eel/ Viviparous Blenny
I Crab, Rock   Edible Rock Crab Cancer pagurus Devon Crab/ Common European Crab
I Oyster   Edible Oyster Ostrea edulis European Oyster
I Lobster, Rock   Eastern Spiny Lobster Jasus verreauxi Green Rock Lobster
I Oyster (*) CFR 161.130 Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Bluepoint/ American Oyster
I Shrimp   Eastern King Prawn Melicertus plebejus  
V Rockfish   Dwarf-red Rockfish Sebastes rufinanus  
V Sturgeon   Dwarf Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni Little Shovelnose Sturgeon
V Goatfish   Dwarf Goatfish Upeneus parvus  
I Squid or Calamari   Dwarf Bobtail Squid Sepiola rondeletii Lesser Cuttlefish
V Grouper   Dusty Tail Grouper Epinephelus bleekeri  
V Shark   Dusky Shark Carcharhinus obscurus Busky Shark/ Bay Shark/ Brown Shark/ Shovelnose
V Rockfish   Dusky Rockfish Sebastes ciliatus  
V Grouper   Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus  
V Anchovy   Dusky Anchovy Anchoa lyolepis Longnose Anchovy
I Crab, Dungeness   Dungeness Crab Cancer magister Market Crab
V Sole   Dover Sole Microstomus pacificus (RFE) Slime Sole/ Slippery Sole
V Mackerel   Double-lined Mackerel Grammatorcynus bilineatus Thazard-kusara/ Carite/ Cazon/ Pintado
V Gemfish   Domine Epinnula magistralis  
V Mahi-mahi   Dolphin Coryphaena hippurus (RFE) Dorado/ Common Dolphinfish
V Trout   Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma Dolly Verden Trout/ Malma Trout/ Oregon Char/ Bull Trout
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Dogtooth Tuna Gymnosarda unicolor  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Dogfish Shark Mustelus lenticulatus Rig/ Spotted Dogfish/ Lemonfish
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Dogfish Shark Mustelus antarcticus Lemonfish
V Snapper   Dog Snapper Lutjanus jocu  
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus  
I Cockle   Dock Cockle Glycymeris pilosa  
I Clam, Surfclam   Dish Surfclam Mactromeris catilliformis  
V Turbot   Diamond Turbot Pleuronichthys guttulatus Diamond Flounder
V Manta   Devil Ray Mobula hypostoma  
V Porgy   Dentex Dentex gibbosus  
V Porgy   Dentex Dentex dentex  
V Smelt   Delta Smelt Hypomesus transpacificus  
V Perch, Ocean   Deepwater Redfish Sebastes mentella Atlantic Redfish/ Deepwater Rosefish
V Flathead or Opal fish   Deepwater Flathead Platycephalus conatus  
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V Grenadier   Deepsea Whiptail Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Rattail
V Sole or Flounder   Deepsea Sole Microstomus bathybius  
V Smelt   Deepsea Smelt Glossanodon semifasciatus Japanese Argentine/ Halfbanded Argentine
I Crab, Deepsea   Deepsea Crab Paralomis granulosa Antarctic Queen Crab/ Spanish Centolla/ European Washete/ Chilean centolla/ False King Crab/ Centollon/ Scampi
V Herring, Thread   Deepbody Thread Herring Opisthonema libertate Pacific Thread Herring/ Mexican Thread Herring
V Boarfish   Deepbody Boarfish Antigonia capros  
V Anchovy   Deepbody Anchovy Anchoa compressa  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Decussate Bittersweet Glycymeris decussata  
V Rockfish   Darkblotched Rockfish Sebastes crameri Blackmouth Rockfish
V Salmon, Danube   Danube Salmon Hucho hucho  
V Flyingfish   Cuvier's Flyingfish Hirundichthys speculiger  
V Trout   Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Columbia River Trout/ Blackspotted Trout
V Cusk   Cusk Brosme brosme (RFE) Tusk/ Torsk/ European Cusk/ Brosmius/ Moonfish
V Sole or Flounder   Curlfin Sole Pleuronichthys decurrens Curlfin Turbot
V Curimbata   Curimbata Prochilodus lineatus  
V Cunner   Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus Biergall/ Perch/ Sea Perch/ Blue Perch/ Bergall/ Nipper
V Smelt   Cucumberfish Retropinna retropinna Whitebait/ Common Smelt/ Waikato/ Paraki/ Australian Smelt
V Snapper   Cubera Snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus Cuban Snapper/ Cubera
V Drum or Cubbyu   Cubbyu Pareques umbrosus  
V Snapper   Crimson Snapper Lutjanus erythropterus  
V Snapper   Crimson Snapper Pristipomoides filamentosus Opakapaka
V Jack   Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos Toro/ Cavally/ Common Jack/ Jack Runner/ Rudderfish
V Chub   Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus  
V Ray, Cownose   Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasus American Cownose/ Cowfish
V Rockfish   Cowcod Sebastes levis Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Whiskerfish (*) FD&C 403(t) Couma Sea Catfish (*) Sciades couma  
V Grunt or Cottonwick   Cottonwick Haemulon melanurum Caesar Grunt/ Jeniguana/ Comical Grunt
V Jack   Cottonmouth Jack Uraspis secunda Segundo/ Volantin
I Crab, Swimming   Cortez Swimming Crab Callinectes bellicosus  
V Coroata   Coroata Platynematichthys notatus  
V Grouper   Coral Hind Cephalopholis miniata  
V Rockfish   Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinus  
I Shrimp   Coonstriped Shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus  
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Conger conger Sea Eel/ Silver Eel/ Southern Conger/ Koiro/ Ngoio
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Conger oceanicus Sea Eel/ American Eel/ White Eel
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Conger oligoporus Puhi
V Eel, Conger   Conger Eel Bathycongrus aequoreus Puhi
V Grouper   Coney Cephalopholis fulva (RFE)  
V Shark, Thresher   Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus (RFE) Fox Shark/ Sea Fox/ Swingletail/ Whiptail Shark/ Thintail Shark
I Lobster, Spiny   Common Spiny Lobster Palinurus elephas  
V Snook   Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis Robalo/ Saltwater Pike/ Common Marine Snook
I Shrimp   Common Prawn Palaemon serratus  
V Slipmouth or Ponyfish   Common Ponyfish Leiognathus equulus  
I Periwinkle   Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea Buckie/ Whelk
V Bream   Common Pandora Pagellus erythrinus  
I Octopus   Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris Pieuvre/ Pulpo Comun
I Scallop   Common Japanese Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis Japanese Scallop
V Flounder or Dab   Common Dab Limanda limanda  
I Cockle   Common Cockle Cerastoderma edule  
I Cockle or Cockle Clam   Common Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii Heart Cockle/ Basket Cockle
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V Carp   Common Carp Cyprinus carpio European Carp/ German Carp/ Mirror Carp
V Grouper   Comet Grouper Epinephelus morrhua  
V Grouper   Comb Grouper Mycteroperca rubra Scirenga
V Snapper   Colorado Snapper Lutjanus colorado Huachinango/ Red Snapper/ Pargo Colorado
I Langostino or Lanostino Lobster   Colorado Langostino Pleuroncodes monodon Langostino Colorado
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 Cobia   Cobia Rachycentron canadum Crabeater/ Sergeantfish/ Bonito/ Cabio/ Cubby Yew
V Croaker   Cob Argyrosomus hololepidotus Kob
V Climbing Perch   Climbing Perch Anabas testudineus  
V Flyingfish   Clearwing Flyingfish Cypselurus comatus Fourwinged Flyingfish
V Skate   Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteria  
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Cinnamon River Shrimp Macrobrachium acanthurus Freshwater Prawn
V Cichlid   Cichlid Cichla orinocensis  
V Salmon, Chum or Keta (*) CFR 161.170 Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta Dog Salmon/ Calico Salmon/ Chub/ Keta Salmon
V Mackerel, Chub   Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus (RFE) Common Mackerel/ Japanese Mackerel/ Pacific Mackerel/ Spanish Mackerel
V Hind   Chocolate Hind Cephalopholis boenak  
V Chiring   Chiring Apocryptes bato  
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
I Shrimp   Chinese White Shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis  
V Sturgeon   Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis  
V Paddlefish   Chinese Paddlefish Psephurus gladius Chinese Paddlefish
V Alligator   Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis  
V Snapper   Chinamanfish Symphorus nematophorus  
V Rockfish   China Rockfish Sebastes nebulosus (RFE) Yellowspotted Rockcod
V Rockfish   Chilipepper (Fish) Sebastes goodei (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Sandperch   Chilean Sandperch Mugiloides chilensis Sea Salmon
I Oyster   Chilean Oyster Crassostrea chilensis  
V Whiting   Chilean Hake Merluccius gayi English Hake/ Hake/ Peruvian Hake/ Peruvian Whiting/ Chilean Whiting
V Corvina   Chilean Croaker Cilus gilberti  
V Grouper   Chevron Tailed Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta Mata'cle/ Flagtailed Rockcod/ Bandtailed Coralcod
V Snakehead or Channa   Chevron Snakehead Channa striata  
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 Puffer   Checkered Puffer Sphoeroides testudineus Tambor/ Globefish/ Blowfish/ Northern Puffer
V Charal   Charal Chirostoma jordani  
I Whelk   Channeled Whelk Busycotypus canaliculatus  
V Catfish   Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus (RFE) Spotted Cat/ White Cat/ Lake Catfish
V Rockfish   Chameleon Rockfish Sebastes phillipsi  
V Pickerel   Chain Pickerel Esox niger Eastern Pickerel/ Mud Pickerel/ Grass Pickerel/ Pike
V Mackerel, Spanish   Cero Scomberomorus regalis Painted Mackerel/ Kingfish/ Pintado/ Sierra/ King Mackerel
I Crab, Centolla   Centolla Crab Lithodes antarcticus  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Catshark Centrophorus squamosus  
V Catla   Catla Gibelion catla  
V Grunt or Catalina   Catalina Anisotremus taeniatus  
V Cascarudo   Cascarudo Callichthys callichthys  
V Hake   Carolina Hake Urophycis earllii  
I Clam, Surfclam   Caribbean Winged Surfclam Mactrellona alata  
I Lobster, Spiny   Caribbean Spiny Lobster Panulirus argus Crawfish/ Rock Lobster/ Bug/ Florida Lobster
I Squid or Calamari   Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea  
V Snapper   Caribbean Red Snapper Lutjanus purpureus (RFE) Southern Red Snapper
I Lobsterette   Caribbean Lobsterette Metanephrops binghami Caribbean Lobster
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V Snapper   Cardinal Snapper Pristipomoides macrophthalmus  
I Shrimp   Caramote Prawn Melicertus kerathurus  
V Croaker   Captainfish Pseudotolithus senegalensis Longneck Croaker/ Weakfish/ Capitan
V Capelin   Capelin Mallotus villosus Caplin/ Lodde/ Moiva
I Lobster, Rock   Cape Spiny Lobster Jasus lalandii Cape Rock Lobster
I Squid or Calamari   Cape Horn Squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudi South African Squid/ Chokka Squid
V Whiting or Cape Capensis   Cape Hake Merluccius capensis Stockfish/ Shallowwater Hake/ South African Hake/ Hake
V Caparari (*) FD&C 403(t) Caparari Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum Tiger Catfish/ Cabezona
V Rockfish   Canary Rockfish Sebastes pinniger (RFE) Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Orange Rockfish
V Grouper   Camouflage Grouper Epinephelus polyphekadion  
I Clam, Venus   California Venus Chione californiensis  
I Clam, Razor   California Tagelus Tagelus californianus Western Jackknife
I Clam, Surfclam   California Surfclam Mactrotoma californica  
I Lobster, Spiny   California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus  
V Skate   California Skate Raja inornata  
I California Shrimp or Bay Shrimp or Gray Shrimp   California Shrimp Crangon franciscorum  
V Sheephead   California Sheephead Semicossyphus pulcher (RFE)  
V Scorpionfish   California Scorpinfish Scorpaena guttata (RFE)  
V Needlefish   California Needlefish Strongylura exilis  
I Mussel   California Mussel Mytilus californianus  
I Squid or Calamari   California Market Squid Loligo opalescens Opalescent Inshore Squid
V   CFR 102.57 California Halibut (*) Paralichthys californicus Bastard Halibut/ Monterey Halibut
V Grunion   California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Smelt
V Flyingfish   California Flyingfish Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus Great Flyingfish
V Kingfish or Corbina   California Corbina Menticirrhus undulatus California Whiting/ Sand Sucker
I Cockle   California Cockle Clinocardium californiense  
V Surfperch   Calico Surfperch Amphistichus koelzi  
V Rockfish   Calico Rockfish Sebastes dallii  
I Clam, Calico   Calico Clam Macrocallista maculata  
V Calbasu   Calbasu Labeo calbasu  
V Grunt   Caesar Grunt Haemulon carbonarium Black Grunt/ Blacktail Grunt
V Sculpin   Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Giant Marbled Sculpin/ Marbled Sculpin
V Sole or Flounder   C-o Sole Pleuronichthys coenosus Popeye/ C-o Turbot
V Mackerel   Butterfly Mackerel Gasterochisma melampus Gastoro/ Bigscale Mackerel/ Butterfly Kingfish
V Butterfish   Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus Dollarfish/ Skipjack/ Harvesterfish/ Sheepshead
V Sole or Flounder   Butter Sole Isopsetta isolepis  
I Clam, Butter   Butter Clam Saxidomus gigantea  
V Grunt   Burro Grunt Pomadasys crocro  
V Grunt   Burrito Grunt Anisotremus interruptus Mojarron/ Sargo
V Amberjack   Buri Seriola quinqueradiata Hamachi/ Yellowtail/ Racing Tuna
V Burbot   Burbot Lota lota Eelpout/ Ling/ Freshwater Cod
V Puffer   Bullseye Puffer Sphoeroides annulatus (RFE)  
V Ray, Bullnose   Bullnose Ray Myliobatis freminvilleii  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Bullet Tuna Auxis rochei Frigate Tuna/ Plain Bonito/ Bonitou/ Melvera/ Bullet Mackerel
V Shark   Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucas Cub Shark/ Roundnose Shark/ Pigeye Shark/ Fish Shark
V Dory   Buckler Dory Zenopsis conchifera  
V Grouper   Brownspotted Rockcod Epinephelus chlorostigma Brownspotted Reefcod
V Morwong   Brownband Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis Red Moki/ Nanua/ Banded Morwong
V Trout   Brown Trout Salmo trutta Sea Trout/ Salmon Trout
I Shrimp   Brown Tiger Prawn Penaeus esculentus Common Tiger Prawn
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V Grunt or Sweetlips   Brown Sweetlips Plectorhinchus gibbosus  
V Shark or Smoothhound   Brown Smoothhound Mustelus henlei Drab Brown Smoothhound
I Shrimp   Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus  
V Rockfish   Brown Rockfish Sebastes auriculatus (RFE)  
I Shrimp, Rock   Brown Rock Shrimp Sicyonia brevirostris  
V Eel, Moray   Brown Moray Gymnothorax unicolor  
V Hassar   Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littorale  
V Bullhead or Catfish   Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus Common Bullhead/ American Catfish/ Mud Cat/ Mud Pout
V Grouper   Broomtail Grouper Mycteroperca xenarcha None
V Trout   Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis Splake/ Alsatian Charr/ Speckled Trout
V Rockfish   Bronzespotted Rockfish Sebastes gilli  
V Broadhead Clarias Fish (*) FD&C 403(t) Broadhead Catfish (*) Clarias macrocephalus  
V Eel, Moray   Broadbanded Moray Channomuraena vittata  
V Flounder   Broad Flounder Paralichthys squamilentus  
V Flounder   Brill Scophthalmus rhombus  
V Bream   Bream Abramis brama  
I Lobster, Slipper   Brazilian Slipper Lobster Scyllarides brasiliensis  
V Hake   Brazilian Hake Urophycis brasiliensis West Atlantic Forkbeard/ Squirrel Codling
V Duckbill   Brazilian Duckbill Percophis brasiliensis  
V Bowfin   Bowfin Amia calva Bowfish/ Dogfish/ Mudfish/ Grindle/ Cyprus Trout
V Bonnetmouth   Bonnetmouth Plagiogenion rubiginosum Rubyfish/ Red Perch/ Rock Salmon/ Salmon
V Bonnetmouth   Bonnetmouth Emmelichthys nitidus Red Baitfish/ Redbait/ Red Sea-haarder
V Shark or Bonnethead   Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo Bonnet Shark/ Bonnetnose Shark/ Shovelhead
V Bonefish   Bonefish Albula vulpes Ladyfish/ Tarpon/ Bananafish/ Grubber/ Macabi/ Sanducha
V Bombay Duck   Bombay Duck Harpadon nehereus Bumalo/ Bummalow
V Bream or Bogue   Bogue Boops boops  
V Boga   Boga Leporinus obtusidens  
V Rockfish   Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinis Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)/ Jack/ Merou
V Flyingfish   Bluntnose Flyingfish Prognichthys gibbifrons  
V Puffer   Blunthead Puffer Sphoeroides pachygaster  
V Snapper   Bluestriped Snapper Lutjanus kasmira Bluebanded Snapper/ Ta'ape/ Savani/ Funai/ Yellow and Blue Seaperch
V Grunt   Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurus Yellow Grunt/ Boar Grunt/ Humpback Grunt
V Goatfish   Bluespotted Goatfish Upeneichthys lineatus Red Mullet/ Ahuruhuru
V Spinefoot or Streaked Spinefoot   Bluespotted Spinefish Siganus javus (RFE)  
V Unicornfish   Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis  
V Tilefish   Blueline Tilefish Caulolatilus microps Gray Tilefish
V Bluegill   Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Sunfish/ Blue Sunfish/ Sunfish/ Roach/ Bream
V Bluefish   Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix Tailor/ Snapper
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus Albacore/ Giant Bluefin/ Northern Bluefin Tuna/ Tunny/ Oriental Tuna
V Searobin   Bluefin Searobin Chelidonichthys kumu Grondin Rouget/ Kumu/ Kumu Gurnard/ Kumukumu/ Gurnard/ Red Gurnard
V Herring or River Herring   Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis Blue Herring/ Winter Herring/ Glut Herring
V Sea Bream   Blue-lined Large-eye Bream Gymnocranius grandoculis  
V Bream   Blue-lined Large-eye Bream Gymnocranius grandoculis  
V Parrotfish   Blue-barred Parrotfish Scarus ghobban  
V Whiting, Blue   Blue Whiting Micromesistius poutassou Couch's Whiting/ Poutassou/ Putassu
V Warehou   Blue Warehou Seriolella brama Common Warehou/ Whario/ Trevalle
V Tilefish or Golden Tilefish   Blue Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps  
V Tilapia   Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus   
V Tang or Surgeonfish   Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus Blue Surgeon/ Surgeonfish/ Barbero/ Blue Doctorfish
I Crab, Swimming   Blue Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus Bluey
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V Sucker   Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus Gourd-seed Sucker/ Missouri Sucker/ Blackhorse
I Lobster, Spiny   Blue Spiny Lobster Panulirus inflatus  
I Shrimp   Blue Shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris  
V Shark   Blue Shark Prionace glauca Blue Dog/ Blue Whaler/ Blue Pointer/ Great Blue Shark
V Scad   Blue Scad Trachurus picturatus  
V Jack or Blue Runner   Blue Runner Caranx crysos Hardtail/ Hardtail Jack/ Yellow Jack/ Jack Crevalle
V Rockfish   Blue Rockfish Sebastes mystinus Black Rockfish/ Rockcod/ Priestfish
V Parrotfish   Blue Parrotfish Scarus coelerus  
I Mussel   Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Bay Mussel
V Morwong   Blue Morwong Nemadactylus carponotatus Queen Snapper
V Marlin   Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans (RFE) Sailfish/ Spikefish/ Boohoo/ Agika Prieta/ Kurokajiki
V Ling   Blue Ling Molva dypterygia Lesser Ling/ Trade Ling
I Crab, King (*) CFR 102.50 Blue King Crab Paralithodes platypus  
V Croaker   Blue Croaker Corvula batabana  
I Crab, Blue   Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus (RFE) Hardshell Crab/ Softshell Crab
V Sandperch   Blue Cod Parapercis colias Australian Cod/ New Zealand Cod
V Catfish   Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus (RFE) Bullhead/ Chuckleheaded Cat/ Mississippi Cat
V Morid Cod   Blue Antimora Antimora rostrata Longnose Mora
V Angelfish   Blue Angelfish Holacanthus bermudensis Common Angelfish/ Queen Angelfish/ Isabelita
V Snapper   Blubberlip Snapper Lutjanus rivulatus Speckled Snapper
V Flyingfish   Blotchwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon hubbsi  
V Picarel   Blotched Picarel Spicara maena  
V Snapper   Bloodred Snapper Lutjanus sanguineus Scarlet Snapper/ Saddletailed Seaperch/ Red Bream/ Red Jaw/ Humphead Snapper/ Hamrah/ Blood Snapper
V Flyingfish   Blackwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys rondeletii  
V Shark   Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus limbatus (RFE) Small Blacktip Shark/ Grey Shark/ Soupfin
V Shark   Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus Black Shark/ Blackfin Reef Shark
V Grouper   Blacktip Grouper Epinephelus fasciatus Blacktip Rockcod/ Banded Reefcod/ Sea Bass
V Snapper   Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus Flame Colored Snapper/ Toau/ Red-margined Seaperch
V Eel, Pike-conger   Blacktail Pike-conger Hoplunnis diomediana  
V Croaker   Blackspotted Croaker Protonibea diacanthus  
V Threadfin   Blackspot Threadfin Polydactylus sextarius Kupe
V Bass   Blackmouth Bass Synagrops bellus  
I Abalone   Blacklip Abalone Haliotis rubra  
V Rockfish   Blackgill Rockfish Sebastes melanostomus  
I Abalone   Blackfoot Abalone Haliotis iris Paua
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Blackfin Tuna Thunnus atlanticus  
V Snapper   Blackfin Snapper Lutjanus buccanella Boucanello/ Red Snapper
V Cusk-eel   Blackedge Cusk-eel Lepophidium brevibarbe  
V Tilapia   Blackchin Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron Blackchin Mouthbrooder/ African Sunfish/ Black Mouthbrooder
V Rosefish   Blackbelly Rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus Redfish/ Serran Imperial/ Fanegal/ Cardonniera
V Flounder or Sole   Blackback Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (RFE) Winter Flounder/ Lemon Sole/ Georges Bank Flounder
V Snapper   Black and White Snapper Macolor niger  
V Grunt or Sweetlips   Black Sweetlips Plectorhinchus nigrus Blubberlip Bream/ Black Sweetlip
V Tang   Black Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Hawaiian Surgeonfish
V Surfperch   Black Surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni Black Seaperch/ Common Surffish/ Black Surffish
V Snook   Black Snook Centropomus nigrescens Robalo Prieto
V Snapper   Black Snapper Apsilus dentatus Arnillo
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Black Skipjack Euthynnus lineatus  
V Bass, Sea   Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata Blackfish/ Rock Bass/ Black Bass/ Bluefish/ Tallywag
V Cutlassfish   Black Scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Espada Preta
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V Ruff, Black   Black Ruff Centrolophus niger Rudderfish/ Black-fish/ Boarlace
V Rockfish   Black Rockfish Sebastes melanops Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Pomfret   Black Pomfret Parastromateus niger (RFE) Black Pompano/ Sweep/ False Butterfish
V Oreo Dory or Deep Sea Dory   Black Oreo Dory Allocyttus niger  
V Marlin   Black Marlin Makaira indica Indian Spearfish/ Shirokajaki/ Spearfish/ Swordfish
V Grunt or Margate   Black Margate Anisotremus surinamensis Pompon
V Kingklip   Black Kingklip Genypterus maculatus Chacha/ Congrio Negro
V Jack   Black Jack Caranx lugubris Black Ulua/ Tarakito/ Tinosa
V Grunt   Black Grunt Haemulon bonariense Ronco Prieto
V Grouper   Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaci Rockfish/ Marbled Rockfish/ Runner/ Springer
V Gemfish   Black Gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus  
V Flounder   Black Flounder Rhombosolea retiaria Freshwater Flounder/ River Flounder
V Triggerfish   Black Durgon Melichthys niger Black Durgon/ Humuhumu Eleele
V Drum   Black Drum Pogonias cromis (RFE) Oyster Drum/ Sea Drum/ Gray Drum
V Driftfish   Black Driftfish Hyperoglyphe bythites  
V Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape   Black Dogfish Centroscyllium fabricii  
V Croaker   Black Croaker Atrobucca nibe Black Chinese Croaker/ Blackmouth Croaker
V Croaker   Black Croaker Cheilotrema saturnum  
V Crappie   Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Calico Bass/ Oswego Bass/ Strawberry Bass/ Grass Bass
V Bullhead or Catfish   Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas Small Catfish
V Buffalofish   Black Buffalofish Ictiobus niger  
I Abalone   Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii  
V Rockfish   Black & Yellow Rockfish Sebastes chrysomelas  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Bittersweet Glycymeris glycymeris  
I Bittersweet or Dogcockle   Bittersweet Glycymeris laticostata  
V Croaker or Corvina   Bigtooth Corvina Isopisthus parvipinnis Shortfin Corvina
V Goatfish   Bigscale Goatfish Pseudupeneus grandisquamis  
V Shark   Bignose Shark Carcharhinus altimus Knopp's Shark
V Sole or Flounder   Bigmouth Sole Hippoglossina stomata  
V Buffalofish   Bigmouth Buffalofish Ictiobus cyprinellus Redmouth Buffalofish/ Largemouth Buffalofish
V Alfonsino   Bight Redfish Centroberyx gerrardi  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Big Eye/ Ahi-b
V Trevally   Bigeye Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus Six-banded Trevally/ Pake Ulua/ Great Trevally
V Shark, Thresher   Bigeye Thresher Shark Alopias superciliosus Bigeye
I Squid or Calamari   Bigeye Squid Loligo ocula  
V Scad   Bigeye Scad Selar crumenophthalmus Goggle Eye/ Cigarfish/ Goggle Eye Jack/ Chicharro
V Herring   Bigeye Ilisha Ilisha megaloptera Phansa
V Cardinalfish   Bigeye Cardinalfish Epigonus telescopus  
V Bigeye   Bigeye Priacanthus arenatus Common Bigeye/ Catalufa/ Blear-eye/ Glass-eye
I Shrimp, Freshwater   Bigclaw River Shrimp Macrobrachium carcinus Freshwater Prawn
V Skate   Big Skate Raja binoculata  
V Parrotfish   Bicolor Parrotfish Cetoscarus bicolor  
V Sturgeon   Bester Huso huso (fem) x Acipenser ruthenus (male) Hybrid Sturgeon
V Chub   Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectator Spotted Bermuda Chub/ Striped Rudderfish/ Chopa
V Wolffish   Bering Wolffish Anarhichas orientalis Loup de Mer
V Flounder   Bering Flounder Hippoglossoides robustus  
I Clam, Bentnose   Bentnose Macoma Macoma nasuta  
I Clam, Surfclam   Bent Surfclam Mactrotoma nasuta  
I Beni-zuwai Crab   Beni-zuwai Crab Chionoecetes japonicus Beni-zuwai Crab
V Bengal Loach   Bengal Loach Botia dario  
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V Sturgeon   Beluga Huso huso Great Sturgeon/ Hausen/ Beluga/ Giant Beluga
I Mussel   Bearded Horse Mussel Modiolus barbatus  
V Brotula or Cuskeel   Bearded Brotula Brotula barbata  
I Scallop or Bay Scallop   Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians  
V Anchovy   Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli Common Anchovy/ Whitebait
V Bata   Bata Labeo bata Gootellah/ Bango/ Tohirri
V Ray, Bat   Bat Ray Myliobatis californica  
V Trumpeter   Bastard Trumpeter Latridopsis ciliaris Blue Moki/ Moki Trumpeter/ Moki
V Shark   Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus  
V Driftfish   Barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformis  
V Surfperch   Barred Surfperch Amphistichus argenteus Surffish
V Sorubim or Pintado   Barred Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum  
V Bass, Sea   Barred Sand Bass Paralabrax nebulifer California Sand Bass/ Sand Bass/ Johnny Verde/ Kelp Bass
V Grunt   Barred Grunt Conodon nobilis  
V Barramundi   Barramundi Perch Lates calcarifer Giant Perch/ Palmer/ Cockup/ Bekti/ Nairfish/ Silver Barramundi/ Asian Seabass
V Skate   Barndoor Skate Dipturus laevis  
V Jack   Bar Jack Carangoides ruber Carrang/ Little Skipjack/ Green Jack/ Cibi/ Carbonero/ Skipjack
V Bass, Sea   Bank Sea Bass Centropristis ocyurus Gulf Sea Bass/ Tallywag
V Rockfish   Bank Rockfish Sebastes rufus Pacific Red Snapper (Cal-Wash)
V Flyingfish   Bandwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon exsiliens  
V Eel, Conger   Bandtooth Conger Ariosoma balearicum  
V Puffer   Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri  
V Grenadier   Banded whiptail Caelorinchus fasciatus  
V Amberjack   Banded Rudderfish Seriola zonata Amberjack/ Jackfish/ Banded Mackerel
V Guitarfish   Banded Guitarfish Zapteryx exasperata  
V Drum   Banded Drum Larimus fasciatus  
V Butterflyfish   Banded Butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus  
I Clam, Littleneck   Banded Carpet Shell Tapes rhomboides  
I Shrimp   Banana Prawn Fenneropenaeus merguiensis  
V Bacha   Bacha Eutropiichthys vacha  
V Smelt   Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis Sweetfish/ Ko-ayu
I Scallop   Australian Scallop Pecten meridionalis Commercial Scallop/ Southern Scallop/ Common Scallop
V Kahawai   Australian Ruff Arripis georgianus Ruff/ Tommy Rough/ Sea Herring/ Australian Herring/ Roughy
V Pilchard or Sardine   Australian Pilchard Sardinops neopilchardus Australian Sardine/ Smid/ Maray
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Australian Bonito Sarda australis  
I Abalone   Australian Abalone Haliotis australis Paua
V Rockfish   Aurora Rockfish Sebastes aurora  
V Wolffish   Atlantic Wolffish Anarhichas lupus (RFE) Wolffish/ Catfish/ Seacat/ Ocean Whitefish/ Rock Salmon/ Loup de Mer
V Torpedo   Atlantic Torpedo Torpedo nobiliana Black Electric Ray/ Dark Electric Ray/ Skate/ Crampfish
V Tomcod   Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod Frostfish/ Snig/ Tommy Cod
V Threadfin   Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus  
V Herring, Thread   Atlantic Thread Herring Opisthonema oglinum Hairy-back/ Shad-herring/ Spat/ Bristle Herring/ Sargo
I Clam, Surfclam   Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima Hen Clam/ Bar Clam/ Sea Clam
V Sturgeon   Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus American Atlantic Sturgeon/ Sea Sturgeon/ Sharpnosed Sturgeon
V Spadefish   Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber Porgy/ Moonfish/ Angelfish/ Tripletail/ Paguala
V Silverside   Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia Northern Silverside/ Dotted Silverside/ Spearling
I Seabob   Atlantic Seabob Xiphopenaeus kroyeri  
V Sculpin   Atlantic Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanus Raven/ Yellow Sculpin/ Red Sculpin/ Sea Sculpin
I Scallop   Atlantic Scallop Mimachlamys varia  
V Saury   Atlantic Saury Scomberesox saurus Needlefish/ Ocean Piper/ Skipjack/ Skipper
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I Clam, Sanguin   Atlantic Sanguin Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta  
V Salmon, Atlantic   Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar (RFE) Sea Salmon/ Kennebec/ Sebago Salmon/ Black Salmon
I Crab, Rock   Atlantic Rock Crab Cancer irroratus Sand Crab
I Clam, Razor   Atlantic Razor Siliqua costata  
V Pomfret   Atlantic Pomfret Brama brama  
V Jack   Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnis  
V Menhaden   Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus American Menhaden/ Mossbunker/ Skipjack/ Shad/ Pogy/ Bunker
V Manta   Atlantic Manta Manta birostris  
V Mackerel   Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus Common Mackerel/ Boston Mackerel/ Caballa
I Clam, Razor   Atlantic Jackknife Ensis directus  
V Herring or Sea Herring or Sild   Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus Common Herring/ Labrador Herring/ Sardine/ Sperling
V Halibut (*) CFR 102.57 Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Common Halibut
V Guitarfish   Atlantic Guitarfish Rhinobatos lentiginosus  
I Cockle   Atlantic Giant Cockle Dinocardium robustum Atlantic Cockle
I Clam, Geoduck   Atlantic Geoduck Panopea bitruncata  
V Flyingfish   Atlantic Flyingfish Cheilopogon melanurus  
V Emperor   Atlantic Emperor Lethrinus atlanticus  
V Cutlassfish   Atlantic Cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus  
V Croaker   Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus Hardhead
V Cod   Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua (RFE) Rock Cod/ Codling/ Scrod Cod
I Scallop, Calico   Atlantic Calico Scallop Argopecten gibbus  
V Bumper   Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus Little Bumper/ Casebe/ Yellowtail
I Squid or Calamari   Atlantic Brief Squid Lolliguncula brevis Western Atlantic Brief Squid/ Thumbstall Squid
V Bonito (*) CFR 102.47 Atlantic Bonito Sarda sarda Belted Bonito/ Pelamid/ Shortfinned Tunny
V Shark, Angel   Atlantic Angel Shark Squatina dumeril Angelfish/ Nurse Fish/ Monkfish/ Sand Devil
V Mackerel, Atka   Atka Mackerel Pleurogrammus monopterygius Atkafish/ Yellowfish
V Flounder, Arrowtooth   Arrowtooth Flounder Reinhardtius stomias (RFE) Arrowtooth Halibut/ Turbot/ Paltus
I Squid or Calamari   Arrow Squid Loligo plei Slender Inshore Squid
V Searobin   Armored Searobin Peristedion miniatum  
V Snook   Armed Snook Centropomus armatus  
I Arkshell   Arkshell Barbatia cancellaria  
V Sandperch   Argentinian Sandperch Pseudopercis semifasciata  
V Silverside   Argentine Silverside Odontesthes regia  
I Squid or Calamari   Argentine Shortfin Squid Illex argentinus Encornet Rouge Argentin
V Bass, Sea   Argentine Sea Bass Acanthistius brasilianus  
I Shrimp   Argentine Red Shrimp Pleoticus muelleri  
V Argentine Queenfish   Argentine Queenfish Parona signata  
V Whiting   Argentine Hake Merluccius hubbsi Southwest Atlantic Hake/ Patagonian Whiting/ Argentinian Hake/ South American Hake
I Clam, Surfclam   Arctic Surfclam Mactromeris polynyma Alaska Surfclam/ Pinkneck
V Smelt   Arctic Smelt Osmerus mordax dentex White Sea Smelt
V Grayling   Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus American Grayling/ North American Grayling
V Flounder   Arctic Flounder Pleuronectes glacialis Smoothback Flounder/ Polar Flounder
V Cod   Arctic Cod Boreogadus saida Polar Cod/ Saika
V Char   Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus Common Char/ Alpine Trout/ Alpine Char/ Sea Trout
I Crab, Swimming   Arched Swimming Crab Callinectes arcuatus  
V Herrring   Araucanian herring Clupea bentincki  
V Bluenose   Antarctic Cutlerfish Hyperoglyphe antarctica Bonita/ Stoneye/ Blue Bream
I Squid or Calamari   Angola Flying Squid Todarodes angolensis Angola/ European Flying Squid
V Monkfish   Angler Lophius litulon  
V Anchovy   Anchovy Anchoviella lepidentostole  
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V Anchovy   Anchovy Encrasicholina purpurea Nehu
V Anchovy   Anchoveta Engraulis ringens  
V Anchovy   Anchoveta Cetengraulis mysticetus  
V Sturgeon   Amur Sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii  
V Sturgeon   Amu Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon/ False Shovelnose Sturgeon/ Shovelfish
V Shad   American Shad Alosa sapidissima Atlantic Shad/ Potomac Shad/ Northern Silver Shad
V Sand Lance   American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanus  
V Plaice   American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Sea Dab/ Canadian Plaice/ Sand Dab/ Black Dab/ Sole
I Lobster   American Lobster Homarus americanus  
V Eel, Freshwater   American Eel Anguilla rostrata Common Eel/ Atlantic Eel/ Silver Eel/ Freshwater Eel
V Alligator   American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis  
V Scad   Amberstripe Scad Decapterus muroadsi Brownstriped Mackerel Scad/ Horse Scad Mackerel
V Snapper   Amarillo Snapper Lutjanus argentiventris  
V Jack   Almaco Jack Seriola rivoliana Pacific Amberjack
V Shad   Allis Shad Alosa alosa Allice Shad/ Sabago/ Mayfish
V Gar   Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula Mississippi Alligator Gar
V Flounder   Ali Flounder Samariscus triocellatus  
V Alfonsino   Alfonsino Centroberyx affinis Red Snapper/ Golden Snapper/ King Snapper
V Alfonsino   Alfonsin a Casta Beryx splendens Roadbars/ Goldeneye Perch
V Alewife or River Herring   Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus Gaspegeau/ River Herring/ Branch Herring/ Gray Herring
V Skate   Aleutian Skate Bathyraja aleutica  
V Tuna (*) CFR 161.190 Albacore Thunnus alalunga (RFE) Germon/ Longfinned Tuna/ Albecor/ T. Germo
V Skate   Alaska Skate Bathyraja parmifera  
I Clam, Razor   Alaska Razor Siliqua alta Northern Razor Clam
V Plaice   Alaska Plaice Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Yellowbellied Flounder
V Shad   Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae Ohio Shad/ Gulf Shad
V Mullet   Agugu Mullet Mugil thoburni  
V Pompano   African Pompano Alectis ciliaris Threadfin/ Threadfish/ Hairfish/ Cobblerfish/ Sunfish
V Herring   African Ilisha Ilisha africana West African Ilisha
V Snapper   African Forktail Snapper Apsilus fuscus  
V Sturgeon   Adriatic Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii  
V Frog   (True Frogs) Rana spp.  
V Puffer   (Swellfishes) Tetraodon spp.  
V Porgy   (Spottail Porgies) Diplodus spp. Silver Bream/ Spottail Pinfish/ Bream/ Sargo
V Turtle   (Softshell Turtles) Apalone spp.  
V Turtle   (Snapping Turtles) Chelydra spp.  
V Turtle   (Slider Turtles) Trachemys spp.  
V Puffer   (Sharpnosed Puffers) Canthigaster spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Sandperch   (Sand-divers) Parapercis spp. Grubfish/ Sand Smelt/ Sand Perch/ Whiting/ Blue Cod
V Sand Lance   (Sand Lances) Ammodytes spp. Sandeel
V Turtle   (Ridley Sea Turtles) Lepidochelys spp.  
V Spinefoot   (Rabbitfishes) Siganus spp.  
V Puffer   (Puffers) Lagocephalus spp. Porcupine/ Globefish/ Rabbitfish
V Puffer   (Puffers) Arothron spp. Swelltoad/ Blower/ Toadfish/ Swellbelly/ Rabbitfish/ Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer   (Puffers) Chelonodon spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Puffer or Fugu   (Puffers) Takifugu spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
V Skate   (Ocellate Skates) Raja spp. Blackbellied Skate/ Roughskinned Skate/ Swhai/ Suei
V Dace   (Mongrel Daces) Rhinichthys spp.  
V Sheatfish (*) FD&C 403(t) (Glass Catfishes) (*) Kryptopterus spp.  
V Pomfret   (Frostfishes) Lepidopus spp. Bream/ Jim Beam/ Ray's Bream/ Black Sea Bream
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I Crawfish or Crayfish   (Freshwater Crayfish) Paranephrops spp. Yabby/ New Zealand Crayfish
V Shiner   (Eastern Shiners) Notropis spp.  
V Turtle   (Diamondback Terrapins) Malaclemys spp.  
I Crawfish or Crayfish   (Crayfishes) Astacus spp.  
V Puffer   (Common Puffers) Sphoeroides spp. Porcupine/ Globefish
I Cuttlefish   (Common Cuttlefish) Sepia spp.  
These search results were generated on 02/16/2009