Seafood Products Research Center Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia |
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California Sheephead | FDA-SL Market Name: Sheephead FDA-SL Common Name: California Sheephead FDA-SL Sci. Name: Semicossyphus pulcher FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cl FDA RFE 8 Letter code: semipulc |
AFS Common Name: California Sheephead AFS Sci. Name: Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: N.A. FAO Species Code: N.A. FAO Common English: N.A. FAO Common French: N.A. FAO Common Spanish: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: N.A. FAO Synonyms: N.A. |
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Shortfin Mako Shark | FDA-SL Market Name: Shark, Mako FDA-SL Common Name: Shortfin Mako Shark FDA-SL Sci. Name: Isurus oxyrinchus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sn FDA RFE 8 Letter code: isuroxyr |
Vernac. 1) Blue Pointer Vernac. 2) Bonito Shark Vernac. 3) Atlantic Mako Shark Vernac. 4) Pacific Mako Shark |
AFS Common Name: Shortfin Mako AFS Sci. Name: Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1809 FAO Species Code: LAMN Isur 1 FAO Common English: Shortfin mako FAO Common French: Taupe beu FAO Common Spanish: Marrajo dientuso |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1809; Caratt.gen.sp.anim.pinat.Sicilia, Palermo, pt. 1:12, pl. 12, fig. 1. Holotype: Unknown. Type Locality: Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. Other Scientific Names Recently in Use: Isurus glaucus (Muller & Henle, 1839). FAO Synonyms: Isurus spallanzanii Rafinesque, 1810; Squalus (Lamna) cepedii Lesson, 1830; Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, in Agassiz, 1838; Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839; Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839; Lamna punctata Dekey, 1842 (not L. punctata Storer, 1839, = L. nasus); ? Lamna latro Owen, 1853; Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862 (not Oxyrhina daekayi Gill, 1862 = L. nasus); Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1865; Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884; Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887; Isurus mako Whitley, 1929; Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932; Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957. |
Longfin Mako Shark | FDA-SL Market Name: Shark, Mako FDA-SL Common Name: Longfin Mako Shark FDA-SL Sci. Name: Isurus paucus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ln FDA RFE 8 Letter code: isurpauc |
AFS Common Name: Longfin Mako AFS Sci. Name: Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966 AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966 FAO Species Code: LAMN Isur 2 FAO Common English: Longfin Mako FAO Common French: Petit Taupe FAO Common Spanish: Marrajo Carite |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966; Poeyana (Ser. A.), 1966 (15):3, figs 1, 2A, 3A,C. Holotype: apparently not named? Type Locality: Probably from Caribbean Sea near Cuba. FAO Synonyms: ? Lamliostoma belyaevi Glikman, 1964; Isurus alatus Garrick, 1967. |
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Schoolmaster | FDA-SL Market Name: Schoolmaster FDA-SL Common Name: Schoolmaster FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus apodus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: as FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjapod |
Vernac. 1) Caji Vernac. 2) Pargo Amarillo |
AFS Common Name: Schoolmaster AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum 1892) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum 1792) FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 14 FAO Common English: Schoolmaster Snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau dentchien FAO Common Spanish: Pargo Amarillo |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Perca apoda Walbam, 1792; Artedi Piscim:351 (Bahamas). FAO Synonyms: Sparus caxis Bloch & Schneider (1801); Bodianus striatus Bloch & Schneider (1801); Bodianus albostriatus Bloch & Schneider (1801); Bodianus fasciatus Bloch & Schneider (1801); Lutjanus acutirostris Desmarest (1823); Mesoprion cynodon Cuvier (in C. & V., 1828); Mesoprion linea Cuvier (in C. & V., 1828). |
Red Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Red Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus campechanus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: rs FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjcamp |
Vernac. 1) Caribbean Red Snapper Vernac. 2) Mexican Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Red Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1875) FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 16 FAO Common English: Northern red snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau campèche FAO Common Spanish: Pargo del Golfo |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Mesoprion campechanus Poey, 1860; Mem.Hist.Nat.Isla de Cuba, 2(49):149 (Campeche Bank; Key West). FAO Synonyms: Mesoprion campechanus Poey (1875); Lutjanus blackfordii Goode & Bean (1879). |
Gray Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Gray Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus griseus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: gs FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjgris |
Vernac. 1) Mangrove Snapper Vernac. 2) Lawyer Vernac. 3) Cabellerote Vernac. 4) Pargo Prieto |
AFS Common Name: Gray Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 18 FAO Common English: Grey snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau sarde grise FAO Common Spanish: Pargo prieto |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Labrus griseus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst.Nat., 9:283 (Bahamas). FAO Synonyms: Sparus tetracanthus Bloch (1791); Anthias caballerote Bloch & Schneider (1801); Bodianus vivanet Lacepède (1803); Lobotes emarginatus Baird & Girard (1855); Lutjanus stearnsi Goode & Bean (1879). |
Malabar Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Malabar Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus malabaricus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ms FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjmala |
Vernac. 1) Scarlet Seaperch Vernac. 2) Red Bream Vernac. 3) Malabar Red Snapper Vernac. 4) Malabar Blood Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Malabar Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus malabaricus Schneider, 1801 AFS Other Names: Malabar blood snapper AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus malabaricus Schneider, 1801 FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 10 FAO Common English: Malabar bood snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau malabar FAO Common Spanish: Pargo malabárico |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Sparus malabaricus Schneider (in Bloch & Schneider), 1801; Syst.Ichth.:278 (Coromandel). FAO Synonyms: Mesoprion dodecacanthus Bleeker (1853). |
Pacific Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus peru FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ps FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjperu |
Vernac. 1) Pacific Red Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Pacific Red Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy, 1922) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: R. H. Rosenblatt (pers. comm.) notes that a specimen from southern California is in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography collection and that a note on its occurrence is in preparation. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy, 1922) FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 61 FAO Common English: Pacific red snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau garance FAO Common Spanish: Pargo gringo |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Neomaenis peru Nichols & Murphy, 1922; Bull.Amer.Mus.Nat.Hist., 46(9):508 (Lobos de Tierra, Peru). FAO Synonyms: None. |
Caribbean Red Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Caribbean Red Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus purpureus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cs FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjpurp |
Vernac. 1) Southern Red Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Caribbean Red Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867 AFS Other Names: southern red snapper AFS Synonyms: W. C. Rohde (pers. comm.) notes that this species has been taken rather frequently in commercial catches from North Carolina and South Carolina, all from depths less than 200m. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867 FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 21 FAO Common English: Southern red snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau rouge FAO Common Spanish: Pargo colorado |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867; Rep.Fisico-nat.Isla de Cuba, 2:157 (Cuba). FAO Synonyms: None. |
Lane Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Lane Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus synagris FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ls FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjsyna |
Vernac. 1) Spot Snapper Vernac. 2) Redtail Snapper Vernac. 3) Silk Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Lane Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 22 FAO Common English: Lane snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau gazou FAO Common Spanish: Pargo bajaiba |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758; Syst.Nat., 10:280 (Bahamas). FAO Synonyms: Sparus vermicularis Bloch & Schneider (1801); Lutjanus abrieti Desmarest (1823); Mesoprion uninotatus Cuvier (in C. & V., 1828); ? Lutjanus brachypterus Cope (1871); Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & Marsh (1900). |
Silk Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Silk Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus vivanus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ss FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjviva |
Vernac. 1) West Indian Snapper Vernac. 2) Day Snapper Vernac. 3) Longfin Red Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Silk Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1829) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828) FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 23 FAO Common English: Silk snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau soie FAO Common Spanish: Pargo de lo alto |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Mesoporion vivanus Cuvier (in C. & V.), 1828; Hist.Nat.Poiss., 2:454 (Martinique). FAO Synonyms: Mesoprion profundus Poey (1860); Lutjanus torridus Cope (1871). |
Yellowtail Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Yellowtail Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Ocyurus chrysurus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ys FDA RFE 8 Letter code: ocyuchry |
Vernac. 1) Palu-I'Usama |
AFS Common Name: Yellowtail Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) FAO Species Code: LUT Ocyur 1 FAO Common English: Yellowtail snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau queue jaune FAO Common Spanish: Rabirubia |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Sparus chrysurus Bloch, 1790; Ichth., Pl. 262 (Brazil). FAO Synonyms: Anthias rabirubia Bloch & Schneider (1801); Sparus semiluna Lacepède (1801); Mesoprion aurovittatus Agassiz (1829); Ocyurus rijgersmoei Cope (1871); Lutjanus melanurus Jordan & Gilbert (1883). |
Vermillion Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Vermillion Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Rhomboplites aurorubens FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: vs FDA RFE 8 Letter code: rhomauro |
Vernac. 1) Beeliner Vernac. 2) Clubhead Snapper Vernac. 3) Night Snapper |
AFS Common Name: Vermillion Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier, 1829) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier, 1829) FAO Species Code: LUT Rhomb 1 FAO Common English: Vermilion snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau ti-yeux FAO Common Spanish: Pargo cunaro |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Centropristis aurorubens Cuvier (in C. & V., 1829); Hist.Nat.Poiss., 3:45 (Brazil). FAO Synonyms: Mesoprion elegans Poey (1860); Aprion ariommus Jordan & Gilbert (1883). |
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Ocean Whitefish | FDA-SL Market Name: Tilefish FDA-SL Common Name: Ocean Whitefish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Caulolatilus princeps FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ow FDA RFE 8 Letter code: caulprin |
Vernac. 1) Whitefish Vernac. 2) Blanquil |
AFS Common Name: Ocean Whitefish AFS Sci. Name: Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1842) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: N.A. FAO Species Code: N.A. FAO Common English: N.A. FAO Common French: N.A. FAO Common Spanish: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: N.A. FAO Synonyms: N.A. |
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Patagonian Toothfish | FDA-SL Market Name: Patagonian Toothfish FDA-SL Common Name: Patagonian Toothfish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Dissostichus eleginoides FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pn FDA RFE 8 Letter code: disseleg |
Vernac. 1) Antartic Cod Vernac. 2) Icefish |
AFS Common Name: Patagonian Toothfish AFS Sci. Name: Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: N.A. FAO Species Code: N.A. FAO Common English: N.A. FAO Common French: N.A. FAO Common Spanish: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: N.A. FAO Synonyms: N.A. |
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Black Oreo Dory | FDA-SL Market Name: Oreo Dory FDA-SL Common Name: Black Oreo Dory FDA-SL Sci. Name: Allocyttus niger FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: od FDA RFE 8 Letter code: allonige |
AFS Common Name: N.A. AFS Sci. Name: N.A. AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: N.A. FAO Species Code: N.A. FAO Common English: N.A. FAO Common French: N.A. FAO Common Spanish: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: N.A. FAO Synonyms: N.A. | |
Smooth Oreo Dory | FDA-SL Market Name: Oreo Dory FDA-SL Common Name: Smooth Oreo Dory FDA-SL Sci. Name: Pseudocyttus maculatus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: so FDA RFE 8 Letter code: pseumacu |
Vernac. 1) Smooth Oreo Vernac. 2) Small-Spined Oreo |
AFS Common Name: N.A. AFS Sci. Name: N.A. AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: N.A. FAO Species Code: N.A. FAO Common English: N.A. FAO Common French: N.A. FAO Common Spanish: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: N.A. FAO Synonyms: N.A. |