Species Directory | NOAA Fisheries
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Species Directory | NOAA Fisheries
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Species Directory
All Species
Species Illustration
Species Name
Species Category
Protected Status
Region
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Acadian Redfish
Sebastes fasciatus
Also Known As
Redfish, Ocean perch, Labrador redfish
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
Acropora globiceps Coral
Acropora globiceps
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened
CITES Appendix II
Region
Pacific Islands
Image
Acropora jacquelineae Coral
Acropora jacquelineae
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora lokani Coral
Acropora lokani
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora pharaonis Coral
Acropora pharaonis
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora retusa Coral
Acropora retusa
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened
CITES Appendix II
Region
Pacific Islands
Image
Acropora rudis Coral
Acropora rudis
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora speciosa Coral
Acropora speciosa
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened
CITES Appendix II
Region
Pacific Islands
Image
Acropora tenella Coral
Acropora tenella
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Adriatic Sturgeon
Acipenser naccarii
Species Category
Fish
Protected Fish
ESA Endangered - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
African Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
Species Category
Fish
Protected Fish
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix I
Region
Foreign
Image
Alabama Shad
Alosa alabamae
Species Category
Fish
ESA Candidate
Region
Southeast
Image
Alaska Pollock
Gadus chalcogrammus
Also Known As
Pollock, Walleye pollock, Pacific pollock
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
Alaska
Image
Alaska Snow Crab
Chionoecetes opilio
Also Known As
Opilio, Opies
Species Category
Invertebrates
Crab
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
Alaska
Image
Almaco Jack
Seriola rivoliana
Also Known As
Kanpachi, Kampachi, Kahala, Hawaiian yellowtail, Songoro amberjack, Medregal, Bar jack, Hamachi, Longfin yellowtail
Species Category
Fish
Farmed Seafood
Reef Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Pacific Islands
Region
Southeast
Region
West Coast
Image
American Lobster
Homarus americanus
Also Known As
Lobster
Species Category
Invertebrates
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
American Plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Also Known As
American dab, Canadian plaice, Dab
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
Anacropora spinosa Coral
Anacropora spinosa
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Argentine Angelshark
Squatina argentina
Species Category
Fish
Protected Fish
Sharks
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Region
Foreign
Image
Arrowtooth Flounder
Atheresthes stomias
Also Known As
Flounder, Arrowtooth halibut, Turbot, Paltus
Species Category
Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
Alaska
Region
West Coast
Image
Atlantic Bigeye Tuna
Thunnus obesus
Also Known As
Tuna, Big eye, Ahi-b
Species Category
Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
Image
Atlantic Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Also Known As
Black fin shark, Blacktip whaler, Common blacktip shark, Gray shark, Requiem shark, Small blacktip shark, Spot-fin ground shark
Species Category
Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Sharks
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
Image
Atlantic Chub Mackerel
Scomber colias
Also Known As
Mackerel, Chub mackerel, Tinker mackerel
Species Category
Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Also Known As
Cod, Codling, Scrod cod, Markets, Steakers
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
Image
Atlantic Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus
Also Known As
Thresher shark, Fox shark, Sea fox, Swingletail, Whiptail shark, Thintail shark
Species Category
Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Sharks
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
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All Species
Species Illustration
Species Name
Species Category
Protected Status
Region
Image
Acadian Redfish
Sebastes fasciatus
Also Known As
Redfish, Ocean perch, Labrador redfish
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
Acropora globiceps Coral
Acropora globiceps
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened
CITES Appendix II
Region
Pacific Islands
Image
Acropora jacquelineae Coral
Acropora jacquelineae
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora lokani Coral
Acropora lokani
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora pharaonis Coral
Acropora pharaonis
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora retusa Coral
Acropora retusa
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened
CITES Appendix II
Region
Pacific Islands
Image
Acropora rudis Coral
Acropora rudis
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Acropora speciosa Coral
Acropora speciosa
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened
CITES Appendix II
Region
Pacific Islands
Image
Acropora tenella Coral
Acropora tenella
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Adriatic Sturgeon
Acipenser naccarii
Species Category
Fish
Protected Fish
ESA Endangered - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
African Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
Species Category
Fish
Protected Fish
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix I
Region
Foreign
Image
Alabama Shad
Alosa alabamae
Species Category
Fish
ESA Candidate
Region
Southeast
Image
Alaska Pollock
Gadus chalcogrammus
Also Known As
Pollock, Walleye pollock, Pacific pollock
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
Alaska
Image
Alaska Snow Crab
Chionoecetes opilio
Also Known As
Opilio, Opies
Species Category
Invertebrates
Crab
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
Alaska
Image
Almaco Jack
Seriola rivoliana
Also Known As
Kanpachi, Kampachi, Kahala, Hawaiian yellowtail, Songoro amberjack, Medregal, Bar jack, Hamachi, Longfin yellowtail
Species Category
Fish
Farmed Seafood
Reef Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Pacific Islands
Region
Southeast
Region
West Coast
Image
American Lobster
Homarus americanus
Also Known As
Lobster
Species Category
Invertebrates
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
American Plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Also Known As
American dab, Canadian plaice, Dab
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
Anacropora spinosa Coral
Anacropora spinosa
Species Category
Invertebrates
Corals
ESA Threatened - Foreign
CITES Appendix II
Region
Foreign
Image
Argentine Angelshark
Squatina argentina
Species Category
Fish
Protected Fish
Sharks
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Region
Foreign
Image
Arrowtooth Flounder
Atheresthes stomias
Also Known As
Flounder, Arrowtooth halibut, Turbot, Paltus
Species Category
Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
Alaska
Region
West Coast
Image
Atlantic Bigeye Tuna
Thunnus obesus
Also Known As
Tuna, Big eye, Ahi-b
Species Category
Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
Image
Atlantic Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Also Known As
Black fin shark, Blacktip whaler, Common blacktip shark, Gray shark, Requiem shark, Small blacktip shark, Spot-fin ground shark
Species Category
Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Sharks
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
Image
Atlantic Chub Mackerel
Scomber colias
Also Known As
Mackerel, Chub mackerel, Tinker mackerel
Species Category
Fish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Also Known As
Cod, Codling, Scrod cod, Markets, Steakers
Species Category
Fish
Groundfish
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast
Image
Atlantic Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus
Also Known As
Thresher shark, Fox shark, Sea fox, Swingletail, Whiptail shark, Thintail shark
Species Category
Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Sharks
Wild-Caught Seafood
---
Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Region
Southeast