Species Directory

Sustainable Seafood

U.S. fisheries are among the world's largest and most sustainable. Seafood harvested from federally-managed U.S. fisheries is inherently sustainable as a result of our science-based fishery management process. This directory of seafood profiles focuses on the most common federally-managed marine species. It is not a comprehensive list of all seafood species you may encounter in the marketplace, or all the species caught or farmed in U.S. waters. Can't find a particular type of seafood? It may not be in our directory if: it is primarily harvested from state (not federal) waters, it is a freshwater species, or it is not a product of the United States.

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Region
Image	Golden Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Also Known As Golden bass, Golden snapper, Great northern tilefish, Rainbow tilefish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus Also Known As Grey triggerfish, Leatherjacket, Leatherneck, Taly	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili Also Known As Amberjack, Medregal, Coronado	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Greenland Turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Also Known As Greenland halibut, Turbot, Newfoundland turbot, Blue halibut	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska
Image	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Also Known As Scrod	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Also Known As Cavalla, Sierra	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus Also Known As Cultus cod, Blue cod, Bluefish, Green cod, Buffalo cod, Greenling, White cod	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
Image	Longfin Squid Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii Also Known As Longfin inshore squid, Loligo, Winter squid, Boston squid	Species Category Invertebrates Squid Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Longtail Red Snapper (Onaga) Etelis coruscans Also Known As Flame snapper, Longtail snapper, Red snapper, Ruby snapper, Palu-atu, Palu-loa, Palu-malau, Ulaʻula koaʻe	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Monkfish Lophius americanus Also Known As Goosefish, Monktails, Angler, Fishing frog, Allmouth, Molligut, Abbot, Sea-devil, Lotte	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	North Atlantic Albacore Tuna Thunnus alalunga Also Known As Northern albacore, Longfin tuna, Germon	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	North Atlantic Swordfish Xiphias gladius Also Known As Broadbilled swordfish, Broadbill, Espada, Emperado	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	North Pacific Swordfish Xiphias gladius Also Known As Broadbill swordfish, Espada, Emperado, A`u, Mekajiki, Shutome	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordax Also Known As Anchovy, North Pacific anchovy, California anchovy	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
Image	Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria Also Known As Quahog, Hard clam Round clam Chowder clam	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Farmed Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Ocean Quahog Arctica islandica Also Known As Clam, Quahog, Black clam, Mahogany quahog	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Opah Lampris guttatus, Lampris spp. Also Known As Moonfish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Albacore Tuna Thunnus alalunga Also Known As Albacore, Germon, Longfinned tuna, Albecor, Ahipalaha, Tombo	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Also Known As Bigeye, `Ahi, Mabachi	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans Also Known As A‘u, Kajiki, Aguja azul	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus orientalis Also Known As Northern bluefin tuna, Tuna, Bluefin tuna	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus Also Known As Cod, Alaska cod, Gray cod, True cod	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pacific 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 Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Also Known As Halibut, Alaskan halibut	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Mackerel Scomber japonicus Also Known As Chub mackerel, Spanish mackerel	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast