Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae	Species Category Fish	ESA Candidate	Region Southeast
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 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
Image	Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara	Species Category Fish Reef Fish	---	Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus Also Known As Herring, Sea herring, Sild, Common herring, Labrador herring, Sardine, Sperling	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus Also Known As Mackerel, Common mackerel, Boston mackerel, Caballa	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Mahi Mahi Coryphaena hippurus Also Known As Mahimahi, Dolphinfish, Dolphin, Dorado	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus Also Known As Fatback, Bunker, Pogie, Mossback	Species Category Fish	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Also Known As Newfoundland shark, Sharp-nosed shark, White shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Also Known As Mako shark, Blue pointer, Bonito shark, Atlantic mako shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Also Known As Tuna, Ocean bonito, Lesser tuna, Aku	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Also Known As Dogfish shark, Cape dogfish, Cape shark, Spring dogfish, Spiked dogfish, Grayfish, Spur dog, Piked dogfish	Species Category Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Also Known As Bass, Rockfish, Striper, Linesider	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Endangered ESA Endangered ESA Endangered ESA Endangered ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima Also Known As Surfclam, Hen clam, Bar clam, Sea clam	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri Also Known As Kingfish, Peto, Guarapucu, Ono, Thazard batard	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares Also Known As Tuna, Ahi	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaci Also Known As Grouper, Blackfin grouper, Marbled rockfish	Species Category Fish Reef Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata Also Known As Sea bass, Blackfish, Rock bass, Black bass, Tallywag	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus acronotus	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast