Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	ESA Threatened ESA Threatened - Foreign MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted	Region Alaska
Image	Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix II	Region Alaska
Image	Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii	Species Category Invertebrates Abalone	ESA Endangered	Region West Coast
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
	Black Teatfish Holothuria nobilis	Species Category Invertebrates Other	CITES Appendix II	Region Foreign
Image	Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Threatened - Foreign CITES Appendix II	Region Foreign
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
Image	Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus Also Known As Hard-shells (not molting), Peelers (about to molt), Busters (started to molt), Soft-shells (just molted, not yet hard), Jimmies (adult males), Sooks (adult females), She-crabs or Sallies (immature females), Sponges/Sponge crabs (females carrying eggs)	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Also Known As Edible mussel	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Farmed Seafood		Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix Also Known As Tailor, Snapper, Baby blues, Choppers, Elfs	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinis Also Known As Bocaccio, Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Bocaccio (Protected) Sebastes paucispinis Also Known As Bocaccio, Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Protected Fish	ESA Endangered	Region West Coast
Image	Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna tiburo Also Known As Bonnet hammerhead, Bonnet shark, Bonnetnose shark, Shovelhead	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast
	Boring Giant Clam Tridacna crocea	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters	ESA Proposed - Threatened CITES Appendix II	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Boulder Star Coral Orbicella franksi	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Southeast
Image	Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix I	Region Alaska
Image	Brazilian Guitarfish Rhinobatos horkelii	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Endangered - Foreign CITES Appendix II	Region Foreign
Image	Brown Rock Shrimp Sicyonia brevirostris Also Known As Rock shrimp, Florida rock shrimp	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Brown Shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus Also Known As Brownies, Green lake shrimp, Red shrimp, Redtail shrimp, Golden shrimp, Native shrimp, Summer shrimp	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus Also Known As American butterfish, Atlantic butterfish, Dollarfish, Shiner, Skipjack, Sheepshead, Harvestfish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast