Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	Isopora crateriformis Coral Isopora crateriformis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Green Abalone Haliotis fulgens	Species Category Invertebrates Abalone	---	Region West Coast
Image	Giant Clam (Tridacna spp.) Tridacna spp.	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters	ESA Candidate CITES Appendix II	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Giant Clam (Hippopus spp.) Hippopus spp. Also Known As Horse's hoof clam, Bear paw clam	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters	ESA Candidate CITES Appendix II	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Geoduck Panopea generosa Also Known As King Clam, Elephant Clam, Gweduck, Goeduck, Goiduck	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Farmed Seafood		Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa Coral Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa Also Known As Euphyllia paradivisa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
Image	Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Also Known As American oyster, Atlantic oyster, American cupped oyster, Virginia oyster	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Farmed Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Chambered Nautilus Nautilus pompilius	Species Category Invertebrates Other	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Caribbean Spiny Lobster Panulirus argus Also Known As Crawfish, Rock lobster, Bug, Florida lobster, Langosta espinosa	Species Category Invertebrates Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Cantharellus noumeae Coral Cantharellus noumeae	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Endangered - Foreign	Region Foreign
Image	California Market Squid Doryteuthis (Loligo) opalescens Also Known As Squid, Pacific loligo squid, Opalescent inshore squid	Species Category Invertebrates Squid Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region West Coast
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	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	Boulder Star Coral Orbicella franksi	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II SPAW Annex III	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 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
	Black Teatfish Holothuria nobilis	Species Category Invertebrates Other	CITES Appendix II	Region Foreign
Image	Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii	Species Category Invertebrates Abalone	ESA Endangered	Region West Coast
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 Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus Also Known As Scallop, Sea scallop, Giant scallop	Species Category Invertebrates Scallops Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Northern Shrimp Pandalus borealis Also Known As Pink shrimp, Salad shrimp, Coldwater shrimp, Deep water prawn	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Chaceon quinquedens	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Anacropora spinosa Coral Anacropora spinosa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened - Foreign	Region Foreign
Image	American Lobster Homarus americanus Also Known As Lobster	Species Category Invertebrates Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic