Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	White Shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Also Known As Northern white shrimp, Gray shrimp, Lake shrimp, Green shrimp, Common shrimp, Daytona shrimp, Southern shrimp	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
Image	Rough Cactus Coral Mycetophyllia ferox	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
Image	Queen Conch Aliger gigas Also Known As Strombus gigas, Lobatus gigas, Conch, Pink conch, Carrucho, Caracol reina	Species Category Invertebrates Protected Invertebrate Wild-Caught Seafood	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
Image	Pink Shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum Also Known As Spotted shrimp, Hopper, Pink spotted shrimp, Brown spotted shrimp, Grooved shrimp, Green shrimp, Pink night shrimp, Red shrimp, Skipper, Pushed shrimp	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Proposed - Endangered ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	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	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	Mountainous Star Coral Orbicella faveolata	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
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	Lobed Star Coral Orbicella annularis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
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	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	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
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