Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) 13 species of New England groundfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Northeast Skate Complex Multiple species	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix I	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
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 Pout Zoarces americanus	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
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	Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Protected Fish Sharks	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
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	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 ,	Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast
Image	Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps	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	Red Grouper Epinephelus morio Also Known As Grouper, Cherna americana, Negre	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Red Hake Urophycis chuss Also Known As Ling, Squirrel hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Risso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	River Herring Alosa pseudoharengus, Alosa aestivalis	Species Category Fish		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Rough-Toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus Also Known As Thickskin shark, Brown shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Scup Stenotomus chrysops Also Known As Porgy, Maiden, Fair maid, Ironsides, Northern porgy	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Short-Beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus	Species Category Fish Sharks	CITES Appendix II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Shortfin Squid Illex illecebrosus Also Known As Illex squid, Summer squid	Species Category Invertebrates Squid Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image ,	Short-Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Endangered CITES Appendix I	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis Also Known As Whiting, Atlantic hake, New England hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast