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Species Illustration Species Name Species Category Protected Status Region
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Acropora globiceps
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Acropora globiceps
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Corals
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex III
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Acropora retusa
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Corals
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex III
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Acropora speciosa
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Corals
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex III
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Side-profile illustration of an almaco jack fish with dusky color and light amber/olive stripes down the side. Upper body and lower fins are darker colored and underbelly is much ligher. A dark stripe runs from the mouth through the eyes and towards the dorsal fin.
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Seriola rivoliana
Also Known As
Kanpachi, Kampachi, Kahala, Hawaiian yellowtail, Songoro amberjack, Medregal, Bar jack, Hamachi, Longfin yellowtail
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Farmed Seafood
    • Reef Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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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
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Side-profile illustration of a blue whale with a molted blue-gray color and long body.
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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
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Tridacna crocea
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Clams, Mussels, Oysters
  • ESA Proposed - Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Left-facing illustration of dark, sleek Bryde's whale with white underside.
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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
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Nautilus pompilius
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Other
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Tursiops truncatus
  • Species Category
    Dolphins & Porpoises
  • MMPA Protected
  • MMPA Depleted
  • MMPA Depleted
  • MMPA Depleted
  • MMPA Depleted
  • MMPA Depleted
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of pink snapper also known as opakapaka.
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Pristipomoides filamentosus
Also Known As
Hawaiian pink snapper
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Ziphius cavirostris
  • Species Category
    Whales
  • MMPA Protected
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Kogia sima
  • Species Category
    Whales
  • MMPA Protected
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Profile drawing of False Killer Whale
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Pseudorca crassidens
  • Species Category
    Dolphins & Porpoises
  • Species Category
    Whales
  • ESA Endangered
  • MMPA Protected
  • MMPA Depleted
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Fimbiraphyllia Paradivisa coral illustration. Credit: Jack Hornady
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Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa
Also Known As
Euphyllia paradivisa
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Corals
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex III
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Illustration of fin whale.
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Balaenoptera physalus
  • 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
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Tridacna squamosa
Also Known As
Scaly Giant Clam
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Clams, Mussels, Oysters
  • ESA Proposed - Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Lagenodelphis hosei
  • Species Category
    Dolphins & Porpoises
  • MMPA Protected
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
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Mobula birostris
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
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Left-facing illustration of a green turtle with small head and a green shell that has black and brown markings.
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Chelonia mydas
  • Species Category
    Sea Turtles
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Endangered - Foreign
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened - Foreign
  • ESA Threatened - Foreign
  • ESA Threatened - Foreign
  • ESA Threatened - Foreign
  • CITES Appendix I
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a Hawaiian monk seal with a silvery coat and large black eyes.
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Neomonachus schauinslandi
  • Species Category
    Seals & Sea Lions
  • ESA Endangered
  • MMPA Protected
  • MMPA Depleted
  • CITES Appendix I
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Illustration of a hawksbill turtle with a serrated shell of amber, orange, red, yellow, black, and brown and a narrow, pointed beak.
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Eretmochelys imbricata
  • Species Category
    Sea Turtles
  • ESA Endangered
  • CITES Appendix I
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
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Hippopus hippopus
Also Known As
Bear Paw Clam, Strawberry Clam
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Clams, Mussels, Oysters
  • ESA Proposed - Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Left-facing illustration of mostly black Humpback whale with white on underside and pectoral fins and distinctive hump on back.
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Megaptera novaeangliae
  • Species Category
    Whales
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Endangered - Foreign
  • ESA Endangered - Foreign
  • ESA Threatened
  • MMPA Protected
  • MMPA Depleted
  • MMPA Depleted
  • MMPA Depleted
  • CITES Appendix I
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Isopora crateriformis
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Corals
  • ESA Threatened
  • CITES Appendix II
  • SPAW Annex III
  • Region
    Pacific Islands