Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
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	Boulder Star Coral Orbicella franksi	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II SPAW Annex III	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	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
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	Clymene Dolphin Stenella clymene	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Cobia Rachycentron canadum Also Known As Crabeater, Sergeantfish, Ling, Cabio, Cubby yew, Lemonfish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Common Bottlenose Dolphin 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
Image	Cuvier's Beaked Whale 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
Image	Dwarf Seahorse Hippocampus zosterae	Species Category Fish	CITES Appendix II	Region Southeast
Image	Dwarf Sperm Whale 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
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	Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
Image ,	False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Federally Managed Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Multiple species	Species Category Fish Reef Fish		Region Southeast
Image	Fin Whale 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
Image	Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast
Image	Gag Grouper Mycteroperca microlepis Also Known As Grouper, Copper belly, Charcoal belly	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Gervais' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast