Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image ,	Melon-Headed Whale Peponocephala electra	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 Region West Coast
Image ,	Long-Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic 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	Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Threatened 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
Image	Lobed Star Coral Orbicella annularis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
Image	Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Also Known As Cavalla, Sierra	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image ,	Killer Whale Orcinus orca Also Known As Orca	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	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	Kemp's Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys kempii	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Humpback Whale 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
Image	Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast
Image	Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	MMPA Protected	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Gulf Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II	Region Southeast
Image	Green Turtle 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
Image	Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili Also Known As Amberjack, Medregal, Coronado	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus Also Known As Grey triggerfish, Leatherjacket, Leatherneck, Taly	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Golden Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Also Known As Golden bass, Golden snapper, Great northern tilefish, Rainbow tilefish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Giant Manta Ray Mobula birostris	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands 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
Image	Gag Grouper Mycteroperca microlepis Also Known As Grouper, Copper belly, Charcoal belly	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Pacific Islands 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	Federally Managed Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Multiple species	Species Category Fish Reef Fish		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