Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	North Atlantic Swordfish Xiphias gladius Also Known As Broadbilled swordfish, Broadbill, Espada, Emperado	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish 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	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 III	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered ESA Threatened CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	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	Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Proposed - Endangered 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 ,	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	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	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	Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus Also Known As Snapper, Genuine red snapper, American reds, Spot snapper	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Rice's Whale Balaenoptera ricei	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix I	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	Rough Cactus Coral Mycetophyllia ferox	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
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	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna lewini	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Protected Fish Sharks	ESA Endangered ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Threatened ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
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 ,	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