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Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration Species Name Species Category Protected Status Region
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Side-profile illustration of an almaco jack showing a dusky body, amber side stripes, light belly, and a dark eye-to-dorsal stripe.
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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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Right-facing reddish brown arrowtooth flounder fish with lighter, tan-colored fins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady
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Atheresthes stomias
Also Known As
Flounder, Arrowtooth halibut, Turbot, Paltus
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Side profile, left-facing illustration of Baird's beaked whale. Credit: Jack Hornady for NOAA Fisheries.
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Berardius bairdii
  • Species Category
    Whales
  • MMPA Protected
  • CITES Appendix I
  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a black abalone marine snail showing smooth blackish/blue shell and 5 to 9 flush respiratory holes.
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Haliotis cracherodii
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Abalone
  • ESA Endangered
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) in profile with arched jaws and pale body scars.
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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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Illustration of open blue mussel with NOAA Fisheries text along right side. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady
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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
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Illustration of a blue whale showing a mottled blue-gray body, broad U-shaped head, light underside, and small dorsal fin.
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Balaenoptera musculus
  • 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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Illustration of bocaccio fish with orange-brown, elongated body and distinctive long jaw that extends to or past the eye.
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Sebastes paucispinis
Also Known As
Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Groundfish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of bocaccio fish with orange-brown, elongated body and distinctive long jaw that extends to or past the eye.
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Sebastes paucispinis
Also Known As
Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Groundfish
    • Protected Fish
  • ESA Endangered
  • Region
    West Coast
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Graphic illustration of a gray bonnethead shark with a broad, smooth, spade-like head.
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Sphyrna tiburo
Also Known As
Bonnet hammerhead, Bonnet shark, Bonnetnose shark, Shovelhead
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Highly Migratory Fish
    • Sharks
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
---
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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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 I
  • SPAW Annex II
  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
  • Region
    Southeast
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a pale pink-colored California market squid with red speckles all over and big eyes. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady
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Doryteuthis (Loligo) opalescens
Also Known As
Squid, Pacific loligo squid, Opalescent inshore squid
  • Species Category
    Invertebrates
    • Squid
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
---
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a California sea lion with a dark brown body, broad foreflippers, a narrow snout, and visible ear flaps.
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Zalophus californianus
  • Species Category
    Seals & Sea Lions
  • MMPA Protected
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a canary rockfish showing an orange and yellow body with dark mottling and orange stripes across its head.
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Sebastes pinniger
Also Known As
Canaries, Canary rockcod, Rockfish
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Groundfish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a chinook salmon with blue-green back, black speckles on upper half and tail fin, silver sides, and white belly.
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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Also Known As
King salmon, Spring salmon, Tyee, Winter, Quinnat, Blackmouth
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a chinook salmon with blue-green back, black speckles on upper half and tail fin, silver sides, and white belly.
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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
    • Salmon & Steelhead
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Experimental Population
  • ESA Experimental Population
  • ESA Experimental Population
  • ESA Experimental Population
  • ESA Experimental Population
  • ESA Candidate
  • ESA Candidate
  • ESA Candidate
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a chum salmon showing a dark metallic bluish-green back with black speckles and a pale belly.
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Oncorhynchus keta
Also Known As
Salmon, Chum, Keta, Dog salmon, Calico salmon, Chub
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a chum salmon showing a dark metallic bluish-green back with black speckles and a pale belly.
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Oncorhynchus keta
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
    • Salmon & Steelhead
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a coho salmon with dark metallic blue back, silver sides, light belly, and black spots on the upper tail fin.
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Oncorhynchus kisutch
Also Known As
Salmon, Silver salmon, Medium red salmon, Hoopid salmon, White salmon
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a coho salmon with dark metallic blue back, silver sides, light belly, and black spots on the upper tail fin.
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Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
    • Salmon & Steelhead
  • ESA Endangered
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • ESA Threatened
  • Region
    West Coast
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Side-profile illustration of a common bottlenose dolphin showing a gray body, pale belly, and short thick snout.
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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 a Cuvier’s beaked whale showing its dark gray torpedo-shaped body, white scars, sloping forehead, short beak, curved mouth, and small sickle-shaped dorsal fin.
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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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Side profile Dall's porpoise illustration. Credit: Jack Hornady
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Phocoenoides dalli
  • Species Category
    Dolphins & Porpoises
  • MMPA Protected
  • CITES Appendix II
  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a Dover sole showing a right-eyed, oval flatfish with a small mouth, large eyes, and a mottled brown body.
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Microstomus pacificus
Also Known As
Sole, Slippery sole
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Alaska
  • Region
    West Coast
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Illustration of a dwarf sperm whale showing a dark gray body, square head, white false-gill marking, and small dorsal fin.
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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