Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
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 ,	Killer Whale Orcinus orca Also Known As Orca	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises 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	King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Also Known As Cavalla, Sierra	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Southeast
Image	Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis Also Known As Common sawfish	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Endangered - Foreign CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Foreign
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	Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus Also Known As Cultus cod, Blue cod, Bluefish, Green cod, Buffalo cod, Greenling, White cod	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region West Coast
Image	Lobed Star Coral Orbicella annularis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	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	Long-Beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus capensis	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region West Coast
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 ,	Long-Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Longman's Beaked Whale Indopacetus pacificus	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Longtail Red Snapper (Onaga) Etelis coruscans Also Known As Flame snapper, Longtail snapper, Red snapper, Ruby snapper, Palu-atu, Palu-loa, Palu-malau, Ulaʻula koaʻe	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region Pacific Islands
Image	Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Multiple species	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood		Region Pacific Islands
Image	Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	ESA Endangered - Foreign MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix I	Region Foreign
Image ,	Melon-Headed Whale Peponocephala electra	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises 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	Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix I CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Monkfish Lophius americanus Also Known As Goosefish, Monktails, Angler, Fishing frog, Allmouth, Molligut, Abbot, Sea-devil, Lotte	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Montipora australiensis Coral Montipora australiensis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened - Foreign CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex III	Region Foreign
Image	Mountainous Star Coral Orbicella faveolata	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Southeast
Image	Narrow Sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata Also Known As Knifetooth sawfish, Pointed sawfish	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Endangered - Foreign CITES Appendix I	Region Foreign
Image	Narrownose Smoothhound Shark Mustelus schmitti	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	ESA Threatened - Foreign	Region Foreign
Image	Narwhal Monodon monoceros	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region Alaska
Image	Nassau Grouper Epinephelus striatus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Reef Fish	ESA Threatened SPAW Annex III	Region Southeast
	Noah’s Giant Clam Tridacna noae	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters	ESA Proposed - Threatened CITES Appendix II	Region Pacific Islands