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RFE 8 Letter Code
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AFS Scientific Name
AFS Other Names
AFS Synonyms
FAO Scientific Name
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FAO Common Name English
FAO Common Name French
FAO Common Name Spanish
FAO Synonyms






White Marlin FDA-SL Market Name: Marlin
FDA-SL Common Name: White Marlin
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Tetrapturus albidus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: wm
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: tetralbi
Vernac. 1)  Atlantic White Marlin
Vernac. 2)  Jiki









AFS Common Name: White Marlin
AFS Sci. Name: Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1860
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Teptraturus albidus Poey, 1860
FAO Species Code: ISTIO Tetra 1
FAO Common English: Atlantic White Marlin
FAO Common French: Makaire blanc de l'Atlantique
FAO Common Spanish: Aguja blanca del Atlántico
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Tetrapturus albidus Poey,
Memorias sobre la historia natural de la isla de Cuba,
2:237-244, 258-60, pl. 151 (fig. 1), pl. 16 (figs 2-13), pl. 17 (figs 1, 5, 6-10, 11, 26) (Cuba).

FAO Synonyms: Tetrapturus lessonae Canestrini, 1861;
Makaira lessonae-Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Makaira albida-Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Lamontella albida-Smith 1956.
Striped Marlin FDA-SL Market Name: Marlin
FDA-SL Common Name: Striped Marlin
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Tetrapturus audax
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sm
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: tetrauda
Vernac. 1)  Marlinspike
Vernac. 2)  Barred Marlin
Vernac. 3)  Spearfish
Vernac. 4)  Takaketonga







AFS Common Name: Striped Marlin
AFS Sci. Name: Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887)
FAO Species Code: ISTIO Tetra 5
FAO Common English: Striped marlin
FAO Common French: Marlin rayé
FAO Common Spanish: Marlín rayado
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Histiophorus audax Philippi, 1887,
Anal.Univ.Chile, 71:35-8, pl. 8 (figs 2 to 3) (Iquique, Chile).

FAO Synonyms: Istiophorus audax-Abbott, 1899;
Tetrapturus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1901;
Tetrapturus ectenes Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Makaira grammatica Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Makaira holei Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Makaira zelandica Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Makaira audax-Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Marlina mitsukurii-Grey, 1928;
Marlina zelandica-Whitley, 1937;
Kajikia mitsukurii-Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947;
Kajikia formosana Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947;
Tetrapturus tenuirostratus Deraniyagara, 1951;
Tetrapturus acutirostratus Deraniyagara, 1952;
Makaira formosana-Matsubara, 1955;
Marlina audax-Smith, 1956;
Tetrapturus audax-Robins & de Slyba, 1961;
Makaira audax zelandica-Whitley, 1962.
Walleye Pollock FDA-SL Market Name: Pollock (Alaska Pollock)
FDA-SL Common Name: Walleye Pollock
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Theragra chalcogramma
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: wy
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: therchal
Vernac. 1)  Whiting
Vernac. 2)  Pacific Tomcod
Vernac. 3)  Pacific Pollock
Vernac. 4)  Alaska Pollock







AFS Common Name: Walleye Pollock
AFS Sci. Name: Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1814)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1811)
FAO Species Code: GADI Ther 1
FAO Common English: Alaska pollock
FAO Common French: Lieu de l'Alaska
FAO Common Spanish: Colin de Alaska
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1811;
Xoogr.Rosso-Asiat., 3:198.

FAO Synonyms: Gadus periscopus Cope, 1873;
Pollachius chalcogrammus, Jordan & Gilbert, 1881;
Gadus minor Döderlein, 1887;
Pollachius chalcogrammus fucensis Jordan & Gilbert, 1894;
Theragra fucensis, Jordan & Evermann, 1898;
Theragra chalcogramma chalcogramma natio fucensis, Svetovidov, 1948.
Albacore FDA-SL Market Name: Tuna
FDA-SL Common Name: Albacore
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Thunnus alalunga
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: al
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: thunalal
Vernac. 1)  Germon
Vernac. 2)  Longfinned Tuna
Vernac. 3)  Albecor
Vernac. 4)  T. Germo







AFS Common Name: Albacore
AFS Sci. Name: Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Thun 1
FAO Common English: Albacore
FAO Common French: Germon
FAO Common Spanish: Atún blanco
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Scomber alalunga Bonnaterre, 1788;
Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique, Ichthyologie:139 (Sardinia)

FAO Synonyms: Scomber alatunga - Gmelin, 1789;
Scomber germo Lacepède, 1800;
Orcynus germon - Cuvier, 1817;
Orcynus alalonga - Risso, 1826;
Thynnus alalonga - Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831;
Thynnus pacificus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831;
Orcynus alatunga - Gill, 1862;
Thunnus alalonga - South, 1845;
Thunnus pacificus - South, 1845;
Orcynus pacificus Cooper, 1863;
Orcynus germo - Lütken, 1880;
Germo alalonga - Jordan 1888;
Albacora alalonga - Dresslar & Fesler, 1889;
Germo alalunga - Jordan & Evermann, 1896;
Thynnus alalunga - Clarke, 1900;
Germo germon - Fowler, 1905;
Germo germo - Jordan & Seale, 1906;
Thunnus alalunga - Jordan, Tanaka, & Snyder, 1913;
Thunnus germo - Kishinouye, 1923;
Germo germon steadi Whitley, 1933.
Yellowfin Tuna FDA-SL Market Name: Tuna
FDA-SL Common Name: Yellowfin Tuna
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Thunnus albacares
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: yn
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: thunalba
Vernac. 1)  Ahi










AFS Common Name: Yellowfin Tuna
AFS Sci. Name: Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Thun 3
FAO Common English: Yellowfin tuna
FAO Common French: Albacore
FAO Common Spanish: Rabil
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Scomber albacares Bonnaterre, 1788;
Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique, Ichthyologie:140 (Jamaica).

FAO Synonyms: Scomber albacorus Lacepède, 1800;
Thynnus argentivittatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831;
Scomber sloanei Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831;
Thynnus albacora Lowe, 1839;
Thynnus macropterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844;
Thunnus argentivittatus - South, 1845;
Orcynus subulatus Poey, 1875;
Orcynus albacora - Poey, 1875,
Orcynus macropterus - Kitahara, 1897;
Germo macropterus - Jordan & Snyder, 1901;
Thunnus macropterus - Jordan, Tanaka & Snyder, 1913;
Thunnus allisoni Mowbray, 1920;
Germo argentivittatus - Nichols & Murphy, 1922;
Germo allisoni - Nichols, 1923;
Neothunnus macropters - Kishinouye, 1923;
Neothunnus catalinae Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Neothunnus albacora - Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Neothunnus itosibi Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Neothunnus albacores - Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Neothunnus allisoni - Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Kishinoella zacalles Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Semathunnus guildi Fowler, 1933;
Semathunnus itosibi - Fowler, 1933;
Neothunnus argentivittatus - Beebe & Tee-Van, 1936;
Germo albacora- Fowler, 1936;
Thunnus albacora - Toronese, 1939;
Germo itosibi - Smith, 1949;
Neothunnus albacora brevipinna Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949;
Neothunnus albacora longipinna Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949;
Neothunnus macropterus macropterus - Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949;
Neothunnus macropterus itosibi - Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949;
Neothunnus brevipinna - Postel, 1950;
Thunnus zacalles - Fraser-Brunner, 1950;
Thunnus albacares - Ginsburg, 1953;
Neothunnus albacares - Mather, 1954;
Thunnus albacores - Le Danois, 1954;
Neothunnus albacora macropterus - Schultz, 1960;
Thunnus albacares macropterus - Jones & Silas, 1963a;
Thunnus itosibi Jones & Silas, 1963a.
Bigeye Tuna FDA-SL Market Name: Tuna
FDA-SL Common Name: Bigeye Tuna
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Thunnus obesus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bi
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: thunobes
Vernac. 1)  Bigeye
Vernac. 2)  Ahi-B









AFS Common Name: Bigeye Tuna
AFS Sci. Name: Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Thun 5
FAO Common English: Bigeye tuna
FAO Common French: Thon obèse
FAO Common Spanish: Patudo
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Thynnus obesus Lowe, 1839;
Proc.Zool.Soc.London, 7:78 (Madeira).

FAO Synonyms: Thynnus sibi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844;
Orcynus sibi - Kitahara, 1897;
Germo sibi - Jordan & Snyder, 1901;
Thunnus sibi - Jordan & Snyder, 1901;
Thunnus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915;
Parathunnus mebachi - Kishinouye, 1923;
Parathunnus sibi - Jordan & Hubbs, 1925;
Parathunnus obesus - Jordan & Evermann, 1926;
Germo obesus - Fowler, 1936;
Thunnus obesus - Fraser-Brunner, 1950;
Neothunnus obesus - Postel, 1950;
Parathunnus obesus mebachi - Jones & Silas, 1961;
Thunnus obesus sibi - Jones & Silas, 1963a;
Thunnus obesus mebachi - Jones & Silas, 1964.
Mozambique Tilapia FDA-SL Market Name: Tilapia
FDA-SL Common Name: Mozambique Tilapia
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Tilapia mossambica
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: tm
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: tilamoss
Vernac. 1)  Mozambique Mouthbrooder
Vernac. 2)  African Mouthbrooder









AFS Common Name: Mozambique Tilapia
AFS Sci. Name: Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852)
AFS Other Names: Mozambique mouthbrooder, Java tilapia, largemouth kurper

AFS Synonyms: Oreochromis mossambicus;
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Nile Tilapia FDA-SL Market Name: Tilapia
FDA-SL Common Name: Nile Tilapia
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Tilapia nilotica
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: tn
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: tilanilo
Vernac. 1)  Nile Mouthbrooder










AFS Common Name: Nile Tilapia
AFS Sci. Name: Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: Oreochromis niloticus
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Florida Pompano FDA-SL Market Name: Pompano
FDA-SL Common Name: Florida Pompano
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Trachinotus caronlinus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: fp
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: traccaro
Vernac. 1)  Common Pompano
Vernac. 2)  Atlantic Pompano
Vernac. 3)  Sunfish
Vernac. 4)  Butterfish







AFS Common Name: Florida Pompano
AFS Sci. Name: Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Atlantic Cutlassfish FDA-SL Market Name: Cutlassfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Atlantic Cutlassfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Trichiurus lepturus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ht
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: triclept
Vernac. 1)  Hairtail
Vernac. 2)  Ribbonfish
Vernac. 3)  Scabbardfish
Vernac. 4)  Snakefish







AFS Common Name: Atlantic Cutlassfish
AFS Sci. Name: Trichiurus lepturus Linneaus, 1758
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
FAO Species Code: TRICH Trich 1
FAO Common English: Largehead Hairtail
FAO Common French: Poisson sabre commun
FAO Common Spanish: Pez sable
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758:246 (south Carolina, North America)

FAO Synonyms: Clupea haumela Forsskål, 1775;
Trichiurus lepturus japonicus Temminck and Schlegel, 1844;
Trichiurus coxii Ramsay and Ogilby, 1887;
Trichiurus nitens Garman, 1899.
Snakeskin Gourami(*) FDA-SL Market Name: Gourami(*)
FDA-SL Common Name: Snakeskin Gourami(*)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Trichogaster(*) pectoralis(*)
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: gr
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: tricpect












AFS Common Name: Snakeskin Gourami
AFS Sci. Name: Trichogaster pectoralis (Regan, 1910)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
White Hake FDA-SL Market Name: Hake
FDA-SL Common Name: White Hake
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Urophycis tenuis
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: hk
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: uroptenu
Vernac. 1)  Codling
Vernac. 2)  Squirrel Hake
Vernac. 3)  Ling
Vernac. 4)  Steakfish







AFS Common Name: White Hake
AFS Sci. Name: Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)
FAO Species Code: GADI Uroph 7
FAO Common English: White hake
FAO Common French: Merluche blanche
FAO Common Spanish: Locha banca
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus tenuis Mitchill, 1814;
Rept. in Part Fishes N.Y.:4.

FAO Synonyms: Phycis furcatus Fleming, 1828;
Phycis americanus Storer, 1858;
Phycis dekayi Kaup, 1858;
Phycis tenis Gill, 1864;
Urophycis (Emphycis) tenuis Jordan and Evermann, 1898;
Phycis borealis Saemundsson, 1913.
Swordfish FDA-SL Market Name: Swordfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Swordfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Xiphias gladius
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: xg
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: xiphglad
Vernac. 1)  Broadbilled Swordfish
Vernac. 2)  Broadbill
Vernac. 3)  Espada
Vernac. 4)  Emperado







AFS Common Name: Swordfish
AFS Sci. Name: Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
FAO Species Code: XIPH Xiph 1
FAO Common English: Swordfish
FAO Common French: Espadon
FAO Common Spanish: Pez espada
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758,
Syst.Nat., 10:248 (Habitat in Oceano Europae).

FAO Synonyms: Xiphias gladius-Bloch, 1786;
Xiphias imperator Bloch & Schneider, 1801;
Xiphias rondeletti Leach, 1818;
Phaethonichthys tuberculatus Nichols, 1923;
Xiphias estara Phillips, 1932;
Tetrapterus imperator-Rohl, 1942;
Xiphias thermaicus Serbetis, 1951;
Xiphias gladius estara-Whitley, 1964.
European John Dory FDA-SL Market Name: Dory
FDA-SL Common Name: European John Dory
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Zeus faber
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: zs
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: zeusfabe
Vernac. 1)  Girtie
Vernac. 2)  St. Peter's fish
Vernac. 3)  Peterfish
Vernac. 4)  Doorkeeper
Vernac. 5)  Galilee Fish






AFS Common Name:   N.A.
AFS Sci. Name:   N.A.
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
John Dory FDA-SL Market Name: Dory
FDA-SL Common Name: John Dory
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Zeus japonicus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: zj
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: zeusjapo












AFS Common Name:   N.A.
AFS Sci. Name:   N.A.
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   N.A.

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.

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