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| RFE Link | FDA - SL Market Name FDA - SL Common Name FDA - SL Scientific Name RFE 2 Letter Code RFE 8 Letter Code | FDA - SL Vernacular Names | AFS Common Name AFS Scientific Name AFS Other Names AFS Synonyms | FAO Scientific Name FAO Species Code FAO Common Name English FAO Common Name French FAO Common Name Spanish | FAO Synonyms |
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| Black Oreo Dory | FDA-SL Market Name: Oreo Dory FDA-SL Common Name: Black Oreo Dory FDA-SL Sci. Name: Allocyttus niger FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: od FDA RFE 8 Letter code: allonige |
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. | |
| Bigeye Thresher Shark | FDA-SL Market Name: Shark, Thresher FDA-SL Common Name: Bigeye Thresher Shark FDA-SL Sci. Name: Alopias superciliosus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: by FDA RFE 8 Letter code: alopsupe |
Vernac. 1) Bigeye |
AFS Common Name: Bigeye Thresher AFS Sci. Name: Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1841) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1839) FAO Species Code: ALOP Alop 1 FAO Common English: Bigeye thresher FAO Common French: Renard á gros yeux FAO Common Spanish: Zorro ójon |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Alopecias superciliosus Lowe, 1839, Trans. Zool. Soc. London, 3(1):18. Holotype: Unknown. Type Locality: Madeira, eastern Atlantic. FAO Synonyms: Alopias profundus Nakamura, 1935. |
| Common Thresher Shark | FDA-SL Market Name: Shark, Thresher FDA-SL Common Name: Common Thresher Shark FDA-SL Sci. Name: Alopias vulpinus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ct FDA RFE 8 Letter code: alopvulp |
Vernac. 1) Fox Shark Vernac. 2) Sea Fox Vernac. 3) Swingletail Vernac. 4) Whiptail Shark Vernac. 5) Thintail Shark |
AFS Common Name: Thresher Shark AFS Sci. Name: Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) FAO Species Code: ALOP Alop 2 FAO Common English: Thresher Shark FAO Common French: Renard FAO Common Spanish: Zorro |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788, Tabl.Encyclop.Method., Trois.Reg.Nat., Ichthyol., Paris, 9. Holotype: Unknown. Type Locality: Mediterranean Sea. FAO Synonyms: Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789; Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810; Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810; Squalus alopecias Gronow in Gray, 1854; Alopecias barrae Perez Canto, 1886; Alopecias chilensis Philippi, 1901; Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1901; Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913; Alopias caudatus Philipps, 1932; Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937. |
| Atlantic Wolffish | FDA-SL Market Name: Wolffish FDA-SL Common Name: Atlantic Wolffish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Anarhichas lupus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: wf FDA RFE 8 Letter code: anarlupu |
Vernac. 1) Wolffish Vernac. 2) Catfish Vernac. 3) Seacat Vernac. 4) Ocean Whitefish Vernac. 5) Rock Salmon |
AFS Common Name: Atlantic Wolffish AFS Sci. Name: Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 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. |
| Sablefish | FDA-SL Market Name: Sablefish FDA-SL Common Name: Sablefish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Anoplopoma fimbria FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: af FDA RFE 8 Letter code: anopfimb |
Vernac. 1) Black Cod Vernac. 2) Butterfish Vernac. 3) Skil Vernac. 4) Skilfish Vernac. 5) Beshow Vernac. 6) Coalfish |
AFS Common Name: Sablefish AFS Sci. Name: Anaplopoma fimbria (Pallas, 1814) 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. |
| Sheepshead | FDA-SL Market Name: Sheepshead FDA-SL Common Name: Sheepshead FDA-SL Sci. Name: Archosargus probatocephalus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sh FDA RFE 8 Letter code: archprob |
Vernac. 1) Sheepshead Porgy Vernac. 2) Convict Fish |
AFS Common Name: Sheepshead AFS Sci. Name: Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792) 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. |
| Arrowtooth Flounder | FDA-SL Market Name: Flounder, Arrowtooth FDA-SL Common Name: Arrowtooth Flounder FDA-SL Sci. Name: Atheresthes stomias FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ar FDA RFE 8 Letter code: athestom |
Vernac. 1) Arrowtooth Halibut Vernac. 2) Turbot Vernac. 3) Paltus |
AFS Common Name: Arrowtooth Flounder AFS Sci. Name: Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) 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. |
| Tinfoil Barb(*) | FDA-SL Market Name: Carp FDA-SL Common Name: Tinfoil Barb(*) FDA-SL Sci. Name: Barbodes(*) schwanefeldi(*) FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: tf FDA RFE 8 Letter code: barbschw |
AFS Common Name: Tinfoil Barb AFS Sci. Name: Barbodes schwanefeldi (Bleeker, 1853) AFS Other Names: goldfoil barb AFS Synonyms: Barbus schwanefeldi |
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. | |
| Cusk | FDA-SL Market Name: Cusk FDA-SL Common Name: Cusk FDA-SL Sci. Name: Brosme brosme FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ck FDA RFE 8 Letter code: brosbros |
Vernac. 1) Tusk Vernac. 2) Torsk Vernac. 3) European Cusk Vernac. 4) Brosmius Vernac. 5) Moonfish |
AFS Common Name: Cusk AFS Sci. Name: Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: This name was incorrectly attributed to Müller in previous editions. |
FAO Sci. Name: Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) FAO Species Code: GADI Bro 1 FAO Common English: Tusk (= Cusk) FAO Common French: Brosme FAO Common Spanish: Brosmio |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus brosme Ascanius, 1772, Icones Rerum, 2:7 FAO Synonyms: Gadus torsk Bonnaterre, 1788; Gadus lubb Euphrasen, 1794; Blennius torsk, Lacepède; Enchelyopus brosme Bloch & Schneider, 1801; Brosmius flavesny LeSueur, 1819; Brosmius vulgaris Fleming, 1828; Brosmius scotica Swainson, 1839; Brosmius flavescens Günther, 1862; Brosmius americanus Gill, 1863; Brosmius brosme Gill, 1863. |
| Blue Crab | FDA-SL Market Name: Crab, Blue FDA-SL Common Name: Blue Crab FDA-SL Sci. Name: Callinectes sapidus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cb FDA RFE 8 Letter code: callsapi |
Vernac. 1) Hardshell Crab Vernac. 2) Softshell Crab |
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. |
| Pacific Crevalle Jack(*) | FDA-SL Market Name: Jack FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Crevalle Jack(*) FDA-SL Sci. Name: Caranx caninus(*) FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: jk FDA RFE 8 Letter code: caracani |
AFS Common Name: Pacific Crevalle Jack AFS Sci. Name: Caranx caninus Günther, 1868 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. | |
| Blacktip Shark | FDA-SL Market Name: Shark FDA-SL Common Name: Blacktip Shark FDA-SL Sci. Name: Carcharhinus limbatus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bt FDA RFE 8 Letter code: carclimb |
Vernac. 1) Small Blacktip Shark Vernac. 2) Grey Shark Vernac. 3) Soupfin |
AFS Common Name: Blacktip Shark AFS Sci. Name: Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1841) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839) FAO Species Code: CARCH Carch 7 FAO Common English: Blacktip shark FAO Common French: Requin bordé FAO Common Spanish: Tiburón macuira |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Carcharias (Prionodon) limbatus Valenciennes, in Muüller & Henle, 1839, syst.Beschr.Plagiost., (2):49, pl. 19 (teeth only). Holotype: Type series (2 specimens) in Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, both lost? Type Locality: Martinique. FAO Synonyms: Carcharias microps Lowe, 1840; Carcharias (Prionodon) pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1852; Carcharias (Prionodon) muelleri Steindachner, 1867; (not Carcharias (Physodon) meulleri Valenciennes, in Müller & Henle, 1839 = Scoliodon audus); ?Carcharias maculipinna Günther, 1868 (not Isogomphodon maculipinnis Poey, 1865 = Carcharhinus brevipinna); Carcharias ehrenbergi Klunzinger, 1871; Carcharias aethlorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882; Gymnorhinus or Gymnorrhinus abbreviatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899; Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Gilbert, 1903; Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923; Galeolamna pleurotaenia tilsoni Whitley, 1950. |
| Ocean Whitefish | FDA-SL Market Name: Tilefish FDA-SL Common Name: Ocean Whitefish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Caulolatilus princeps FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ow FDA RFE 8 Letter code: caulprin |
Vernac. 1) Whitefish Vernac. 2) Blanquil |
AFS Common Name: Ocean Whitefish AFS Sci. Name: Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1842) 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. |
| Milkfish | FDA-SL Market Name: Milkfish FDA-SL Common Name: Milkfish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Chanos chanos FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ml FDA RFE 8 Letter code: chanchan |
Vernac. 1) Awa Vernac. 2) Bangos Vernac. 3) Bandang |
AFS Common Name: Milkfish AFS Sci. Name: Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: J. M. Duffy and H. J. Bernard, 1985, Calif.FishGame 71:122-125, noted that this tropical species occasionally strays into southern Californian waters. |
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. |
| Red Hawaiian Porgy | FDA-SL Market Name: Porgy FDA-SL Common Name: Red Hawaiian Porgy FDA-SL Sci. Name: Chrysophrys auratus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: py FDA RFE 8 Letter code: chryaura |
Vernac. 1) Australia Red Seabream Vernac. 2) Snapper Vernac. 3) Cockney Vernac. 4) Red Bream Vernac. 5) New Zealand Tai Vernac. 6) New Zealand Medai Vernac. 7) Old Man Snapper Vernac. 8) Schnapper Vernac. 9) Squirefish Vernac. 10) Brim |
AFS Common Name: Squirefish AFS Sci. Name: Chrysophrys auuratus (Schneider, 1801) AFS Other Names: Australia red seabream, snapper, cockney, red bream, New Zealand tai, New Zealand medai, old man snapper (large adults) 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. |
| Pacific Sanddab | FDA-SL Market Name: Sanddab FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Sanddab FDA-SL Sci. Name: Citharichthys sordidus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sd FDA RFE 8 Letter code: cithsord |
Vernac. 1) Mottled Sanddab Vernac. 2) Soft Flounder |
AFS Common Name: Pacific Sandab AFS Sci. Name: Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854) 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. |
| Dolphin | FDA-SL Market Name: Mahi-Mahi FDA-SL Common Name: Dolphin FDA-SL Sci. Name: Coryphaena hippurus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: mh FDA RFE 8 Letter code: coryhipp |
Vernac. 1) Dorado Vernac. 2) Common Dolphinfish |
AFS Common Name: Dolphin AFS Sci. Name: Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 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. |
| Patagonian Toothfish | FDA-SL Market Name: Patagonian Toothfish FDA-SL Common Name: Patagonian Toothfish FDA-SL Sci. Name: Dissostichus eleginoides FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pn FDA RFE 8 Letter code: disseleg |
Vernac. 1) Antartic Cod Vernac. 2) Icefish |
AFS Common Name: Patagonian Toothfish AFS Sci. Name: Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 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. |
| Petrale Sole | FDA-SL Market Name: Sole (Flounder) FDA-SL Common Name: Petrale Sole FDA-SL Sci. Name: Eopsetta jordani FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pt FDA RFE 8 Letter code: eopsjord |
Vernac. 1) California Sole Vernac. 2) Brill Vernac. 3) Petral |
AFS Common Name: Petrale Sole AFS Sci. Name: Eopsetta jordani (Lockington, 1879) 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. |
| Coney | FDA-SL Market Name: Grouper FDA-SL Common Name: Coney FDA-SL Sci. Name: Epinephelus fulva FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cy FDA RFE 8 Letter code: cephfulv |
AFS Common Name: Coney AFS Sci. Name: Epinnephelus fulvus (Linneaus, 1758) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758) FAO Species Code: SERRAN Cephal 5 FAO Common English: Coney FAO Common French: Coné ouatalibi FAO Common Spanish: Cherna cabrilla |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Labrus fulvus Linnaeus, 1758:287 (type locality: America, after Catesby). FAO Synonyms: Perca punctata Linnaeus, 1758:291 (type locality: America, after Catesby). Holocentrus auratus Bloch, 1790:75 (type locality given erroneously as 'East Indies"). Bodianus guativere Bloch and Schneider, 1801:336 (type locality: Cuba, after Parra). Gymnocephalus ruber Bloch and Schneider, 1801:346, pl. 67 (after Marcgrave, type locality: problably Brazil). Serranus ouatalibi Valenciennes in Cuv. and Val., 1828:381 (type locality: West Indies). Serranus carauna Valenciennes in Cuv. and Val., 1828:384 (after Marcgrave, type locality: probably Brazil). | |
| Rex Sole | FDA-SL Market Name: Sole (Flounder) FDA-SL Common Name: Rex Sole FDA-SL Sci. Name: Errex zachirus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: rx FDA RFE 8 Letter code: errezach |
AFS Common Name: Rex Sole AFS Sci. Name: Errex zachirus (Lockington, 1879) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: K. Sakamoto, 1984, Mem. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. 31:95, revised the genera of Pleuronectidae. The following changes, all adopted here, affect our list: Lyopsetta exilis is transferred to the genus Eopsetta; Glyptocephalus zachirus is in Errex; Limanda aspera, Limanda ferruginea, and Limanda proboscidea become Pleuronectes asper, Pleuronectes ferrgineus, and Pleuronectes proboscideus; Liopsetta glacialis, Liopsetta putnami, and Pseudopleuronectes americanus are also moved to Pleuronectes; Lepidopsetta bilineata becomes Pleuronectes bilineatus; and Isopsetta isolepis and Parophrys vetulus are transferred to Pleuronectes. |
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. | |
| Kawakawa | FDA-SL Market Name: Tuna FDA-SL Common Name: Kawakawa FDA-SL Sci. Name: Euthynnus affinis FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: kw FDA RFE 8 Letter code: euthaffi |
Vernac. 1) Little Tunny Vernac. 2) Black Skipjack Vernac. 3) Mackerel Vernac. 4) Bonita |
AFS Common Name: Kawakawa AFS Sci. Name: Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: N.A. |
FAO Sci. Name: Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849) FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Euth 2 FAO Common English: Kawakawa FAO Common French: Thonine orientale FAO Common Spanish: Bacoreta oriental |
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849; J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 18(2):1088:1090 (Sea of Penang, Malaysia). FAO Synonyms: Euthunnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915; Wanderer wallisi Whitley, 1937; Euthunnus affinis affinis - Fraser-Brunner, 1949; Euthunnus affinis yaito - Fraser-Brunner, 1949; Euthunnus alletteratus affinis - Beaufort, 1951; Euthunnus wallisi - Whitley, 1964. |