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RFE LinkFDA - SL Market Name
FDA - SL Common Name
FDA - SL Scientific Name
RFE 2 Letter Code
RFE 8 Letter Code
FDA - SL Vernacular NamesAFS 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






Atlantic Salmon FDA-SL Market Name: Salmon, Atlantic
FDA-SL Common Name: Atlantic Salmon
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Salmo salar
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: at
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: salmsala
Vernac. 1)  Sea Salmon
Vernac. 2)  Kennebec
Vernac. 3)  Sebago Salmon
Vernac. 4)  Black Salmon







AFS Common Name: Atlantic Salmon
AFS Sci. Name: Salmo salar 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.
Brown Trout FDA-SL Market Name: Trout
FDA-SL Common Name: Brown Trout
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Salmo trutta
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: br
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: salmtrut
Vernac. 1)  Sea Trout
Vernac. 2)  Salmon Trout









AFS Common Name: Brown Trout
AFS Sci. Name: Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758
AFS Other Names: S. fario, S. lacustris; Loch Levin trout, German brown trout, sea trout.

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 Bonito FDA-SL Market Name: Bonito
FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Bonito
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sarda chiliensis
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sb
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sardchil
Vernac. 1)  California Bonito
Vernac. 2)  Skipjack









AFS Common Name: Pacific Bonito
AFS Sci. Name: Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1831)
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Sarda 3
FAO Common English: Eastern Pacific Bonito
FAO Common French: Bonite du Pacifique oriental
FAO Common Spanish: Bonito del Pacifico oriental
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Pelamys chiliensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831,
Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, 8:16 (Valparaiso, Chile).

FAO Synonyms: Pelamys lineolata Girard, 1859;
Pelamys chilensis - Günther, 1860
Sarda chilensis - Jordan & Gilbert, 1882;
Sarda chiliensis - Walford, 1936;
Sarda lineolata - Walford, 1936;
Sarda stockii David, 1943;
Sarda sarda chiliensis - De Buen, 1958;
Sarda chilensis chilensis - Vildosa, 1963;
Sarda chilensis lineolata - Vildosa, 1963;
Sarda sarda chilensis - Sanchez & Lam, 1970;
Sarda chiliensis chiliensis Kuo, 1970;
Sarda chiliensis lineolata - Kuo, 1970.
Red Drum FDA-SL Market Name: Drum (Redfish)
FDA-SL Common Name: Red Drum
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Sciaenops ocellatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: dr
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: sciaocel
Vernac. 1)  Channel Bass
Vernac. 2)  Spottail
Vernac. 3)  Spotted Bass
Vernac. 4)  Bull Redfish







AFS Common Name: Red Drum
AFS Sci. Name: Sciaenops ocellatus (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.
Chub Mackerel FDA-SL Market Name: Mackerel, Chub
FDA-SL Common Name: Chub Mackerel
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Scomber japonicus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sj
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: scomjapo
Vernac. 1)  Common Mackerel
Vernac. 2)  Japanese Mackerel
Vernac. 3)  Pacific Mackerel
Vernac. 4)  Spanish Mackerel







AFS Common Name: Chub Mackerel
AFS Sci. Name: Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Scom 2
FAO Common English: Chub Mackerel
FAO Common French: Maquereau espagnol
FAO Common Spanish: Estornino
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782;
Verh. Holl. Maatsch. Wet. Haarlem 20 (2):331 (Japan)

FAO Synonyms: Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789;
Scomber pneumatophorus Delaroche, 1809;
Scomber macrophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810a;
Scomber grex Mitchill, 1815;
Scomber capensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831;
Scomber maculatus Couch, 1832;
Scomber undulatus Swainson, 1839;
Scomber gracilis Swainson, 1839;
Scomber saba Bleeker, 1854;
Scomber janesaba Bleeker, 1854;
Scomber dekayi Storer, 1855;
Scomber diego Ayres, 1857;
Pneumatophorus japonicus - Starks, 1922;
Pneumatophorus colias - Starks, 1922;
Pneumatophorus grex - Jordan & Hubbs, 1925;
Pneumatophorus diego - Jordan & Hubbs, 1925;
Pneumatophorus peruanus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925;
Scomber gigas Fowler, 1935;
Pneumatophorus japonicus marplatensis López, 1955;
Scomber japonicus colias - Padoa 1956;
Scomber peruanus - Fitch & Craig, 1964.
Pacific Sierra FDA-SL Market Name: Mackerel, Spanish
FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Sierra
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Scomberomorus sierra
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: sr
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: scomsier
Vernac. 1)  Mexican Sierra
Vernac. 2)  Sierra Mackerel
Vernac. 3)  Thazard Sierra








AFS Common Name: Pacific sierra
AFS Sci. Name: Scomberomorus sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Scomberomorus sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Scombm 9
FAO Common English: Pacific sierra
FAO Common French: Thazard sierra (Pacifique)
FAO Common Spanish: Carite sierra
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Scomberomorus sierra Jordan & Starks in Jordan, 1895,
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5:428-429 (Mazatlan, Mexico).

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.
Windowpane FDA-SL Market Name: Flounder
FDA-SL Common Name: Windowpane
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Scophthalmus aquosus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: wp
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: scopaquo
Vernac. 1)  Brill
Vernac. 2)  Turbot
Vernac. 3)  Spotted Flounder
Vernac. 4)  Sand Dab
Vernac. 5)  Sand Flounder






AFS Common Name: Windowpane
AFS Sci. Name: Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815)
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.
Turbot FDA-SL Market Name: Turbot
FDA-SL Common Name: Turbot
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Scophthalmus maximus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: tb
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: scopmaxi
Vernac. 1)  Butt
Vernac. 2)  Breet
Vernac. 3)  Britt








AFS Common Name: Turbot
AFS Sci. Name: Scophthalmus maximus (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.
California Scorpionfish(*) FDA-SL Market Name: Scorpionfish
FDA-SL Common Name: California Scorpionfish(*)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Scorpaena guttata(*)
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cp
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: scorgutt












AFS Common Name: California Scorpionfish
AFS Sci. Name: Scorpaena gutta 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.

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