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Gadidae (cods)

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




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.
Pacific Cod FDA-SL Market Name: Cod (Alaska Cod)
FDA-SL Common Name: Pacific Cod
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Gadus macrocephalus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: pc
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: gadumacr		 Vernac. 1)  Alaska Cod
Vernac. 2)  Grey Cod
Vernac. 3)  True Cod
Vernac. 4)  Treska







 AFS Common Name: Pacific Cod
AFS Sci. Name: Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name: Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810
FAO Species Code: GADI Gadu 1
FAO Common English: Pacific Cod
FAO Common French: Morue du Pacifique
FAO Common Spanish: Bacalao del Pacifico		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810,
Mem.Acad.Sci.Petersb., 2:350.

FAO Synonyms: Gadus pygmaeus Pallas, 1811;
Gadus auratus Cope, 1873;
Gadus brandti Hilgendorf, 1875;
Gadus callarias macrocephalus Schmidt, 1904;
Gadus morhua macrocephalus Berg, 1933.
Atlantic Cod FDA-SL Market Name: Cod
FDA-SL Common Name: Atlantic Cod
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Gadus morhua
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ac
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: gadumorh		 Vernac. 1)  Rock Cod
Vernac. 2)  Codling
Vernac. 3)  Scrod Cod








 AFS Common Name: Atlantic Cod
AFS Sci. Name: Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name: Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
FAO Species Code: GADI Gadu 2
FAO Common English: Atlantic cod
FAO Common French: Morue de l'Atlantique
FAO Common Spanish: Bacalao del Atlántico		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758;
Syst. Nat., ed. X:252.

FAO Synonyms: Gadus callarius Linnaeus, 1758;
Gadus vertagus Walbaum, 1791;
Gadus heteroglossus Walbaum, 1792;
Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803;
Morhua vulgaris Fleming, 1828;
Gadus arenosus Mitchill, 1815;
Gadus rupestris Mitchill, 1815;
Morhua punctata Fleming, 1828;
Gadus nanus Faber, 1829;
Morrhua americana Storer, 1858;
Gadus callarias kildinensis Derjugin, 1920;
Gadus morhua kildinensis Berg, 1933;
Gadus morhua morha Svetovidov, 1949.
The species name morhua is incorrectly spelled as morrhua by many authors.
Haddock FDA-SL Market Name: Haddock
FDA-SL Common Name: Haddock
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Melanogrammus aeglefinus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: hd
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: melaaegl		 Vernac. 1)  Scrod Haddock










 AFS Common Name: Haddock
AFS Sci. Name: Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name: Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
FAO Species Code: GADI Mela 1
FAO Common English: Hadddock
FAO Common French: Eglefin
FAO Common Spanish: Eglefino		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus aeglefinus Linnaeus, 1758:
Syst. Nat., ed.X:251.

FAO Synonyms: Morhua aeglefinus Fleming, 1828;
Aeglefinus linnei Malm, 1877.
Argentine Whiting FDA-SL Market Name: Whiting
FDA-SL Common Name: Argentine Whiting
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Merluccius hubbsi
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ag
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: merlhubb		 Vernac. 1)  Southern Atlantic Hake
Vernac. 2)  Patagonian Whiting
Vernac. 3)  Argentinian Hake
Vernac. 4)  South American Hake







 AFS Common Name: Argentine Hake
AFS Sci. Name: Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1932
AFS Other Names: Patagonian whiting, Argentinian hake,
South American hake.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name: Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933
FAO Species Code: MERL Mer 10
FAO Common English: Argentine hake
FAO Common French: Merlu d'Argentine
FAO Common Spanish: Merluza Argentina		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Merluccius hubbsi Marini 1933;
Rev.Physis, 11:322 (off the Provinces of Buenos Aires and Patogonia).

FAO Synonyms: Merluccius gayi (nec Guichenot, 1848):Cunningham, 1871;
Merluccius bilinearis (nec Mitchill, 1814):Ribeiro, 1915;
Merluccius gayi hubbsi:Mann, 1954;
Merluccius merluccius hubbsi: Angelescu et al., 1958.
Southern Blue Whiting FDA-SL Market Name: Whiting, Blue
FDA-SL Common Name: Southern Blue Whiting
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Micromesistius australis
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bw
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: micraust		 Vernac. 1)  Southern Poutassou










 AFS Common Name: Southern Blue Whiting
AFS Sci. Name: Micromesistius australis Norman, 1937
AFS Other Names: southern potassou

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name: Micromesistius australis Norman, 1937
FAO Species Code: GADI Microm 2
FAO Common English: Southern blue whiting
FAO Common French: Merlan bleu Austral
FAO Common Spanish: Polaca		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Micromesistius australis Norman, 1937;
Discovery Rept., 16:51.

FAO Synonyms: Micromesistius australis australis, Inada & Nakamura, 1975;
Micromesistius australis pallidus, Inada & Nakamura, 1975.
Pollock FDA-SL Market Name: Pollock
FDA-SL Common Name: Pollock
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Pollachius virens
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ap
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: pollvire		 Vernac. 1)  Saithe
Vernac. 2)  Coalfish
Vernac. 3)  Coley
Vernac. 4)  Green Cod
Vernac. 5)  Boston Bluefish






 AFS Common Name: Pollock
AFS Sci. Name: Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.		 FAO Sci. Name: Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
FAO Species Code: GADI Pol 2
FAO Common English: Saithe
FAO Common French: Lieu noir
FAO Common Spanish: Carbonero		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758;
Syst. Nat., ed. 10:254.

FAO Synonyms: Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758;
Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800;
Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800;
Gadus purpureusMitchill, 1815;
Merlangus virens Fleming, 1828;
Merlangus carbonarius Fleming, 1828;
Merlangus purpureus Storer, 1846;
Pollachius carbonarius Gill, 1864.
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.
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.

 

Gempylidae (snake mackerels)

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






Escolar(*) FDA-SL Market Name: Escolar(*)
FDA-SL Common Name: Escolar(*)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lepidocybium(*) flavobrunneum(*)
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ec
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lepiflav











AFS Common Name: Escolar
AFS Sci. Name: Lepidocybium flavobrumnneum (Smith, 1843)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: We follow those ichthyologists who combine the Gempylidae (snake mackerels) and Trichiuridae
(cutlasssfishes). Various included genera have been assigned differently by ichthyologists or placed in their own family.		 FAO Sci. Name: Lepidocybium flavobrumnneum (Smith, 1849)
FAO Species Code: GEMP Lepid 1
FAO Common English: Escolar
FAO Common French: Escolier noir
FAO Common Spanish: Escolar negro		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Cybium flavo-brunneum Smith 1849, pl. 20 (Cape of Good Hope, Africa).

FAO Synonyms: Xenogramma carinatum Waite, 1904;
Diplogonurus maderensis Noronha, 1926;
Lepidosarda retigramma Kishinouye, 1926).
Oilfish(*) FDA-SL Market Name: Oilfish(*)
FDA-SL Common Name: Oilfish(*)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: oi
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: ruvepret











AFS Common Name: Oilfish
AFS Sci. Name: Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: We follow those ichthyologists who combine the Gempylidae (snake mackerels) and Trichiuridae
(cutlasssfishes). Various included genera have been assigned differently by ichthyologists or placed in their own family.		 FAO Sci. Name: Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829
FAO Species Code: GEMP Ruv 1
FAO Common English: Oilfish
FAO Common French: Rouvet
FAO Common Spanish: Escolar clavo (= Escolar)		 FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829:21 (Messina, Italy).

FAO Synonyms: Rovetus temminckii Cantraine, 1833;
Tetragonurus simplexLowe, 1834;
Thyrsites acanthoderma Lowe, 1839;
Thyrsites scholaris Poey, 1854;
Ruvettus tydemani Weber, 1913:
Ruvettus pacificus Jordan and Jordan, 1922;
Ruvettus whakari Griffin, 1927.

 

Hexagrammidae (greenlings)

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






Lingcod FDA-SL Market Name: Lingcod
FDA-SL Common Name: Lingcod
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Ophiodon elongatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: lc
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: ophielon		 Vernac. 1)  Cultus Cod
Vernac. 2)  Blue Cod
Vernac. 3)  Buffalo Cod
Vernac. 4)  Ling







 AFS Common Name: Lingcod
AFS Sci. Name: Ophiodon elongatus 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: 

 

Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)

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






Blue Catfish FDA-SL Market Name: Catfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Blue Catfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Ictalurus furcatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: bc
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: ictafurc		 Vernac. 1)  Bullhead
Vernac. 2)  Chuckleheaded Cat
Vernac. 3)  Mississippi Cat








 AFS Common Name: Blue Catfish
AFS Sci. Name: Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur, 1840)
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.
Channel Catfish FDA-SL Market Name: Catfish
FDA-SL Common Name: Channel Catfish
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Ictalurus punctatus
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cc
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: ictapunc		 Vernac. 1)  Spotted Cat
Vernac. 2)  White Cat
Vernac. 3)  Lake Catfish








 AFS Common Name: Channel Catfish
AFS Sci. Name: Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
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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