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The FDA Seafood List is a searchable compendium of more than 1500 species of finfish and shellfish important in the U.S. It includes Approved Market Names, Common Names, Scientific Names, Vernacular (local) Names and links back to the RFE for those species included.

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Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE) Isoelectric Focusing (IEF) Peak Report Browse Page
Including Position Normalized Gel Lane Pattern Schematics.

This is an Index of Isoelectric Focusing Gel* Lane Banding Pattern Peak Reports in the Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia resulting from Densitometry, Integration, and Migration Position Normalization (Position Calibration against pI Marker Standards) from use of the Standard RFE IEF Gel Format. These reports contain data for large plate IEF analyses for 57 specimens from 39 species (of the 94 species currently in the RFE). These data are linked from the above Browse Page and from the Page 5 sections of the species pages.

* Isoelectric Focusing Methodology is based on the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1995) - AOAC Official Method 980.16: Identification of Fish Species - Thin Layer Polyacrylamide Gel Isoelectric Focusing Method




Overview of the RFE

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The Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE) is a compilation of data in several formats that assists with the accurate identification of fish species. It was developed by FDA's RFE Team to help federal, state, and local officials and purchasers of seafood identify species substitution and economic deception in the marketplace.

The RFE includes for each of a number of commercially relevant fish species for sale in the U.S. market high-resolution photographs as their scanned digital images (jpeg format) of whole fish and their marketed product forms (including fillets, steaks, or whole crustaceans) which may be used for visual comparison to a whole fish in question (or its marketed product form). The RFE also includes unique taxonomic characteristics (physical properties such as size, shape, color, etc.), usually in a "checklist" format, to aid in identification. In addition there is chemical taxonomic information consisting of species-characteristic biochemical patterns which may be compared quantitatively to patterns obtained by an appopriate laboratory analysis of the fish species specimen in question. These patterns include data from IEF (isoelectric focusing and RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) studies.

A graphical representation of the "Anatomy of an RFE IEF Gel" and a more detailed description of the RFE are available.

This DISCLAIMER pertains to the use of the RFE and to use of the images and data therein.

This RFE PAGE 0 Species Browser and associated RFE PAGE 2 for General Information were generated by the RFE Team using Delphi 2 Database (Borland, Inc.) Programming Language.


List RFE species by FDA approved Market Name

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Records listed as market name, common name, and scientific name

  1. Amberjack (Yellowtail)  ***  Yellowtail  ***  Seriola lalandei  ***  Go to Family
  2. Barracuda  ***  Great Barracuda  ***  Sphyraena barracuda  ***  Go to Family
  3. Barracuda  ***  Pacific Barracuda  ***  Sphyraena argentea  ***  Go to Family
  4. Bass  ***  Sunshine Bass  ***  Morone chrysops x saxatilis  ***  Go to Family
  5. Bonito  ***  Pacific Bonito  ***  Sarda chiliensis  ***  Go to Family
  6. Butterfish  ***  Silver Pomfret(*)  ***  Pampus(*) argenteus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  7. Carp  ***  Tinfoil Barb(*)  ***  Barbodes(*) schwanefeldi(*)  ***  Go to Family
  8. Catfish  ***  Blue Catfish  ***  Ictalurus furcatus  ***  Go to Family
  9. Catfish  ***  Channel Catfish  ***  Ictalurus punctatus  ***  Go to Family
  10. Cod  ***  Atlantic Cod  ***  Gadus morhua  ***  Go to Family
  11. Cod (Alaska Cod)  ***  Pacific Cod  ***  Gadus macrocephalus  ***  Go to Family
  12. Crab, Blue  ***  Blue Crab  ***  Callinectes sapidus  ***  Go to Family
  13. Croaker (Yellowfish)  ***  Yellow Croaker  ***  Pseudosciaena manchurica  ***  Go to Family
  14. Croaker or Corvina  ***  Spotfin Croaker  ***  Roncador stearnsi  ***  Go to Family
  15. Cusk  ***  Cusk  ***  Brosme brosme  ***  Go to Family
  16. Cutlassfish  ***  Atlantic Cutlassfish  ***  Trichiurus lepturus  ***  Go to Family
  17. Dory  ***  European John Dory  ***  Zeus faber  ***  Go to Family
  18. Drum  ***  Black Drum  ***  Pogonias cromis  ***  Go to Family
  19. Drum (Redfish)  ***  Red Drum  ***  Sciaenops ocellatus  ***  Go to Family
  20. Escolar(*)  ***  Escolar(*)  ***  Lepidocybium(*) flavobrunneum(*)  ***  Go to Family
  21. Flounder  ***  Starry Flounder  ***  Platichthys stellatus  ***  Go to Family
  22. Flounder  ***  Windowpane  ***  Scophthalmus aquosus  ***  Go to Family
  23. Flounder  ***  Yellowtail Flounder  ***  Limanda ferruginea  ***  Go to Family
  24. Flounder (Sole)  ***  Blackback Flounder  ***  Pleuronectes americanus  ***  Go to Family
  25. Flounder, Arrowtooth  ***  Arrowtooth Flounder  ***  Atheresthes stomias  ***  Go to Family
  26. Grouper  ***  Coney  ***  Epinephelus fulva  ***  Go to Family
  27. Haddock  ***  Haddock  ***  Melanogrammus aeglefinus  ***  Go to Family
  28. Hake  ***  White Hake  ***  Urophycis tenuis  ***  Go to Family
  29. Jack  ***  Pacific Crevalle Jack(*)  ***  Caranx caninus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  30. Jack  ***  Pacific Moonfish  ***  Selene peruviana  ***  Go to Family
  31. Lingcod  ***  Lingcod  ***  Ophiodon elongatus  ***  Go to Family
  32. Mackerel, Chub  ***  Chub Mackerel  ***  Scomber japonicus  ***  Go to Family
  33. Mackerel, Spanish  ***  Pacific Sierra  ***  Scomberomorus sierra  ***  Go to Family
  34. Mahi-mahi  ***  Dolphin  ***  Coryphaena hippurus  ***  Go to Family
  35. Marlin  ***  Blue Marlin  ***  Makaira nigricans  ***  Go to Family
  36. Marlin  ***  Striped Marlin  ***  Tetrapturus audax  ***  Go to Family
  37. Milkfish  ***  Milkfish  ***  Chanos chanos  ***  Go to Family
  38. Oilfish(*)  ***  Oilfish(*)  ***  Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  39. Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Dissostichus eleginoides  ***  Go to Family
  40. Perch, Ocean  ***  Golden Redfish  ***  Sebastes norvegicus  ***  Go to Family
  41. Perch, Ocean  ***  Pacific Ocean Perch  ***  Sebastes alutus  ***  Go to Family
  42. Pollock  ***  Pollock  ***  Pollachius virens  ***  Go to Family
  43. Pollock (Alaska Pollock)  ***  Walleye Pollock  ***  Theragra chalcogramma  ***  Go to Family
  44. Pompano  ***  Black Pomfret  ***  Parastromateus niger  ***  Go to Family
  45. Porgy  ***  Red Hawaiian Porgy  ***  Chrysophrys auratus  ***  Go to Family
  46. Puffer  ***  Bullseye Puffer  ***  Sphoeroides annulatus  ***  Go to Family
  47. Puffer  ***  Northern Puffer  ***  Sphoeroides maculatus  ***  Go to Family
  48. Rockfish  ***  Brown Rockfish  ***  Sebastes auriculatus  ***  Go to Family
  49. Rockfish  ***  Canary Rockfish  ***  Sebastes pinniger  ***  Go to Family
  50. Rockfish  ***  Chilipepper (Fish)  ***  Sebastes goodei  ***  Go to Family
  51. Rockfish  ***  China Rockfish  ***  Sebastes nebulosus  ***  Go to Family
  52. Rockfish  ***  Quillback Rockfish  ***  Sebastes maliger  ***  Go to Family
  53. Rockfish  ***  Redstripe Rockfish  ***  Sebastes proriger  ***  Go to Family
  54. Rockfish  ***  Rougheye Rockfish  ***  Sebastes aleutianus  ***  Go to Family
  55. Rockfish  ***  Silvergray Rockfish  ***  Sebastes brevispinis  ***  Go to Family
  56. Rockfish  ***  Widow Rockfish  ***  Sebastes entomelas  ***  Go to Family
  57. Rockfish  ***  Yelloweye Rockfish  ***  Sebastes ruberrimus  ***  Go to Family
  58. Rockfish  ***  Yellowtail Rockfish  ***  Sebastes flavidus  ***  Go to Family
  59. Roughy, Orange  ***  Orange Roughy  ***  Hoplostethus atlanticus  ***  Go to Family
  60. Salmon, Atlantic  ***  Atlantic Salmon  ***  Salmo salar  ***  Go to Family
  61. Salmon, Chinook (King, Spring)  ***  Chinook Salmon  ***  Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  ***  Go to Family
  62. Salmon, Coho (Silver, Medium Red)  ***  Coho Salmon  ***  Oncorhynchus kisutch  ***  Go to Family
  63. Salmon, Pink (Humpback)  ***  Pink Salmon  ***  Oncorhynchus gorbuscha  ***  Go to Family
  64. Scad  ***  Yellowstripe Scad (*)  ***  Selaroides(*) leptolepis(*)  ***  Go to Family
  65. Schoolmaster  ***  Schoolmaster  ***  Lutjanus apodus  ***  Go to Family
  66. Scorpionfish  ***  California Scorpionfish(*)  ***  Scorpaena guttata(*)  ***  Go to Family
  67. Shark  ***  Blacktip Shark  ***  Carcharhinus limbatus  ***  Go to Family
  68. Shark, Mako  ***  Shortfin Mako Shark  ***  Isurus oxyrinchus  ***  Go to Family
  69. Shark, Thresher  ***  Common Thresher Shark  ***  Alopias vulpinus  ***  Go to Family
  70. Sheephead  ***  California Sheephead  ***  Semicossyphus pulcher  ***  Go to Family
  71. Sheepshead  ***  Sheepshead  ***  Archosargus probatocephalus  ***  Go to Family
  72. Snapper  ***  Caribbean Red Snapper  ***  Lutjanus purpureus  ***  Go to Family
  73. Snapper  ***  Gray Snapper  ***  Lutjanus griseus  ***  Go to Family
  74. Snapper  ***  Lane Snapper  ***  Lutjanus synagris  ***  Go to Family
  75. Snapper  ***  Pacific Snapper  ***  Lutjanus peru  ***  Go to Family
  76. Snapper  ***  Red Snapper  ***  Lutjanus campechanus  ***  Go to Family
  77. Snapper  ***  Silk Snapper  ***  Lutjanus vivanus  ***  Go to Family
  78. Snapper  ***  Yellowtail Snapper  ***  Ocyurus chrysurus  ***  Go to Family
  79. Sole  ***  Dover Sole  ***  Mircostomas pacificus  ***  Go to Family
  80. Sole  ***  English Sole  ***  Pleuronectes vetulus  ***  Go to Family
  81. Sole (Flounder)  ***  Gray Sole  ***  Glyptocephalus cynoglossus  ***  Go to Family
  82. Sole (Flounder)  ***  Petrale Sole  ***  Eopsetia jordani  ***  Go to Family
  83. Sole (Flounder)  ***  Rex Sole  ***  Errex zachirus  ***  Go to Family
  84. Spinefoot  ***  Spinefoot  ***  Siganus vermiculatus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  85. Swordfish  ***  Swordfish  ***  Xiphias gladius  ***  Go to Family
  86. Tilapia  ***  Mozambique Tilapia  ***  Tilapia mossambica  ***  Go to Family
  87. Tilapia  ***  Nile Tilapia  ***  Tilapia nilotica  ***  Go to Family
  88. Tilefish  ***  Ocean Whitefish  ***  Caulolatilus princeps  ***  Go to Family
  89. Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead)  ***  Rainbow Trout  ***  Oncorhynchus mykiss  ***  Go to Family
  90. Tuna  ***  Albacore  ***  Thunnus alalunga  ***  Go to Family
  91. Tuna  ***  Kawakawa  ***  Euthynnus affinis  ***  Go to Family
  92. Tuna  ***  Skipjack Tuna  ***  Katsuwonus pelamis  ***  Go to Family
  93. Tuna  ***  Yellowfin Tuna  ***  Thunnus albacares  ***  Go to Family
  94. Wolffish  ***  Atlantic Wolffish  ***  Anarhichas lupus  ***  Go to Family

Total Species by Market Name: 96 (94 available).


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Records listed as common name, market name, and scientific name

  1. Albacore  ***  Tuna  ***  Thunnus alalunga  ***  Go to Family
  2. Arrowtooth Flounder  ***  Flounder, Arrowtooth  ***  Atheresthes stomias  ***  Go to Family
  3. Atlantic Cod  ***  Cod  ***  Gadus morhua  ***  Go to Family
  4. Atlantic Cutlassfish  ***  Cutlassfish  ***  Trichiurus lepturus  ***  Go to Family
  5. Atlantic Salmon  ***  Salmon, Atlantic  ***  Salmo salar  ***  Go to Family
  6. Atlantic Wolffish  ***  Wolffish  ***  Anarhichas lupus  ***  Go to Family
  7. Black Drum  ***  Drum  ***  Pogonias cromis  ***  Go to Family
  8. Black Pomfret  ***  Pompano  ***  Parastromateus niger  ***  Go to Family
  9. Blackback Flounder  ***  Flounder (Sole)  ***  Pleuronectes americanus  ***  Go to Family
  10. Blacktip Shark  ***  Shark  ***  Carcharhinus limbatus  ***  Go to Family
  11. Blue Catfish  ***  Catfish  ***  Ictalurus furcatus  ***  Go to Family
  12. Blue Crab  ***  Crab, Blue  ***  Callinectes sapidus  ***  Go to Family
  13. Blue Marlin  ***  Marlin  ***  Makaira nigricans  ***  Go to Family
  14. Brown Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes auriculatus  ***  Go to Family
  15. Bullseye Puffer  ***  Puffer  ***  Sphoeroides annulatus  ***  Go to Family
  16. California Scorpionfish(*)  ***  Scorpionfish  ***  Scorpaena guttata(*)  ***  Go to Family
  17. California Sheephead  ***  Sheephead  ***  Semicossyphus pulcher  ***  Go to Family
  18. Canary Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes pinniger  ***  Go to Family
  19. Caribbean Red Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Lutjanus purpureus  ***  Go to Family
  20. Channel Catfish  ***  Catfish  ***  Ictalurus punctatus  ***  Go to Family
  21. Chilipepper (Fish)  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes goodei  ***  Go to Family
  22. China Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes nebulosus  ***  Go to Family
  23. Chinook Salmon  ***  Salmon, Chinook (King, Spring)  ***  Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  ***  Go to Family
  24. Chub Mackerel  ***  Mackerel, Chub  ***  Scomber japonicus  ***  Go to Family
  25. Coho Salmon  ***  Salmon, Coho (Silver, Medium Red)  ***  Oncorhynchus kisutch  ***  Go to Family
  26. Common Thresher Shark  ***  Shark, Thresher  ***  Alopias vulpinus  ***  Go to Family
  27. Coney  ***  Grouper  ***  Epinephelus fulva  ***  Go to Family
  28. Cusk  ***  Cusk  ***  Brosme brosme  ***  Go to Family
  29. Dolphin  ***  Mahi-mahi  ***  Coryphaena hippurus  ***  Go to Family
  30. Dover Sole  ***  Sole  ***  Mircostomas pacificus  ***  Go to Family
  31. English Sole  ***  Sole  ***  Pleuronectes vetulus  ***  Go to Family
  32. Escolar(*)  ***  Escolar(*)  ***  Lepidocybium(*) flavobrunneum(*)  ***  Go to Family
  33. European John Dory  ***  Dory  ***  Zeus faber  ***  Go to Family
  34. Golden Redfish  ***  Perch, Ocean  ***  Sebastes norvegicus  ***  Go to Family
  35. Gray Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Lutjanus griseus  ***  Go to Family
  36. Gray Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)  ***  Glyptocephalus cynoglossus  ***  Go to Family
  37. Great Barracuda  ***  Barracuda  ***  Sphyraena barracuda  ***  Go to Family
  38. Haddock  ***  Haddock  ***  Melanogrammus aeglefinus  ***  Go to Family
  39. Kawakawa  ***  Tuna  ***  Euthynnus affinis  ***  Go to Family
  40. Lane Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Lutjanus synagris  ***  Go to Family
  41. Lingcod  ***  Lingcod  ***  Ophiodon elongatus  ***  Go to Family
  42. Milkfish  ***  Milkfish  ***  Chanos chanos  ***  Go to Family
  43. Mozambique Tilapia  ***  Tilapia  ***  Tilapia mossambica  ***  Go to Family
  44. Nile Tilapia  ***  Tilapia  ***  Tilapia nilotica  ***  Go to Family
  45. Northern Puffer  ***  Puffer  ***  Sphoeroides maculatus  ***  Go to Family
  46. Ocean Whitefish  ***  Tilefish  ***  Caulolatilus princeps  ***  Go to Family
  47. Oilfish(*)  ***  Oilfish(*)  ***  Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  48. Orange Roughy  ***  Roughy, Orange  ***  Hoplostethus atlanticus  ***  Go to Family
  49. Pacific Barracuda  ***  Barracuda  ***  Sphyraena argentea  ***  Go to Family
  50. Pacific Bonito  ***  Bonito  ***  Sarda chiliensis  ***  Go to Family
  51. Pacific Cod  ***  Cod (Alaska Cod)  ***  Gadus macrocephalus  ***  Go to Family
  52. Pacific Crevalle Jack(*)  ***  Jack  ***  Caranx caninus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  53. Pacific Moonfish  ***  Jack  ***  Selene peruviana  ***  Go to Family
  54. Pacific Ocean Perch  ***  Perch, Ocean  ***  Sebastes alutus  ***  Go to Family
  55. Pacific Sierra  ***  Mackerel, Spanish  ***  Scomberomorus sierra  ***  Go to Family
  56. Pacific Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Lutjanus peru  ***  Go to Family
  57. Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Dissostichus eleginoides  ***  Go to Family
  58. Petrale Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)  ***  Eopsetia jordani  ***  Go to Family
  59. Pink Salmon  ***  Salmon, Pink (Humpback)  ***  Oncorhynchus gorbuscha  ***  Go to Family
  60. Pollock  ***  Pollock  ***  Pollachius virens  ***  Go to Family
  61. Quillback Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes maliger  ***  Go to Family
  62. Rainbow Trout  ***  Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead)  ***  Oncorhynchus mykiss  ***  Go to Family
  63. Red Drum  ***  Drum (Redfish)  ***  Sciaenops ocellatus  ***  Go to Family
  64. Red Hawaiian Porgy  ***  Porgy  ***  Chrysophrys auratus  ***  Go to Family
  65. Red Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Lutjanus campechanus  ***  Go to Family
  66. Redstripe Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes proriger  ***  Go to Family
  67. Rex Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)  ***  Errex zachirus  ***  Go to Family
  68. Rougheye Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes aleutianus  ***  Go to Family
  69. Schoolmaster  ***  Schoolmaster  ***  Lutjanus apodus  ***  Go to Family
  70. Sheepshead  ***  Sheepshead  ***  Archosargus probatocephalus  ***  Go to Family
  71. Shortfin Mako Shark  ***  Shark, Mako  ***  Isurus oxyrinchus  ***  Go to Family
  72. Silk Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Lutjanus vivanus  ***  Go to Family
  73. Silver Pomfret(*)  ***  Butterfish  ***  Pampus(*) argenteus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  74. Silvergray Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes brevispinis  ***  Go to Family
  75. Skipjack Tuna  ***  Tuna  ***  Katsuwonus pelamis  ***  Go to Family
  76. Spinefoot  ***  Spinefoot  ***  Siganus vermiculatus(*)  ***  Go to Family
  77. Spotfin Croaker  ***  Croaker or Corvina  ***  Roncador stearnsi  ***  Go to Family
  78. Starry Flounder  ***  Flounder  ***  Platichthys stellatus  ***  Go to Family
  79. Striped Marlin  ***  Marlin  ***  Tetrapturus audax  ***  Go to Family
  80. Sunshine Bass  ***  Bass  ***  Morone chrysops x saxatilis  ***  Go to Family
  81. Swordfish  ***  Swordfish  ***  Xiphias gladius  ***  Go to Family
  82. Tinfoil Barb(*)  ***  Carp  ***  Barbodes(*) schwanefeldi(*)  ***  Go to Family
  83. Walleye Pollock  ***  Pollock (Alaska Pollock)  ***  Theragra chalcogramma  ***  Go to Family
  84. White Hake  ***  Hake  ***  Urophycis tenuis  ***  Go to Family
  85. Widow Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes entomelas  ***  Go to Family
  86. Windowpane  ***  Flounder  ***  Scophthalmus aquosus  ***  Go to Family
  87. Yellow Croaker  ***  Croaker (Yellowfish)  ***  Pseudosciaena manchurica  ***  Go to Family
  88. Yelloweye Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes ruberrimus  ***  Go to Family
  89. Yellowfin Tuna  ***  Tuna  ***  Thunnus albacares  ***  Go to Family
  90. Yellowstripe Scad (*)  ***  Scad  ***  Selaroides(*) leptolepis(*)  ***  Go to Family
  91. Yellowtail  ***  Amberjack (Yellowtail)  ***  Seriola lalandei  ***  Go to Family
  92. Yellowtail Flounder  ***  Flounder  ***  Limanda ferruginea  ***  Go to Family
  93. Yellowtail Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Sebastes flavidus  ***  Go to Family
  94. Yellowtail Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Ocyurus chrysurus  ***  Go to Family

Total Species by Common Name: 96 (94 available).


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Records listed as scientific name, common name, and market name

  1. Alopias vulpinus  ***  Common Thresher Shark  ***  Shark, Thresher  ***  Go to Family
  2. Anarhichas lupus  ***  Atlantic Wolffish  ***  Wolffish  ***  Go to Family
  3. Archosargus probatocephalus  ***  Sheepshead  ***  Sheepshead  ***  Go to Family
  4. Atheresthes stomias  ***  Arrowtooth Flounder  ***  Flounder, Arrowtooth  ***  Go to Family
  5. Barbodes(*) schwanefeldi(*)  ***  Tinfoil Barb(*)  ***  Carp  ***  Go to Family
  6. Brosme brosme  ***  Cusk  ***  Cusk  ***  Go to Family
  7. Callinectes sapidus  ***  Blue Crab  ***  Crab, Blue  ***  Go to Family
  8. Caranx caninus(*)  ***  Pacific Crevalle Jack(*)  ***  Jack  ***  Go to Family
  9. Carcharhinus limbatus  ***  Blacktip Shark  ***  Shark  ***  Go to Family
  10. Caulolatilus princeps  ***  Ocean Whitefish  ***  Tilefish  ***  Go to Family
  11. Chanos chanos  ***  Milkfish  ***  Milkfish  ***  Go to Family
  12. Chrysophrys auratus  ***  Red Hawaiian Porgy  ***  Porgy  ***  Go to Family
  13. Coryphaena hippurus  ***  Dolphin  ***  Mahi-mahi  ***  Go to Family
  14. Dissostichus eleginoides  ***  Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Go to Family
  15. Eopsetia jordani  ***  Petrale Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)  ***  Go to Family
  16. Epinephelus fulva  ***  Coney  ***  Grouper  ***  Go to Family
  17. Errex zachirus  ***  Rex Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)  ***  Go to Family
  18. Euthynnus affinis  ***  Kawakawa  ***  Tuna  ***  Go to Family
  19. Gadus macrocephalus  ***  Pacific Cod  ***  Cod (Alaska Cod)  ***  Go to Family
  20. Gadus morhua  ***  Atlantic Cod  ***  Cod  ***  Go to Family
  21. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus  ***  Gray Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)  ***  Go to Family
  22. Hoplostethus atlanticus  ***  Orange Roughy  ***  Roughy, Orange  ***  Go to Family
  23. Ictalurus furcatus  ***  Blue Catfish  ***  Catfish  ***  Go to Family
  24. Ictalurus punctatus  ***  Channel Catfish  ***  Catfish  ***  Go to Family
  25. Isurus oxyrinchus  ***  Shortfin Mako Shark  ***  Shark, Mako  ***  Go to Family
  26. Katsuwonus pelamis  ***  Skipjack Tuna  ***  Tuna  ***  Go to Family
  27. Lepidocybium(*) flavobrunneum(*)  ***  Escolar(*)  ***  Escolar(*)  ***  Go to Family
  28. Limanda ferruginea  ***  Yellowtail Flounder  ***  Flounder  ***  Go to Family
  29. Lutjanus apodus  ***  Schoolmaster  ***  Schoolmaster  ***  Go to Family
  30. Lutjanus campechanus  ***  Red Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  31. Lutjanus griseus  ***  Gray Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  32. Lutjanus peru  ***  Pacific Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  33. Lutjanus purpureus  ***  Caribbean Red Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  34. Lutjanus synagris  ***  Lane Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  35. Lutjanus vivanus  ***  Silk Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  36. Makaira nigricans  ***  Blue Marlin  ***  Marlin  ***  Go to Family
  37. Melanogrammus aeglefinus  ***  Haddock  ***  Haddock  ***  Go to Family
  38. Mircostomas pacificus  ***  Dover Sole  ***  Sole  ***  Go to Family
  39. Morone chrysops x saxatilis  ***  Sunshine Bass  ***  Bass  ***  Go to Family
  40. Ocyurus chrysurus  ***  Yellowtail Snapper  ***  Snapper  ***  Go to Family
  41. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha  ***  Pink Salmon  ***  Salmon, Pink (Humpback)  ***  Go to Family
  42. Oncorhynchus kisutch  ***  Coho Salmon  ***  Salmon, Coho (Silver, Medium Red)  ***  Go to Family
  43. Oncorhynchus mykiss  ***  Rainbow Trout  ***  Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead)  ***  Go to Family
  44. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  ***  Chinook Salmon  ***  Salmon, Chinook (King, Spring)  ***  Go to Family
  45. Ophiodon elongatus  ***  Lingcod  ***  Lingcod  ***  Go to Family
  46. Pampus(*) argenteus(*)  ***  Silver Pomfret(*)  ***  Butterfish  ***  Go to Family
  47. Parastromateus niger  ***  Black Pomfret  ***  Pompano  ***  Go to Family
  48. Platichthys stellatus  ***  Starry Flounder  ***  Flounder  ***  Go to Family
  49. Pleuronectes americanus  ***  Blackback Flounder  ***  Flounder (Sole)  ***  Go to Family
  50. Pleuronectes vetulus  ***  English Sole  ***  Sole  ***  Go to Family
  51. Pogonias cromis  ***  Black Drum  ***  Drum  ***  Go to Family
  52. Pollachius virens  ***  Pollock  ***  Pollock  ***  Go to Family
  53. Pseudosciaena manchurica  ***  Yellow Croaker  ***  Croaker (Yellowfish)  ***  Go to Family
  54. Roncador stearnsi  ***  Spotfin Croaker  ***  Croaker or Corvina  ***  Go to Family
  55. Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)  ***  Oilfish(*)  ***  Oilfish(*)  ***  Go to Family
  56. Salmo salar  ***  Atlantic Salmon  ***  Salmon, Atlantic  ***  Go to Family
  57. Sarda chiliensis  ***  Pacific Bonito  ***  Bonito  ***  Go to Family
  58. Sciaenops ocellatus  ***  Red Drum  ***  Drum (Redfish)  ***  Go to Family
  59. Scomber japonicus  ***  Chub Mackerel  ***  Mackerel, Chub  ***  Go to Family
  60. Scomberomorus sierra  ***  Pacific Sierra  ***  Mackerel, Spanish  ***  Go to Family
  61. Scophthalmus aquosus  ***  Windowpane  ***  Flounder  ***  Go to Family
  62. Scorpaena guttata(*)  ***  California Scorpionfish(*)  ***  Scorpionfish  ***  Go to Family
  63. Sebastes aleutianus  ***  Rougheye Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  64. Sebastes alutus  ***  Pacific Ocean Perch  ***  Perch, Ocean  ***  Go to Family
  65. Sebastes auriculatus  ***  Brown Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  66. Sebastes brevispinis  ***  Silvergray Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  67. Sebastes entomelas  ***  Widow Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  68. Sebastes flavidus  ***  Yellowtail Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  69. Sebastes goodei  ***  Chilipepper (Fish)  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  70. Sebastes maliger  ***  Quillback Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  71. Sebastes nebulosus  ***  China Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  72. Sebastes norvegicus  ***  Golden Redfish  ***  Perch, Ocean  ***  Go to Family
  73. Sebastes pinniger  ***  Canary Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  74. Sebastes proriger  ***  Redstripe Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  75. Sebastes ruberrimus  ***  Yelloweye Rockfish  ***  Rockfish  ***  Go to Family
  76. Selaroides(*) leptolepis(*)  ***  Yellowstripe Scad (*)  ***  Scad  ***  Go to Family
  77. Selene peruviana  ***  Pacific Moonfish  ***  Jack  ***  Go to Family
  78. Semicossyphus pulcher  ***  California Sheephead  ***  Sheephead  ***  Go to Family
  79. Seriola lalandei  ***  Yellowtail  ***  Amberjack (Yellowtail)  ***  Go to Family
  80. Siganus vermiculatus(*)  ***  Spinefoot  ***  Spinefoot  ***  Go to Family
  81. Sphoeroides annulatus  ***  Bullseye Puffer  ***  Puffer  ***  Go to Family
  82. Sphoeroides maculatus  ***  Northern Puffer  ***  Puffer  ***  Go to Family
  83. Sphyraena argentea  ***  Pacific Barracuda  ***  Barracuda  ***  Go to Family
  84. Sphyraena barracuda  ***  Great Barracuda  ***  Barracuda  ***  Go to Family
  85. Tetrapturus audax  ***  Striped Marlin  ***  Marlin  ***  Go to Family
  86. Theragra chalcogramma  ***  Walleye Pollock  ***  Pollock (Alaska Pollock)  ***  Go to Family
  87. Thunnus alalunga  ***  Albacore  ***  Tuna  ***  Go to Family
  88. Thunnus albacares  ***  Yellowfin Tuna  ***  Tuna  ***  Go to Family
  89. Tilapia mossambica  ***  Mozambique Tilapia  ***  Tilapia  ***  Go to Family
  90. Tilapia nilotica  ***  Nile Tilapia  ***  Tilapia  ***  Go to Family
  91. Trichiurus lepturus  ***  Atlantic Cutlassfish  ***  Cutlassfish  ***  Go to Family
  92. Urophycis tenuis  ***  White Hake  ***  Hake  ***  Go to Family
  93. Xiphias gladius  ***  Swordfish  ***  Swordfish  ***  Go to Family
  94. Zeus faber  ***  European John Dory  ***  Dory  ***  Go to Family

Total Species by Species Name: 96 (94 available).


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Taxonomic Family designations for finfish are extracted from
"Fishes of the World" 3rd Edition by Joseph S. Nelson
(New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994) ISBN 0-471-54713-1.



Alopiidae (thresher sharks)

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  1. Alopias vulpinus  ***  Common Thresher Shark  ***  Shark, Thresher



Anarhichadidae (wolffishes)

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  1. Anarhichas lupus  ***  Atlantic Wolffish  ***  Wolffish



Bothidae (lefteye flounders)

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  1. Scophthalmus aquosus  ***  Windowpane  ***  Flounder



Carangidae (jacks and pompanos)

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  1. Caranx caninus(*)  ***  Pacific Crevalle Jack(*)  ***  Jack
  2. Parastromateus niger  ***  Black Pomfret  ***  Pompano
  3. Selaroides(*) leptolepis(*)  ***  Yellowstripe Scad (*)  ***  Scad
  4. Selene peruviana  ***  Pacific Moonfish  ***  Jack
  5. Seriola lalandei  ***  Yellowtail  ***  Amberjack (Yellowtail)



Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)

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  1. Carcharhinus limbatus  ***  Blacktip Shark  ***  Shark



Chanidae (milkfish)

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  1. Chanos chanos  ***  Milkfish  ***  Milkfish



Cichlidae (cichlids)

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  1. Tilapia mossambica  ***  Mozambique Tilapia  ***  Tilapia
  2. Tilapia nilotica  ***  Nile Tilapia  ***  Tilapia



Coryphaenidae (dolphins)

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  1. Coryphaena hippurus  ***  Dolphin  ***  Mahi-mahi



Cyprinidae (carps)

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  1. Barbodes(*) schwanefeldi(*)  ***  Tinfoil Barb(*)  ***  Carp



Gadidae (cods)

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  1. Brosme brosme  ***  Cusk  ***  Cusk
  2. Gadus macrocephalus  ***  Pacific Cod  ***  Cod (Alaska Cod)
  3. Gadus morhua  ***  Atlantic Cod  ***  Cod
  4. Melanogrammus aeglefinus  ***  Haddock  ***  Haddock
  5. Pollachius virens  ***  Pollock  ***  Pollock
  6. Theragra chalcogramma  ***  Walleye Pollock  ***  Pollock (Alaska Pollock)
  7. Urophycis tenuis  ***  White Hake  ***  Hake



Gempylidae (snake mackerels)

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  1. Lepidocybium(*) flavobrunneum(*)  ***  Escolar(*)  ***  Escolar(*)
  2. Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)  ***  Oilfish(*)  ***  Oilfish(*)



Hexagrammidae (greenlings)

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  1. Ophiodon elongatus  ***  Lingcod  ***  Lingcod



Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)

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  1. Ictalurus furcatus  ***  Blue Catfish  ***  Catfish
  2. Ictalurus punctatus  ***  Channel Catfish  ***  Catfish



Labridae (wrasses)

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  1. Semicossyphus pulcher  ***  California Sheephead  ***  Sheephead



Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)

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  1. Isurus oxyrinchus  ***  Shortfin Mako Shark  ***  Shark, Mako



Lutjanidae (snappers and fusiliers)

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  1. Lutjanus apodus  ***  Schoolmaster  ***  Schoolmaster
  2. Lutjanus campechanus  ***  Red Snapper  ***  Snapper
  3. Lutjanus griseus  ***  Gray Snapper  ***  Snapper
  4. Lutjanus peru  ***  Pacific Snapper  ***  Snapper
  5. Lutjanus purpureus  ***  Caribbean Red Snapper  ***  Snapper
  6. Lutjanus synagris  ***  Lane Snapper  ***  Snapper
  7. Lutjanus vivanus  ***  Silk Snapper  ***  Snapper
  8. Ocyurus chrysurus  ***  Yellowtail Snapper  ***  Snapper



Malacanthidae (tilefishes)

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  1. Caulolatilus princeps  ***  Ocean Whitefish  ***  Tilefish



Nototheniidae (cod icefishes)

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  1. Dissostichus eleginoides  ***  Patagonian Toothfish  ***  Patagonian Toothfish



Percichthyidae (temperate perches)

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  1. Morone chrysops x saxatilis  ***  Sunshine Bass  ***  Bass



Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)

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  1. Atheresthes stomias  ***  Arrowtooth Flounder  ***  Flounder, Arrowtooth
  2. Eopsetia jordani  ***  Petrale Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)
  3. Errex zachirus  ***  Rex Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)
  4. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus  ***  Gray Sole  ***  Sole (Flounder)
  5. Limanda ferruginea  ***  Yellowtail Flounder  ***  Flounder
  6. Mircostomas pacificus  ***  Dover Sole  ***  Sole
  7. Platichthys stellatus  ***  Starry Flounder  ***  Flounder
  8. Pleuronectes americanus  ***  Blackback Flounder  ***  Flounder (Sole)
  9. Pleuronectes vetulus  ***  English Sole  ***  Sole



Portunidae (common edible crabs)

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  1. Callinectes sapidus  ***  Blue Crab  ***  Crab, Blue



Salmonidae (salmonids)

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  1. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha  ***  Pink Salmon  ***  Salmon, Pink (Humpback)
  2. Oncorhynchus kisutch  ***  Coho Salmon  ***  Salmon, Coho (Silver, Medium Red)
  3. Oncorhynchus mykiss  ***  Rainbow Trout  ***  Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead)
  4. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  ***  Chinook Salmon  ***  Salmon, Chinook (King, Spring)
  5. Salmo salar  ***  Atlantic Salmon  ***  Salmon, Atlantic



Sciaenidae (drums (croakers))

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  1. Pogonias cromis  ***  Black Drum  ***  Drum
  2. Pseudosciaena manchurica  ***  Yellow Croaker  ***  Croaker (Yellowfish)
  3. Roncador stearnsi  ***  Spotfin Croaker  ***  Croaker or Corvina
  4. Sciaenops ocellatus  ***  Red Drum  ***  Drum (Redfish)



Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)

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  1. Euthynnus affinis  ***  Kawakawa  ***  Tuna
  2. Katsuwonus pelamis  ***  Skipjack Tuna  ***  Tuna
  3. Sarda chiliensis  ***  Pacific Bonito  ***  Bonito
  4. Scomber japonicus  ***  Chub Mackerel  ***  Mackerel, Chub
  5. Scomberomorus sierra  ***  Pacific Sierra  ***  Mackerel, Spanish
  6. Thunnus alalunga  ***  Albacore  ***  Tuna
  7. Thunnus albacares  ***  Yellowfin Tuna  ***  Tuna



Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes)

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  1. Scorpaena guttata(*)  ***  California Scorpionfish(*)  ***  Scorpionfish
  2. Sebastes aleutianus  ***  Rougheye Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  3. Sebastes alutus  ***  Pacific Ocean Perch  ***  Perch, Ocean
  4. Sebastes auriculatus  ***  Brown Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  5. Sebastes brevispinis  ***  Silvergray Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  6. Sebastes entomelas  ***  Widow Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  7. Sebastes flavidus  ***  Yellowtail Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  8. Sebastes goodei  ***  Chilipepper (Fish)  ***  Rockfish
  9. Sebastes maliger  ***  Quillback Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  10. Sebastes nebulosus  ***  China Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  11. Sebastes norvegicus  ***  Golden Redfish  ***  Perch, Ocean
  12. Sebastes pinniger  ***  Canary Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  13. Sebastes proriger  ***  Redstripe Rockfish  ***  Rockfish
  14. Sebastes ruberrimus  ***  Yelloweye Rockfish  ***  Rockfish



Serranidae (sea basses)

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  1. Epinephelus fulva  ***  Coney  ***  Grouper



Siganidae (rabbitfishes)

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  1. Siganus vermiculatus(*)  ***  Spinefoot  ***  Spinefoot



Siluridae (sheathfishes)

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Sparidae (porgies)

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  1. Archosargus probatocephalus  ***  Sheepshead  ***  Sheepshead
  2. Chrysophrys auratus  ***  Red Hawaiian Porgy  ***  Porgy



Sphyraenidae (barracudas)

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  1. Sphyraena argentea  ***  Pacific Barracuda  ***  Barracuda
  2. Sphyraena barracuda  ***  Great Barracuda  ***  Barracuda



Stromateidae (butterfishes)

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  1. Pampus(*) argenteus(*)  ***  Silver Pomfret(*)  ***  Butterfish



Tetraodontidae (puffers)

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  1. Sphoeroides annulatus  ***  Bullseye Puffer  ***  Puffer
  2. Sphoeroides maculatus  ***  Northern Puffer  ***  Puffer



Trachichthyidae (roughies or slimeheads)

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  1. Hoplostethus atlanticus  ***  Orange Roughy  ***  Roughy, Orange



Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes)

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  1. Trichiurus lepturus  ***  Atlantic Cutlassfish  ***  Cutlassfish



Xiphiidae (billfishes)

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  1. Makaira nigricans  ***  Blue Marlin  ***  Marlin
  2. Tetrapturus audax  ***  Striped Marlin  ***  Marlin
  3. Xiphias gladius  ***  Swordfish  ***  Swordfish



Zeidae (dories)

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  1. Zeus faber  ***  European John Dory  ***  Dory

Total Number RFE Species:  96 (94 available)

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Specific FDA taxonomy (morphology, nomenclature) consultations and authentication arrangements by Warren Savary.
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Species selections made in conjunction with FDA Seafoods National Expert Jim Barnett of the Seattle District (Contact Jim Barnett at jbarnett@ora.fda.gov), and also in conjunction with the Office of Seafoods, CFSAN.

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See RFE Contacts for a complete summary of all Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia RFE Team FDA collaborators and acknowledgments for contributors and independent authenticators of seafood species specimens, including acknowledgments to National Marine Fisheries Service and California Academy of Sciences.


Isoelectric Focusing Methodology is based on the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1995) - AOAC Official Method 980.16: Identification of Fish Species - Thin Layer Polyacrylamide Gel Isoelectric Focusing Method

Taxonomic Family designations for finfish are extracted from "Fishes of the World" 3rd Edition by Joseph S. Nelson (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994) ISBN 0-471-54713-1. Return to Family sorted list.


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