Fish
Order [to top]
Order Acipenseriformes [to top]
Sturgeon, Sea sturgeon Acipenser sturio (Lin,1758)
Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum (Le Sueur,1818)
Order Anguilliformes [to top]
American Eel
American conger Conger oceanica (Mitchill,1818)
Snub-nosed eel, Slime eel Simenchelys parasiticus (Gill,1879)
Grey Cutthroat Synaphobranchus affinis (Growon,1854)
Margined snake eel, Snake eel Ophichthus cruentifer (Goode and Bean,1895)
Slender snipe eel Nemichthys scolopaceus (Richardson,1848)
Order Atheriniformes [to top]
Atlantic silverside, Silverside, Green smelt Menidia menidia (Lin,1766)
Inland silverside, Waxen silverside Menidia beryllina (Cope.1867)
Order Aulopiformes [to top]
Longnose lancetfish, Lancetfish, Handsawfish Alepisaurus ferox (Lowe,1833)
Order Batrachoidiformes [to top]
Oyster toadfish Opsanus tau (Lin,1766)
Order Beloniformes [to top]
Atlantic needlefish, Siver gar, Billfish, Saltwater gar, Sea pike Strongylura marina (Walbaum,1792)
Flat needlefish, Gartfish Ablennes hians (Valenciennes,1846)
Common Halfbeak
Atlantic soury, Needlefish, Billfish, Skipper, Saury Scomberesox saurus saurus (Walbaum,1792)
Mediterranean flying fish Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque,1810)
Order Carcharhiniformes [to top]
Chain catshark, Chain dogfish Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman,1881)
Dusky smooth-hound, Smooth dog, Smooth hound, Grayfish Mustelus canis (Mitchill,1815)
Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Le Sueur,1822)
Blue shark, Blue dog Prionace glauca (Lin.1758)
Milk shark, Sharp nosed shark Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppel, 1837)
Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus (Le Sueur,1818)
Sandbar shark, Brown shark Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nordo,1827)
Bonnethead shark, Shovelhead Sphyrna tiburo (Lin.1758)
Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena (Lin,1758)
Order Chimaeriformes [to top]
Smalleyed rabbitfish, Atlantic Chimaera Hydrolagus affinis (Capello,1868)
Order Clupeiformes [to top]
Round herring Etrumeus teres (DeKay, 1842)
Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus (Lin,1758)
Hickory shad, Fall herring, Shad herring Alosa mediocris (Mitchill,1814)
Alewife, Gaspereau, Sawbelly, Kyak, Branch herring, White herring Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson,1811)
Blueback shad Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill,1814)
American Shad Alosa sapidissima (Wilson,1811)
Atlantic thread herring Opisthonema oglinun (Lesueur.1818)
Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe.1802)
Bay Anchovy
Broad-striped anchovy Anchoa hepsetus (Lin,1758)
Order Cyprinodontiformes [to top]
Mummichog, Killifish Fundulus heteroclitus (Lin,1766)
Striped killifish, Killifish Fundulus majalis (Walbaum,1792)
Sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus (Lacepède,1803)
Order Elopiformes [to top]
Ladyfish, Tenpounder Elops saurus (Lin,1766)
Tarpon Tarpon atlanticus (Cuvier & Valenciennes,1846)
Order Gadiformes [to top]
Silver hake, Whiting, New England hake Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill,1814)
Atlantic cod, Cod Gadus morhua (Lin,1758)
Atlantic tomcod, Tomcod, Frostfish Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum,1792)
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Lin,1758)
Saithe, American pollack, Coalfish, Green cod Pollachius virens (Lin, 1758)
White hake, Boston hake, Black hake, Mud hake Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill,1815)
Red hake, Squirrel hake, Ling Urophycis chuss (Walbaum,1792)
Codling, Spotter Urophycis regia (Walbaum,1792)
Longfin hake Phycis chesteri (Goode and Bean,1878)
Blue antimora Antimora rostrata (Günter,1878)
Hakeling Physiculus fulvus (Bean,1884)
Fourbeard rockling, Rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius (Lin,1766)
Tusk, Cusk, Torsk Brosme brosme (Ascanius,1772)
Marlin-spike grenadier, Common grenadier, Red-tail Nesumia bairdi (Goode and Bean,1877)
Onion-eye grenadier, Rough head grenadier Macrourus berglax (Lacepède,1801)
Hollowsnout grenadier Caelorinchus caelorinchus caelorinchus (Risso, 1810)
Order Lamniformes [to top]
Sand tiger shark, Sand shark Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque,1810)
Porbeagle, Mackerel shark,Blue dog Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre,1788)
Great white shark, White shark Carcharodon carcharias (Lin,1758)
Shortfin mako, Sharp-nosed mackerel shark, Atlantic mako Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque,1810)
Basking Shark
Thintail thresher Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre,1788)
Order Lampriformes [to top]
Opah, Moonfish, Jerusalem haddock Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)
Order Lophiiformes [to top]
American angler, American goosefish, Monkfish Lophius americanus (Valenciennes,1837)
Sargassum fish Histrio histrio (Lin, 1758)
Kroyer's deep sea angler fish, Deep sea angler Ceratias holboelli (Kroyers,1845)
Order Myctophiformes [to top]
Headlight fish Diaphus effulgens (Goode & Bean.1896)
Metallic Lanternfish, Lanternfish Myctophum affine (Lütken,1892)
Order Myxiniformes [to top]
Hagfish Myxine glutinosa (Lin.1758)
Order Ophidiiformes [to top]
Blackrim cusk-eel, Cusk-eel Lepophidium profundorum (Gill, 1863)
Order Osmeriformes [to top]
Capelin Mallotus villosus (Muller,1776)
Atlantic rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax (Mitchill,1814)
Greater Argentine
Order Perciformes [to top]
Flathead mullet, Mullet, Common mullet, Striped mullet Mugil cephalus (Lin,1758)
Northern sennet, Northern barracuda Sphyraena borealis (De Kay,1842)
Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus (Lin,1758)
Clup mackerel, Hard head, Bullseye Pneumatophorus colias (Gmelin,1789)
Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill,1815)
Cero
King mackerel, Cavala Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier,1829)
Atlantic bonito, Skipjack, Horse mackerel Sarda sarda (Bloch,1793)
Skipjack tuna, Striped bonito, Oceanic bonito Katsuwomus pelamis (Lin,1758)
Little tunny, False albacore, Bonito Euthynnus alleteratus (Rafinesque,1810)
Northern bluefin tuna, Bluefin tuna, Albacore Thunnus thynnus (Lin.1758)
Swordfish, Broadbill Xiphias gladius (Lin,1758)
Atlantic blue marlin, Blue marlin Makaira nigricans (Lacepède, 1802)
Atlantic White marlin Tetrapturus albidus (Poey,1860)
Oilfish, Escolar Ruvettus pretiosus (Cocco, 1833)
Largehead hairtail, Cutlassfish, Hairtail Trichiurus lepturus (Lin,1758)
Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus (Lin,1758)
Bigscale pomfret Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe, 1843)
American Butterfish, Dollarfish, Sheephead Peprilus triacanthus (Peck,1800)
Harvestfish Peprilus alepidotus (Lin,1766)
Barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818)
Blackfish Centrolophus niger (Gmelin,1789)
Pilotfish Naucrates ductor (Lin,1758)
Banded rudderfish, Amberjack, Pilotfish Seriola zonata (Mitchill,1815)
Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier,1833)
Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos (Lin,1766)
Blue runner, Hardtail, Runner, Yellow mackerel Caranx crysos (Mitchill,1815)
Atlantic horse mackerel, Saurel Trachurus trachurus (Lin,1758)
Bigeye scad, Goggle-eyed scad, Goggler, Goggle eye Trachurus crumenophthalmus (Block,1793)
Atlantic Moonfish, Horsefish, Bluntnose shiner, Dollarfish Selene setapinnis (Mitchill,1815)
Lookdown, Horsehead, Moonfish Selene vomer (Lin,1758)
Leatherjack Oligoplites saurus (Bloch and Schneider,1801)
African pompano, Threadfin Alectis ciliaris (Mitchill,1826)
Bluefish Pomatomus saltator (Lin,1766)
Striped sea-bass, Striped bass, Striper, Rockfish, Rock, Linesider Morone saxatilis (Walbaum,1792)
White perch, sea perch Morone americana (Gmelin,1789)
Black sea bass, Sea bass Centropristes striatus (Lin,1758)
Wreckfish, Wreck bass Polyprion americanus (Bloch and Schneider,1801)
Short bigeye Pristigenys alta (Gill,1862)
Scup, Porgy Stenotomus chrysops (Lin, 1766)
Sheepshead seabream Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum,1792)
Gray weakfish, Weakfish, Squetegue, Seatrout, Gray trout Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Spot croaker, Spot Leiostomus xanthurus (Lacepede,1802)
Northern Kingcroaker, Kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis (Bloch and Schneider,1801)
Black drum Pogonias cromis (Lin,1766)
Great northern tiltfish, Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps (Goode and Bean,1879)
Deepbody boarfish, Boarfish Antigonia capros (Lowe,1843)
Cunner, Perch, Sea perch, Blue perch, Chogset Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum,1792)
Tautog, Blackfish Tautoga onitis (Lin,1758)
Live sharksucker, Sharksucker Echeneis naucrates (Lin.1758)
Spearfish remora, Swordfish sucker Remora brachyptera (Lowe,1839)
Common remora, Remora Remora remora (Lin,1758)
Ninespine Stickleblack Pungitius pungitius (Lin,1758)
Three-spined stickleback, Twospine Stickleback, Stickleback, Thornback Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Lin,1758)
Fourspine stickleback Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill,1815)
Rock Gunnel
Wrymouth
Order Petromyzontiformes [to top]
Sea lamprey, Spotted lamprey, Eel-sucker Petromyzon marinus (Lin.1758)
Order Pleuronectiformes [to top]
Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Lin,1758)
Greenland halibut, Greenland turbot, Newfoundland turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum,1792)
American plaice, Canadian plaice, Long rough dab Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius,1780)
Summer flounder, Flounder, Fluke Paralichthys dentatus (Lin,1766)
American four-spotted flounder Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill,1815)
Yellowtail flounder, Yellowtail, Rusty dab Limanda ferruginea (Storer,1839)
Winter flounder, Blackback, Georges Bank flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum,1792)
American smooth flounder, Plaice Pleuronectes putnami (Gill,1864)
Witch flounder, Gray sole, Craig fluke Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Lin,1758)
Windowpane Scophthalmus aguosus (Mitchill,1815)
Gulf Stream flounder Citharichthys arctifrons (Goode,1880)
Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Order Rajiformes [to top]
Barndoor skate Dipturus laevis (Mitchill,1718)
Winter skate Leucoraja ocellata (Mitchill,1715)
Clearnose skate Raja eglanteria (Bosc,1800)
Freckled skate, Rosetted skate Leucoraja garmani (Whitley.1939)
Little skate, Little common skate, Little summer skate Leucoraja erinacea (Mitchill.1825)
Smooth skate, Smooth-tailed, Prickly skate Malacoraja senta (German.1885)
Thorny skate, Starry skate Amblyraja radiata (Donovan.1807)
Roughtail stingray, Sting ray, Stingaree, Clam cracker Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill,1815)
Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill,1815)
Giant manta, Devil-ray Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
Order Salmoniformes [to top]
Brook trout, Sea trout, Salter Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill,1815)
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar (Lin,1758)
Pink Salmon, Humpback salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum,1792)
Coho Salmon
Order Scorpaeniformes [to top]
Ocean Perch
Blackbelly rosefish, Blue mouth Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (De la Roche,1809)
Arctic hookear sculpin, Hookear sculpin, Arctic sculpin Artediellus uncinatus (Reinhard,1833)
Moustache sculpin Triglops murrayi (Günter, 1888)
Grubby, Little sculpin Myoxocephalus aenaeus (Mitchill,1814)
Shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius (Lin,1758)
Longhorn sculpin, Gray sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill,1814)
Arctic staghorn sculpin Gymnocanthus tricuspis (Reinhardt,1830)
Polar sculpin Cottunculus microps (Collett,1875)
Sea Raven
Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch,1786)
Lumpsucker, Lumpfish, Lump Cyclopterus lumpus (Lin,1758)
Atlantic spiny lumpsucker Eumicrotremus spinosus (Muller,1776)
Atlantic Seasnail Neoliparis atlanticus (Jordan and Evermann,1898)
Sea snail, Striped sea snail Liparis liparis (Lin,1766)
Northern searobin, Sea robin Prionotus carolinus (Lin,1771)
Striped searobin Prionotus evolans (Lin,1766)
Armored searobin Peristedion miniatum (Goode,1880)
Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans (Lin,1758)
American sand lance, Sand lance, Lance, Lant Ammodytes americanus (De Kay,1842)
Snakeblenny Lumpenus lumpretaeformis (Walbaum,1792)
Daubed shanny, Langbarn Leptoclinus maculatus (Fries,1837)
Arctic shanny Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius,1780)
Radiated shanny Ulvaria subbifurcata (Storer,1839)
Wolf-fish, Catfish, Ocean whitefish Anarhichas lupus (Lin,1758)
Spotted wolffish, Spotted sea catfish Anarhichas minor (Olafsen,1772)
Ocean pout, Muttonfish Zoarces americanus (Schneider,1801)
Wolf eelpout Lycenchelys verrillii (Goode and Bean,1877)
Arctic eelpout Lycodes reticulatus (Reinhardt,1835)
Order Squaliformes [to top]
Piked dogfish, Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias (Lin,1758)
Black dogfish Centroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt,1825)
Portuguese shark Centroscymnus coelolepis (Capello,1864)
Greenland shark, Ground shark Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Bramble shark, Spiny shark Echinorhinus brucus (Lin,1758)
Order Stomiiformes [to top]
Pearlsides Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin.1789)
Sloane's viperfish, Viperfish Chauliodus sloani (Bloch and Schneider,1801)
Showy bristlemouth Cyclothone signata (Garman,1899)
Boa dragonfish Stomias ferox (Reinhardt,1842)
Stomias Stomias nicholsi (Porr,1933)
Threelight dragonfish Trigonolampa miriceps (Regan and Trewavas,1930)
Lovely hatchetfish Argyropelecus aculeatus (Valenciennes,1850)
Order Syngnathiformes [to top]
Longspine snipefish, Snipe fish Macrorhamphosus scolopax (Lin,1758)
Northern pipefish, Common pipefish Sygnathus facus (Storer, 1839)
Sargassum pipefish, Pelagic pipefish Syngnathus pelagicus (Lin,1758)
Lined sea horse, Sea horse Hippocampus erectus (Perry, 1810-11)
Trumpetfish, Cornet fish Fistularia tabacaria (Lin,1758)
Order Tetraodontiformes [to top]
Gray Triggerfish Balistes carolinensis (Gmelin,1789)
Planehead filefish Stephanolepis hispidus (Lin,1766)
Fringed filefish, Filefish Monocanthus ciliatus (Mitchill,1818)
Orange filefish, Filefish Alutera schoepfi (Walbaum,1792)
Scrawled filefish Alutera scripta (Osbeck.1765)
Northern puffer, Puffer, Swellfish Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch and Schneider,1801)
Burrfish, Porcupinefish, Rabbitfish, Oysterfish Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum,1792)
Ocean sunfish, Sunfish Mola mola (Lin,1758)
Sharptail mola, Sharptail sunfish Masturus lanceolatus (Lienard,1840)
Order Torpediniformes [to top]
Atlantic torpedo, Torpedo, Electric ray, Numbfish Torpedo nobiliana (Bonaparte,1835)
Order Zeiformes [to top]
Silvery John Dory, American John Dory Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe,1852)
Grammicolepid Xenolepidichthys americanus (Nichols and Firth,1939)