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Common names to species cited in Field Guide


Finfish

 
Acanthopagrus australis yellowfin bream
Acanthopagrus schlegeli black sea bream
Acipenser baeri Siberian sturgeon
Acipenser brevirostum shortnose sturgeon
Acipenser fluvescens lake sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Russian sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrhynchus Atlantic sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus white sturgeon
Anabas testudineus climbing perch
Anarhichas minor spotted wolffish
Anguilla anguilla European eel
Anguilla australis eel
Anguilla spp eels
Anoplopoma fimbria sablefish
Argentina sphyraena lesser argentine
Aristichthys nobilis bighead carp
Arius leptaspis triangular shield catfish
Atherinidae silversides
Atractoscion nobilis white seabass
Aulorhynchus flavidus tubesnout stickleback
Bagridae bagrid catfishes
Barbus graellsi Spanish barbel
Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch
Bothidae left-eye flounders
Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic menhadden
Carangidae carangids
Carassius auratus goldfish
Carassius carassius crucian carp
Carcinus maenas shore crab
Catostomas commersoni white sucker
Channa striatus striped snakehead
Chondrostoma toxostoma southwest European nase
Cichlidae cichlids
Cinetodes froggatti Froggatt's catfish
Cirrhinus mrigala mrigal
Clarias batrachus walking catfish
Clarius spp torpedo-shaped catfishes
Clupea harengus Atlantic herring
Clupea pallasii Pacific herring
Clupeidae herrings/sardines
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus Australian catfish
Cobitidae loaches
Coregonidae whitefish
Coregonus artedii cisco
Coregonus muksun whitefish
Coregonus peled whitefish
Cotostomidae suckers
Cottos gobio bullhead
Cromileoptes altivelis humpback grouper
Ctenopharyngodon idellus grass carp
Cymatogaster aggregata shiner perch
Cyprinidae cyprinids
Cyprinus carpio common carp, koi carp
Damalichthys vacca pile perch
Danio devario sind danio
Danio rerio danio zebrafish
Dicentrarchus labrax European seabass
Eigenmannia virescens glass knife fish
Epinephelus akaara red-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus brown-marbled grouper
Epinephelus malabaricus Malabar grouper
Epinephelus moara long-tooth grouper
Epinephelus septemfasciatus seven-band grouper
Epinephelus sexfasciatus six-bar grouper
Epinephelus spp grouper and estuary cod
Epinephelus tauvina estuarine rock cod
Esocidae pikes
Esox lucius pike
Evynnis japonica crimson sea bream
Exocoetus volitans tropical two-winged flying fish
Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod
Gadus morhua Atlantic cod
Gaidropsarus spp rockling
Galaxias olidus mountain galaxia
Galaxiidae minnows
Gambusia affinis mosquito fish
Gerres ovatus roach
Girella punctata girella, rudderfish
Glassogobius giurus flathead goby
Hexagrammos otakii greenling
Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis halibut
Hucho hucho Danube salmon
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix silver carp
Ictalurus catus white catfish
Ictalurus furcatus blue catfish
Ictalurus natalis yellow bullhead
Ictalurus nebulosus brown bullhead
Ictalurus punctatus channel catfish
Kurtus gulliveri nurseryfish
Labeo spp rhinofishes
Labridae wrasses
Lampetra fluviatalis river lamprey
Lateolabrax japonicus Japanese sea bass
Lateolabrax spp sea bass
Lates calcarifer barramundi
Latris lineata striped trumpeter
Lepomis gibbosus pumpkinseed
Leuciscus idus ide
Limanda limanda dab
Lota lota burbot
Lutjanus erythropterus red snapper
Maccullochella peelii peelii Murray cod
Macquaria ambigua golden perch
Macquaria australasica Macquarie perch
Macquaria novemaculata Australian bass
Melanogrammus aeglefinus haddock
Merlangius merlangus whiting
Merluccius productus north Pacific hake
Micromesistius poutassou blue whiting
Micropterus salmonoides largemouth bass
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus loach
Moronidae spp white seabass
Mugil cephalus grey mullet
Mugilidae mullets
Notemigonus atherinoides emerald shiner
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha pink salmon
Oncorhynchus keta chum salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch coho salmon
Oncorhynchus masou sakura masou salmon
Oncorhynchus mykiss rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus nerka kokanee sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus rhodurus amago salmon
Oncorhynchus spp Pacific salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha chinook salmon
Oplegnathus fasciatus Japanese parrotfish
Oplegnathus punctatus spotted knifejaw
Oxyeleotris lineolatus sleepy cod
Oxyeleotris sp giant gudgeon
Pagrus auratus syn Pagrus major snapper/red sea bream
Pangasius hypophthalmus sutchi catfish
Paralichthyidae flounders
Paralichthys dentatus summer flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma southern flounder
Paralichthys olivaceus Japanese flounder, Hirame strain
Parambassis gulliveri giant glassfish
Parapristipoma trilineatum chicken grunt
Perca fluviatilis redfin perch
Percidae perches
Phoxinus phoxinus minnow
Pimephales promelas fathead minnow
Platichthys flesus European flounder
Platycephalus fuscus dusky flathead
Platycephalus indicus bartail flathead
Plecoglossus altivelis ayu
Pleuronectes platessa plaice
Pleuronectes vetulus English sole
Poecilia reticulata guppy
Pollachius virens coalfish
Polygonella myriophylla Pacific sandlace
Psetta maxima turbot
Pseudocaranx dentex silver trevally
Pseudopleuronectes americanus winter flounder
Puntius conchonus rosy barb
Puntius sophore pool barb
Rachycentron canadum cobia
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland halibut
Rhinonemus cimbrius four-beared rockling
Rhombosolea tapirina greenback flounder
Rutilus rutilus roach
Salmo aguabonita golden trout
Salmo clarkii cutthroat trout
Salmo salar Atlantic salmon
Salmo trutta brown trout
Salvelinus alpinus Arctic char
Salvelinus fontinalis brook trout
Salvelinus namaycush lake trout
Sardinops sagax pilchard
Scaphirhynchus albus pallid sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platoryhnchus shovelnose sturgeon
Scatophagus argus scat
Sciaenidae drums/croakers
Sciaenops ocellatus red drum
Scophthalmus maximus turbot
Scortum barcoo Barcoo grunter
Seriola dumerili greater amberjack
Seriola hippos samson fish
Seriola lalandi yellowtail amberjack
Seriola quinqueradiata Japanese amberjack
Sillago ciliata whiting
Solea solea common sole
Soleidae soles
Sparus aurata gilt-head seabream
Sprattus sprattus sprat
Symphysodon discus discus fish
Takifugu rubripes tiger puffer
Theragra chalcogramma walleye pollock
Thunnus thynnus northern bluefin tuna
Thymallus thymallus grayling
Tinca tinca tench
Toxotes chartareus archer fish
Trachinotus blochii snubnose dart
Trachinotus falcatus yellow-wax pompano
Trachurus japonicus Japanese horsemackeral
Trichogaster pectoralis snakeskin gourami
Trisopterus esmarki Norway pout
Trisopterus minutus poor cod
Umbrina cirrosa shi drum
Verasper moseri barfin flounder



Molluscs

 
Anadara trapezia Sydney cockle
Argopecten gibbus calico scallop
Austrovenus stutchburyi New Zealand cockle
Barbatia novae-zelandiae New Zealand cockle
Cardium edule common cockle
Crassostrea angulata Portuguese oyster
Crassostrea ariakensis Suminoe oyster
Crassostrea virginica American oyster
Crassostrea gigas Pacific oyster
Haliotis corrugata pink abalone
Haliotis cracherodii black abalone
Haliotis cyclobates whirling abalone
Haliotis diversicolor small abalone
Haliotis fulgens green abalone
Haliotis laevigata greenlip abalone
Haliotis rubra blacklip abalone
Haliotis rufescens red abalone
Haliotis scalaris staircase abalone
Haliotis sorenseni white abalone
Katelysia rhytiphora sand cockle
Macomona liliana New Zealand cockle
Mya arenaria sand gaper mussel
Mytilus edulis mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis mussel
Ostrea angasi southern mud oyster
Ostrea chilensis New Zealand dredge oyster
Ostrea conchaphila Olympia oyster
Ostrea denselammellosa Asiatic oyster
Ostrea edulis European flat oyster
Ostrea puelchana Argentinian flat oyster
Patinopecten yessoensis Japanese scallop
Pecten maximus common scallop
Pinctada fucata martensi Japanese pearl oyster, Akoya oyster
Pinctada maxima silverlip pearl oyster
Pinctada sugillata pearl oyster
Ruditapes decussatus groove-shelled clam
Ruditapes pullastra groove-shelled clam
Ruditapes semidecussatus groove-shelled clam
Saccostrea cuccullatta rock oyster
Saccostrea echinata blacklip oyster
Saccostrea glomerata Sydney rock oyster
Tridacna crocea crocus clam
Tridacna gigas giant clam
Tridacna maxima elongated or rugose giant clam
Venerupis aurea European aurora venus clam
Venerupis philippinarum Asian littleneck clam
Venerupis pullastra European aurora venus clam


Crustaceans

 
Acetes spp tropical krill
Astacopsis gouldi giant Tasmanian crayfish
Astacus astacus noble crayfish
Astacus leptodactylus Turkish crayfish
Austropotamobius pallipes white-clawed crayfish
Austropotamobius torrentium stone crayfish
Cambaroides japonicus Japanese crayfish
Charybdis feriatus mud crab
Cherax quadricarinatus red claw freshwater crayfish
Cherax spp freshwater crayfish
Eriocher sinensis Chinese mitten crab
Euastacus kershawi Gippsland spiny crayfish
Macrobrachium rosenbergii giant freshwater prawn
Metapenaeus ensis red endeavour prawn
Metapenaeus spp sand shrimp
Palaemon styliferus prawn
Pasifastacus leniusculus signal crayfish
Penaeus aztecus northern brown shrimp
Penaeus brasiliensis redspotted shrimp
Penaeus californiensis yellow-leg shrimp
Penaeus chinensis Chinese white shrimp
Penaeus duorarum northern pink shrimp
Penaeus esculentus brown tiger prawn
Penaeus indicus Indian banana prawn
Penaeus japonicus Kuruma prawn
Penaeus kerathurus caramote prawn
Penaeus marginatus aloha prawn
Penaeus merguiensis Gulf banana prawn
Penaeus monodon giant black tiger prawn
Penaeus occidentalis western white shrimp
Penaeus paulensis San Paulo shrimp
Penaeus pencillatus redtail prawn
Penaeus plebejus eastern king prawn
Penaeus schmitti southern white shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus green tiger prawn
Penaeus setiferus northern white shrimp
Penaeus stylirostris blue shrimp
Penaeus subtilis southern brown shrimp
Penaeus vannamei Pacific white shrimp
Portunus pelagicus mud crab
Portunus sanguinolentus mud crab
Procambarus clarkii Louisiana swamp crayfish
Protrachypene precipua Pomada prawn
Scylla serrata mud crab
Trachypenaeus similis roughback shrimp


Other species

 
Ardea cinerea heron
Argulus foliaceus louse
Callibaetis sp mayfly
Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmon louse
Petromyzontyidae lampreys
Piscicola spp leeches
Salminicola spp gill lice

 


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