Appendix 5: 

 Common and Scientific 

 Names of Species 



The following is a listing ot common and sci- 

 entific names of fish, shellfish, marine mammals, 

 and sea turtles. This listing is included tor refer- 

 ence purposes only and is not all-inclusive. 



Unit 1: Northeast Demersal Fisheries 



Principal groundtish 



Atlantic cod, Gadiis morhua 

 Silver hake, Merluccius hilinearh 

 Pollock, Pollachhti vireiis 

 Summer flounder, Paraluhthyi (iiiitatiti 

 Winter flounder, Plenronectei americainis 

 American plaice, Hippogloiso'tdei pLitessoides 

 Haddock, AIc/iiiwgMiiniins neglcfnuis 

 Yellowtail flounder, Pleuronectes ferrugineiis 

 Witch flounder, GlyptocephaUn cyuoglossin 

 Red hake, Urophycis cluiss 

 Windowpane, Scophth<ili)iUi dqiiosm 

 Redfish, Sebiistes spp. 



Skates and spiny dogfish 



Spiny dogfish, Squaltis acanthias 

 Little skate. Raja erbiacea 

 Winter skate. Raja ocellata 

 Barndoor skate. Raja laevis 

 Thorny skate, Ra}a radiata 

 Clearnose (Briar) skate. Raja eglanteria 

 Rosette skate. Raja garmani 

 Smooth skate. Raja seiita 



Other flnflsh 



Goosefish, Lopbhii americaniis 

 Wcakfish, Cy>ioscion regalis 

 White hake, ihvp/iycis tenuis 

 Black sea bass, ('ciitivpristis striata 



Scup, Stoiotomui chryiopi 



Spot, Leiostomus xanthiirin 



Tilefish, Lopholatiliis cha>iiaclcoiitiitps 



Cusk, Broiiiie brosme 



Wolffishes, Anarhicbas spp. 



Ocean pout, Macrozoarca aDicriciniiis 



Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossiis hippoglossiis 



Unit 2: Northeast Pelagic Fisheries 



Atlantic herring, Cliipea harengus 

 Atlantic mackerel. Scomber icomhnis 

 Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix 

 Biitterfish, Peprilus triacanthm 



Unit 3: Atlantic Anadromous Fisheries 



Striped bass, Morone saxatilis 

 American shad, Alosa sapidissima 

 Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengits 

 Blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis 

 Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchiis 

 Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brei'irostniin 

 Atlantic .salmon, Salmo salar 



Unit 4: Northeast Invertebrate Fisheries 



American lobster, Homarus ainericaiius 

 Atlantic surtclam, Spisula solidissima 

 Ocean quahog, Arctica islandica 

 Longfln inshore st]uid, Loligo pealcii 

 Northern shortfln squid, Illex illecebrosus 

 Sea scallop, Placopectcn luagclLuiicns 

 Northern shrimp, Paiidahis borealis 

 Red crab, ('Jiaceo)i quinqiiedeiis 



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