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Common and scientific names of the commercial 
U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
States and Alaska— 
shery products caught in the United 
ontinued 



Common name as shown 
in Bureau reports 
Hela See er ae 
Herring smelt_-....--_-- 
Mickory shad=-_ 2b 
Hogfish 
King whiting 
Ladyiish 
Lake trout 

Marlin 
Mojarro. sc lnte Wake 
Mrulleties ets ee 
Mummichog---__-------- 
Muttonfish 
Paddlefish 

ermitecet 2 me adhe 
Pigfishs eM 59s Th ae 
Pike or pickerel 
Pilchard@.. 2 2 seat ets 
Pilotfish 
Pinfish 
Porkfish 
Roach 
RROcKASHES Sse eae 2 eee 
IRosefish=— 22-22 aes 
Sablefish 
Salmon: 
Atlantionsctosic2 st. 
Pacifie: 
Blueback, 
or sockeye. 
Chinook or king_ 
Chum or keta___ 
Humpback or 
pink. 
Silver or coho 
Steelhead 
red, 



Other common names 

Squirrel hake, Boston hake, ling, black 
hake, mud hake. 
Merluccio 
| 
Starfish, pappyfish; butterfish (N. C.)- 
Herring 
Capitaine, perro perro 
{ Pacific 
Atlantic—See tuna. 
J King mackerel 
\Little roncador, croaker_-_.-_-..___-_- 
Northern whiting, kingfish, seaming __ 
Bonefish 

Spearfish 
Miosshumker, posi. oases 
Jumpingymulleb= =e See ee 
Maarishpkillifish = 5.2 -eeeeeee enn 
See surffishes. 
See pompano. 
HG efishwGN (Cs). 2222 See eee 
Great Lakes pike 
Sardine 

Sisimiteenh) lat 38 Ve Eaten 
Shiner. cls... wee ented) 1 
Yano CEE Beane e be) ST 5c ee 
Rock cod 
{Blue pass, greenfish.___------_- 
Halfmoon -_<2!.:5 38 See See 
Black cod 

Tyee, Columbia, Sacramento, spring__ 
Dog salmon 
sa 

See steelhead trout. 
Sand pike 

Scientific names 

Urophycis species (Atlantic coast). 
Merluccius productus (Pacific coast). 
Hippoglosuss hippoglossus. 
Orthodon microlepidotus (Pacific coast). 
Peprilus alepidotus. 
Tenens artedi (Great Lakes, except 
rie). 
Etrumenus sadina. 
Clupea harengus (Atlantic coast). 
Clupea pallasii (Pacific coast). 
Argentina silus. 
Pomolobus mediocris. 
Lachnolaimus maximus (Florida). 
Trachurus symmetricus. 
Promicrops itaiara. 
Scomberomorus cavalla (Atlantic coast). 
Genyonemus lineatus (California). 
Menticirrhus species. 
Albula vulpes. 
Cristivomer namaycush. 
Petromyzon marinus. 
Ammodytes americanus. 
Ophiodon elongatus. 
Scomber scombrus (Atlantic couatyy 
Scomber diego (Pacific coast). 
Tetrapturus mitsukurii (Pacific coast). 
Brevoortia tyrannus. 
Cyprinidae species. 
Eucinostomus species. 
Hiodon species. 
f Vomer setipinnis. 
\ Selene vomer. 
Mugil species. 
Fundulus species. 
Lutianus analis. 
Polyodon spathula. 
Scaridae species. 
Orthopristis chrysopterus. 
{ Esox reticulatus. 
Esox lucius. 
Sardina caerulea. 
Woes ductor. 
Seriole zonata. 
Lagodon rhomboides. 
Pollachius virens. 
Trachinoyus goodei. 
Trachinotus species (Atlantic coast). 
Palometa simillima (Pacific coast). 
Calamus species. 
Anisotremus virginicus. 
Carpiodes species. 
Notemigonus crysoleucas. 
Ambloplites rupestris(Mississippi River 
to Atlantic seaboard) 
Paralabrax nebulifer (Pacifie coast). 
Sebestodes species (Pacific coast). 
Sebastes marinus. 
Girella nigricans (Pacific coast). 
Medialuna californiensis (Pacific coast). 
Anaplopoma jimbria. 
Salmo salar (Atlantic coast). 
Oncorhynchus nerka. 
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha. 
Oncorhynchus keta. 
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. 
Oncorhynchus kisutch. 
Stizostedion canadense. 
Pristis pectinatus. 
Cottidae species. 
Stenotomus species. 
