342 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS 



In order to prevent misunderstanding in the use of common names 

 employed in tlie tables and discussions, the following list of common 

 and scientific names is given: 



Common and scientific names of the commercial fishery products caught in the United 



States and Alaska 



Common name as shown in 

 Bureau reports 



Albacore. 



Alewives. 



other common names 



Longfin tuna. 



Amberjack. 

 Anchovies.. 



Anglefish-_. 



Barracuda. 



Black bass. 



Bluefish 



Blue pike.. 



Blue runner or hard- 

 tail. 



Bonito 



Bowfin 



Buff alofish 



Bullhead 



Butterfish 



Burbot 



Cabio 



Cabrilla 



Carp 



Catfish. 



Cero 



Chubs. 



Cigarfish. 

 Cisco 



Cod. 



Corbina. 

 Crappie. 



Crevalle. 

 Croaker. 

 Cunner_ 



(Branch herring, wall- 

 eyed or big-eyed herring. 

 Blueback, glut herring 



rSmallmouth bass 



\Largemouth bass 



Tailor 



Pike perch, blue pickerel 



(Canada) . 

 Runner 



Dollarfish 



Lawyer, ling 



Coalfish, crab eater, cobia. 

 Rock bass 



German carp. 



Tullibee in Canada; long- 

 jaw, bluefin, blackfin 

 in United States. 



Scad 



Herring in Canada 



Codfish. 



Orange mouth corbina 



"White crappie 



Black crappie, strawberry 

 bass, calico bass. 



Crocus, hardhead 



Chogset, blue perch, berg- 

 all. 



Scientific names 



Germo alalunga (Pacific 



coast) . 

 Pomolobus pseudoharengus. 



Pomolobus aestivalis. 

 Seriola species. 



{Engraulis tnordax. 

 Anchoviella delicatissima. 

 Anchoviella cotnpressa. 

 ( Pomacanthus arcuatus. 

 XAngelichtys isabelita. 



{Sphyraena argentea (Pacific 

 coast) . 

 Sphyraena barracuda (Atlan- 

 tic coast). 

 Micropterus dolomieu. 

 Micropterus salmoides. 

 Pomatomus saltatrix. 

 Stizostedion glaucum. 



Caranx crysos. 



(Sarda sarda. 

 \Sarda chiliensis. 



Amia calva. 



Ictiobus species. 



Ameiurus species. 



Poronoius triacanthus. 



Lota maculosa. 



Rachycentron canadus. 



Epinephelus analogus (Pa- 

 cific coast). 



Cyprinus carpio. 



Siluridae species. 



Scomberomorus regalis. 



All Lencichthys except artedi 

 (in Great Lakes). 



Decapterus species. 

 Leucichthys artedi (Lake 

 Erie only). 



{Gadus macrocephalus (Pa- 

 cific coast). 

 Gadus callarias (Atlantic 

 coast) . 

 Cynoscion xanthulum. 

 Pomoxis annularis. 

 Pomoxis sparoides. 



Caranx hippos. 

 Micropogon undulatus. 

 Tautogolabrus adspersus. 



