Glossary of Species

GROUNDFISH (species that dwell on or near the sea bottom)
 
Blackcod/Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)
Catfish, Atlantic (Anarhichas lupus)
Cod
  Atlantic (Gadus morhua)
  Pacific (Gadus macrocephalus)
Cusk (Brosme brosme)
Flounder/Sole
  American Plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides)
  English (Parophrys vetulus)
  Rock (Lepidopsetta bilineata)
  Summer (Paralichthys dentatus)
  Winter (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)
  Witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)
  Yellowtail (Limanda ferruginea)
Grenadier, Roundnose (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Hake
  Red (Urophycis chuss)
  Pacific (Merluccius productus)
  Silver (Merluccius bilinearis)
  White (Uropycis tenuis)
Halibut
  Atlantic (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
  Greenland (Turbot) (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
  Pacific (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
Monkfish (Lophius americanus)
Pollock
  Atlantic (Pollachius virens)
  Alaskan (Theragra chalcogramma)
Redfish (Sebastes marinus)
Rockfish
  Canary (Sebastes pinniger)
  Pacific Ocean Perch (Sebastes alutus)
  Silvergrey (Sebastes brevispinis)
  Yelloweye (Sebastes ruberrimus)
Skate
  Smooth (Raja senta)
  Thorny (Raja radiata)
   
PELAGIC & ESTUARIAL (highly migratory and/or schooling fish that migrate in coastal waters)
   
Alewife/Gaspereau (Alosa pseudoharengus)
Capelin (Mallotus villosus)
Eel, American (Anguilla rostrata)
Herring
  Atlantic (Clupea harengus harengus)
  Pacific (Clupea harengus pallasii)
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Mackerel, Atlantic (Scomber scombrus)
Salmon
  Atlantic (Salmo salar)
  Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
  Chum (Oncorhynchus keta)
  Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
  Pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
  Sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Shark
  Blue (Pironace glauca)
  Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
  Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
  Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
Silverside (Menidia menidia)
Smelt, American (Osmerus eperianus mordax)
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus thynnus)
   
MOLLUSCS & CRUSTACEANS (shellfish)
   
Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)
Clam
  Bar (Spisula solidisima)
  Geoduck (Panope abrupta)
  Horse (Tresus capax and Tresus nuttalli)
  Razor (Ensis directus)
  Stimpson Surf (Spisula polynyma)
  Butter (Saxidomus giganteus)
  Littleneck (Protothaca staminea)
  Manila (Tapes philippinarum)
  Soft-Shell (Mya arenaria)
  Quahaug (Mercenaria mercenaria)
Crab
  Dungeness (Cancer magister)
  Jonah (Cancer borealis)
  Queen or Snow (Chionecetes opilio)
  Rock (Cancer irroratus)
  Spider (Hyas coarctatus)
  Toad (Hyas araneus)
Lobster (Homarus americanus)
Mussel, Blue (Mytilus edulis)
Oyster
  American (Crassostrea virginica)
  Pacific (Crassostrea gigas)
Scallops
  Sea (Placopecten magellanicus)
  Icelandic (Chlamys islandica)
Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)
Shrimp
  Pink (Pandalus borealis)
  Side-stripe (Pandalopsis dispar)
  Spot (Pandalus platyceros)
Squid (Illex illecebrosus)
Whelk (Buccinum undatum)
   
FRESHWATER (lake fish or fish found in ponds and slow-moving rivers & streams)
   
Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus)
Trout, Lake (Salvelinus namaycush)
Tullibee/Cisco (Coregonus artedii)
Walleye/Pickerel (Stizostedion vitreum)
Whitefish, Lake (Coregonus clupeaformis)
Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
   
MARINE PLANTS
   
Dulse (Rhodymenia, palmata)
Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus)
Rockweed (Fucus sp, Ascophyllum sp.)