Page K.1 APPENDIX K ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS LOCAL FISH NAMES Page K.2 Page K.3 LOCAL NAME ACCEPTED COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ================================================================================= ALBERT LITTLE TUNNY EUTHYNNUS ALLETTERATUS ALEWIFE (GULF/MISCALLED) GULF MENHADEN BREVOORTIA PATRONUS ALEWIFE (VIRGINIA) ATLANTIC MENHADEN CLUPEA HARENGUS ALL-MOUTH GOOSEFISH LOPHIUS AMERICANUS AMBERJACK GREATER AMBERJACK SERIOLA DUMMERILI AMERICAN RED SNAPPER RED SNAPPER LUTJANUS CAMPECHANUS AMERICAN SNAPPER RED SNAPPER LUTJANUS CAMPECHANUS ANGELFISH (MISCALLED) ATLANTIC SPADEFISH CHAETODIPTERUS FABER ANGLERFISH GOOSEFISH LOPHIUS AMERICANUS ARCTIC BONITO SKIPJACK TUNA EUTHYNNUS PELAMIS B-LINER VERMILION SNAPPER RHOMBOPLITES AURORUBENS BANANA FISH LADYFISH ELOPS SAURUS BAR DRUM BLACK DRUM POGONIAS CROMIS BARRACUDA GREAT BARRACUDA SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA BEACH WHITING GULF KINGFISH MENTICIRRHUS LITTORALIS BEELINE SNAPPER VERMILION SNAPPER RHOMBOPLITES AURORUBENS BERGALL CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS BIG JACK JACK CREVALLE CARANX HIPPOS BIG RED RED DRUM (LARGE) SCIAENOPS OCELLATA BLACK BASS BLACK SEABASS CENTROPRISTIS STRIATUS BLACK DOGFISH (MISCALLED) GULF TOADFISH OPSANUS BETA BLACK FLOUNDER WINTER FLOUNDER PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS BLACK GROUPER (MISCALLED) GAG GROUPER MYCTEROPERCA MICROLEPIS BLACK GROUPER (MISCALLED) WARSAW GROUPER EPINEPHELUS NIGRITUS BLACK JEWFISH WARSAW GROUPER EPINEPHELUS NIGRITUS BLACK MULLET STRIPED MULLET MUGIL CEPHALUS BLACK PERCH WHITE PERCH MORONE AMERICANA BLACK SALMON COBIA RACHYCENTRON CANADUM BLACKBACK WINTER FLOUNDER PSEUDOPLUERONECTES AMERICANUS BLACKFIN GROUPER BLACK GROUPER MYCTEROPERCA BONACI BLACKFISH BLACK SEABASS CENTROPRISTES STRIATUS BLACKFISH TRIPLETAIL LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS BLACKFISH ROCK SEABASS CENTROPRISTIS PHILADELPHICUS BLACKFISH (MID-ATL & CT) TAUTOG TAUTOGA ONITIS BLACKWILL BLACK SEABASS CENTROPRISTIS STRIATUS BLOOD MOUTH TOMTATE HAEMULON AUROLINEATUM BLOW TOAD NORTHERN PUFFER SPHOEROIDES MACULATUS BLOWFISH NORTHERN PUFFER SPHOEROIDES MACULATUS BLUE BLUEFISH POMATOMUS SALTATRIX BLUE-NOSED PERCH WHITE PERCH MORONE AMERICANA BLUEPERCH CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS BONITO ATLANTIC BONITO SARDA SARDA BONITO (MISCALLED) LITTLE TUNNY EUTHYNNUS ALLETTERATUS BOSTON BLUEFISH POLLOCK POLLACHIUS VIRENS BOSTON MACKEREL ATLANTIC MACKEREL SCOMBER SCOMBRUS BREAM PINFISH LAGODON RHOMBOIDES BRILL WINDOWPANE SCOPHTHALMUS AQUOSUS BROWN SHARK SANDBAR SHARK CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS BULL CROAKER ATLANTIC CROAKER MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS BULLHEAD FRESHWATER CATFISH ICHTALURUS SPP. BULLS DOLPHIN (LARGE MALE) CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS BUNKER ATLANTIC MENHADEN BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS BUOY TENDER TRIPLETAIL LOBOTES SURINAMENSIs Page K.4 LOCAL NAME ACCEPTED COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ================================================================================= BUOYFISH TRIPLETAIL LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS BURGLAR FISH CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS BUTTERFISH (GULF; MISCALL) PINFISH LAGODON RHOMBOIDES CALIFORNIA RED SNAPPER VERMILION SNAPPER RHOMBOPLITES AURORUBENS CANDY SNAPPER LANE SNAPPER LUTJANUS SYNAGRIS CANDY STRIPER LANE SNAPPER LUTJANUS SYNAGRIS CAT GAFFTOPSAIL CATFISH BAGRE MARINUS CAT SEA CATFISH ARIUS FELIS CATFISH (MISCALLED) ATLANTIC WOLFFISH ANARHICHAS LUPUS CAVALLA KING MACKEREL SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA CHANNEL BASS BLACK DRUM POGONIAS CROMIS CHANNEL BASS RED DRUM SCIAENOPS OCELLATA CHANNEL CATFISH SEA CATFISH ARIUS FELIS CHAUGI CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS CHAUGIE CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS CHICKEN DOLPHIN POMPANO DOLPHIN CORYPHAENA EQUISETIS CHICKEN SNAPPER RED SNAPPER LUTJANUS CAMPECHANUS CHICKEN SNAPPER SILK SNAPPER LUTJANUS VIVANUS CHOBIE TRIPLETAIL LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS CHOCOLATE GROUPER SNOWY GROUPER (ADULT) EPINEPHELUS NIVEATUS CHOGSET CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS CHOPPER BLUEFISH POMATOMUS SALTATRIX CHUB (NORTH ATLANTIC) MUMMICHOG FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS CHUB TAUTOG TAUTOGA ONITIS CIGAR MINNOW ROUND SCAD DECAPTERUS PUNCTATUS COD ATLANTIC COD GADUS MORHUA CODFISH ATLANTIC COD GADUS MORHUA CODFISH (VA) SPOTTED HAKE UROPHYCIS REGIA CODLET (VA) SPOTTED HAKE UROPHYCIS REGIA COLORFUL TILEFISH TILEFISH LOPHOLATILUS CHAMAELEONTICEPS COMMON GRUNT WHITE GRUNT HAEMULON PLUMIERI COMMON SKATE LITTLE SKATE RAJA ERINACEA COWS DOLPHIN (LARGE FEMALE) CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS CRAB-EATER COBIA RACHYCENTRON CANADUM CREVALLA JACK CREVALLE CARANX HIPPOS CROAKER ATLANTIC CROAKER MICROPOGON UNDULATUS CROAKER (CHESAPEAKE) BLACK DRUM POGONIAS CROMIS CUBAN HOGFISH SPOTFIN HOGFISH BODIANUS PULCHELLUS CUBAN SNAPPER CUBERA SNAPPER LUTJANUS CYANOPTERUS CUDA GREAT BARRACUDA SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA DAYTONA RED SNAPPER RED SNAPPER LUTJANUS CAMPHECHANUS DOG BASS RED DRUM (LARGE) SCIAENOPS OCELLATA DOORMAT SUMMER FLOUNDER (LARGE) PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS DORADO DOLPHIN CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS DRUM BLACK DRUM POGONIAS CROMIS EEL AMERICAN EEL ANGUILLA ROSTRATA FAIR MAID SCUP STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS FALSE ALBACORE LITTLE TUNNY EUTHYNNUS ALLETTERATUS FATBACK ATLANTIC MENHADEN BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS FEATHER DOLPHIN DOLPHIN (SMALL) CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS FLANNELMOUTH GRUNT TOMTATE HAEMULON AUROLINEATUM FLATFISH FLOUNDER (ANY) Page K.5 LOCAL NAME ACCEPTED COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ================================================================================= FLORIDA COD SOUTHERN HAKE UROPHYCIS FLORIDANA FLUKE SUMMER FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS FOOTBALL ATLANTIC BONITO SARDA SARDA FOOTBALL TUNA BLACKFIN TUNA THUNNUS ATLANTICUS FOOTBALLFISH (MISCALLED) BLACKFIN TUNA THUNNUS ATLANTICUS FRESHWATER EEL AMERICAN EEL ANGUILLA ROSTRATA FROSTFISH SILVER HAKE MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS FROSTFISH ATLANTIC TOMCOD MICROGADUS TOMCOD GAFFTOPSAIL POMPANO PALOMETA TRACHINOTUS GOODEI GASPERGOU (LA) FRESHWATER DRUM APLODINOTUS GRUNNIENS GIANT SEABASS JEWFISH EPINEPHELUS ITAJARA GIANT SEABASS WARSAW GROUPER EPINEPHELUS NIGRITUS GLOBEFISH NORTHERN PUFFER SPHOEROIDES MACULATUS GOGGLE-EYES BIGEYE SCAD SELAR CRUMENOPHTHALMUS GOLDEN SHINER ATLANTIC TARPON (YOUNG) TARPON ATLANTICA GOLDEN SPOT SPOT (LARGE) LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS GOLDEN-EYED SNAPPER SILK SNAPPER LUTJANUS VIVANUS GRASSHOPPERS DOLPHIN (SMALL) CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS GRAY GROUPER GAG GROUPER MYCTEROPERCA MICROLEPIS GRAY MULLET STRIPED MULLET MUGIL CEPHALUS GRAY SEATROUT WEAKFISH CYNOSCION REGALIS GRAY TROUT WEAKFISH CYNOSCION REGALIS GRAY WEAKFISH WEAKFISH CYNOSCION REGALIS GREAT POMPANO PERMIT TRACHINOTUS FALCATUS GREEN SEABASS BLACK SEABASS CENTROPRISTIS STRIATUS GREEN TROUT LARGEMOUTH BASS MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES GROUND MULLET KINGFISH (ANY) MENTICIRRHUS SPP. GRUNT WHITE GRUNT HAEMULON PLUMIERI GRUNT PIGFISH ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERA HACKLEHEAD SEAROBIN (ANY) TRIGLIDAE SPP. HARDHEAD GAFFTOPSAIL CATFISH BAGRE MARINUS HARDHEAD SEA CATFISH ARIUS FELIS HARDHEAD (CHESAPEAKE) ATLANTIC CROAKER MICROPOGON UNDULATUS HARDTAIL BLUE RUNNER CARANX CRYSOS HOG SNAPPER HOGFISH LACHNOLAIMUS MAXIMUS HOGFISH (MISCALLED) PIGFISH ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERA JACK BLUE RUNNER CARANX CRYSOS JACK JACK CREVALLE CARANX HIPPOS JACK HAMMER GREATER AMBERJACK SERIOLA DUMMERILI JACK PERCH YELLOW PERCH PERCA FLAVESCENS JACKFISH JACK CREVALLE CARANX HIPPOS JEWFISH (MISCALLED) WARSAW GROUPER EPINEPHELUS NIGRITUS JUMPING MULLET STRIPED MULLET MUGIL CEPHALUS KEY WEST GRUNT WHITE GRUNT HAEMULON PLUMIERI KING KING MACKEREL SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA KING WHITING KINGFISH (ANY) MENTICIRRHUS SPP. KINGFISH (MISCALLED) KING MACKEREL SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA KITTY MITCHELL SPECKLED HIND EPINEPHELUS DRUMMONDHAYI LAFAYETTE SPOT LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS LEATHERJACKET (MISCALLED) GRAY TRIGGERFISH BALISTES CAPRISCUS LEATHERNECK GRAY TRIGGERFISH BALISTES CAPRISCUS LEMON SOLE WINTER FLOUNDER PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS LEMONFISH (EASTERN GULF) COBIA RACHYCENTRON CANADUM Page K.6 LOCAL NAME ACCEPTED COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ================================================================================= LEOPARD SHARK TIGER SHARK GALEOCERDO CUVIERI LINESIDES STRIPED BASS MORONE SAXATILIS LING (GULF) COBIA RACHYCENTRON CANADUM LING (MID-ATLANTIC) WHITE HAKE UROPHYCIS TENUIS LING (MID-ATLANTIC) RED HAKE UROPHYCIS CHUSS LING COD RED HAKE UROPHYCIS CHUSS LONG BUTTER BUTTERFISH PEPRILUS TRIACANTHUS LONGFIN POMPANO PALOMETA TRACHINOTUS GOODEI LONGSPINE PORGY (MISCALLED)SCUP STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS MACHETE LADYFISH ELOPS SAURUS MANGO SNAPPER GRAY SNAPPER LUTJANUS GRISEUS MANGROVE SNAPPER GRAY SNAPPER LUTJANUS GRISEUS MASHWADAN (LA) SEA CATFISH ARIUS FELIS MINGO SNAPPER VERMILLION SNAPPER RHOMBOPLITES AURORUBENS MINKFISH (GULF) NORTHERN KINGFISH MENTICIRRHUS SAXATILIS MONKFISH GOOSEFISH LOPHIUS AMERICANUS MOON FISH ATLANTIC SPADEFISH CHAETODIPTERUS FABER MOSSBUNKER ATLANTIC MENHADEN BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS MOTHER-IN-LAW FISH (N.ATL) RED RAVEN HEMITRIPTERUS AMERICANUS MUDDAB WINTER FLOUNDER PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS MULES RED SNAPPER LUTJANUS CAMPECHANUS MULLET (MISCALLED) KINGFISH (ANY) MENTICIRRHUS SPP. MUTTON SNAPPER (MISCALLED) VERMILION SNAPPER RHOMBOPLITES AURORUBENS MUTTONFISH MUTTON SNAPPER LUTJANUS ANALIS NELLY HUNT SCUP STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS NIGHT SERGEANT SERGEANT TAURUS ABUDEFDUF TAURUS NORFOLK SPOT SPOT LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS NORTHERN FLUKE SUMMER FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS NORTHERN MACKEREL (GULF) ATLANTIC BONITO SARDA SARDA OCEAN PERCH GOLDEN REDFISH SEBASTES MARINUS OCEAN-VIEW SPOT SPOT LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS OCEANIC BONITA SKIPJACK TUNA EUTHYNNUS PELAMIS OYSTER CRACKER OYSTER TOADFISH OPSANUS TAU PERCH (MISCALLED) CUNNER TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS PHANTOM BONEFISH ALBULA VULPES PIGFISH (MISCALLED) HOGFISH LACHNOLAIMUS MAXIMUS PILOT WHALES TAUTOG TAUTOGA ONITIS PINBASS BLACK SEABASS CENTROPRISTIS STRIATUS PINHEAD ATLANTIC CROAKER MICROPOGON UNDULATUS PINK PORGY RED PORGY