This list comprises the most important economic (commercial) species of the world's ocean and major fresh-water fishes.
The compilation was made by the editor, Georg Borgstrom. For final checking and supplementation, he is greatly indebted to Dr. P. Tack, Head of Fish and Wild
life Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, and Dr. R. W.
Blacker, Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, United Kingdom.
English
Alaska pollock Albacore (Atlantic)
Albacore (Pacific), syn. long- finned tuna
Alewife (Europe), syn. Allis shad, shad, rock herring Alewife (United States, Can
ada) Alfonsino
Amberfish (America)
American plaice, syn. long rough dab
Anchovy (Australia) Anchovy (Azov Sea)
Anchovy (Black Sea), syn.
"Chamsa" (Russian) Anchovy (European) Anchovy (Japanese) Anchovy (Indian) Anchovy (Malayan)
Anchovy, northern (East Pa
cific)
Angelfish (Europe) Angelfish (United States) Angler, syn. lesser weever,
stingfish Angler (Japan)
Angler (Northwest Atlantic), syn. goosefish
Anglerfish (United Kingdom), syn. monkfish, fishing frog, or silver salmon
Arctic char Arctic cisco
Latin
See pollock, Alaska
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes Thunnus alalunga Bonnaterre Clupea (Alosa) alosa Linnaeus
Pomolobus pseudoharengus (Wilson) and P. aesti
valis (Mitchill) Beryx splendens Lowe See Atlantic albacore
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius) Engraulis australis White
Engraulis encrasicholus maeoticus Pus.
Engraulis encrasicholus ponticus (Linnaeus) Engraulis pseudoharengus (Wilson), syn. Engrau
lis encrasicholus Linnaeus Engraulis japonicus (Houttuyn)
Anchoviella indica (van Hasselt), syn. Engraulis (Stolephorus) indicus Bleeker
Stolephorus spp.
Engraulis mordax (Girard) See monkfish
Pomocanthus and Holocanthus spp.
Trachinus vipera Cuvier and Valenciennes Lophius litulon Jordan
Lophius americanus Cuvier and Valenciennes Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus
Salvelinus alpinus Linnaeus Coregonus autumnalis Pallas
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English Latin
See polar cod See polar plaice
Thymallus arcticus Pallas Argentina silus Ascanius Argentina sialis Gilbert
Atheresthes stomias (Jordan and Gilbert) See smelt (sparling)
Pleurogrammus azonus Jordan and Metz, syn. P.
monopterygius (Pallas) See herring (Caribbean) See blackfin tuna
Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus
Plecoglossus altivelis Temminck and Schlegel Barbus barbus (Linnaeus)
Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen) Sphyraena spp.
Sphyraena picuda Bloch and Schneider Morone labrax (Linnaeus), syn. Labrax lupus Nipon spinosus Cuvier
Roccus saxatilis (Walbaum) See sturgeon (Danube) Gadus luscus Linnaeus
Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson)
Megastomatobus cyprinella (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Erilepis zonifer Linnaeus See giant sea bass Branchiostegus spp.
Enedrias nebulosus (Temminck and Schlegel) Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus)
Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus)
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, syn. Helioperca incisor
See ling, blue See Pacific mackerel See blue walleye
Stizostedion vitreum glaucum (Hubbs) See poutassou
See skate Sarda sarda Bloch Sarda australis Sarda lineolata Arctic cod
Arctic flounder Arctic grayling Argentine (Atlantic) Argentine (Pacific)
Arrow-toothed flounder, arrow- toothed halibut
Atherine Atka mackerel Atlantic round herring Atlantic tuna
Atlantic wolf-fish, syn. catfish
"Ayu" (Japanese) Barbel
Barracouta (Australia) Barracuda, syn. sea pike Barracuda (Japanese)
Bass (Atlantic), syn. salmon bass
Bass, common (Japan) Bass, striped
"Beluga" (Russia) Bib, syn. pout, pouting Bighead
Bigmouth, syn. bufflalofish, win
ter carp Black cod Black sea bass Blanquillo Blenny
Bluefin tuna, syn. blackfin tuna, tunny
Bluefish Bluegill Blue ling Blue mackerel Blue pike Blue walleye Blue whiting Bluet
Bonito (Atlantic) Bonito (Australia) Bonito (California)
English Latin
Sarda chilensis (Cuvier and Valenciennes) See skipjack
Orcynopsis unicolor (St. Hilaire)
Sarda orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel) See skate, owl
Amia calva Linnaeus Abramis brama Linnaeus See pomfret
Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus) See sea bream
Rhombus hevis (Rondelet), syn. Scophthalmus rhombus Linnaeus
I ophopsetta maculata (Mitchill) See petrale sole
Colistium güntheri (Hutton) See Scandinavian sardine Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill) Salmo trutta Linnaeus
See bigmouth
See catfish (fresh-water) Lota lota (lacustris) (Walbaum) See flounder (Europe)
Poronotus triacanthus (Peck) Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington)
See geelbek, may also be Elops saurus Linnaeus See horse mackerel
Mallotus catervarius (Pennaut) Mallotus villosus (Müller) Mallotus socialis (Pallas) Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus Carassius carassius (Linnaeus) Caspiomyzon wagneri Kessler Rutilus rutilus caspicus (Jakimov) See "sevruga"
Ictalurus spp., syn. Pilodictis olivaris Rafinesque See Atlantic wolf-fish
Esox niger LeSueur See Arctic char
Salvelinus (Cristivomer) namaycush (Walbaum) Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort)
See king salmon Leucichthys spp.
See peamouth Bonito (Pacific)
Bonito, ocean Bonito, plain
Bonito, striped, syn. Oriental bonito
Bordered skate Bowfin
Bream, fresh-water Bream, Ray's
Bream, sea (West Atlantic) Bream, sea (East Atlantic) Brill (North Sea)
Brill (Northwest Atlantic) Brill (Pacific)
Brill (Oceania) Brisling Brook trout Brown trout Buffalofish Bullhead
Burbot, syn. "nalim" (Russia) Butt
Butterfish Butter sole Cape salmon Capefish
Capelin (Arctic) Capelin (Atlantic) Capeline (Pacific) Carp, common
Carp, crucian, syn. German (or Prussian) carp
Caspian lamprey Caspian roach Caspian sturgeon Catfish (fresh-water) Catfish, banded Chain pickerel Char (Arctic) Char (Great Lakes) Cherry salmon Chinook salmon Chub (North America) Chub (Columbia River)
English Latin
See Pacific mackerel
Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum) See round scad
Coregonus (Leucichthys) artedi (LeSueur) Pofachius (Gadus) virens (Linnaeus)
Gadus caUarias (Linnaeus), syn. Gadus morhua Linnaeus
See pollock (Alaska)
Gadus (morhua) macrocephalus Tilesius See salmon, silver
See coalfish
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill) Conger conger (Linnaeus) Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort) See Rockfish, rosy (Northeast Pacific) Pomoxis spp.
Micropogon unduhtus (Linnaeus) Brosme brosme (Müller)
See scabbard fish
Salmo clarki (Richardson)
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus) See American plaice
Pleuronectes (Limanda) ferruginea (Linnaeus) Rhombosolea plebeia (Richardson)
See yellowfin sole
Tribolodon hakonensis hakonensis (Günther) See beluga (Russia)
See Indian salmon
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, syn. Sq. suckleyi (Gi- rard)
Scylliorhinus steUaris Linnaeus Squalus mitsukurii Jordan and Fowler Scylliorhinus capensis (Müller and Hente) Mustelus cants (Mitchill)
Mustelus mustelus Linnaeus Emissoh antarctica (Günther) See bowfin
See chum salmon
Sahelinus malma (Walbaum) Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus Microstomus pacificus (Lockington) See sole (European)
Chub mackerel Chum salmon Cigarfish Cisco Coalfish
Cod (Atlantic), codling God (Korean)
Cod (Pacific) Coho salmon Coley
Conger eel (Northwest Atlan
tic)
Conger eel (North Atlantic) Conger eel (Northwest Pacific) Corsair
Crappie
Croaker (Atlantic) Cusk
Cutlass fish
Cutthroat trout (Northwest At
lantic ) Dab (Europe) Dab, long rough
Dab (Atlantic), longhead Dab (Oceania)
Dab (West Pacific) Dace (Northwest Pacific) Danube sturgeon
"Dara"
Dogfish (Atlantic and Pacific) Dogfish, greater spotted Dogfish, Japanese Dogfish (South Africa) Dogfish, smooth (American) Dogfish, smooth (European) Dogfish, smooth-hound Dogfish,' (fresh-water) Dog salmon
Dolly Varden
Dolphin, syn. dorado
Dover slime sole, syn. Dover sole (Northeast Pacific) Dover sole
English
Drum (fresh-water) Eel (North America) Eel (Australia) Eel (Europe) Eel (Japan) Electric ray
Elephant fish (Nile)
English sole (Northeast Pacific) Eulachon
Fiddle fish
Flake, syn. huss or rigg Flatfish, "hirame" (Japan) Flathead (Australia) Flathead (Pacific) Flathead sole Flounder (Europe) Flounder (Oceania) Fluke
Flying fishes
Forkbeard, greater Forked hake Fresh-water drum Frigate mackerel Furnard
Garfish (Atlantic) Garfish, sea (Australia) Gar pike
Geelbek
"Ghol"
Giant sea bass Gilthead Gizzard shad Globefish Grass carp Goldfish Goosefish Gray cod Gray mullet
Latin
Aplodinotus grunniens (Rafinesque) Anguitta rostrata LeSueur
Anguitta aucldandii Philippi Anguitta anguitta Linnaeus
Anguitta japonica Temminck and Schlegel Torpedo spp.
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Parophyrys vetulus (Girard) Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson) See angelfish
Various dogfish See starry flounder
Species of Phtycephalus, Neophtycephalus, Tru~
dis, and Leviprora
Phtycephalus indicus Linnaeus
Hippoglossoides classodon Jordan and Gilbert Pleuronectes flesus Linnaeus
Rhombosolea spp.
See flounder (Europe)
Cypselurus species (several), Prognichthys agoo Temminck and Schlegel, and Hirundichthys af- finis (Günther)
Phycis (Urophycis) blennoides (Brünnich) See forkbeard, greater
Aplodinotus grunniens (Rafinesque) Auxis thazard (Lacepede)
See gurnard See gar pike
Species of Heporhamphus, Aorhamphus, and Hemirhamphus
Belone belone Linnaeus Atractoscion aequidens Cuvier See jewfish (India)
Stereolepis gigas Ay res
Chrysophrys auratus (Bloch and Schneider) Dorosoma cepedianum (LeSueur) Sphaeroides spp.; see also puffers
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Carassius auratus Linnaeus See angler (Northwest Atlantic) See cod (Pacific)
See mullet, gray
English Latin
See skate
Thymallus arcticus (Pallas) mallus (Linnaeus)
and Thymallus thy-
Prionace ghuca (Linnaeus) Trachinus draco Linnaeus Girella punctata
Gadus ogac Richardson
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum) Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider) See rattail
Polyprion oxygeneios (Bloch and Schneider) Epinephelus spp.
Girardinus guppyi Trigla spp.
Trigla capensis Cuvier
Chelidonichthys (Trigla) kumu (Lesson and not)
See powan
Gar-
Melanogrammus (Gadus) aeglefinus Linnaeus Scabbard fish (Northwest Atlantic)
Trichiurus japonicus
Merluccius merluccius Linnaeus Merluccius gayi
Merluccius productus Ayres See stockfish
Hemiramphus sajori Temminck and Schlegel Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus) syn. H.
vulgaris
Hippoglossus stenolepis (Schmidt) Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus) Clupea harengus harengus Linnaeus
Clupea harengus pallasii (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Aldrichetta forsten Cuvier and Valenciennes Trachurus japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel) Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres)
See scad (Australia)
Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes) Salmo (Hucho) hucho (Linnaeus) See pink salmon
Inoonnu
Indian mackerel
Stenodus leucichthys Güldenstadt Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier) Gray skate
Grayling (fresh-water) (North America and Europe), syn.
Arctic grayling Great blue shark Great weever Greenfish Greenland cod Greenland halibut Greenland shark Grenadier
Grouper (Oceania), syn. "ha- puku" (Australia)
Grouper (Atlantic) Guppy
Gurnard
Gurnard (South Africa) Gurnard, red (Japan) Gwyniad
Haddock (Atlantic) Hairtail (Atlantic) Hairtail (Japan) Hake (Atlantic) Hake (Oceania) Hake (Pacific) Hake (South Africa) Half beak (Japanese) Halibut (Atlantic) Halibut (Pacific) Hammerhead (shark) Herring (Atlantic) Herring (Pacific) Herring (Oceania) Horse mackerel (Japan) Horse mackerel (California) Horse mackerel (Oceania) Hottentot
Huchen (Danube) Humpback salmon
English Latin
Polydactylus (Polynemus) indicus Shaw
Jack mackerel
Jack mackerel (Atlantic) Jack mackerel (Indian Ocean) Jack mackerel (Japan)
Jacopever (South Atlantic) Japanese mackerel
Japanese salmon Japanese sea perch Japanese sole Japanese tuna
Jewfish (India), syn. "ghol"
John Dory (United Kingdom, South Africa)
John Dory (Australia) John Dory (Japan) Kabeljou
"Kalankan" (Indonesia) Kamchatka salmon
"Killifish" (Japan) King mackerel King salmon Kingfish (Australian) Kingfish (Indian Ocean) Kingklip
Ladyfish
Lake herring (Lake Michigan) Lake herring (Great Lakes, ex
cluding Lake Michigan) Lake sturgeon (United States) Lamprey (Atlantic and Great
Lakes)
Lamprey (Caspian) Lamprey (Northeast Asia) Lamprey, river
Lance Lancetfish Lantern fish Lascar
Leather fish, syn. tub, yellow gurnard
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus) Caranx hippos (Linnaeus)
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard See horse mackerel (Japan)
Sebastichthys capensis (Gmelin) See Pacific mackerel
See salmon, cherry
Lateolabrax japonicus (Cuvier) Glyptocephalus steuert (Schmidt)
Thunnus thynnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel)
Johnius (Sciaena) sina (Cuvier)
Zeus faber Linnaeus, syn. Z. Capensis Cuvier Zeus australis Richardson
Zeus japonicus Valenciennes Johnius hololepidotus Lacepede See turbot (Indo-Pacific) Salmo mykiss Walbaum
Oryzias htipes (Temminck and Schlegel)
Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch) and Sierra cavalla Cuvier
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Walbaum) See Albacore (Atlantic)
Caranx spp.
Genypterus capensis Smith Elops saurus Linnaeus
Coregonus clupea formis (Mitchill) Coregonus Leucichthys artedii LeSueur Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus Caspiomyzon wagneri Kessler Lampetra japonica (Martens)
Lampetra fluviatilis and L. ay rest (Günther) See sand eel
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe Diaphus coeruleus Klunzinger See sand sole (Europe)
Monacanthus cirrhifer, syn. Trigla hirundo Lin
naeus Indian salmon, syn. "dara" or
"kuru"
English Latin
Microstomus (Pleuronectes) microcephalus (Don
ovan)
Peltotretis flavihtus Waite Molva spp.
Molva molva (Linnaeus) Molva dipterygia (Pennant) Molva elongata Risso
Genypterus bhcodes Bloch and Schneider and G.
microstomus Regan Lota maculosa (LeSueur) Ophiodon elongatus Girard See skate, little
Euthynnus affinis (Cantor)
Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque) Chlorophthalmus albatrossis
Tiaroga cobitis Girard
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill) See lancetfish
See skate, long-nosed See lumpsucker
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus South African name for horse mackerel Scomber scombrus Linnaeus
Trachurus declivis See Pacific mackerel
Pleurogrammus azonus Jordan and Metz, syn. P.
monopterygius (Pallas) See porbeagle
Scomber maculatus (Mitchill) Clarias batrachus Bleeker
Coilia dussumieri Cuvier and Valenciennes Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus) See spearfish
Makaira nigricans Lacepede Makaira audax (Philippi) Makaira albida (Poey)
Lepidorhombus whiff-iagonis (Walbaum) Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe)
Brevoortia patronus Goode Phtypoecilus maculatus Chanos spp.
Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus) Lemon sole (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Lemon sole (Oceania) Ling
Ling, common Ling, blue
Ling (Mediterranean) Ling (Oceania)
Ling (Canada) (fresh-water) Lingcod
Little skate
Little tuna (Pacific, Indian Oceans)
Little tuna (Atlantic, Mediter
ranean ) Lizardfish
Loach (minnow) Longhorn sculpin Longnose
Long-nosed skate Lumpfish
Lumpsucker Maasbanker
Mackerel (Atlantic) Mackerel (Oceania) Mackerel (Pacific) Mackerel, Atka Mackerel shark Mackerel, Spanish
"Magur" (India)
"Mandeli" (India) Man-eater
Marlin
Marlin, black or blue Marlin, striped Marlin, white Megrim
Menhaden, Atlantic
Menhaden, Gulf, syn. large- scale menhaden
Mexican platyfish Milkfish
Minnow
English Latin
See Greenland halibut Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus Squatina squatina (Linnaeus) Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill)
Vomer declivifrons Meek and Hildebrand Cirrhina onus mrigala Hamilton Buchanan Cirrhina miitoreUa (Cuvier and Valenciennes) Coregonus muksun (Pallas)
Mugil spp.
Mullus harhatus Linnaeus Mullus auratus Jordan and Gilbert
Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck and Schlegel) Esox masquinongy Mitchill
See burbot
Eleginus navaga (Pallas) Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius) Stenodus leucichthys nelma (Pallas)
Glossanodon (Argentina) semifasciatus (Kishi- nouye)
See ocean perch
See large or small spotted dogfish See skipjack
Sehastes marinus (marinus) (Linnaeus) Sebastes mentella (marinus) (Travin)
Macrozoarces americanus (Bloch and Schneider) SardineUa hngiceps Valenciennes
Corcyomus autumnalis Pallas Lampris regius (Bonnaterre) Giretta nigricans (Ayres) See skate, owl
Gadus (morhua) macrocephalus Tilesius Scomber japonicus Houttuyn
Macrura ilisha (Buchanan Hamilton) Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus) Trachinotus blochii (Lacepede) Leptoscarus spp.
Mylocheilus caurinus (Richardson) Mock halibut
Monkfish (Northeast Atlantic), syn. anglerfish
Monkfish (Northwest Atlantic), syn. angelfish
Moonfish (Atlantic) Moonfish (Pacific) Morgan (India) Mud carp
"Muksun" (Russia) Mullet
Mullet, red (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Mullet, red (West Atlantic)
"Muroaji" (Japan) Muskellunge
"Nalim" (Russia)
"Navaga" (Russia) (Europe)
"Navaga" (Russia) (Northwest Pacific)
"Nelma" (Russia)
"Nigisu" (Japan) Norway haddock Nurse
Oceanic bonito
Ocean perch (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Ocean perch (Northwest At
lantic) Ocean pout Oil sardine (India)
"Omul" (Russia) Opah
Opaleye Owl skate Pacific cod Pacific mackerel
"Pala" (India) Pampano, common Pampano (Indo-Pacific) Parrot-fish
Peamouth
English
* In smaller sizes most of
Latin
Clupea harengus suworowi Rafinesque Odonthestes (Basilichthys) bonariensis Coregonus peled (Gmelin)
See slimy
Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus Perca flavescens (Mitchill) Lateohbrax japonicus (Cuvier) hates calcarifer (Bloch) See redfish
Acanthocybium sohndri (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Eopsetta jordani (Lockington) See dogfish (Atlantic and Pacific) Esox lucius Linnaeus
See walleye
Lucioperca lucioperca (Linnaeus)
Clupea (Sardina) pilchardus pilchardus (Wal
baum)
Sardina pilchardus sardina Walbaum Sardina melanosticta (Schlegel) Sardinops (Sardina) caerulea Girard Sardinops sagax sagax (Jenyns)
Sardinella aurita Cuvier and Valenciennes Sardinops oceUata (Pappe)
SardineUa neopilchardus (Steinacher) Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum) Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch) Serrasalmus (RooseveltieUa) nattereri Arapaima gigas Cuvier
Pleuronectes phtessa Linnaeus See American plaice
Boreogadus saida (Lepechin) Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas) See witch flounder
Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus) Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas) Brama rait (Bloch)
Stromateus niger Bloch Stromateus cinereus Bloch Gadus minutus Linnaeus Acerina cernua (Linnaeus) Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre)
Pagrosomus spp., Stenotomus spp., and Calamus spp.
these pilchards are generally called sardines.
Pechora herring Pejerrey (Argentina)
"Pelyad" (Russia)
"Peperek" (Indonesia) Perch (Europe, Asia) Perch (North America) Perch (Japan)
Perch, giant (Australia) Perch, ocean
Peto Petrale sole Piked dogfish Pike (northern)
Pike perch (North America) Pike perch (European, also in
Caspian)
Pilchard sardine (W. Europe) Pilchard (Mediterranean) Pilchard (Japan)
Pilchard (Northeast Pacific) Pilchard (Southwest Pacific) Pilchard (West Africa) Pilchard (South Africa) Pilchard (Oceania)*
Pink salmon Pintado
Piranha (Amazon) Pirarucu (Amazon) Plaice (Northeast Atlantic) Plaice (North America) Polar cod
Polar plaice Pole dab
Pollock (Europe) Pollock (Alaska) Pomfret (United States) Pomfret, black
Pomfret, white Poor cod Pope, syn. ruffe Porbeagle Porgy
English Latin
See bib
Gadus (Micromesistius) poutassou (Risso) See bib
Coregonus hvaretus (Linnaeus) See puffers
Sphaeroides spp.; see also globefish Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus
Salmo gairdneri (irideus) (Richardson) Macrourus spp.
Raja spp.; see also skates R. fullonica Linnaeus R. clavata Linnaeus R. montagui Fowler R. brachyura Lafont R. radiata Donovan R. circularis Couch R. microceUata Montagu R. naevus Müller and Henle R. unduhta Lacepede See scaled sardine See rudd
See sea bream, common See red mullet (Florida)
Mullus auratus Jordan and Gilbert Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus) Chrysoblephus hticeps (Cuvier) Lutjanus blackjordi Goode and Bean Dentex (Petrus) rupestris (Valenciennes) Chrysoblephus gibbiceps Cuvier See ocean perch (Northeast Atlantic) See ocean perch (Northwest Atlantic) See lamprey, river
See lamprey (Northeast Asia)
Leuciscus (Rutilus) rutilus (Linnaeus) Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque) Sebastosomus mystinus (Jordan and Gilbert) Sebastodes inermis
See catfish and wolffish
Sebastiscus marmoratus (Cuvier) Sebastomus rosaceus Girard Sebastodes flammeus Pout
Poutassou Pouting Powan Puff-fish Puffers Rabbitfish
Rainbow trout (North Ameri
ca) Rattail Rays:
Shagreen
Thornbock, roughback Spotted, homelyn Blonde
Starry Sandy Painted Cuckoo
Undulate, marbled Razorbelly
Red-eye
Red bream (Northeast Atlan
tic) Red goatfish Red mullet (Florida) Red mullet (Europe) (Red) rowan Red snapper Red steenbras
Red stumpnose (South Africa) Redfish (East Atlantic) Redfish (West Atlantic) River lamprey (Europe) River lamprey (Japan) Roach (Europe) Rock bass
Rockfish, blue (Northeast Pa
cific)
Rockfish, brown (China) Rockfish (Europe) Rockfish (Japan)
Rockfish, rosy (Northeast Pa
cific)
Rockfish (Northwest Pacific)
English Latin
Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres) See dogfish
Labeo rohita Buchanan Hamilton See ray
See dab, long rough Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill) Decapterus punctatus (Agassiz) Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus) Acipenser güldenstädti Brandt
Anophpoma fimbria (Pallas) Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius) See sandfish (Japan) Istiophorus spp.
See megrim See coalfish
Salmo salar Linnaeus
Arripis trutta Bloch and Schneider Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum) Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum) Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort) Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Walbaum) Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum) Salmo sebago Girard
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum) See kabeljou
See bass (Atlantic) Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre)
See sand launce (Northeast Atlantic) Arctoscopus japonicus (Steindachner) Ammodytes spp. and Gymnammodytes spp.
Psettichthys mehnostictus Girard Solea lascaris (Risso)
Clupea (Sardina) pilchardus pilchardus (Wal
baum)
Sardina (Sardinops) neopilchardus (Steinacher) Sardinops (Sardina) caerulea Girard
Sardinops sagax sagax (Jenyns) (by some ichthy
ologists considered identical to the North Pa
cific species) Rock sole
Rock salmon
"Rohu" (India) Roker
Roughback
Round herring (Caribbean) Round scad
Rudd
Russian sturgeon Sablefish
Saffron cod Sailfin Sailfish Sailfluke Saithe
Salmon (Atlantic); see also huchen
Salmon (Australia)
Salmon (Pacific), syn. Chum salmon or dog salmon Salmon (Pacific), syn. sockeye
(red) Salmon, cherry
Salmon, king or chinook Salmon, pink, syn. humpback
salmon Salmon, sebago
Salmon, silver, syn. Coho salm
on or silversides Salmon bass (Australia) Salmon bass (Atlantic) Salmon shark
Sand eel
Sandfish (Japan)
Sand launce (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Sand sole (flounder) (Pacific) Sand sole (Europe)
Sardine (Northwest Atlantic) Sardine (Australia)
Sardine (Northeast Pacific) Sardine (Southwest Pacific)
English Latin
Clupea harengus Linnaeus Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes)
Sardina (Sardinops) mehnosticta (Temminck and Schlegel)
Clupea sprattus (Linnaeus) Sardina oceUata Jenyns Stizostedion canadens (Smith) See horse mackerel (Atlantic)
Cololahis saira (Brevoort) and C. hrevirostris (Peters)
Scomheresox saurus (Walbaum) Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen) Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus See jack mackerel
Trachurus novae-zehndiae Richardson Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum) Harengula pensacolae Goode and Bean Stenotomus versicolor (Mitchill) Lateohbrax japonicus (Cuvier) Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres)
Brama spp. and Taractes princeps (Johnson) Pagellus centrodontus (de la Roche)
Various species of the family Sparidae (including red bream above)
See lamprey
Morone americanus (Gmelin) See snook (Australia)
Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin) Prionotus spp. and Peristedion spp.
Salmo trutta trutta Linnaeus Salmo sebago Girard Acipenser steUatus Pallas Alosa sapidissima Wilson See alewife
Dorosoma cepedianum (LeSueur) Clupea finta (Cuvier)
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus) Prionace glauca (Linnaeus)
Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider) Sphyrna zygaena Linnaeus
Sardine (Maine) Sardine (India)
Sardine (Northwest Pacific) Sardine (Scandinavia), syn.
brisling
Sardine (South Africa) Sauger
Saurel
Saury (Pacific)
Saury pike (Atlantic), syn.
skipper
Scabbardfish (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Scabbardfish (Northwest Atlan
tic)
Scad (Northeast Atlantic) Scad (Australian), syn. horse
mackerel (Oceania) Scaldfish
Scaled sardine Scup
Sea bass (Japan)
Sea bass, white (California) Sea bream (Northwest Atlan
tic)
Sea bream, common Sea bream
Sea lamprey
Sea perch, syn. white peroh Sea pike (Australia)
Sea raven Sea robin Sea trout Sebago salmon
"Sevruga" (Russia) Shad (American) Shad, Allis Shad, gizzard Shad, Twaite Shark, basking Shark, great blue Shark, Greenland
Shark, hammerhead (smooth)
English
Shark, salmon Shark, silver Shark, soupfin Shark, tiger Shark, white Sharp-nosed skate Sheatfish
Sheepshead (marine)
"Shirada" (India) Shovelnose sturgeon Siberian cisco Sierra
Silverbelly (India) Silver carp
Silver salmon Silversides Silver hake Silver perch Silver salmon Skates:
Skate Little Long-nosed Owl Sharp-nosed Skipjack Skipper Slimy
Small-mouth buffalo Smelt (Europe) Smelt (Columbia River) Smelt (Northwest Atlantic and
Lake Michigan) Smelt, pond Smooth-hound Snapper
Snoek (South Africa) Snook (Oceania) Soapy
Sockeye (red) salmon Sole (East Pacific) Sole (Europe) Sole (India) Sole, lemon
"Som" (Russia)
Latin
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre) Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus
Galeorhinus zyopterus (Jordan and Gilbert) Galeocerdo cuvieri (Peron and LeSueur) See man-eater
See skate, sharp-nosed Siluris ghnis (Linnaeus)
Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum) WaUago attu Bleeker
Scaphirhynchus phtorhynchus Rafinesque Coregonus sardineUa Valenciennes
See King mackerel
Leiognathus (Equuh) bindus Cuvier and Va
lenciennes
Hypothalmichthys molitrix Valenciennes Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum) See salmon, silver
See whiting (Northwest Atlantic) See drum (fresh-water)
See salmon, silver Raja spp.; see also rays R. batis Linnaeus R. erinacea Mitchill R. oxyrhynchus Linnaeus R. marginata Lacepede R. lintea Fries
Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis (Linnaeus) See saury pike
Leiognathus equuh Forskal Ictiobus bubalus Rafinesque Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus) See eulachon
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) Hypomesus olidus (Pallas) See dogfish, smooth Lutjanus spp.
Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen)
Australuzza novae-hollandiae Günther See slimy
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum) See rock sole
Solea vulgaris (Day), syn. Solea solea (Linnaeus) Cynoghssus semifasciatus
See lemon sole See sheatfish
English
Soupfin shark Spanish mackerel Sparling
Spearfish Speckled trout Spotted catfish Spotted wolf-fish Sprat (Europe) Sprat (New Zealand) Spurdog
Squirrel hake
Starry flounder (Pacific) Steelhead trout
Sterlet (Volga, Danube), "Ster- ljad" (Russian)
Stingfish Stingray
Stockfish (South Africa) Stone bass
Striped mullet Striped tuna Sturgeon
Sturgeon, Russian
Sturgeon (Danube), "beluga"
(Russian)
Sturgeon (Caspian) "sevruga"
(Russia) Sturgeon, lake Sturgeon, shovelnose Sturgeon, white Summer flounder Sunfish (West Atlantic) Sunfish, ocean (Europe) Swordfish
"Syrok" (Russia)
"Tarshiki" (Japan) Tench
Thickback Thread herring Thresher Tiger shark Tomcod Torsk
Tope (Atlantic)
Latin
Galeorhinus zyopterus (Jordan and Gilbert) Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill) See smelt
Makaira spp.
See brook trout See spotted wolf-fish Anarhichas minor Olafsen Clupea sprattus (Linnaeus) Maugeclupea antipodum (Hector) See dogfish
Urophycis chuss (Walbaum)
Phtichthys steUatus Pallas, syn. Paralichthys oliva- ceus (Temminck and Schlegel)
See rainbow trout (North America) Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus See great weever
Dasyatis spp.
Merluccius capensis Castlenau
Polyprion americanus (Bloch and Schneider) Mugil cephalus Linnaeus
See skipjack
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus Acipenser güldenstädti Brandt Huso huso (Linnaeus) Acipenser stelhtus Pallas Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque
Scaphirhynehus platorhynchus Rafinesque Acipenser transmontanus (Richardson) Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus) Lepomis spp.
Mola mola Linnaeus Xiphias gladius Linnaeus See "pelyad"
Cheihdactylus macropterus Tinea tinea (Linnaeus)
Solea (Microchirus) variegata (Donovan) Opisthonema oglinum (LeSueur) Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre) Galeocerdo cuvieri (Peron and LeSueur) Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum) See tusk
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus)
English Latin
Notogaleus rhinophanes (Peron) See electric ray
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill) Galaxiids
Salmo trutta (fario) Linnaeus Salmo clarki (Richardson) See cherry salmon
Salvelinus (Cristivomer) namaycush (Walbaum) Salmo gairdneri irideus Richardson
Eriscion nebuhsus Cuvier and Valenciennes Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider) Gymosarda unicolor (Riippell)
See bluefin tuna
Rhombus (Scopthalmus) maximus (Linnaeus) Psettodes erumei (Schneider)
See arrow-toothed flounder Brosme brosme (Müller) Clupea finta (Cuvier) Coregonus albula (Linnaeus) Vimba vimba (Linnaeus) See Caspian roach See peto
Stizostedion vitreum glaucum (Hubbs) Stizostedion vitreum vitreum (Mitchill) See megrim
Clupea sprattus or other small-sized Clupea Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill) See flounder (Europe)
See grass carp
Lepibema chrysops Rafinesque See skate, owl
Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill) See drum (fresh-water) See sea perch
Cynoscion nobilis Ayres See man-eater
See witch flounder
Lithognathus lithognatus (Cuvier) Rhabdosargus globiceps (Cuvier) Tope (Oceania)
Torpedo
Trout, brook (North America) Trout (Australia)
Trout, brown Trout, cutthroat
Trout (Japanese) (marine) Trout, lake (North America) Trout, rainbow (North Ameri
ca)
Trout, spotted sea (North America)
Trout, sea (North America) Tuna (Red Sea)
Tunny
Turbot (North Atlantic) Turbot (Indo-Pacific, Austral-
ia)
Turbot (North Pacific) Tusk
Twaite shad Vendace
Vimba (Baltic, Mediterranean , Caspian)
"Vobla" (Russia)
"Wahoo"
Walleye (pike), blue Walleye (pike) Whiff
Whitebait (Europe and North America)
Whitefish, common Whitefluke
White amur White bass
White-bellied skate White hake
White perch (fresh-water) White perch (marine) White sea bass (Cahfbrnia) White shark
White sole (Europe) White steenbras
White stumpnose (South Afri
ca)
English Latin
Acipenser transmontanus (Richardson) Silhgo spp.
Gadus (Odontogadus) merlangus (Linnaeus) Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill)
See Alaska pollock See bigmouth
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Linnaeus Anarhicas lupus Linnaeus
Various species of Labridae See stone bass
Yellow bullhead Yellow pike Yellowfin (tuna) Yellowfin sole Yellowtail (Atlantic) Yellowtail (Australia)
Yellowtail flounder (Northwest Atlantic)
Ictalurus natalis (LeSueur) See walleye
Thunnus albacora (Lowe), macropterus
Limanda aspera (Pallas) Seriola lalandi Valenciennes Trachurus declivis
Limanda ferruginea (Storer)
syn. Neothunnus
Latin
Abramis brama (Linnaeus) Acanthias vulgaris
Acanthocybium sohndri (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Acanthopagrus australis (Günther) Acerina cernua (Linnaeus) Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque Acipenser güldenstädti Brandt Acipenser medirostris Ayres Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus Acipenser steUatus Pallas Acipenser sturio Linnaeus
Acipenser transmontanus (Richardson) Aldrichetta forsten Cuvier and Valenciennes Alepisaurus ferox Lowe
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre)
English
Bream (fresh-water) See Squalus acanthias Peto, syn. "wahoo"
Black bream (Australia) Pope, syn. ruffe Lake sturgeon Russian sturgeon Sakhalin sturgeon
Sterlet (Volga, Danube) (Rus
sian "sterljad")
"Sevruga" (Russian), syn. Cas
pian sturgeon
Sturgeon, syn. Baltic sturgeon White sturgeon
Herring (Oceania) Lancetfish, syn. longnose Thresher
White sturgeon Whiting (Australia) Whiting (Europe)
Whiting (Northwest Atlantic) Whiting, big-eye (Pacific) Winter carp
Winter flounder · Witch flounder Wolf-fish (Atlantic) Wrasse (Europe) Wreckfish
Latin
Alosa sapidissima Wilson
Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque) Ammodytes spp.
Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus Anarhichas minor Olafsen
Anchovielh indica van Hasselt, syn. Engraulis (Stolephorus) indicus
AnguiUa anguiUa Linnaeus AnguiUa aucJdandii Philippi
AnguiUa japonica Temminck and Schlegel AnguiUa rostrata LeSueur
Anoplopoma fimbria (Pallas) Aorhamphus spp.
Aphdinotus grunniens (Rafinesque) Arapaima gigas Cuvier
Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum) Arctoscopus japonicus (Steindachner) Argentina semifasciatus (Kishinouye) Argentina sialis Gilbert
Argentina silus Ascanius
Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson) Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum) Arripis trutta Bloch and Schneider Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort) Atheresthes stomias (Jordan and Gilbert) Atractoscion aequidens Cuvier
Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres)
Australuzza novae-noUandiae Günther Auxis thazard (Lacepede)
Barbus barbus (Linnaeus) Belone belone Linnaeus Beryx splendens Lowe Boreogadus saida (Lepechin) Brama spp.
Brama rati (Bloch)
Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn) and others Brevoortia patronus Goode
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe) Brosme brosme (Müller)
English
American shad Rock bass
Sand launce; see also Gymnam- modytes spp.
Atlantic wolf-fish, syn. catfish Spotted catfish, syn. spotted
wolf-fish Anchovy (India) Eel (European) Eel (Australia) Eel (Japanese) Eel (American) Sablefish
Garfish, sea (Australia) Fresh-water drum Pirarucu (South America) Sheepshead (marine) Sandfish
"Nigisu" (Japan) Argentine (Pacific) Argentine (Atlantic) Bighead
Scaldfish
Salmon (Australia), kahawai Conger eel (Northwest Pacific) Arrow-toothed flounder (hali
but)
Geelbek, syn. Cape salmon White sea bass (California) Snook (Oceania), syn. sea pike Frigate mackerel
Barbel
Gar pike, syn. garfish Alfonsino
Polar (Arctic) cod, syn. "saika"
(Russia)
Sea bream (Northwest Atlan
tic); see also Taractes prin- ceps (Johnson)
Pomfret (United States) Blanquillo
Gulf menhaden Menhaden (Atlantic) Cusk, syn. torsk, tusk
Latin
Calamus spp.
Calhrhynchus milii Bory de St. Vincent, syn. Mor- myrus petersi
Caranx bantholomaei (Cuvier) Caranx crysos (Mitchill) Caranx hippos (Linnaeus)
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard Caranx (Trachurus) tracurus (Linnaeus)
Carassius auratus Linnaeus Carassius carassius (Linnaeus) Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus) Caspiomyzon wagneri Kessler Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus) Chanos spp.
Cheilodactylus macropterus
Chelidonichthys (Trigh) kumu Lesson and Garnot Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus
Chlorophthalmus alhatrossis
Christivomer namaycush, syn. Salvelinus namay- cush (Walbaum)
Chrysohlephus gibbiceps Cuvier Chrysoblephus laticeps Cuvier
Chrysophrys auratus (Bloch and Schneider) Cirrhina onus mrigdla Hamilton Buchanan Cirrhina miitoreüa (Cuvier and Valenciennes) Chrias batrachus Bleeker
Clupanodon punctatus Clupea (Alosa) alosa Linnaeus Clupea finta (Cuvier)
Clupea harengus Linnaeus
Clupea harengus pallasi (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Clupea harengus suworowi Rafinesque
Clupea (Sardina) pilchardus pilchardus (Wal
baum)
Clupea sprattus (Linnaeus)
English
Porgies Elephant fish
Jack, see also C. crysos Mitchill Jack, see also C. bartholomaei
(Cuvier)
Jack (Atlantic), syn. crevalle jack, and jack
Jack (Indian Ocean), syn. cre
valle, kingfish
Horse mackerel, syn. saurel, maasbanker, scad, capefish, jack mackerel
Goldfish
Crucian carp, syn. German (or Prussian) carp
Man-eater, syn. white shark Caspian lamprey
Basking shark, syn. herring hog Milkfish
"Tarshiki" (Japan) Gurnard, red (Japan)
Rabbitfish, syn. king of the herrings, silver shark Lizardfish
Char (Great Lakes), lake trout Red stumpnose (South Africa) (Red) rowan (South Africa) Gilthead
Morgan (India) Mud carp
"Magar" (India) Thread herring
Alewife (Europe), syn. Allis shad, shad, rock herring Twaite shad
Herring (Atlantic), Maine sar
dine
Herring (Pacific) Pechora herring
Pilchard sardine (Northwest Atlantic)
Sprat (Europe), syn. sardine or brisling (Scandinavia), whitebait (Europe and North America)
Latin
Coilia dussumieri Cuvier and Valenciennes Colisteum gütheri (Hutton)
Cohhbis brevirostris (Peters) Colohbis saira (Brevoort) Conger conger (Linnaeus) Conger oceanicus (Mitchill) Coregonus albula (Linnaeus) Coregonus autumnalis (Pallas)
Coregonus (Leucichthys) artedii (LeSueur) Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill)
Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus) Coregonus muksun (Pallas) Coregonus nasus (Pallas) Coregonus oxyrhynchus Linnaeus Coregonus peled (Gmelin) Coregonus sardineUa Valenciennes Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus
Ctenopharyngodon ideUa (Cuvier and Valencien
nes)
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus Cynoglossus semifasciatus Day
Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider) Cynoscion nobilis (Ayres)
Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus) Cypselurus spp.
English
Dasyatis spp.
Decapterus punctatus (Agassiz)
Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck and Schlegel) Dentex (Petrus) rupestris (Valenciennes) Diaphus coeruleus Klunzinger
Dorosoma cepedianum (LeSueur)
Stingray
Round scad, syn. cigarfish
"Muroaji" (Japan) Red steenbras Lantern fish Gizzard shad
"Mandeli" (India) Brill (Oceania)
Pacific saury; see also C. saira (Brevoort)
Pacific saury; see also C. brevi
rostris (Peters)
Conger eel (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Conger eel (Northwest Atlan
tic) Vendace
Arctic cisco, syn. "Omul" (Rus
sian) Cisco
Whitebait (Australia), syn.
lake herring (Lake Michi
gan), or common whitefish Powan, syn. "sig" (Russia),
"sik" (Scandinavian)
"Muksun" (Russia) Broad whitefish
Houting (Scandinavian lakes, Baltic, North Sea)
"Pelyad" (Russia) or "syrok"
(Russia)
Siberian cisco, syn. least cisco Dolphin, syn. dorado
Grass carp, syn. white amur (Russia)
Lumpsucker, syn. lumpfish Sole (India)
Weakfish, syn. sea trout (North America)
White sea bass (California) Common carp
Flying fishes
Latin
Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius) Eleginus navaga (Pallas) Ehps saurus Linnaeus Emissoh antarctica (Günther)
Enedrias nebulosus (Temminck and Schlegel) Engraulis (Stolephorus) indicus
Engraulis japonicus (Houttuyn) Engraulis mordax (Girard)
Engraulis pseudoharengus Wilson, syn. E. encrasi
cholus Linnaeus
Entosphenus japonicus Martens Eopsetta jordani (Lockington) Epinephelus spp.
Erilepis zonifir Linnaeus
Eriscion nebulosus Cuvier and Valenciennes Esox lucius (Linnaeus)
Esox masquinongy Mitchill Esox niger LeSueur
Etrumeus micropus (Schlegel) Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill)
Eumakaira negra (Nakamura), syn. Makaira ni
gricans marlina (Lacepede) Euthynnus affinis (Cantor)
Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque)
Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis (Linnaeus) Gadus callarias (Linnaeus), syn. Gadus morhua
Linnaeus
Gadus luscus Linnaeus
Gadus (morhua) macrocephalus (Tilesius) Gadus (Odontogadus) merlangus (Linnaeus) Gadus minutus Linnaeus
Gadus ogac Richardson
Gadus (Micromesistius) poutassou (Risso) Galaxias spp.
Galeocerdo cuvieri (Peron and LeSueur) Galeorhinus australis
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus)
English
Saffron cod, syn. Far East
"navaga"
"Navaga" (Russia) Cape salmon, syn. ladyfish Smoothhound (dogfish), syn.
"manga"
Blenny
See AnchovieUa indica Anchovy (Japan)
Anchovy, northern (East Pa
cific )
Anchovy (Europe) See Lampetra janopica Petrale sole
Grouper (Atlantic) Black cod
Spotted sea trout Northern pike Muskellunge Chain pickerel
Round herring, syn. herring (Indo-Pacific)
Herring (Caribbean), syn. At
lantic round herring Black marlin
Little tuna (Pacific and Indian Oceans)
Little tuna (Atlantic, Mediter
ranean)
Skipjack, syn. oceanic bonito Cod (Atlantic), codling Bib, syn. pout, pouting Pacific cod, syn. gray cod Whiting (Europe) Poor cod
Greenland cod
Poutassou, syn. blue whiting Trout (Australia)
Tiger shark Shark (Oceania) Tope (Atlantic)
Latin
Galeorhinus zyopterus (Jordan and Gilbert) Galeus vulgaris (Fleming)
Genypterus bhcodes Bloch and Schneider Genypterus capensis Smith
Genypterus microstommus Regan Girardinus guppyi Günther Gireüa hicuspidata Girella nigricans (Ayres) GireUa punctata Gray
Ghssanodon (Argentina) semifasciatus (Kishi- nouye)
Glossogohius (Gohius) giuris Hamilton Buchanan Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Linnaeus
Glyptocephalus stellen (Schmidt) Gymnammodytes spp.
Gymnosarda nuda
Harengula pensacolae Goode and Bean Harpodon nehereus Günther
Helioperca incisor Cuvier and Valenciennes Hemirhamphus spp.
Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin) Hexea (Roxea) solandri (Cuvier) Hilsa ilisha Regan
Hippoglossoides classodon Jordan and Gilbert Hippoglossoides phtessoides (Fabricius) Hippoglossus stenolepis (Schmidt)
Hippoglossus hippoglossus, syn. H. vulgans Lin
naeus
Hirundichthys affinis (Günther) Holocanthus spp.
Hucho hucho (Linnaeus) Hucho taimen (Pallas) Huso huso (Linnaeus) Hypomesus olidus (Pallas) Hyporhamphus spp.
Hypothalmichthys molitrix Valenciennes
English
Soupfin shark Tope (Atlantic) Ling (Oceania) Kingklip, syn. koningklip Ling (Oceania) Guppy
Blackfish (Australia) Opaleye
Greenfish
"Nigisu" (Japan)
"Bele" or "gula" (India) Witch flounder (United States),
syn. white sole (Europe), pole dab (Europe)
Japanese sole
Sand launce; see also Am- modytes spp.
Dogtooth tuna (Red Sea) Scaled sardine, syn. razorbelly Bombay duck, syn. "bombü"
(India)
See Lepomis macrochirus Ra
finesque
Garfish, sea (Australia) Sea raven
Hake (Australia)
See Macrurus ilisha (Buchanan Hamilton)
Flathead sole American plaice Halibut (Pacific) Halibut (Atlantic) Flying fish
Angelfish (United States); see also Pomocanthus spp.
Huchen, syn. Danube salmon Amur salmon, also in Upper
Volga and the Pechora River.
"Beluga," syn. great white sturgeon, sturgeon (Danube) Pond smelt
Garfish, sea (Australia) Silver carp
Latin
Ictalurus spp.
Ictalurus natalis (LeSueur) Ictiobus bubalus Rafinesque
Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes) or other I.
species Istiophorus spp.
Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington)
English
Bullhead or catfish (fresh
water ) Yellow bullhead Smallmouth buffalo
Buffalofish, syn. bigmouth or winter carp
Sailfish Butter sole Johnius hololepidotus Lacepede
Johnius (Sciaena) sina (Cuvier)
Kabeljou (South Africa) Jewfish (India), syn. "gliol"
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus) See Euthynnus pelamis (Lin
naeus ) Labeo rohita Buchanan Hamilton
Labrax lupus
Labridae, various species
Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus) Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre) Lampetra ayrsü (Günther) Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus) Lampetra japonica (Martens) Lampris regius (Bonnaterre) Lateolabrax japonicus (Cuvier) Lates calcarifer Günther
Leiognathus (Equuh) bindus (Cuvier and Va
lenciennes )
Leiognathus equuh Forskal Lepibema chrysops Rafinesque Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres) Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen) Lepidorhombus whiff-iagonis (Walbaum) Lepidotrigla microptera Günther
Lepomis spp.
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque Leptoscarus spp.
"Rohu" (India)
See Morone labrax Linnaeus Wrasse (Europe)
Sailors-choice
Porbeagle, syn. mackerel shark, salmon shark
River lamprey
River lamprey, see also L.
ayersü
Japanese lamprey Opah
Sea perch (Japan), syn. sea bass
Giant perch (Australia), syn.
barragmundi Silverbelly (India) Slimy, syn. soapy White bass Rock sole
Scabbardfish (Northeast Atlan
tic)
Megrim, syn. whiff, sailfluke Gurnard (Japan), sea robin;
see also Chelidonichthys ku- mu
Sunfish (West Atlantic), syn.
"peperek" (Indonesia) Bluegill
Parrot fish
Latin
Leuciscus idus Linnaeus
Leuciscus (Rutilus) rutilus (Linnaeus) Leucichthys spp.
Limanda aspera (Pallas) Limanda ferruginea (Storer) Limanda limanda (Linnaeus)
Limanda yokohamae, syn. Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck and Schlegel)
Liopsetta exilis (Jordan and Gilbert) Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas)
Liopsetta putnami (Gill) Lithognathus lithognathus Cuvier Lophius americanus Valenciennes Lophius litulon Jordan
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus Lophopsetta maculata (Mitchill)
Lota lota (lacustris) (Walbaum), syn. Lota vul
garis
Lota maculosa (LeSueur) Lucioperca lucioperca (Linnaeus) Lutjanus bhckfordi Goode and Bean Macrourus spp.
Macrozoarces americanus (Bloch and Schneider) Macrura ilisha (Buchanan Hamilton), syn. Hilsa
ilisha Reagan Makaira alhida (Poey) Makaira ampla (Poey) Makaira audax (Philippi) Makaira nigricans Lacepede Malhtus catervarius (Pennant) Mallotus socialis (Pallas) Mallotus vülosus (Müller) Marlina marlina Linnaeus
Maugeclupea antipodum (Hector)
Megastomatobus cyprineUa Cuvier and Valencien
nes
Melanogrammus (Gadus) aeglefinus Linnaeus Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill)
English
Ide, syn. "yaz" (Russia) Roach (Europe) Chub (North America) Yellowfin sole
Yellowtail flounder (Northwest Atlantic)
Dab (Europe)
Flatfish (Japan), syn. "hirame"
Slender sole (Northeast Pacific) Polar plaice, syn. Arctic floun
der
Small mouth flounder (Can
ada)
White Steenbras, syn. white- fish (South Africa)
Angler (Northwest Atlantic), syn. goosefish
Angler (Japanese)
Anglerfish, syn. monkfish, fish
ing frog, or silver salmon Brill (Northwest Atlantic) Burbot, syn. "nalim" (Russia) Ling (Canada) (fresh-water) Pike-perch (Europe)
Red snapper
Rattail, syn. grenadier Ocean pout, syn. eelpout Indian shad, syn. "pala" (In
dia) White marlin Black marlin Striped marlin Blue marlin Capelin (Arctic) Capelin (Pacific) Capelin (Atlantic)
White marlin, syn. Makaira alhida (Poey)
Sprat (New Zealand) Bigmouth, syn. buffalofish, win
ter carp
Haddock (Atlantic)
Whiting (Northwest Atlantic)
