Species Directory

All Species

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	Banggai Cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Reef Fish	ESA Threatened - Foreign	Region Foreign
Image	Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	ESA Threatened ESA Threatened - Foreign MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted	Region Alaska
Image	Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix II	Region Alaska
Image	Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii	Species Category Invertebrates Abalone	ESA Endangered	Region West Coast
Image	Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaci Also Known As Grouper, Blackfin grouper, Marbled rockfish	Species Category Fish Reef Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata Also Known As Sea bass, Blackfish, Rock bass, Black bass, Tallywag	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
	Black Teatfish Holothuria nobilis	Species Category Invertebrates Other	CITES Appendix II	Region Foreign
Image	Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Threatened - Foreign CITES Appendix II	Region Foreign
Image	Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus acronotus	Species Category Fish Sharks	---	Region Southeast
Image	Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus Also Known As Hard-shells (not molting), Peelers (about to molt), Busters (started to molt), Soft-shells (just molted, not yet hard), Jimmies (adult males), Sooks (adult females), She-crabs or Sallies (immature females), Sponges/Sponge crabs (females carrying eggs)	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Also Known As Edible mussel	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Farmed Seafood		Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast