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Species List

The following list of species have sustainability ratings &/or certfications as sustainable by one or more of FishChoice's partner organizations. Many of these species have both favorable and non-favorable ratings depending on the geographic source and harvest/production technique. Final determination on whether a particular species is listed on FishChoice is based on the specific fishery or aquaculture operation, i.e. where the fish is harvested or farmed, and what gear type or harvest method is used. Please contact us if you have further questions.

FINFISH

SHELLFISH

Lobster

Shrimp & Prawns

Molluscs

Abalone
Clams/Mussels/Oysters

Octopus & Squid

Scallops

Other Shellfish

Sea Urchin

FINFISH

Basses

Black sea bass, Centropristis striata View Products
Chilean sea bass (Patagonian toothfish), Dissostichus eleginoides View Products
European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax View Products
Hybrid striped bass, Morone chrysops X Morone saxatilis View Products
Striped bass, Morone chrysops View Products
White seabass, Atractoscion nobilis View Products

Flatfishes-Flounder

Common dab, Limanda limanda
Arrowtooth flounder, Atheresthes stomias View Products
Flathead flounder, Hippoglossoides dubius
Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma
Starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus View Products
Summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus View Products
Windowpane flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus View Products
Winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus View Products
Witch flounder, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder, Limanda ferruginea View Products
Alaska plaice, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus View Products
American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides View Products
European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus View Products

Flatfishes-Halibut

Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus View Products
California halibut, Paralichthys californicus View Products
Greenland halibut/turbot, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides View Products
Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis View Products

Flatfishes-Sole

Common sole, Solea solea View Products
Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus View Products
English sole, Parophrys vetulu View Products
Flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon View Products
Northern rock sole, Lepidopsetta polyxystra View Products
Petrale sole, Eopsetta jordani View Products
Rex sole, Errex zachirus View Products
Sand sole, Psettichthys melanostictus View Products
Southern rock sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata View Products
Yellowfin sole, Limanda aspera View Products

Freshwater-Catfish

Basa, Pangasius bocourti
Channel catfish -Farmed, Ictalurus punctatus View Products
Tra (aka Swai), Pangasius hypophthalmus View Products

Freshwater-Sturgeon/Caviar

Beluga sturgeon -Farmed, Huso huso
Green sturgeon -Wild, Acipenser medirostris
Russian sturgeon -Farmed, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Stellate sturgeon -Farmed, Acipenser stellatus
Siberian sturgeon -Farmed, Acipenser baerii
White sturgeon -Wild/Farmed, Acipenser transmontanus View Products

Freshwater-Tilapia

Tilapia: Oreochromis spp., Sarotherodon spp., Tilapia spp. View Products

Freshwater-Other

Barramundi, Lates calcarifer View Products
Lake herring, Coregonus artedii View Products
Pikeperch / zander, Sander lucioperca
Walleye, Sander vitreus View Products
Whitefish-Lake, Coregonus clupeaformis View Products
Whitefish-Round, Prosopium cylindraceum
Yellow perch, Perca flavescens View Products

Gadidae

Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua View Products
Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus View Products
Atlantic haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus View Products

Cape hake: Merluccius paradoxus & Merluccius capensis View Products
Offshore hake, Merluccius albidus
Red hake, Urophycis chuss View Products
Silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis View Products
New Zealand hoki, Macruronus novaezelandiae View Products
Alaska (walleye) pollock, Theragra chalcogramma View Products
Atlantic pollock, Pollachius virens View Products
Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus View Products

Grouper & Snapper

Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci View Products
Gag grouper, Mycteroperca microlepis View Products
Hawaiian grouper, Epinephelus quernus
Red grouper, Epinephelus morio View Products
Hogfish, Lachnoaimus maximus
Crimson snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus
Deepwater red snapper, Etelis carbunculus View Products
Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus View Products
Hawaiian snapper (gray), Aprion virescens View Products
Hawaiian snapper (pink), Pristipomoides filamentosus
Hawaiian snapper (ruby), Etelis coruscans View Products
Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris
Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis
New Zealand tai snapper, Pagrus auratus View Products
Vermillion snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens View Products
Yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus View Products

Pelagics-Billfish

Blue marlin, Makaira nigricans View Products
Shortbill spearfish, Tetrapturus angustirostris View Products
Swordfish, Xiphius gladus View Products

Pelagics-Herring/Sardines

Capelin (& Roe), Mallotus villosus View Products
Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus View Products
Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii View Products
European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
Pacific sardine, Sardinops sagax View Products

Pelagics-Mackerel

Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus View Products
Cero mackerel, Scomberomorous regalis
Chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus View Products
King mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla
Mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari View Products
Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus View Products

Pelagics-Shark

Common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus
Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Pelagics-Tuna

Albacore tuna, Thunnus alalunga View Products
Bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus View Products
Blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus View Products
Longtail tuna (Tongol), Thunnus tonggol
Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis
Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis View Products
Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii
Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares View Products

Pelagics-Other

Cobia -Farmed, Rachycentron canadum View Products
Mahi-mahi, Coryphaena hippurus View Products

Opah, Lampris guttatus View Products
Pomfret (brilliant), Eumegistus illustris
Pomfret (sickle), Taractichthys steindachneri View Products
Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri View Products

Rockfish & Ocean Perch

Aurora rockfish, Sebastes aurora View Products
Black rockfish, Sebastes melanops View Products
Black and yellow rockfish, Sebastes chrysomelas
Bocacio rockfish, Sebastes paucispinis View Products
Brown rockfish, Sebastes auriculatus View Products
Calico rockfish, Sebastes dalii
Canary rockfish, Sebastes pinniger View Products
China rockfish, Sebastes nebulosus View Products
Copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus View Products
Darkblotched rockfish, Sebastes crameri View Products
Dusky rockfish: Sebastes cilatus, Sebastes variabilis View Products
Gopher rockfish, Sebastes carnatus
Grass rockfish, Sebastes rastrelliger
Greenstriped rockfish, Sebastes elongatus View Products
Harlequin rockfish, Sebastes variegatus View Products
Longspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus altivelis
Kelp rockfish, Sebastes atrovirens
Northern rockfish, Sebastes polyspinis
Olive rockfish, Sebastes serranoides
Puget Sound rockfish, Sebastes emphaeus
Quillback rockfish, Sebastes maliger
Redbanded rockfish, Sebastes babcocki
Redstripe rockfish, Sebastes proriger
Rosethorn rockfish, Sebastes helvornaculatus
Rougheye rockfish, Sebastes aleutianus View Products
Sharpchin rockfish, Sebastes zacentrus
Shortbelly rockfish, Sebastes jordani
Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus
Shortraker rockfish, Seabastes borealis View Products
Silvergrey rockfish, Sebastes brevespinis
Splitnose rockfish, Sebastes diploproa
Stripetail rockfish, Sebastes saxicola
Tiger rockfish, Sebastes nigrocinctus
Vermillion rockfish, Sebastes miniatus
Widow rockfish, Sebastes entomelas
Yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus View Products
Yellowmouth rockfish, Sebastes reedi
Yellowtail rockfish, Sebastes flavidus
Pacific ocean perch, Sebastes alutus

Salmonids

Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus View Products
Chinook salmon (King), Oncorhynchus tshawytscha View Products
Chum salmon (Keta), Oncorhynchus keta View Products
Coho salmon (Silver) -Wild/Farmed, Oncorhynchus kisutch View Products
Pink salmon (Humpback), Oncorhynchus gorbuscha View Products
Sockeye salmon (Red), Oncorhynchus nerka View Products

Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush View Products
Rainbow trout -Farmed, Oncorhynchus mykiss View Products

Other Finfish

Amberjack-Greater, Seriola dumerili View Products
Amberjack-Yellowtail, Seriola rivoliana View Products
Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
Black jack, Caranx lugubris
Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix View Products
Bluenose, Hyperoglyphe antarctica View Products
Golden tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps View Products
Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus View Products
Monkfish, Lophus americanus View Products
Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax View Products
Red porgy, Pagrus pagrus View Products
Sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria View Products
Scad-Mackerel, Decapterus macarellus
Scad-Big-eye, Selar crumenophthalmus
Scup, Stenotomus chrysops View Products
Striped mullet, Mugil cephalus View Products
Trevally-Giant, Caranx ignobilis
Trevally-White, Psuedocaranx dentex
Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
Wreckfish, Polyprion americanus View Products
Yellowtail amberjack, Seriola rivoliana View Products

SHELLFISH

Crustaceans-Crab

Blue crab, Callinectes sapidus View Products
Dungeness crab, Cancer magister View Products
Jonah crab, Cancer borealis View Products
King crab (blue), Paralithodes platypus View Products
King crab (golden), Lithodes aequispinus View Products
King crab (red), Paralithodes camtschaticus View Products
King crab (scarlet), Lithodes couesi
Kona crab, Ranina ranina
Red crab (deepsea), Chaceon quinquedens View Products
Snow crab (bairdi), Chionoecetes bairdi View Products
Snow crab (opilio), Chionoecetes opilio View Products
Stone crab (Florida), Menippe mercenaria View Products
Stone crab (Gulf), Menippe adina
Swimming crab (three spot), Portunus sanguinolentus
Swimming crab (serrated), Scylla serrata
Tanner crab (grooved), Chionoecetes tanneri
Tanner crab (triangle), Chionoecetes angulatus

Crustaceans-Crayfish

Red swamp crayfish -Farmed, Procambarus clarkii View Products
White river crayfish -Farmed, Procambarus zonangulus

Crustaceans-Lobster

American lobster, Homarus americanus View Products
Blue spiny lobster, Panulirus inflatus
California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus View Products
Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus View Products
Green spiny lobster, Panulirus gracilis
Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus
Western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus View Products

Crustaceans-Shrimp & Prawns

Giant freshwater prawn -Farmed, Macrobrachium rosenbergii View Products
Brown shrimp, (Farfante)Penaeus aztecus View Products
Brown rock shrimp, Sicyonia brevirostris View Products
Coonstriped shrimp, Pandalus hypsinotus
Humpy shrimp, Pandalus goniurus
Northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis View Products
Pink (ocean) shrimp, Pandalus jordani View Products
(Gulf) Pink shrimp, (Farfante/Lito)Penaeus duorarum View Products
Ridgeback rock shrimp, Pandalus goniurus
Roughneck shrimp (Sugar), Trachypenaeus constrictus
Royal red shrimp, Hymenopenaeus robustus
Seabob, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
Sidestriped shrimp, Pandalopsis dispar View Products
Spot shrimp, Pandalus platyceros View Products
Striped pink shrimp, Pandalus montagui
White shrimp, (Lito)Penaeus setiferous View Products
Whiteleg shrimp -Farmed, (Lito)Penaeus vannamei View Products
Yellowleg pandalid, Pandalus tridens

Molluscs-Abalone

Black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii
Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Pink abalone, Haliotis corrugata
Pinto abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana
Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens View Products

Molluscs-Clams/Mussels/Oysters

Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima
Cockles: Donax deltoides, Cerastoderma edule, Austrovenus stuchburry
Clams -Farmed: Anadara spp., Cyclina spp., Merceneria spp., Meretrix spp., Tapes spp., Sinonvaulca spp., Venerupis spp. View Products
Hard clam -Wild, Mercenaria mercenaria View Products
Lyrate clam -Wild, Meretric lyrata View Products
Ocean quahog, Arctica islandica
Pacific geoduck -Wild, Ponopea abrupta
Softshell clams -Wild, Mya arenia View Products
Mussels -Farmed: Mytilus spp., Perna spp. View Products
Oysters, Eastern -Wild, Crassotrea virginica View Products
Oysters -Farmed: Crassostrea spp., Ostrea spp., Saccostera spp. View Products

Molluscs-Octopus/Squid

California two-spot octopus, Octopus bimaculatus
Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris
Day octopus, Octopus cyanea
Grass octopus, Octopus macropus
Hubb's octopus, Octopus hubbsorum View Products
Red octopus, Octopus rubescens View Products
Argentine squid, Illex argentinus
California Market squid, Loligo opalescens View Products
Japanese flying squid, Todarodes pacificus
Jumbo squid, Dosidicus gigas
Longfin squid, Loligo pealei View Products
Shortfin squid, Illex illecebrosus View Products

Molluscs-Scallops

Scallops -Farmed: Argopecten spp., Chlamys spp., Patinopecten spp. View Products
Catarina scalllops, Argopecten ventricosus
Giant sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus View Products
Lion-paw scallops, Nodipecten subnodosus View Products
Icelandic scallops, Chlamys islandica
Patagonia scallops, Zygochlamys patagonica View Products
Peruvian Calico scallops, Argopecten purpuratus
Weathervane scallops, Patinopecten caurinus