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Fish Identification
Fish and seafood ID info.

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Common Names	Scientific Names	AKA
Albacore	Thunnus alalunga	Albies, Chickens, Chicken of the sea
American Lobster
Anchovy, Northern	Engraulis Mordax	Chovies, Pinheads
Barracuda	Sphyraena argentea
Barred Sand Bass	Sarda chiliensis	Sand Bass, Sandies
Barred Surf Perch		Surf Perch
Bass, Sand	Paralabrax Nebulifer	Sand Bass, Sandies
Bass, Calico	Paralabrax Clathratus	Kelp Bass
Bass, Kelp	Paralabrax Clathratus	Calico Bass
Bass, Spotted Sand	Paralabrax Maculatofasciatus	Bay Bass, Spotties, Spotted Sand Bass
Bass, Spotted Bay	Paralabrax Maculatofasciatus	Bay Bass, Spotties, Spotted Sand Bass
Bocaccio	Sebastes paucispinis
Bonefish	Albula vulpes
Bonito, Pacific	Sarda Chiliensis	Bonies, Boneheads, Bonita
Calico Bass	Paralabrax Clathratus	Kelp Bass
California Halibut	Paralichthys californicus
California Sheephead	Semiccossyphus pulcher	Goats, Redfish
Catalina Blue Perch	Medialuna californiensis	Half moon
Crab, Dungeness
Diamond Turbot	Hypsopsetta guttulata
Dogfish
Dolphin Fish	Coryphaena hippurus	Dorado, Mahi Mahi
Dorado	Coryphaena hippurus	Mahi Mahi, Dolphinfish
Dungeness Crab
Flag Rockfish	Sebastes rubrivinctus
Giant Squid
Gray Snapper	Lutjanus griseus
Half Moon Perch	Medialuna californiensis	Catalina Blue Perch
Halibut, California	Paralichthys californicus
Jackmackerel	Trachurus symmetricus
Krill
Lingcod	Ophiodon elongatus
Lobster, American	Homarus americanus
Lobster, Spiny
Mackerel
Mahi Mahi	Coryphaena hippurus
Mangrove Snapper	Lutjanus griseus
Market Squid	Loligo opalescens	Calamari, Squid
Ocean Whitefish	Caulolatilus princeps
Opal Eye
Pompano	Trachinotus carolinus
Rockfish, Flag	Sebastes rubrivinctus
Rockfish, Starry	Sebastes constellatus
Rockfish, Vermillion
Sand Bass	Paralabrax Nebulifer
Sand Dab	Citharichthys sordidus
Scorpion Fish, California	Scorpaena guttata	Sculpin, Rattlesnake
Sculpin	Scorpaena guttata	Scorpion fish, Rattlesnake
Sea Bass, White
Sheephead, California	Semiccossyphus pulcher	Goat, Redfish
Shrimp, Southern
Skipjack
Smelt
Soft Shell Crab	Callinectes sapiclus
Spiny Lobster		Spinies, Rock Lobster, Pacific Lobster
Squid, Giant
Squid, Market	Loligo opalescens	Calamari
Starry Rockfish	Sebastes constellatus
Surf Perch		Barred Surf Perch
Treefish	Sebastes serriceps
Turbot, Diamond	Hypsopsetta guttulata
Vermillion Rockfish
Whitefish, Ocean	Caulolatilus princeps
White Sea Bass
Yellowfin Croaker	Umbrina roncador
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowtail	Seriola lalandi dorsalis

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