California fishery species codes

The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) maintains many important fisheries datasets. Throughout these datasets, CDFW reports aquatic fish and invertebrate species using a set of unique species codes. Here, I seek to provide a comprehensive key relating species codes to their common names and updated scientific names.

The key combines information from the following two raw files:

The cleaned dataset is available here: CDFW_species_key.csv

It includes updated scientific names and nicely formatted common names.

Please let me know if you know of any species codes missing from this dataset.

Code Common name Scientific name Discontinued
1 Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares
2 Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
3 Pacific bonito Sarda chiliensis
4 Bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis
5 Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga
6 Unspecified tuna Scombridae spp.
7 Oriental tuna Thunnus orientalis 12/31/64
8 Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
9 Black skipjack tuna Euthynnus lineatus
10 Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus 12/31/66
11 Longtail tuna Thunnus tonggol 2/12/19
12 Blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus 2/12/19
15 Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
17 Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus
19 Bullet mackerel Auxis rochei
40 Yellowtail Seriola lalandi
41 Pacific crevalle jack Caranx caninus
42 Unspecified jacks Carangidae spp.
43 Almaco jack Seriola rivoliana
50 Unspecified mackerel Scomber/Trachurus spp.
51 Pacific mackerel Scomber japonicus
52 Pacific sierra Scomberomorus sierra
55 Jack mackerel Trachurus symmetricus
56 Large jack mackerel Trachurus symmetricus 1/1/68
57 Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
58 New Zealand mackerel Scomber australasicus
80 Pacific pompano Peprilus simillimus
81 Pomfret Bramidae spp.
90 Swordfish Swordfish spp. 1/1/74
91 Swordfish Xiphias gladius
92 Striped marlin Kajikia audax
93 Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris
95 Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
96 White shark Carcharodon carcharias
97 Bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus
98 Pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus
100 Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax
101 Juvenile sardine Sardinops sagax
102 New Zealand pilchard Sardinops sagax
105 Round herring Etrumeus teres
110 Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax
111 Deepbody anchovy Anchoa compressa
112 Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax 1/1/74
113 Slough anchovy Anchoa delicatissima
120 Herring Herring spp. 1/1/51
121 Pacific herring Clupea pallasii pallasii
122 Pacific herring roe Clupea pallasii pallasii
130 California barracuda Sphyraena argentea
135 Striped mullet Mugil cephalus
144 Senorita Oxyjulis californica
145 California sheephead Semicossyphus pulcher
146 Rock wrasse Halichoeres semicinctus
147 Longnose skate Raja rhina
149 Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
150 Unspecified shark Selachii spp.
151 Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
152 Spiny dogfish shark Squalus acanthias
153 Leopard shark Triakis semifasciata
154 Brown smoothhound shark Mustelus henlei
155 Thresher shark Alopias vulpinus
156 Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus
157 Guitar fish Rhinobatos spp.
158 Smooth hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena
159 Soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus
160 Cow sharks Hexanchidae spp.
161 Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
162 Sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus
163 Swell shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
164 Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
165 Pacific angel shark Squatina californica
166 Spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei
167 Blue shark Prionace glauca
168 Salmon shark Lamna ditropis
169 Horn shark Heterodontus francisci
170 Unspecified ray Rajiformes spp.
171 Bat ray Myliobatis californica
172 Pacific electric ray Torpedo californica
173 Stingray Dasyatidae spp.
174 Shovelnose guitarfish Rhinobatos productus
175 Unspecified skate Rajidae spp.
176 Big skate Raja binoculata
177 California skate Raja inornata
178 Thornback skate Platyrhinoidis triseriata
179 Gray smoothhound shark Mustelus californicus
180 True smelts Osmeridae spp.
181 California grunion Leuresthes tenuis
182 Surf smelt Hypomesus pretiosus
183 Bay smelt Hypomesus transpacificus 11/30/74
184 Jacksmelt Atherinopsis californiensis
185 Whitebait smelt Allosmerus elongatus
186 Topsmelt Atherinops affinis
187 Night smelt Spirinchus starksi
188 Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus
189 Silversides Atherinidae spp.
190 Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria
191 Louvar Luvarus imperialis
195 Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
196 Pacific tomcod Microgadus proximus
197 Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus
198 Grenadier Macrouridae spp.
200 Unspecified sole Pleuronectiformes spp.
201 Arrowtooth flounder Atheresthes stomias
202 Bigmouth sole Hippoglossina stomata
203 Rock sole Paraplagusia bilineata
204 Fantail sole Xystreurys liolepis
205 Sand sole Psettichthys melanostictus
206 English sole Parophrys vetulus
207 Rex sole Glyptocephalus zachirus
208 Butter sole Isopsetta isolepis
209 Petrale sole Eopsetta jordani
210 Slender sole Lyopsetta exilis
211 Dover sole Microstomus pacificus
212 Tongue sole Symphurus atricauda
220 Unspecified halibut Pleuronectiformes spp.
221 Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis
222 California halibut Paralichthys californicus
225 Sanddab Citharichthys spp.
226 Longfin sanddab Citharichthys xanthostigma
227 Pacific sanddab Citharichthys sordidus
228 Speckled sanddab Citharichthys stigmaeus
230 Unspecified flounder Pleuronectidae spp.
231 Starry flounder Platichthys stellatus
235 Curlfin sole Pleuronichthys decurrens
236 Diamond turbot Hypsopsetta guttulata
237 C-O sole Pleuronichthys coenosus
238 Hornyhead turbot Pleuronichthys verticalis
239 Spotted turbot Pleuronichthys ritteri
240 Turbot Pleuronectidae spp.
241 Curlfin turbot Pleuronichthys decurrens
242 Diamond turbot Hypsopsetta guttulata
243 C-O turbot Pleuronichthys coenosus
244 Horneyhead turbot Pleuronichthys verticalis
245 Cowcod rockfish Sebastes levis
246 Copper rockfish Sebastes caurinus
247 Canary rockfish Sebastes pinniger
249 Vermilion rockfish Sebastes miniatus
250 Unspecified rockfish Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
251 Black-and-yellow rockfish Sebastes chrysomelas
252 Black rockfish Sebastes melanops
253 Bocaccio rockfish Sebastes paucispinis
254 Chilipepper rockfish Sebastes goodei
255 Greenspotted rockfish Sebastes chlorostictus
256 Starry rockfish Sebastes constellatus
257 Darkblotched rockfish Sebastes crameri
258 China rockfish Sebastes nebulosus
259 Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus
260 California scorpionfish Scorpaena guttata
261 Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
262 Thornyheads Sebastolobus spp. 2/12/19
263 Gopher rockfish Sebastes carnatus
264 Pinkrose rockfish Sebastes simulator
265 Yelloweye rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus
266 Large red rockfish Sebastes spp. 1/1/68
267 Brown rockfish Sebastes auriculatus
268 Rosy rockfish Sebastes rosaceus
269 Widow rockfish Sebastes entomelas
270 Splitnose rockfish Sebastes diploproa
271 Pacific ocean perch Sebastes alutus
272 Staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus
273 Yellowchin sculpin Icelinus quadriseriatus
275 Rock bass Paralabrax spp.
276 Spotted sand bass Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
277 Kelp bass Paralabrax clathratus
278 Barred sand bass Paralabrax nebulifer
280 Giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas
281 Shortfin sea bass Cynoscion parvipinnis 1/1/74
285 Pelican rockfish Sebastes spp.
289 Rock greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus
290 Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus
291 Triggerfish Balistidae spp.
292 Ocean sunfish Mola mola
300 Salmon Oncorhynchus spp. 1/20/22
301 Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta
302 Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
303 Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
304 Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
305 Salmon roe Salmonidae spp.
306 Chinook/coho salmon roe Oncorhynchus spp.
310 Unclassified trout Salmonidae spp.
311 Loch Leven brown trout Salmo trutta
312 Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
313 Dolly varden trout Salvelinus malma
314 Eastern brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
316 Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
317 Golden trout Oncorhynchus aguabonita
320 Unspecified catfish Siluriformes spp.
321 Fork tail catfish Ictalurus punctatus 9/1/53
322 Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
324 Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense
325 American shad Alosa sapidissima
326 Roe shad Alosa sapidissima 1/1/65
327 Buck shad Alosa sapidissima 1/1/65
332 Freshwater trout Salmonidae spp.
334 Freshwater rock bass Ambloplites rupestris
335 Striped bass Morone saxatilis
336 Calico bass Paralabrax clathratus
337 Freshwater rock bass Ambloplites rupestris
338 Small mouthed black bass Micropterus dolomieu
339 Large mouthed black bass Micropterus salmoides
340 Tilapia Tilapia spp.
341 Red rock crab Cancer productus
342 Yellow rock crab Cancer anthonyi
343 Brown rock crab Cancer antennarius
345 Carp Cyprinus carpio
346 Hardhead Mylopharodon conocephalus
347 Splittail Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
348 Hitch Lavinia exilicauda
349 Sacramento blackfish Orthodon microlepidotus
351 Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus
361 Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
365 Squawfish Ptychocheilus grandis
366 Crappie Crappie spp.
367 Bluegill Bluegill spp.
375 Sucker Catostomidae spp.
400 White sea bass Atractoscion nobilis
401 Civache Civache spp.
410 Totuava seabass Totoaba macdonaldi
414 Robalos Robalos spp.
415 Snapper – mexico- Lutianidae spp.
420 Unspecifed croaker Sciaenidae spp.
421 Black croaker Cheilotrema saturnum
422 Spotfin croaker Roncador stearnsii
423 Yellowfin croaker Umbrina roncador
426 California corbina Menticirrhus undulatus
427 Shortfin corvina Cynoscion parvipinnis
430 Grouper Mycteroperca/Epinephelus spp.
431 Spotted cabrilla Epinephelus analogus
432 Broomtail grouper Mycteroperca xenarcha
435 White croaker Genyonemus lineatus
440 Queenfish Seriphus politus
445 Flyingfish Exocoetidae spp.
446 Pacific saury Cololabis saira
450 Eel Osteichthyes spp.
451 Blenny eel Lumpenus sagitta
452 California moray eel Gymnothorax mordax
453 Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus
454 Wolf eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus
455 Spotted cusk-eel Chilara taylori
456 Monkeyface prickleback Cebidichthys violaceus
457 Unspecified hagfish Eptatretus spp.
458 Pacific hagfish Eptatretus stoutii
459 Black hagfish Eptatretus deani
465 Tai Tai spp.
467 Opah Lampris guttatus
470 Sturgeons Acipenseridae spp.
471 Green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris
472 White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
473 California lizardfish Synodus lucioceps
474 Unspecified perch-like Kyphosidae/Pomacentridae spp.
475 Opaleye Girella nigricans
476 California needlefish Strongylura exilis
477 Bonefish Albula vulpes
478 Halfmoon Medialuna californiensis
479 Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis
480 Sargo Anisotremus davidsonii
481 Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus
482 Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus
483 Longjaw mudsucker Gillichthys mirabilis
484 Salema Brachygenys californiensis
485 Plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus
486 Bluebanded goby Lythrypnus dalli
487 Yellowfin goby Acanthogobius flavimanus
488 Zebra goby Lythrypnus zebra
490 Ocean whitefish Caulolatilus princeps
491 California killifish Fundulus parvipinnis
495 Pacific whiting Merluccius productus
501 Giant kelpfish Heterostichus rostratus
510 Kelpfishes Gibbonsia spp.
550 Unspecified surfperch Embiotocidae spp.
551 Barred surfperch Amphistichus argenteus
552 Black surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni
553 Redtail surfperch Amphistichus rhodoterus
554 Shiner surfperch Cymatogaster aggregata
555 Striped seaperch Embiotoca lateralis
556 White surfperch Phanerodon furcatus
557 Walleye surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteum
558 Rubberlip surfperch Rhacochilus toxotes
559 Pile surfperch Rhacochilus vacca
560 Calico surfperch Amphistichus koelzi
561 Dwarf surfperch Micrometrus minimus
562 Rainbow surfperch Hypsurus caryi
563 Pink surfperch Zalembius rosaceus
564 Silver surfperch Hyperprosopon ellipticum
601 Kahawai Arripis trutta
602 Zebraperch Hermosilla azurea
650 Rougheye rockfish Sebastes aleutianus
651 Olive rockfish Sebastes serranoides
652 Grass rockfish Sebastes rastrelliger
653 Pink rockfish Sebastes eos
654 Greenstriped rockfish Sebastes elongatus
655 Copper rockfish Sebastes caurinus
656 Blackspotted rockfish Sebastes melanostictus
657 Flag rockfish Sebastes rubrivinctus
658 Treefish rockfish Sebastes serriceps
659 Kelp rockfish Sebastes atrovirens
660 Honeycomb rockfish Sebastes umbrosus
661 Greenblotched rockfish Sebastes rosenblatti
662 Bronzespotted rockfish Sebastes gilli
663 Bank rockfish Sebastes rufus
664 Rosethorn rockfish Sebastes helvomaculatus
665 Blue rockfish Sebastes mystinus
666 Squarespot rockfish Sebastes hopkinsi
667 Blackgill rockfish Sebastes melanostomus
668 Stripetail rockfish Sebastes saxicola
669 Speckled rockfish Sebastes ovalis
670 Swordspine rockfish Sebastes ensifer
671 Calico rockfish Sebastes dallii
672 Shortbelly rockfish Sebastes jordani
673 Chameleon rockfish Sebastes phillipsi
674 Aurora rockfish Sebastes aurora
675 Redbanded rockfish Sebastes babcocki
676 Mexican rockfish Sebastes macdonaldi
677 Shortraker rockfish Sebastes borealis
678 Longspine thornyhead Sebastolobus altivelis
679 Shortspine thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus
680 Anemones Anthozoa spp.
681 Jellyfish Hydrozoa spp.
682 Sea pansy Renilla koellikeri
683 Keyhole limpet Megathura crenulata
684 Tegula snail Tegula spp.
685 Hermit crab Paguristes spp.
686 Spider/sheep claws crab Loxorhynchus spp.
687 Sand dollar Dendraster excentricus
688 Bryozoan Ectoprocta spp.
689 Marine flatworm Platyhelminthes spp.
690 Hornsnail Cerithidea spp.
699 Unspecified invertebrate Invertebrate spp.
700 Abalone Haliotis spp.
701 Black abalone Haliotis cracherodii
702 Red abalone Haliotis rufescens
703 Green abalone Haliotis fulgens
704 Pink abalone Haliotis corrugata
705 White abalone Haliotis sorenseni
706 Threaded abalone Haliotis assimilis
707 Pinto abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana
708 Flat abalone Haliotis walallensis
709 Unspecified limpet Archaeogastropoda spp.
710 Jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas
711 Market squid Doryteuthis opalescens
712 Unspecified octopus Octopus spp.
717 Weathervane scallop Patinopecten caurinus
718 Rock scallop Crassadoma gigantea
719 Unspecified scallop Pectinidae spp.
720 Unspecified clam Bivalvia spp.
721 Common littleneck clam Leukoma staminea
722 Pismo clam Tivela stultorum
723 Softshell clam Mya arenaria
724 Venus clam Veneridae spp.
725 Northern razor clam Siliqua patula
726 Gaper clam Tresus nuttallii
727 Common washington clam Saxidomus nuttalli
728 California jackknife clam Tagelus californianus
729 Sea slug Opisthobranchia spp.
730 Mussel Mytilus spp.
731 Kellet’s whelk Kelletia kelletii
732 Sea snail Gastropoda spp.
733 Freshwater clam Corbicula fluminea
734 Purple clam Nuttallia nuttallii
735 Rosy razor clam Solen sicarius
736 Moon snails Polinices spp.
737 Northern quahog clam Mercenaria mercenaria
740 Unspecified oyster Ostreidae spp.
741 Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica
742 California native oyster Ostrea lurida
743 Giant Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas
744 Kumamoto oyster Magallana sikamea
745 European flat oyster Ostrea edulis
746 Bubble snail Bulla gouldiana
747 Top snail Megastraea undosa
749 Sea hare Aplysia spp.
750 Unspecified echinoderm Echinodermata spp.
751 Sea stars Asteroidea spp.
752 Red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus
753 Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
754 Giant red sea cucumber Apostichopus californicus
755 Unspecified sea cucumber Holothuroidea spp.
756 White sea urchin Lytechinus anamesus
757 Warty sea cucumber Parastichopus parvimensis
758 Bat star Patiria miniata
759 Coronado sea urchin Centrostephanus coronatus
760 Sponges Porifera spp.
769 Colonial invertebrates Cnidaria spp.
771 Purple coral Stylaster californicus
781 Freshwater snail Gastropoda spp.
799 Unspecified mollusk Mollusca spp.
800 Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister
801 Unspecified rock crab Cancer spp.
802 Claws crab Cancer spp.
803 Spider crab Loxorhynchus spp.
804 King crab Paralithodes spp.
805 Sand crab Emerita analoga
806 Shore crab Pachygrapsus crassipes
807 Pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes
808 Tanner crab Chionoecetes tanneri
809 Box crab Lopholithodes foraminatus
810 Bay shrimp Crangonidae spp.
811 Ghost shrimp Neotrypaea californiensis
812 Pacific pink shrimp Pandalus jordani
813 Ridgeback prawn Sicyonia ingentis
814 Unspecified shrimp Crustacea spp.
815 Spot prawn Pandalus platyceros
816 Golden prawn Penaeus californiensis
817 Coonstriped shrimp Pandalus danae
818 Red rock shrimp Lysmata californica
819 Brine shrimp Artemia salina
820 California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus
821 Mantis shrimp Hemisquilla californiensis
823 Armed box crab Platymera gaudichaudii
825 Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus
826 Barnacle Cirripedia spp.
827 Red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii
828 Unspecified crayfish Astacidae spp.
829 Southern kelp crab Taliepus nuttallii
830 Sea spiders Pycnogonida spp.
840 Tunicates Urochordata spp.
850 Marine worms Polychaeta spp.
851 Themiste Themiste spp.
860 Unspecified chiton Polyplacophora spp.
899 Unspecified crustacean Crustacea spp.
900 Barracuda roe Sphyraena argentea
901 Shad roe Alosa sapidissima
902 Unclassified roe Fish spp.
903 White sea bass roe Atractoscion nobilis
904 Salmon roe Salmonidae spp.
905 Shark fin Selachii spp.
906 Shark liver Selachii spp.
907 Halibut liver Pleuronectiformes spp.
908 Miscellaneous livers Fish spp.
909 Skate wing Rajidae spp.
910 Whale Whale spp.
911 Sablefish liver Anoplopoma fimbria
912 Swordfish liver Xiphias gladius
913 White sea bass liver Atractoscion nobilis
914 Hake liver Merluccius productus
915 Amphioxus lancelets Branchiostoma californiense
916 Tuna liver Scombridae spp.
917 Albacore liver Thunnus alalunga
918 Totuava liver Totoaba macdonaldi
919 Bonito liver Sarda lineolata
920 Frog Rana spp.
921 Bull frog Rana catesbeiana
922 Pacific cultus liver Ophiodon elongatus
923 Skate liver Rajidae spp.
924 Rockfish liver Sebastes spp.
930 Turtle Chelonia mydas
931 Terrapin Malaclemys spp.
945 Snail Snail spp.
950 Giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
951 Agar Gelidium spp.
952 Sea lettuce Ulva spp.
953 Marine algae Phycophyta spp.
955 Marine plants Marine plant spp.
956 Bocaccio/chilipepper rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
957 Bolina rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
958 Deepwater reds rockfish group Sebastes spp. 3/23/20
959 Red rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
960 Small rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
961 Rosefish rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
962 Gopher rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
964 Rougheye/blackspotted rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
970 Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger
971 Canary/vermilion rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
972 Black/blue rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
973 Nearshore rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
974 Shelf rockfish group Sebastes spp.
975 Slope rockfish group Sebastes spp.
976 Deep nearshore rockfish group Sebastes spp. 2/12/19
980 Sea lion Zalophus californianus
981 Sea elephant Mirounga angustirostris
992 Trawled fish for animal food Osteichthyes spp.
995 Pacific herring roe on kelp Clupea/algae spp.
997 Unspecified trawled fish Osteichthyes spp.
998 Bait Bait spp.
999 Unspecified fish Osteichthyes spp.