Fish and Mollusca
Codes

Species Codes

Note that codes are not provided for all possible species in the N Atlantic region (a large task), but only as a short hand reference for the most commonly appearing taxa. For species not included, simply enter the full scientific name (not your own special code please) following current nomenclature. If you find yourself doing this a great deal, please contact us (nabo@voicenet.com) and we will provide an official addition to these species codes on the NABO website. Thanks!

Fish

Code

Scientific Taxon

English Common Names

COD

Gadus morhua

Atlantic cod

LIN

Molva molva

Ling

HAD

Melan. aeglf.

Haddock

GAD

Gadidae

Cod Family

SAL

Salmo salar

Atlantic Salmon

TRT

Salmo trutta

Trout

CHR

Savelinus alp.

Arctic Char

SMD

Salmonid sp

Salmon species

HAL

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic Halibut

ANA

Anarhichas lupus

Atlantic Wolffish

BRO

Brosme brosme

Cusk

POL

Pollachius virens

Pollack

PLE

Pleuronectiformes

Flatfishes

RAJ

Rajidae

Skates

FISH

Fish sp. indet.

fish indeterminate

Mollusca

Code

Scientific Taxon

English Common Names

MED

Mytilus edulis

Common Mussel

CLM

Mya sp.

Clam sp.

MOLSP

Mollusca sp.

Indeterminate mollusca

LIT

Littorina littorea

Common periwinkle

NB: Please enter full scientific name for all Mollusca identified to sp level