Reference Standard Sequence Library (RSSL) for Seafood Identification

This searchable database contains DNA reference barcode sequences (FASTA format) and other data for each of the specimens. Clicking on the link for a Scientific Name opens a detail page for that species that includes the DNA reference sequence for that specimen and additional data. Photographs are included for some species. The posted/modified date indicates when data for that sample was loaded or modified. The initial data for the sequence library were posted in November 2011.

Authentication and voucher information: All Vertebrate (V) specimens with a sample ID number beginning with "FDA" were authenticated and are currently vouchered at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History <exit disclaimer> (NMNH).

All vertebrate specimens with a sample ID number beginning with "RFE" (collected 1993-1998) were authenticated and most are currently vouchered at the California Academy of Sciences <exit disclaimer> (CAS). Photographs of RFE specimens are available here.

All vertebrate specimens with a sample ID number beginning with either "PI" or "RP" were collected from commercial fish markets in the Philippine Islands and are currently vouchered at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History <exit disclaimer> (NMNH).

Select species of puffer fish are vouchered at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan <exit disclaimer> (NMNST).

All Invertebrate specimens (I), or I(C) for Crustaceans, with sample ID numbers beginning with either "FDA" or "ULLZ" were authenticated and are currently vouchered at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette <exit disclaimer> (ULL).

All invertebrate specimens with sample ID numbers beginning with "NSIL" were authenticated by the National Marine Fisheries Service and provided by the NOAA National Seafood Inspection Laboratory.

Individual collection voucher reference numbers are provided where available.

FDA Acceptable Market Names and common names are derived from The Seafood List - FDA's Guide to Acceptable Market Names for Seafood Sold in Interstate Commerce where available. For Species not currently covered in the Seafood List (which are indicated by "n/a" in the Acceptable Market Name column), common names are taken from ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System <exit disclaimer>, where available, or Fishbase <exit disclaimer>.

An asterisk (*) next to the Market Name indicates that a specific rule or regulation applies to that species. A dagger symbol (†) next to the Common Name identifies names that are prohibited by law. These symbols are provide here for reference only. Please refer to the Seafood List Guidance for information on common or usual names that are currently required by regulation or law.

^JJapanese common names for specimens of Takifugu spp. are provided for reference.

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Sample ID	Type	Scientific Name	Common Name	FDA Market Name	Voucher Location*	Voucher Number	Date Posted
FDA299	I(C)	Lithodes aequispinus	Golden King Crab	Crab, Golden King	NMNH	USNM1420975	05/2018
FDA305A	I(C)	Necora puber	Velvet Crab	n/a	NMNH	ULLZ17805	05/2018
FDA305C	I(C)	Necora puber	Velvet Crab	n/a	NMNH	ULLZ17807	05/2018
FDA306A	I(C)	Metanephrops mozambicus	African Lobster	n/a	NMNH	ULLZ17809	05/2018
FDA306B	I(C)	Metanephrops mozambicus	African Lobster	n/a	NMNH	ULLZ17810	05/2018
FDA316	I(C)	Callinectes sapidus	Blue Crab	Crab, Blue	NMNH	USNM1420994	05/2018
FDA319	I(C)	Homalaspis plana	Blackberry Crab	n/a	NMNH	USNM1420997	05/2018
FDA320	I(C)	Homalaspis plana	Blackberry Crab	n/a	NMNH	USNM1420998	05/2018
FDA 1-2	V	Sphoeroides nephelus	Southern Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	392586	11/2011
FDA 1-3	V	Sphoeroides nephelus	Southern Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	392587	11/2011
FDA 1-4	V	Sphoeroides nephelus	Southern Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	392588
FDA 10	V	Takifugu Chinensis	Karasu^J (Puffer)	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	393301	11/2011
FDA 100	V	Sphyrna tiburo	Bonnethead	Shark or Bonnethead	NMNH	395407	11/2011
FDA 101	V	Rhizoprionodon terraenovae	Atlantic Sharpnose Shark	n/a	NMNH	395404	11/2011
FDA 102	V	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Spinner Shark	Shark	NMNH	395048	11/2012
FDA 103	V	Paralichthys albigutta	Gulf Flounder	Flounder	NMNH	395410	11/2011
FDA 104	V	Opsanus beta	Gulf Toadfish	Toadfish	NMNH	395416	11/2011
FDA 105	V	Seriola rivoliana	Almaco Jack	Amberjack	NMNH	395413	11/2011
FDA 106	V	Carcharhinus isodon	Finetooth Shark	Shark	NMNH	395406	11/2012
FDA 107	V	Carcharhinus leucas	Bull Shark	Shark	NMNH	395403	11/2012
FDA 108	V	Dasyatis sabina	Atlantic Stingray	n/a	NMNH	395423	11/2011
FDA 109	V	Carcharhinus acronotus	Blacknose Shark	Shark	NMNH	395405	11/2012
FDA 11	V	Takifugu vermicularis	Nashifugu^J (Puffer)	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	393302	11/2011
FDA 110	V	Dasyatis americanus	Southern Stingray	n/a	NMNH	395424	11/2011
FDA 111	V	Limanda ferruginea	Yellowtail Flounder	Flounder	NMNH	395468	11/2011
FDA 112	V	Alosa sapidissima	American Shad	Shad	NMHN	395461	11/2011
FDA 113	V	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Haddock	Haddock	NMNH	395469	11/2011
FDA 114	V	Mustelus canis	Smooth Dogfish	Shark, Dogfish or Shark, Cape	NMNH	395470	11/2011
FDA 115	V	Zoarces americanus	Ocean Pout	Ocean Pout	NMNH	395471	11/2011
FDA 116	V	Amblyraja radiata	Thorny Skate	Skate	NMNH	395462	11/2011
FDA 117	V	Gadus morhua	Atlantic Cod	Cod	NMNH	395463	11/2011
FDA 118	V	Phycis chesteri	Longfin Hake	Hake	NMNH	395464	11/2011
FDA 119	V	Scomberesox saurus	Atlantic Saury	Saury	NMNH	395465	11/2011
FDA 12	V	Takifugu ocellatus	(Puffer)	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	393303	11/2011
FDA 120	V	Hippoglossoides platessoides	American Plaice	Plaice	NMNH	395466	11/2011
FDA 121	V	Myliobatis freminvillii	Bullnose Ray	Ray, Bullnose	NMNH	395472	11/2011
FDA 122	V	Pogonias cromis	Black Drum	Drum	NMNH	395473	11/2011
FDA 123	V	Dipturus laevis	Barndoor Skate	Skate	NMNH	395474	11/2011
FDA 125	V	Malacoraja senta	Smooth Skate	Skate	NMNH	395476	11/2011
FDA 126	V	Helicolenus dactylopterus	Blackbelly Rosefish	Rosefish	NMNH	395467	11/2011
FDA 127	V	Echiophis punctifer	Stippled Spoon-nose Eel	n/a	NMNH	395477	11/2011
FDA 128	V	Ophichthus rex	King Snake Eel	Snake Eel or Keoghfish	NMNH	395478	11/2011
FDA 129	V	Caranx hippos	Cravelle Jack	Jack	NMNH	395479	11/2012
FDA 13-1	V	Takifugu niphobles	Kasafugu^J (Puffer)	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	393304	11/2011
FDA 13-2	V	Takifugu niphobles	Kasafugu^J (Puffer)	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	393305	11/2011
FDA 13-3	V	Takifugu niphobles	Kasafugu^J (Puffer)	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	393306	11/2011
FDA 130	V	Canthidermis sufflamen	Ocean Triggerfish	Triggerfish	NMNH	395480	11/2011
FDA 131	V	Gymnothorax kolpos	Blacktail Moray	Eel, Moray	NMNH	395484	11/2011
FDA 132	V	Alectis ciliaris	African Pompano	Pompano	NMNH	395485	11/2011
FDA 133	V	Brotula barbata	Bearded Brotula	Brotula or Cuskeel	NMNH	395486	11/2011

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*Sources for vouchered specimens:

NMNH: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Inst. <exit disclaimer>
CAS: California Academy of Sciences <exit disclaimer>
ULLZ: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
NMNST: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan <exit disclaimer>
ZCR: Zoological Records Collection (ZRC) at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in Singapore. <exit disclaimer>

Note: when you open the links followed by an <exit disclaimer>, you will be leaving the FDA site.

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