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	Date Modified
FDA 001-2	V	Sphoeroides nephelus	Southern Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-392586	11/2011
FDA 001-3	V	Sphoeroides nephelus	Southern Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-392587	11/2011
FDA 001-4	V	Sphoeroides nephelus	Southern Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-392588
FDA 002-1	V	Sphoeroides testudineus	Checkered Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-392589	11/2011
FDA 002-3	V	Sphoeroides testudineus	Checkered Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-392591	11/2011
FDA 002-4	V	Sphoeroides testudineus	Checkered Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-392592	11/2011
FDA 003-2	V	Sphoeroides spengleri	Bandtail Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-391174	11/2011
FDA 003-4	V	Sphoeroides spengleri	Bandtail Puffer	Puffer	NMNH	USNM-391176	11/2011
FDA 004-1	V	Lutjanus griseus	Gray Snapper	Snapper	NMNH	USNM-391169	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 004-2	V	Lutjanus griseus	Gray Snapper	Snapper	NMNH	USNM-395518	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 005-1	V	Lophius litulon	Yellow Goosefish	Monkfish	NMNH	USNM-391170	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 005-2	V	Lophius litulon	Yellow Goosefish	Monkfish	NMNH	USNM-391171	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 005-3	V	Lophius litulon	Yellow Goosefish	Monkfish	NMNH	USNM-391172	11/2013	10/2021
FDA 006	V	Ostracion rhinorhynchos	Horn-nosed Boxfish	NA	NMNH	USNM-392584	11/2013
FDA 007-1	V	Takifugu poecilonotus	Komonfugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-392635	11/2011
FDA 007-2	V	Takifugu poecilonotus	Komonfugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-392636	11/2011
FDA 007-3	V	Takifugu poecilonotus	Komonfugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-392634	11/2011
FDA 008-1	V	Takifugu pardalis	Higanfugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-392638	11/2011
FDA 008-2	V	Takifugu pardalis	Higanfugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-392639	11/2011
FDA 008-3	V	Takifugu pardalis	Higanfugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-392637	11/2011
FDA 009-1	V	Takifugu snyderi	Shousaifugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNST	NSMT-P 79373 (9-1	11/2011
FDA 009-2	V	Takifugu snyderi	Shousaifugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNST	NSMT-P 79374 (9-2	11/2011
FDA 010	V	Takifugu chinensis	Karasu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-393301	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 011	V	Takifugu vermicularis	Nashifugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-393302	11/2011
FDA 012	V	Takifugu ocellatus	Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-393303	11/2011
FDA 013-1	V	Takifugu niphobles	Kasafugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-393304	11/2011
FDA 013-2	V	Takifugu niphobles	Kasafugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-393305	11/2011
FDA 013-3	V	Takifugu niphobles	Kasafugu^J Puffer	Puffer or Fugu	NMNH	USNM-393306	11/2011
FDA 014	V	Rhomboplites aurorubens	Vermilion Snapper	Snapper	NMNH	USNM-394149	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 015	V	Morone saxatilis	Striped Bass	Bass	NMNH	USNM-394145	11/2011
FDA 017	V	Paralichthys lethostigma	Southern Flounder	Flounder or Fluke	NMNH	USNM-394061	11/2011
FDA 018	V	Morone americana	White Perch	Perch, White	NMNH	USNM-394152	11/2011	10/2021
FDA 019	V	Centropristis striata	Black Sea Bass	Sea Bass	NMNH	USNM-394056	11/2011
FDA 020	V	Oreochromis niloticus	Nile Tilapia	Tilapia	NMNH	USNM-394147	11/2011
FDA 021	V	Urophycis chuss	Red Hake	Hake	NMNH	USNM-394058	11/2011
FDA 022-1	V	Merluccius bilinearis	Silver Hake	Whiting	NMNH	USNM-394060	11/2011
FDA 022-2	V	Merluccius bilinearis	Silver Hake	Whiting	NMNH	USNM-394060	11/2011
FDA 023	V	Micropogonias undulatus	Atlantic Croaker	Croaker	NMNH	USNM-394164	11/2011
FDA 024	V	Salmo salar	Atlantic Salmon	Salmon, Atlantic	NMNH	USNM-394151	11/2011
FDA 025	V	Leiostomus xanthurus	Spot	Spot	NMNH	USNM-394055	11/2011
FDA 026	V	Stenotomus chrysops	Scup	Porgy or Scup	NMNH	USNM-394153	11/2011
FDA 027	V	Pomatomus saltatrix	Bluefish	Bluefish	NMNH	USNM-394142	11/2011
FDA 028	V	Ictiobus cyprinellus	Bigmouth Buffalo	Buffalofish	NMNH	USNM-394165	11/2011
FDA 029	V	Ocyurus chrysurus	Yellowtail Snapper	Snapper	NMNH	USNM-394057	11/2011
FDA 030	V	Cyprinus carpio	Common Carp	Carp	NMNH	USNM-394198	11/2011
FDA 031-1	V	Chilomycterus schoepfii	Striped Burrfish	NA	NMNH	USNM-394107	11/2011
FDA 031-2	V	Chilomycterus schoepfii	Striped Burrfish	NA	NMNH	USNM-394106	11/2011
FDA 032	V	Scomberomorus regalis	Cero	Mackerel, Spanish	NMNH	USNM-394146	11/2011
FDA 033	V	Mugil cephalus	Striped Mullet	Mullet	NMNH	USNM-394059	11/2011
FDA 034	V	Peprilus paru	Harvestfish	Butterfish	NMNH	USNM-394062	11/2011	10/2021

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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.

Sample ID	Type	Scientific Name	Common Name	FDA Market Name	Voucher Location*	Voucher Number	Date Posted	Date Modified

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