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Updates to the CFIA Fish List

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added the common names for the following fish species within the CFIA Fish List:

Scientific name – English / French common name
Astacopsis franklinii – Australian freshwater crayfish / Écrevisse
Chaceon notialis – Southwest Atlantic red crab / Géryon de Atlantique sud-ouest
Cypselurus poecilopterus – Yellow-wing flyingfish / Exocet aile jaune
Doryteuthis pealeii – Longfin Inshore Squid / Calmar totam
Eleutheronema tetradactylum – Fourfinger threadfin / Barbure à quatre doigts
Epinephelus areolatus – Areolate grouper / Mérou aréolé
Evynnis cardinalis – Cardinal seabream; Threadfin porgy / Dorade
Pleurogrammus azonus – Arabesque greenling / Terpuga arabesque
Pleuronectes platessa – European Plaice / Plie d’Europe
Pristipomoides multidens – Goldbanded jobfish / Colas à bandes dorées
Protonibea diacanthus – Blackspotted croaker / Courbine pintade
Salanx prognathus – Noodlefish / Salangidés
Sardinella gibbosa – Goldstripe sardinella; Goldstripe sardine / Sardinelle dorée
Sardinops sagax – South American pilchard / Pilchard Sudaméricain
Saurida wanieso – Wanieso lizardfish / Anoli de mer
Scophthalmus maximus – Turbot / Turbot
Sepia aculeata – Needle cuttlefish / Seiche aiguille
Stolephorus commersonnii – Commerson’s anchovy / Anchois bombra

Scientific name – French common name
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii – Cyprinidés
Boulengerochromis microlepis – Cichlidé géant
Cynoglossus lingua – Sole-langue
Distichodus lusosso – Distichodus à long nez
Galaxias maculatus – Galaxias
Lates microlepis – Latidae
Lates stappersii – Latidae
Macrognathus pancalus – Anguille épineuse
Nemadactylus gayi – Tarakihi
Nuttallia obscurata – Palourde lustrée
Pentapodus caninus – Cohana
Protopterus aethiopicus – Protoptère

The review was performed in accordance with the Guidance on Determining the Common Names for Fish Sold or Processed in Canada.


Mises à jour de la Liste des poissons de l’ACIA

Veuillez noter que l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) a ajouté les noms usuels pour les espèces de poissons suivantes dans la Liste des poissons de l'ACIA :

Nom scientifique – nom usuel anglais / français
Astacopsis franklinii – Australian freshwater crayfish / Écrevisse
Chaceon notialis – Southwest Atlantic red crab / Géryon de Atlantique sud-ouest
Cypselurus poecilopterus – Yellow-wing flyingfish / Exocet aile jaune
Doryteuthis pealeii – Longfin Inshore Squid / Calmar totam
Eleutheronema tetradactylum – Fourfinger threadfin / Barbure à quatre doigts
Epinephelus areolatus – Areolate grouper / Mérou aréolé
Evynnis cardinalis – Cardinal seabream; Threadfin porgy / Dorade
Pleurogrammus azonus – Arabesque greenling / Terpuga arabesque
Pleuronectes platessa- European Plaice / Plie d’Europe
Pristipomoides multidens – Goldbanded jobfish / Colas à bandes dorées
Protonibea diacanthus – Blackspotted croaker / Courbine pintade
Salanx prognathus – Noodlefish / Salangidés
Sardinella gibbosa – Goldstripe sardinella; Goldstripe sardine / Sardinelle dorée
Sardinops sagax – South American pilchard / Pilchard Sudaméricain
Saurida wanieso – Wanieso lizardfish / Anoli de mer
Scophthalmus maximus – Turbot / Turbot
Sepia aculeata – Needle cuttlefish / Seiche aiguille
Stolephorus commersonnii – Commerson’s anchovy / Anchois bombra

Nom scientifique – nom usuel français
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii – Cyprinidés
Boulengerochromis microlepis – Cichlidé géant
Cynoglossus lingua – Sole-langue
Distichodus lusosso – Distichodus à long nez
Galaxias maculatus – Galaxias
Lates microlepis – Latidae
Lates stappersii – Latidae
Macrognathus pancalus – Anguille épineuse
Nemadactylus gayi – Tarakihi
Nuttallia obscurata – Palourde lustrée
Pentapodus caninus – Cohana
Protopterus aethiopicus – Protoptère

L’examen a été effectué conformément au Document d'orientation visant l'établissement des noms usuels acceptables pour les poissons et fruits de mer vendus ou transformés au Canada.

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