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Updates to the CFIA Fish List / Mises à jour de la Liste des poissons de l'ACIA

(Le français suit)

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
Hypomesus olidus – Pond Smelt / Éperlan à petite bouche
Hypostomus plecostomus – Plecostomus
Lepidotrigla argus – Gurnard / Grondin
Macrobrachium nipponense – Oriental River Prawn / Bouquet nippon
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria – Shrimp / Crevette
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivis – Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish / Loricariidé
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides – Greenland Halibut / Flétan du Groenland
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis – Purpleback Flying Squid / Encornet bande violette
Trichiurus lepturus – Hairtail

All requests are processed 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
Hypomesus olidus – Pond Smelt / Éperlan à petite bouche
Hypostomus plecostomus – Plecostomus
Lepidotrigla argus – Gurnard / Grondin
Macrobrachium nipponense – Oriental River Prawn / Bouquet nippon
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria – Shrimp / Crevette
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivis – Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish / Loricariidé
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides – Greenland Halibut / Flétan du Groenland
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis – Purpleback Flying Squid / Encornet bande violette
Trichiurus lepturus – Hairtail

Toutes les demandes de modification sont traitées selon le 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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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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