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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
Apostichopus californicus – California sea cucumber / Holothurie de Californie
Dipturus laevis – Barndoor skate / Grande raie
Epinephelus diacanthus – Spinycheek grouper / Mérou épineux
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus – Yellowedge grouper / Mérou aile jaune
Leukoma staminea – Pacific littleneck clam / Palourde du Pacifique
Lutjanus bohar – Twin-spot red snapper / Vivaneau chien rouge
Macrourus berglax – Roughhead grenadier / Grenadier berglax
Pagrus auratus – Silver seabream / Dorade
Pandalus danae – Dock shrimp / Crevette des quais
Scortum barcoo –Barcoo grunter/ Omega bar
Sebastes melanostictus – Blackspotted rockfish / Sébaste
Sebastes mystinus – Blue rockfish / Sébaste bleu
Sebastes serranoides – Olive rockfish / Sébaste

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 communs pour les espèces de poissons suivantes dans la Liste des poissons de l'ACIA :

Nom scientifique – le nom usuel anglais/ français
Apostichopus californicus– California sea cucumber / Holothurie de Californie
Dipturus laevis – Barndoor skate / Grande raie
Epinephelus diacanthus – Spinycheek grouper / Mérou épineux
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus – Yellowedge grouper / Mérou aile jaune
Leukoma staminea – Pacific littleneck clam / Palourde du Pacifique
Lutjanus bohar – Twin-spot red snapper / Vivaneau chien rouge
Macrourus berglax – Roughhead grenadier / Grenadier berglax
Pagrus auratus – Silver seabream / Dorade
Pandalus danae – Dock shrimp / Crevette des quais
Scortum barcoo –Barcoo grunter/ Omega bar
Sebastes melanostictus – Blackspotted rockfish / Sébaste
Sebastes mystinus – Blue rockfish / Sébaste bleu
Sebastes serranoides – Olive rockfish / Sébaste

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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Other Government Departments (OGDs) Requirements

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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