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
Clarias fuscus – Whitespotted freshwater catfish / Silure
Doryteuthis opalescens – California market squid / Calmar opale
Megalaspis cordyla – Horse mackerel; Torpedo scad / Comète torpille
Plectropomus leopardus – Common coral trout / Saumonée léopard
Urechis caupo – Penis fish; Innkeeper worm / Poisson pénis; Ver aubergiste
Urechis unicinctus – Penis fish; Innkeeper worm / Poisson pénis; Ver aubergiste
Scientific name – French common name
Oligoplites saurus – Sauteur cuir
Phoxinus phoxinus – Vairon
Roncador stearnsii – Courbine tachetée
Sciades parkeri – Mâchoiron jaune
Sprattus sprattus – Sprat
Zoarces americanus – Loquette d’Amérique
The review was performed in accordance with the Guidance on Determining the Common Names for Fish Sold or Processed in Canada.