Section 6 — Fish and Shellfish Products
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Reference Manual Section 6 — Fish and Shellfish Products 6.1 Identification of Fish and Shellfish Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) [1] describes commercially important fisheries in four broad groups: 1. BC Groundfish Species 2. Pelagics and Minor FinFish 3. Salmon 4. Shellfish A listing of commercially important or commonly found fish species identified is listed and identified in Table 5. In addition fish species commonly traded are also included.[2] GROUNDFISH – Halibut (top) and Rockfish (below) SALMON – Sockeye Photo source: [3] Photo source: [77] PELAGICS - Albacore Tuna SHELLFISH – Spot Prawns Photo source: [3] Photo source: [4] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services Environmental Health Services 6-171 Provincial Fish Inspection Table 16 — Fish Species in BC Retail (Wild Harvest, Aquaculture) [5] [6] [7] GROUNDFISH SALMON Oncorhynchus Rockfish, various spp. Sebastes Chinook tshawytscha Pollock Theragra chalcogramma + Chum Oncorhynchus keta Hexagrammos Kelp Greenling Coho Oncorhynchus kisutch decagrammus Cod – Black, Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka Cod – Pacific or Grey Gadus macrocephalus Pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Cod - Ling Ophiodon elongates Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepsis Atlantic a Salmo salar Flounder, Arrowtooth Atheresthes stomias SHELLFISH Abalone – northern pinto Flounder, Starry Platichtys stellatus a, b Haliotis kamtschatkana Sole, various spp. Lepidopsetta & Parophrys Clam – butter a Saxidomus giganteus Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Clam – littleneck a Protothaca staminea Longnose Skate Raja rhina Clam – manila a Ruditapes philippinarum Big Skate Raja binoculata Clam – razor a Siliqua alta Ratfish Hydrolagus colliei Clam – horse a Tresus nuttali, T. capax Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Clam – varnish a Nuttalia obscurata Thornyhead (Idiot) Sebastolobus spp. Cockles Cardiidae family Hemilepidotus Red Irish Lord Crab – Dungeness Cancer magister hemilepidotus Scorpaenichthys Cabezon Sea Cucumber Several genus marmoratus PELAGICS and FINFISH Geoduck a Panopea abrupta Albacore Tuna Thunnus alalunga Euphausiid American Shad Alosa sapidissima Mussel – Blue or Galloa Mytilus spp. Anchovy Engraulix mordax Octopus Octopus dofleini Pacific or Japanese Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus Crassostrea gigas Oyster a Eulachon (Candlefish, Thaleichthys pacificus Scallop – Pink or Shinya Chlamys spp. Oolichan) Pacific Hake / Pacific Merluccius productus Sea urchin – Green or Red Strongylocentrotus spp. Whiting Perch Perca sp., Stizostedion sp. Shrimp – Coonstripe or Dock Pandalus danae Roe Herring Shrimp – Humpback or King Pandalus hypsinolus Smelt Various spp. Shrimp –Pink, various spp. Pandalus spp. Pacific Sardine (or Sardinops sagax Shrimp – Prawn or Spot Pandalus platyceros Pilchard) Spawn on Kelp Shrimp – Sidestripe or Giant Pandalus dispar Sturgeons a, b Acipenser spp. Squid Loligo opalexcens EXOTIC / IMPORTED FISH EXOTIC / IMPORTED SHELLFISH Carp Cyprinus spp. Abalone – Pink or Green Haliotis spp. Channa or Snakehead Prawn Penaeus spp. Ophiocephalus Tilapia a Oreochromis niloticus White-leg Shrimp Penaeus vannamei a – aquaculture/farmed b – protected species Good Fish to Know BC Fish Species Codes [8] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services 6-172 Environmental Health Services Reference Manual All photo sources this page: [3] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services Environmental Health Services 6-173 Provincial Fish Inspection Chinook & Halibut Chinook Coho Salmon Filet Coho All photo sources this page: [3] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services 6-174 Environmental Health Services Reference Manual Clyak River Pinks Kluane River Chum male Gillnet Catch female and jack Coho and Chum Gillnet Caught Salmon Heads Pink Salmon All photo sources this page: [3] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services Environmental Health Services 6-175 Provincial Fish Inspection Steelhead Source: [10] Source: [11] Atlantic Source: [12] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services 6-176 Environmental Health Services Reference Manual Halibut Halibut & Rockfish Halibut All photo sources this page: [3] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services Environmental Health Services 6-177 Provincial Fish Inspection Pollock Source: [13] Source: [14] Thornyhead (Idiot) Fish Source: [15] Source: [16] 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services 6-178 Environmental Health Services Reference Manual There are a variety of groundfish species on British Columbia’s coast. Below are the most common groundfish encountered by recreational anglers. Remember: there is a rockfish conservation strategy in place to protect low numbers of inshore rockfish. For more information on the conservation strategy, recreational fishing or fishing regulations, visit www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish juvenile dark colouration Yelloweye Rockfish Copper Rockfish Canary Rockfish Tiger Rockfish China Rockfish Quillback Rockfish Bocaccio Rockfish Redbanded Rockfish dark colouration 1 Black Rockfish Dusky Rockfish Widow Rockfish Yellowtail Rockfish female male Kelp Greenling Sablefish Pacific Cod Lingcod Pacific Halibut Arrowtooth Flounder Starry Flounder Rock Sole English Sole Pacific Sanddab Longnose Skate Big Skate red colouration 2 2 Ratfish Spiny Dogfish Red Irish Lord Cabezon Photos courtesy of: 1. M. Gjernes; 2. Hawkshaw 2nd Edition: January 2012 Food Protection Services Environmental Health Services 6-179 Provincial Fish Inspection Tiger Rockfish Canary Rockfish Copper Rockfish Yelloweye Rockfish - Up to 61 cm - Up to 76 cm - Up to 57 cm - Up to 100 cm - Body white to red - Body mottled orange to yellow - Body olive-brown to copper - Body yellow to red - 5 dark red or black narrow on grey background with pink or yellow blotches - Eyes are bright yellow vertical bands - Lateral line is pale - Body can be dark brown - Fins usually have black tips - 2 dark red or black bands - Fins are bright orange - 2 yellow or dark bands - Adults have light band on lateral line radiating from eyes - 3 orange bands radiating from radiating from eyes - Juveniles are red with 2 light bands, - Body can be brownish-red eyes - Last ⅔ of lateral line is pale one on lateral line and a shorter with black vertical bands - Anal fin edge slants anteriorly - Belly is pale pink to white one below Redbanded Rockfish Bocaccio Rockfish Quillback Rockfish China Rockfish - Up to 64cm - Up to 91 cm - Up to 61 cm - Up to 43 cm - Body light pink to red with - Body dark orange-red to - Body dark brown to black - Body black mottled with yellow, 4 broad vertical red bands olive brown mottled with orange-yellow white and pale blue - 1 red band radiating from - Lower jaw is long and - Appears to have freckles - Broad yellow stripe starting at eyes projects past upper jaw - Dorsal fin is high and deeply third dorsal spine and running incised along lateral line Yellowtail Rockfish Widow Rockfish Dusky Rockfish Black Rockfish - Up to 66 cm - Up to 53 cm - Up to 53 cm - Up to 63 cm - Body olive-green to green- - Body golden-brown to light- - Body grey to greenish-brown - Body black to grey brown brown fading to light grey or pink on - Belly is pale pink to white - Symphyseal knob present - Symphyseal knob absent belly - Fins are dark with black spots - Anal fin edge almost vertical - Anal fin edge slants - Symphyseal knob present - Anal fin edge rounded and - Fins have yellow tinge posteriorly - Anal fin edge almost vertical slants anteriorly - Jaw extends to back edge of - Mouth is small - Brown bands radiating from eyes - Jaw extends past orbit orbit - Jaw extends to mid-orbit - Jaw extends to end of pupil Lingcod Pacific Cod Sablefish (Blackcod) Kelp Greenling - Up to 150 cm - Up 120 cm - Up to 107 cm - Up to 61 cm - Body mottled brown to grey - Body mottled grey to brown - Body black to grey - Male body brown to olive with fading to white on belly fading to white on belly - Scales small blue spots - Head, mouth and teeth are - 3 dorsal fins - 2 dorsal fins - Female body light brown to all large - 2 anal fins - 1 anal fin golden blue with large brown to - Appears to have 1 dorsal fin - Barbel under chin - Forehead flat orange spots - No barbel under chin - Caudal fin forked - 5 lateral lines on each side - No barbel under chin Rock Sole Starry Flounder Arrowtooth Flounder Pacific Halibut - Up to 60 cm - Up to 1 meter - Up to 84 cm - Up to 270 cm - Body mottled brown - Body brown to green and - Body brown-grey to olive - Body marbled brown with grey - Dark blotches on fins diamond shaped - Blind side white to grey - Blind side white - Blind side white with pink tinge - Blind side white to tan - Mouth large - Body thick and sturdy - Mouth small - Dorsal and anal fins are - 2 rows of large arrow- - Mouth large with sharp conical - Scales large and rough banded with black shaped teeth teeth - High arch on lateral line - Scales rough - Caudal fin forked - Caudal fin slightly forked - Right-eyed - Can be right or left-eyed - Right-eyed - Almost always right-eyed Big Skate Longnose Skate Pacific Sanddab English Sole - Up to 240 cm - Up to 140 cm - Up to 41 cm - Up to 57 cm - Body olive-brown to grey - Body dark brown - Body brown to tan mottled - Body light brown - Blind side is white - Blind side is grey - Blind side white to tan - Blind side white to yellow - Dark eye spots on wings - Long pointed nose - Caudal fin rounded - Body smooth and diamond - 5 gill slits - 5 gill slits - Eyes and mouth are large shaped - Dorsal spines start above the - Dorsal spines start at tail - Left-eyed