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SEBASTE PACIFIQUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
Sebastes ruberrimus
Latin
CONT

Yelloweye rockfish get their name from their distinct yellow eyes and bright orange-red body. These rockfish are one of about 30 different species of rockfish found off the Pacific Coast of Canada, but they are among the longest-lived - living up to 115 years old.

OBS

A fish of the family Scorpaenidae.

OBS

yelloweye rockfish: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

OBS

red snapper: a local well-established common name used by fishermen and scientists in British Columbia to designate the yelloweye rockfish as well as a few other red rockfishes.

Key term(s)
  • yellow-eye rockfish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sebastes ruberrimus
Latin
CONT

Le sébaste aux yeux jaunes appartient à la famille des Sébastes et est facilement identifiable grâce à sa couleur éclatante qui va de l'orange au rouge et à ses yeux jaune clair. Il fait partie des plus grandes espèces de sébaste, avec une longueur maximale enregistrée de 91 cm et un poids de 11,3 kg, mais en Colombie-Britannique (C.-B.), sa longueur moyenne est d'environ 66 cm. Cette espèce est aussi dotée d'une grande longévité […]

OBS

Poisson de la famille Scorpaenidae.

OBS

sébaste aux yeux jaunes : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Sebastes alutus
Latin
CONT

Pacific ocean perch is not a true perch, but rather a beautiful vibrant red rockfish that dwells on rocky seafloor habitats from the Bering Sea to Baja California. Commonly known as POPs, these rockfish are one of the most important commercial species in the northeast pacific.

OBS

A fish of the family Scorpaenidae.

OBS

Pacific ocean perch: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sebastes alutus
Latin
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Scorpédinés.

OBS

sébaste à longue mâchoire : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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