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ROCKFISH [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Morone saxatilis
Latin
OBS

Morone saxatilis (striped bass) is a species of bony fishes of the family Moronidae.

OBS

rockfish: common name also often used to refer to various fish species.

Key term(s)
  • rock fish
  • striped seabass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Morone saxatilis
Latin
OBS

bar d'Amérique : appellation commerciale française normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française et le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

OBS

bar rayé : appellation commerciale française normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

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

A genus of fish, of the family Scorpaenidae.

OBS

redfish: Trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

OBS

redfish: common name also used to refer to the species Sciaenops ocellatus.

French

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

Genre de poisson de la famille des Scorpaenidae.

OBS

sébaste : Nom français commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

OBS

sébaste : Au Québec, les captures de sébastes comprennent trois espèces différentes qui sont vendues ensemble sous le nom de sébaste, [Sebastes marinus, S. fasciatus et S. mentella,] cette dernière espèce constituant environ 90 % [des captures].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Pesca comercial
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Sebastes
Latin
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