Fish samples collected in Ottawa, July 2017 Sold as (label/menu/server) Identified as Scientific common name (CFIA market name) Mislabelled Purchase location Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Arctic char (Arctic char, char) Arctic char Salverus alpirus Arctic char (Arctic char, char) Arctic char Salverus alpirus Arctic char (Arctic char, char) Arctic char Salverus alpirus Arctic char (Arctic char, char) Butterfish Escolar (Escolar, Snake mackerel) Yes Cod, Fogo Island Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Atlantic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Icelandic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Atlantic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) (food truck) Cod, Atlantic Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod (Pacific cod, cod) Yes Cod, Pacific Micromesistius australis Southern blue whiting (Southern blue Yes whiting, Blue whiting, Blue cod) Cod, rwegian Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Atlantic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Atlantic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Alaskan Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod (Pacific cod, cod) Cod, Pacific Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod (Pacific cod, cod) Cod, rth Atlantic Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod (Pacific cod, cod) Yes Cod Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod (Pacific cod, cod) Cod, Icelandic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Cod, Icelandic Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Euro Bass Gadus morhua Atlantic cod (Atlantic cod, cod) Yes Grouper Epinephelus diacanthus Spinycheek grouper (n/a) Yes E. diacanthus not on CFIA s fish list Grouper, Yellow Edge Hyporthodus flavolimbatus Yellowedge grouper (n/a) Yes H. flavolimbatus not on CFIA s fish list Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Haddock (haddock) Hake Urophycis tenuis White hake (White hake) Yes not in Hake genus (Merluccius) Halibut, Atlantic Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut (Pacific halibut, Yes Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut (Pacific halibut, Halibut, Pacific Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut (Atlantic halibut, Yes 1
Halibut, Pacific Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut (Atlantic halibut, Yes Halibut, Atlantic Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut (Pacific halibut, Yes Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut (Pacific halibut, Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut (Atlantic halibut, Pickerel Sander lucioperca Pike-perch (Pike-perch, European Yes Walleye, European Pickerel, Zander) Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout (Rainbow trout, Steelhead, Steelhead salmon, Steelhead trout, Trout, Deep Sea trout) Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout (Rainbow trout, Steelhead, Steelhead salmon, Steelhead trout, Trout, Deep Sea trout) Black cod Anoplopoma fimbria Sablefish (Sablefish, Black cod) Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Sablefish (Sablefish, Black cod) Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax European bass (Sea bass) Salmon, Wild Salmo salar Atlantic salmon (Atlantic salmon, Yes wild salmon can salmon) only be Pacific. Pacific Salmon, Pacific Oncorhyncus keta Chum salmon (Chum salmon, Keta Yes species information required by CFIA for Pacific salmon Salmon, Coho Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmon (Red salmon, Red Yes Salmon, Wild Oncorhyncus keta Chum salmon (Chum salmon, Keta Salmon, Pacific Pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon (Pacific Pink salmon, Salmon, Keta Oncorhyncus keta Chum salmon (Chum salmon, Keta Salmon, Sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmon (Red salmon, Red Yes - species information required by CFIA for Pacific salmon 2
Salmon, Pacific Pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon (Pacific Pink salmon, Salmon, Pink Oncorhyncus keta Chum salmon (Chum salmon, Keta Yes Salmon, Pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon (Pacific Pink salmon, Snapper Oreochromis aureus Blue tilapia (n/a) Yes species substitution Sushi Vendor & O. aureus not on CFIA s fish list Snapper, BC Sebastes alutus Pacific ocean perch (Rockfish, Yes Rosefish, Redfish, Ocean perch, Pacific Ocean perch) Snapper Pristipomoides Crimson jobfish (n/a) Yes P. filamentosus not filamentosus on CFIA s fish list Snapper Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia (Nile tilapia, tilapia) Yes Sushi Vendor Snapper, Red Lutjanus synagris Lane snapper (Lane snapper, Yes snapper) Snapper, Red Sebastes reedi or S. Rockfish Yes polyspinis or S.crameri S. reedi: (Rockfish, Pacific Red snapper, Rosefish, Yellowmouth rockfish) S. polyspinis: (Rockfish, rthern rockfish) S.crameri: (Rockfish, Darkblotched rockfish, Pacific snapper) Snapper, Red Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia (Mozambique Yes Sushi Vendor tilapia, tilapia) Snapper, Red Sebastes alutus Pacific ocean perch (Rockfish, Yes Rosefish, Redfish, Ocean perch, Pacific Ocean perch) Snapper, Red Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia (Mozambique Yes tilapia, tilapia) 3
, Dover a solea (n/a) Yes - S. solea not on CFIA s fish list Limanda aspera Yellowfin sole (, flounder, Yellowfin sole) - Microstomus Lepidopsetta bilineata Rock sole (Rock sole, sole, flounder) Yes Pacificus Pangasianodon Striped catfish (Pangasius, Basa, Yes (Pangasius) hypophthalmus Sutchi catfish), Rock Lepidopsetta bilineata Rock sole (Rock sole, sole, flounder) Limanda aspera Yellowfin sole (, flounder, Yellowfin sole) Hippoglossoides elassodon or Hippoglossoides robustus H. elassodon: (Flathead sole, sole, flounder) (though H. Robustus not on CFIA s fish list, positive ID couldn t be Hippoglossoides elassodon or Hippoglossoides robustus H. robustus: Bering flounder (n/a) H. elassodon: (Flathead sole, sole, flounder) H. robustus: Bering flounder (n/a) made) (though H. Robustus not on CFIA s fish list, positive ID couldn t be made) Tuna, Albacore White Thunnus alalunga Albacore tuna (Albacore, Albacore Tuna, Yellow Tail Seriola quinqueradiata Japanese Amberjack (Japanese Yes Tuna, Yellowfin Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna (Yellowfin, Yellowfin Tuna, Red Thunnus obesus Bigeye tuna (Bigeye Yes Red tuna not acceptable market name Tuna, Red Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna (Yellowfin, Yellowfin Yes Red tuna not Sushi venue acceptable market name Tuna, Bigeye Thunnus obesus Bigeye tuna (Bigeye 4
Tuna Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna (Yellowfin, Yellowfin Tuna, Yellowfin Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna (Yellowfin, Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus obesus Bigeye tuna (Bigeye Tuna, BC Albacore Thunnus alalunga Albacore tuna (Albacore, Albacore Escolar (Escolar, Snake mackerel) Yes Escolar (Escolar, Snake mackerel) Yes Escolar (Escolar, Snake mackerel) Yes Escolar (Escolar, Snake mackerel) Yes Thunnus alalunga Albacore tuna (Albacore, Albacore White fish Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia (Nile tilapia, tilapia) Yes 5