Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Fish, Seafood and Production

This list is a reference tool to help identify species associated with a chemical hazard for aquaculture drugs. It is important to note that this list may not include all species which should be tested for aquaculture drug residues and will be updated as needed.

Common Name		Scientific Name
Amberjack		Seriola spp
Arctic Char	Arctic Charr, Char	Salvelinus alpinus
Barb	Java Barb, Tawes	Barbonymus gonionotus
Basa	Basa Fish, Bocourti, Bocourti Catfish, Bocourti Fish Sutchi Catfish, Pangasius	Pangasius bocourti Pangasius hypophthalmus
Bass	Sea Bass Striped Bass White Bass	Dicentrarchus labrax Morone saxatilis Morone chrysops
Bream	White Amur Bream Sea Bream, Red Porgy, Porgy	Parabramis pekinensis Pagrus spp, Acanthopagrus spp, Sparus aurata
Carp	Bighead Carp Black Carp Carp, Fresh Water Carp Crucian Carp Grass Carp, Amur Carp Mud Carp Silver Carp Mrigal	Aristichthys nobilis Mylopharylingodon piceus Cyprinus carpio Carassius carassius Ctenopharyngodon idellus Cirrhinus molitorella Hypophtalamychtis molitrix Cirrhinus mrigala, Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Catfish	Walking Catfish, Clarias Catfish Channel Catfish, Flathead Pangas Catfish, Pangash Asian Redtail Catfish Basa	Clarias spp Ictalarus punctatus Pangasius pangasius Hemibagrus nemurus, Mystus nemurus Pangasius bocourti, Pangasius hypophthalmus
Catla		Catla catla
Croaker	Yellow Croaker	Pseudosciaena manchurica
Dace		Rhinichthys spp
Eel		Anguillidae
Gourami	Snakeskin Gourami	Trichogaster pectoralis
Grouper	Grouper, Rock Hind Red Hind Jewfish, Giant Grouper Yellowmouth Grouper	Epinephelus adscensionis Epinephelus guttatus Promicrops itajara, Epinephelus itajara Mycteroperca interstitialis
Halibut		Hippoglossus spp
Milkfish		Chanos chanos
Mrigal		Cirrhinus mrigala / Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Pangasius		Pangasius pangasius
Perch	Barramundi, Barramundi Perch Climbing Perch Nile Perch	Lates calcarifer Anabas testudineus Lates niloticus
Rohu		Labeo rohita
Salmon	Atlantic Salmon Chinook Salmon, King Salmon, Spring Salmon Coho Salmon, Blueback Salmon	Salmo salar Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Oncorhynchus kisutch
Seasnail		Liparis liparis
Shrimp/Prawns		Penaeus spp Metapenaeus spp Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Smelt	Rainbow Smelt American Smelt Lake Smelt	Osmerus mordax
Snakehead		Channa spp Ophicephalus argus
Sturgeon		Acipenser spp
Swimming Crab		Scylla serata Portunus spp
Tilapia		Oreochromis spp Tilapia spp
Trout	Rainbow Trout, Steelhead Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Deep Sea Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Turbot		Psetta maxima

List of Fish Species which are, or may be, Aquacultured