2016-07-04 16.00.58

COMMON GROUND FISH SPECIES IN BC

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Identify your catch

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/identify-identifier-eng.htm

Identifying features
Arrowtooth Flounder (Atheresthes stomias)	Up to 84 cm Body brown-grey to olive Blind side white to grey Mouth large 2 rows of large arrow-shaped teeth Caudal fin forked Right-eyed
Big Skate (Raja binoculata)	Up to 240 cm Body olive-brown to grey Blind side is white Dark eye spots on wings 5 gill slits Dorsal spines start above the tail
Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)	Up to 100 cm Body marbled olive-green to brown-grey with white patches Body can be red Flap like projections on snout and over each eye
English Sun (Parophrys oldus)	Up to 57 cm Body light brown Blind side white to yellow Body smooth and diamond shaped Head & jaw pointed Right-eyed
Kelp Greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)	Up to 61 cm Male body brown to olive with blue spots Female body light brown to golden-blue with large brown to orange spots 5 lateral lines on each side
Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)	Up to 150 cm Body mottled brown to grey fading to white on belly Head, mouth & teeth are all large Appears to have 1 dorsal fin No barbel under chin
Longnose Skate (Raja rhina)	Up to 140 cm Body dark brown Blind side is grey Long pointed nose 5 gill slits Dorsal spines start at tail
Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)	Up 120 cm Body mottled grey to brown fading to white on belly 3 dorsal fins 2 anal fins Barbel under chin
Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Up to 270 cm Body marbled brown with grey Blind side white Body thick and sturdy Mouth large with sharp conical teeth Caudal fin slightly forked Almost always right-eyed
Pacific Sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus)	Up to 41 cm Body brown to tan mottled Blind side white to tan Caudal fin rounded Eyes and mouth are large Left-eyed

Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)	Up to 100 cm Body grey-brown with white spots with olive belly Tail is long and tapering Watch out for the poisonous spine at the front of the dorsal fin
Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)	Up to 51cm Body red mottled with brown, white and black 4 vertical dark bands Single dorsal fin notched to form 3 steps Snout blunt and rounded
Rock Sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata)	Up to 60 cm Body mottled brown Dark blotches on fins Blind side white with pink tinge Mouth small Scales large and rough High arch on lateral line Right-eyed
Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)	Up to 107 cm Body black to grey Scales small 2 dorsal fins 1 anal fin Forehead flat Caudal fin forked No barbel under chin
Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)	Up to 160 cm Body slate grey to brown Belly white to light grey 5 gill slits 2 dorsal fins with a spine in front of each No anal fin
Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus)	Up to 1 meter Body brown to green and diamond shaped Blind side white to tan Dorsal & anal fins are banded with black Scales rough Can be right or left-eyed

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