Sablefish

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Sablefish
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Anoplopomatidae Genus: Anoplopoma Species: A. fimbria
Binomial name
Anoplopoma fimbria Pallas, 1814

The sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria, is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the Anoplopoma genus. Found on muddy bottoms of the North Pacific at depths of 300 to 2,700 meters, it is commercially important in Japan.

Other vernacular names of the species in English include butterfish(US), black cod (UK, Canada), blue cod (UK), bluefish (UK), candlefish (UK), coal cod (UK), and coalfish (Canada), some of which are also used to refer to other species of fish, depending on the region.

It is also considered a delicacy in many countries for its sweet taste and flaky texture.

[edit] Nutrition

Sablefish is very high in healthy long-chain omega 3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. It contains approximately as much as wild salmon. Wild alaskan sablefish is also very low in PCBs, dioxins, and mercury.

[edit] References

• Anoplopoma fimbria (TSN 167123). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 24 January 2006.
• "Anoplopoma fimbria". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
• Alaskan sablefish stock assessment