List of fish on stamps of Canada
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This is a list of fish on stamps that appear on postage stamps of Canada
Postage stamps and postal history of Canada
The postal history of Canada falls into four major periods: French control , British control , colonial government control , and the Dominion of Canada, since 1867.- Origins :...
| Year | Date | Type | Species | Species author | Value | Stamps catalogues | Taxonomy | Common name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | Yvert | Mitchell | Sta. & Gib. | Order | Family | |||||||
| 1980 | (06.05) | NOR | Coregonus huntsmani | Scott, 1987 | 17c | 853 | 0 | 765 | 0 | Salmoniformes | Salmoniformes | Atlantic Whitefish |
| 1997 | (30.05) | NOR | Carcharodon carcharias | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 45c | 1641 | 0 | 1619 | 0 | Lamniformes Lamniformes Lamniformes is an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks . It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark.Members of the order are distinguished by... |
Lamnidae Lamnidae Lamnidae is a family of sharks, commonly known as mackerel sharks or white sharks. They are large, fast-swimming sharks, found in oceans worldwide.... |
Great white shark |
| NOR | Thunnus thynnus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 45c | 1642 | 0 | 1620 | 0 | Perciformes Perciformes The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments... |
Scombridae Scombridae Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies... |
Northern bluefin tuna | ||
| NOR | Hippoglossus stenolepis | Schmidt, 1904 | 45c | 1643 | 0 | 1621 | 0 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are... |
Pacific Halibut | ||
| NOR | Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus | Mitchill, 1815 | 45c | 1644 | 0 | 1622 | 0 | Acipenseriformes Acipenseriformes Acipenseriformes are an order of primitive ray-finned fishes that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as some extinct families.Notable characteristics of Acipenseriformes include:* Cartilaginous endoskeleton* Lack of vertebral centrum... |
Acipenseridae | Atlantic sturgeon | ||
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