| Common name | Sablefish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands. |
| Ref. | McAllister, D.E., 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Sable', i.e., of the color black (p.1034, Ref. 11978), of Slavic origin and related to the Russian 'sobol', referring to the valuable fur of an animal like a large weasel which lives in northern Europe and Asia, of Slavic origin (p. 452, Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 4925, 6885. |