The Food Labelling Regulations 1996

Fish

1.—(1) Subject to subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph, the name used for any species of fish specified in column 2 of the following Table shall be a name specified for that species in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the said Table.

(2) A customary name may be used for any species of fish which has been subjected to smoking or any similar process, unless the name of the species in column 2 of the following Table is followed by an asterisk. In such cases the name used for the food when the fish is smoked shall be either—

(a) a name specified for that species in column 1 of the said Table preceded by the word ‘smoked’, or

(b) except in the case of Salmo salar (L.), ‘smoked Pacific salmon’.

(3) Subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, as read with the following Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/89(1) laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines, or Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1536/92(2) laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito.

Column 1	Column 2
Name	Species of Fish
SEA FISH
Anchovy	All species of Engraulis
Bass	Dicentrarchus labrax (L.)
Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus (L.)
Brisling	Sprattus sprattus (L.) when canned
Catfish or Rockfish	All species of Anarhichas
Cod or Codling	Gadus morhua (L.) (including Gadus morhua callarias and Gadus morhua morhua)
Pacific cod or cod	Gadus macrocephalus
Greenland cod or cod	Gadus ogac
Coley or Saithe or Coalfish	Pollachius virens (L.)
Conger	All species of Conger
Croaker or Drum	All species of the family Scianidae
Dab	Limanda limanda (L.)
Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg	{All species of Galeorhinus {All species of Mustelus {All species of Scyliorhinus {Galeus melastomus Rafin. {Squalus acanthias (L.)
Dory or John Doryor St Peter’s fish	Zeus faber (L.)
Eel	All species of Anguilla
Emperor	All species of Lethrinus
Flounder	Platichthys flesus (L.)
Grey mullet	{All species of Mugil {All species of Liza {All species of Chelon
Grouper	{All species of Mycteroperca {All species of Epinephelus
Gurnard	{All species of the family Triglidae {Peristedion cataphractum (L.)
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)
Hake	All species of Meruccius
Halibut	{Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.) {Hippoglossus stenolepis
Black halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)
Herring	Clupea harengus (L.)
Hilsa	Hilsa elisha
Hoki	Macruronus novaezelandiae
Jack	{All species of Caranx {All species of Hemmicaranx {All species of Seriola {All species of Trachurus {All species of Decapterus
Ling	All species of Molva
Lumpfish or Lumpsucker	Cyclopterus lumpus
Mackerel	All species of Scomber
Megrim	All species of Lepidorhombus
Monkfish or Angler	Lophius piscatorius (L.)
Orange roughy	Hoplosteppus atlanticus
Parrot-fish	All species of the family Scaridae
Pilchard	Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)
Pacific pilchard	{Sardinops sagax caerulea (Girard) {Sardinops sagax sagax (Jenyns) {Sardinops sagax melanosticta (Schlegel)
South Atlantic pilchard	Sardinops sagax ocellata (Pappe)
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa (L.)
American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.)
Pollak or Pollock or Lythe	Pollachius pollachius (L.)
Pacific pollak or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock	Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas)
Pomfret	{All species of Brama {All species of Stromateus {All species of Pampus
Redfish or Ocean perchor Rose fish	{All species of Sebastes {Helicolenus maculatus {Helicolenus dactylopterus (De la Roche)
Red Mullet	All species of Mullus
Sardine	Small Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)
Sardinella	All species of Sardinella
Sea bream or Porgy	All species of the family Sparidae
Sild	{Small Clupea harengus (L.), when canned {Small Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned
Skate or Rayor Roker	All species of Raja
Smelt or Sparling	All species of Osmerus
Sole or Dover sole	Solea solea (L.)
Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt (Walbaum)
Snapper	All species of the family Lutjanidae
Sprat	Sprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
Tuna or Tunny	All species of Thunnus
Skipjack tuna (or tuna)	Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis
Albacore tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus alalunga
Yellowfin tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus (neothunnus) albacores
Bluefin tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus thynnus
Bigeye tuna (or tuna)	Thunnus (parathunnus) obesus
Bonito	{All species of Sarda {All species of Euthynnus , with the exception of the species Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis {All species of Auxis
Turbot	Scophthalmus maximus (L.)
Whitebait	{Small Clupea harengus (L.) {except when canned} {Small Sprattus sprattus (L.)
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus (L.)
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou (Risso)
Southern Blue whiting	Micromesistius australis
Winter flounder	Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)
Witch	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.)
SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISH
Catfish	All species of the family Ictaluridae
Carp	All species of the family Cyprinidae
Char	All species of Salvelinus
Salmon or Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar (L.)*
Cherry salmonor Pacific salmon	Oncorhynchus masou (Walbaum)*
Chum salmon or Keta salmon	Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum)*
Medium red salmon or Coho salmon or Silver salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum)*
Pink salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)*
Red salmon or Sockeye salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)*
Spring salmon or King salmon or Chinook salmon or Pacific salmon	Oncorhynchus tschwytscha (Walbaum)*
Brown trout or trout	Salmo trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water
Sea trout or Salmon trout	Salmo trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water
Cut-throat trout or trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii
Rainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Tilapia	All species of Tilapia
SHELLFISH
Abalone or Ormer	All species of Haliotis
Clam or Hard shell clam	{Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) {Venus verrucosa (L.)
Clam or Razor clam	All species of Ensis and Solen
Cockle	All species of Cerastoderma
Crab	{All species of the section Brachyura {All species of the family Lithodidae
Crawfish or Spiny lobsteror Rock lobster	All species of the family Palinuridae Jasus spp.
Crayfish	{All species of the family Astacidae {All species of the family Parastacidae {All species of the family Austroastacidae
Lobster	All species of Homarus
Slipper lobster	All species of Scyllaridae
Squat lobster	All species of the family Galatheidae
Mussel	All species of the family Mytulus
Oyster	{All species of Crassostrea {All species of Ostrea
Oyster or Portuguese oyster	Crassostrea angulata (Lmk.)
Oyster or Pacific oyster	Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)
Oyster or Native oyster	Ostrea edulis (L.)
King prawn	All species of Penaeus where the count is less than 123 per kg (head on/shell on) or less than 198 per kg (head off/shell on) or less than 242 per kg (head off/shell off)
Prawn or Shrimp	Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of less than 397 per kg) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of less than 1,323 per kg) of— all species of Palaemonidae , all species of Penaeidae , and all species of Pandalidae
Shrimp	Whole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of 397 per kg or more) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of 1,323 per kg or more) of— all species of Palaemonidae , all species of Penaeidae , and all species of Pandalidae
Shrimp or Pink shrimp	Pandalus montagui Leach
Shrimp or Brown shrimp	All species of Crangon
Scallop	All species of Pectinidae
Scallopor Queen scallop or Queen	Chlamys (Acquipecton) opercularis (L.)
Scampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine	Nephrops norvegicus (L.)
Pacific scampi	{Metanephrops adamanicus {Metanephrops challengeri
Tiger prawn	{Penaeus monodon {Penaeus semisuloalus {Penaeus esculentus
Whelk	All species of Buccinum
Winkle	All species of Littorina

(1)

OJ No. L212, 22.7.89, p.79.

(2)

OJ No. L163, 17.6.92, p.1.