OpenLegislation

Part 1 Definition of Species and Species Groups

United Kingdom

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Within each area fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. A table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given below for the purposes of this Regulation:

Common nameScientific name
Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo
Alfonsinos Beryx spp.
Tusk Brosme brosme
Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris
Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus
Blue ling Molva dypterygia
Forkbeards Phycis blennoides
Red seabream Pagellus bogaraveo

Where reference is made to ‘deep sea sharks’, this shall refer to sharks in the following list of species: Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis), Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), Birdbeak dogfish (Deania calceus), Kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), Greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), Velvet belly (Etmopterus spinax), Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii), Gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus), Blackmouth dogfish (Galeus melastomus), Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus), Iceland catshark (Apristuris spp.).