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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-scotland-regulations-2003/schedule/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/145",
  "legislation_title": "The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-scotland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
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  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph, the commercial designation 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 Table.\n(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–\n(a) a name specified for that species in column 1 of the said Table preceded by the word “smoked”; or\n(b) except in the case of Salmo salar (L.), “smoked Pacific salmon”.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, as read with the following Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines, or Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1536/92 laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito.\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nCommercial designation\nSpecies of fish\nSea Fish\nAnchovy\nAll species of the family Engraulidae\nBarracuda\nAll species of Sphyraena\nBarramundi\nLates calcarifer\nBass or Sea bass\nDicentrarchus labrax (L.)\nJapanese sea bass\nLateolabrax japonicus\nSpotted sea bass\nDicentrarchus punctatus\nSouthern rock bass\nParalabrax callaensis\nBigeye\nAll species of Priacanthus\nBluefish or Tailor\nPomatomus saltatrix\nBogue\nBoops boops\nBonit\n{All species of Sarda\n{All species of Euthynnus, with the exception of Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis\n{All species of Auxis\nBrill\nScophthalmus rhombus (L.)\nBrisling\nSprattus sprattus (L.) when canned\nCatfish or Rockfish or Wolffish\nAll species of Anarhichas\nCobia\nRachycentron canadum\nCod or Codling\nGadus morhua\nPacific cod or Cod\nGadus macrocephalus\nGreenland cod or Cod\nGadus ogac\nSaffron cod\nEleginus gracilis\nRed cod\nPseudophycis bachus\nBlue cod\nParapercis colias\nColey or Saithe or Coalfish\nPollachius virens (L.)\nConger\nAll species of Conger\nCroaker or Drum or Jewfish\nAll species of the family Sciaenidae\nDab\nLimanda limanda (L.)\nYellowtail dab\nLimanda ferruginea\nPacific sand dab\nCitharichthys sordidus\nDogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock Salmon or Rock Ee\n{All species of Galeorhinus\n{All species of Mustelus\n{All species of Scyliorhinus\n{Galeus melastomus\n{Squalus acanthias (L.)\nDory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish\nZeus faber (L.)\nEel\nAll species of Anguilla\nEmperor\nAll species of Lethrinus\nEscolar or Snake Mackerel\nAll species of the family Gempylidae\nFlounder\nPlatichthys flesus (L.)\nFlying fish\nAll species of the family Exocoetidae\nGreenling\nOphiodon elongatus\nGrouper\n{All species of Mycteroperca\n{All species of Epinephelus\nGurnard\n{All species of the family Triglidae Peristedion cataphractum (L.)\nHaddock\nMelanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)\nHake\nAll species of Merluccius\nAlternatively, the following may be used:-\nCape hake\n{Merluccius capensis\n{Merluccius paradoxus\nWhite hake\nUrophycis tenuis\nHalibut\n{Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.)\n{Hippoglossus stenolepis\nBlack halibut or Mock halibut\nReinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)\nHerring\nClupea harengus (L.)\nHilsa\nTenualosa ilisha\nHoki\nMacruronus novaezelandiae\nChilean hoki\nMacruronus magellanicus\nJack or Scad or Horse Mackerel or Trevall\n{All species of Caranx\n{All species of Hemicaranx\n{All species of Seriola\n{All species of Trachurus\n{All species of Decapterus\nKingklip\nGenypterus capensis\nLadyfish\nAll species of the family Elopidae\nLing\nAll species of Molva\nLumpfish or Lumpsucker\nCyclopterus lumpus\nMackerel\nAll species of Scomber\nKing Mackerel or Kingfish\nScomberomorus cavalla\nMahi Mahi\nCoryphaena hippurus\nMarlin\nAll species of Makaira\nMegrim\nAll species of Lepidorhombus\nMilkfish\nChanos chanos\nMonk(fish) or Angler(fish\n{Lophius piscatorius (L.)\n{Lophius americanus\nCape monk(fish) or Cape angler(fish)\nLophius vomerinus\nRed Mullet\nAll species of Mullus\nGoatfish\nAll other species of the family Mullidae\nGrey mullet\n{All species of Mugil\n{All species of Liza\n{All species of Chelon\nOpah or Moonfish\nAll species of Lampris\nOrange roughy\nHoplostethus atlanticus\nParrotfish\nAll species of the family Scaridae\nPicarel\nSpicara smaris\nPilchard\nSardina pilchardus (Walbaum)\nPacific pilchard\nSardinops sagax which has been caught in the Pacific Ocean\nSouth Atlantic pilchard\nSardinops sagax which has been caught in the South Atlantic Ocean\nPlaice\nPleuronectes platessa (L.)\nAmerican plaice\nHippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.)\nPollack or Pollock or Lythe\nPollachius pollachius (L.)\nPacific pollack or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock\nTheragra chalcogramma (Pallas)\nPomfret or Butterfis\n{All species of Brama\n{All species of Stromateus\n{All species of Pampus\nPoor cod\nTrisopterus minutus\nPout or Pout Whiting or Pouting or Bib\nTrisopterus luscus\nRainbow runne\nElagatis bipinnulata\nRedfish or Ocean perch or Rose fish\n{All species of Sebastes\n{All species of Helicolenus\nSablefish\nAnoplopoma fimbria\nSailfish\nAll species of Istiophorus\nSardine\nSmall Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)\nSardinella\nAll species of Sardinella\nScabbard fish or Sabre or Sabre fish or Silver sabre or Black sabr\n{Lepidopus caudatus\n{Aphanopus carbo\nSea bream or Porg\nAll species of the family Sparidae except Boops boops\nSild\n{Small Clupea harengus (L.), when canned\n{Small Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned\nSkate or Ray or Roker\nAll species of Raja\nSmelt or Sparling\nAll species of Osmerus\nSnapper\nAll species of the family Lutjanidae\nAlternatively, the following may be used:-\nJobfish\n{All species of Aphareus\n{All species of Aprion\n{All species of Pristipomoides\nSnook\nAll species of Centropomus\nSole or Dover sole\nSolea solea (L.)\nButter sole\nIsopsetta isolepis\nCalifornian sole\nParophrys vetulus\nLemon sole\nMicrostomus kitt (Walbaum)\nPetrale sole\nEopsetta jordani\nRex sole or Long-finned sole\nGlyptocephalus zachirus\nRock sole\nLepidopsetta bilineata\nPacific sole\nMicrostomus pacificus\nTorbay sole or Witch\nGlyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.)\nSprat\nSprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned\nSwordfish\nXiphias gladius\nTarpon\nAll species of the family Megalopidae\nThreadfin bream\nAll species of Nemipterus\nToothfish or Icefish\n{Dissostichus mawsoni\n{Dissostichus eleginoides\nTuna or Tunny\nAll species of Thunnus\nSkipjack tuna (or tuna)\nKatsuwonus pelamis\nAlbacore tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus alalunga\nYellowfin tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus albacares\nBluefin tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus thynnus\nBigeye tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus obesus\nTurbot\nPsetta maxima\nWahoo\nAcanthocybium solandri\nWhitebai\n{Small Clupea harengus (L.)\n{Small Sprattus sprattus (L.)\n{(except when canned)\nWhiting\nMerlangius merlangus (L.)\nBlue whiting\nMicromesistius poutassou (Risso)\nSouthern blue whiting\nMicromesistius australis\nWinter flounder\nPseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)\nSalmon and Freshwater Fish\nBacha\nEutropiichthys vacha\nBatashi\nPseudeutropius atherinoides\nCarp\nAll species of the family Cyprinidae\nAlternatively the following may be used:-\nMowrala\nAmblypharyngodon mola\nBanspata\nDanio devario\nBata\nLabeo bata\nKalibous\nLabeo calbasu\nGhania\nLabeo gonius\nRuhi\nLabeo rohita\nPunti\nPuntius sarana\nChelapata\nSalmostoma bacaila\nCatfish or American catfish or Channel catfish\nAll species of the family Ictaluridae\nCatfish\n{All species of the family Clariidae\n{All species of the family Siluridae\n{All species of the family Bagridae\nAlternatively the following may be used:-\nMagur\nClarias batrachus\nGulsha\nMystus bleekeri\nBuzuri\nMystus tengara\nTengra\nMystus vittatus\nPabda\nOmpok pabda\nAyre\nSperata aor\nBoal\nWallago attu\nChapila\nGudusia chapra\nChar\nAll species of Salvelinus\nKakila\nXenentodon cancila\nKeski\nCorica soborna\nKhalisha\nColisa fasciatus\nKoi\nAnabas testudineus\nLargebaim\nMastacembelus armatus\nMeni\nNandus nandus\nNile Perch\nLates niloticus\nPacific dory or Vietnamese sole\nPangasius bocourti\nPatabaim\nMacrognathus aculeatus\nQueen fis\nBotia dario\nRiver cobbler\n{Pangasius micronemus\n{Pangasius hypophthalmus\nSalmon or Atlantic salmon\nSalmo salar (L.)*\nCherry salmon or Pacific salmon\nOncorhynchus masou masou*\nChum salmon or Keta salmon\nOncorhynchus keta (Walbaum)*\nMedium red salmon or Coho salmon or Silver salmon\nOncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum)*\nPink salmon\nOncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)*\nRed salmon or Sockeye salmon\nOncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)*\nSpring salmon or King salmon or Chinook salmon or Pacific salmon\nOncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)*\nShol\nChanna striata\nTak\nChanna punctata\nTilapia\n{All species of Tilapia\n{All species of Oreochromis\nTrout or Brown trout\nSalmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water\nSea trout or Salmon trout\nSalmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water\nCut-throat trout or trout\nOncorhynchus clarki clarki\nRainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout\nOncorhynchus mykiss\nShellfish\nAbalone or Ormer\nAll species of Haliotis\nClam or Hard shell cla\n{Mercenaria mercenaria (L.)\n{Venus verrucosa (L.)\nClam or Razor clam\nAll species of Ensis and Solen\nGeoduck or Geoduck clam\nPanopea abrupta\nSurf clam\nAll species of Spisula\nCockle\nAll species of Cerastoderma\nCrab\n{All species of the order Brachyura\n{All species of the family Lithodidae\nCrayfish\n{All species of the family Astacidae\n{All species of the family Parastacidae\n{All species of the family Austroastacidae\n{All species of the family Cambaridae\nCuttlefish\n{All species of Sepia\n{Rossia macrosoma\nLobster\nAll species of Homarus\nSlipper lobster\nAll species of the family Scyllaridae\nSquat lobster\nAll species of the family Galatheidae\nCrawfish or Spiny lobster or Rock lobster\n{All species of Panulirus\n{All species of Palinurus\n{All species of Jasus\nIndian ocean lobster\nPuerulus sewelli\nMussel\nAll species of the family Mytilidae\nOctopus\nAll species of Octopus\nOyster\n{All species of Crassostrea\n{All species of Ostrea\nOyster or Portuguese oyster\nCrassostrea angulata (Lmk.)\nOyster or Pacific oyster or Rock oyster\nCrassostrea gigas (Thunberg)\nOyster or Native oyster\nOstrea edulis (L.)\nPrawn or Shrimp\n{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–\n{all species of the family Palaemonidae,\n{all species of the family Penaeidae, and\n{all species of the family Pandalidae\nKing prawn\n{All species of the family Palaemonidae\n{All species of the family Penaeidae\n{where the count is less than\n{123 per kg (head on/shell on) or less than\n{198 per kg (head off/shell on) or less than\n{242 per kg (head off/shell off)\nTiger prawn\n{Penaeus monodon\n{Penaeus semisulcatus\n{Penaeus esculentus\n{Penaeus kerathurus\n{Penaeus japonicus\n{Parapenaeopsis hardwickii\n{Parapenaeopsis sculptilis\nScallop or King scallop\nPecten maximus\nAtlantic scallop or Scallop\nPlacopecten magellanicus\nQueen scallop or Queen or Scallop\nChlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis\nScallop or Common scallop\nAll species of the family Pectinidae\nScampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine\nNephrops norvegicus (L.)\nPacific scampi\n{Metanephrops andamanicus\n{Metanephrops challengeri\n{Metanephrops thomsoni\nShrimp\n{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–\n{all species of the family Palaemonidae,\n{all species of the family Penaeidae, and\n{all species of the family Pandalidae\nShrimp or Pink shrimp\nPandalus montagui\nShrimp or Brown shrim\nAll species of Crangon\nSquid\n{All species of Loligo\n{All species of Illex\n{Ommastrephes sagittatus\nArrow squid\n{Nototodarus sloani\n{Nototodarus gouldi\nWhelk\nAll species of Buccinum\nWinkle\nAll species of Littorina",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 212 22.7.89 p.79."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 163 17.6.92 p.1."
    }
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