{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1499",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Labelling Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Fish",
  "text": "(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.\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) Subparagraph (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\nName\nSpecies of Fish\nSEA FISH\nAnchovy\nAll species of Engraulis\nBass\nDicentrarchus labrax (L.)\nBrill\nScophthalmus rhombus (L.)\nBrisling\nSprattus sprattus (L.) when canned\nCatfish or Rockfish\nAll species of Anarhichas\nCod or Codling\nGadus morhua (L.) (including Gadus morhua callarias and Gadus morhua morhua)\nPacific cod or cod\nGadus macrocephalus\nGreenland cod or cod\nGadus ogac\nColey or Saithe or Coalfish\nPollachius virens (L.)\nConger\nAll species of Conger\nCroaker or Drum\nAll species of the family Scianidae\nDab\nLimanda limanda (L.)\nDogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg\n{All species of Galeorhinus\n{All species of Mustelus\n{All species of Scyliorhinus\n{Galeus melastomus Rafin.\n{Squalus acanthias (L.)\nDory or John Doryor St Peter’s fish\nZeus faber (L.)\nEel\nAll species of Anguilla\nEmperor\nAll species of Lethrinus\nFlounder\nPlatichthys flesus (L.)\nGrey mullet\n{All species of Mugil\n{All species of Liza\n{All species of Chelon\nGrouper\n{All species of Mycteroperca\n{All species of Epinephelus\nGurnard\n{All species of the family Triglidae\n{Peristedion cataphractum (L.)\nHaddock\nMelanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)\nHake\nAll species of Meruccius\nHalibut\n{Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.)\n{Hippoglossus stenolepis\nBlack halibut\nReinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)\nHerring\nClupea harengus (L.)\nHilsa\nHilsa elisha\nHoki\nMacruronus novaezelandiae\nJack\n{All species of Caranx\n{All species of Hemmicaranx\n{All species of Seriola\n{All species of Trachurus\n{All species of Decapterus\nLing\nAll species of Molva\nLumpfish or Lumpsucker\nCyclopterus lumpus\nMackerel\nAll species of Scomber\nMegrim\nAll species of Lepidorhombus\nMonkfish or Angler\nLophius piscatorius (L.)\nOrange roughy\nHoplosteppus atlanticus\nParrot-fish\nAll species of the family Scaridae\nPilchard\nSardina pilchardus (Walbaum)\nPacific pilchard\n{Sardinops sagax caerulea (Girard)\n{Sardinops sagax sagax (Jenyns)\n{Sardinops sagax melanosticta (Schlegel)\nSouth Atlantic pilchard\nSardinops sagax ocellata (Pappe)\nPlaice\nPleuronectes platessa (L.)\nAmerican plaice\nHippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.)\nPollak or Pollock or Lythe\nPollachius pollachius (L.)\nPacific pollak or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock\nTheragra chalcogramma (Pallas)\nPomfret\n{All species of Brama\n{All species of Stromateus\n{All species of Pampus\nRedfish or Ocean perchor Rose fish\n{All species of Sebastes\n{Helicolenus maculatus\n{Helicolenus dactylopterus (De la Roche)\nRed Mullet\nAll species of Mullus\nSardine\nSmall Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)\nSardinella\nAll species of Sardinella\nSea bream or Porgy\nAll species of the family Sparidae\nSild\n{Small Clupea harengus (L.), when canned\n{Small Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned\nSkate or Rayor Roker\nAll species of Raja\nSmelt or Sparling\nAll species of Osmerus\nSole or Dover sole\nSolea solea (L.)\nLemon sole\nMicrostomus kitt (Walbaum)\nSnapper\nAll species of the family Lutjanidae\nSprat\nSprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned\nSwordfish\nXiphias gladius\nTuna or Tunny\nAll species of Thunnus\nSkipjack tuna (or tuna)\nEuthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis\nAlbacore tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus alalunga\nYellowfin tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus (neothunnus) albacores\nBluefin tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus thynnus\nBigeye tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus (parathunnus) obesus\nBonito\n{All species of Sarda\n{All species of Euthynnus , with the exception of the species Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis\n{All species of Auxis\nTurbot\nScophthalmus maximus (L.)\nWhitebait\n{Small Clupea harengus (L.) {except when canned}\n{Small Sprattus sprattus (L.)\nWhiting\nMerlangius merlangus (L.)\nBlue whiting\nMicromesistius poutassou (Risso)\nSouthern Blue whiting\nMicromesistius australis\nWinter flounder\nPseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)\nWitch\nGlyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.)\nSALMON AND FRESHWATER FISH\nCatfish\nAll species of the family Ictaluridae\nCarp\nAll species of the family Cyprinidae\nChar\nAll species of Salvelinus\nSalmon or Atlantic salmon\nSalmo salar (L.)*\nCherry salmonor Pacific salmon\nOncorhynchus masou (Walbaum)*\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 tschwytscha (Walbaum)*\nBrown trout or trout\nSalmo trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water\nSea trout or Salmon trout\nSalmo trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water\nCut-throat trout or trout\nOncorhynchus clarkii\nRainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout\nOncorhynchus mykiss\nTilapia\nAll species of Tilapia\nSHELLFISH\nAbalone or Ormer\nAll species of Haliotis\nClam or Hard shell clam\n{Mercenaria mercenaria (L.)\n{Venus verrucosa (L.)\nClam or Razor clam\nAll species of Ensis and Solen\nCockle\nAll species of Cerastoderma\nCrab\n{All species of the section Brachyura\n{All species of the family Lithodidae\nCrawfish or Spiny lobsteror Rock lobster\nAll species of the family Palinuridae Jasus spp.\nCrayfish\n{All species of the family Astacidae\n{All species of the family Parastacidae\n{All species of the family Austroastacidae\nLobster\nAll species of Homarus\nSlipper lobster\nAll species of Scyllaridae\nSquat lobster\nAll species of the family Galatheidae\nMussel\nAll species of the family Mytulus\nOyster\n{All species of Crassostrea\n{All species of Ostrea\nOyster or Portuguese oyster\nCrassostrea angulata (Lmk.)\nOyster or Pacific oyster\nCrassostrea gigas (Thunberg)\nOyster or Native oyster\nOstrea edulis (L.)\nKing prawn\nAll 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)\nPrawn or Shrimp\nWhole 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—\nall species of Palaemonidae ,\nall species of Penaeidae , and\nall species of Pandalidae\nShrimp\nWhole 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—\nall species of Palaemonidae ,\nall species of Penaeidae , and\nall species of Pandalidae\nShrimp or Pink shrimp\nPandalus montagui Leach\nShrimp or Brown shrimp\nAll species of Crangon\nScallop\nAll species of Pectinidae\nScallopor Queen scallop or Queen\nChlamys (Acquipecton) opercularis (L.)\nScampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine\nNephrops norvegicus (L.)\nPacific scampi\n{Metanephrops adamanicus\n{Metanephrops challengeri\nTiger prawn\n{Penaeus monodon\n{Penaeus semisuloalus\n{Penaeus esculentus\nWhelk\nAll species of Buccinum\nWinkle\nAll species of Littorina",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L212, 22.7.89, p.79."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No. L163, 17.6.92, p.1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "wsi/2003/1635",
      "affecting_title": "The Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/461",
      "affecting_title": "The Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/145",
      "affecting_title": "The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2003"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1499/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:42:11.542130+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}