
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2006.
2 
The Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended as follows —
(a) at the end of regulation 4(2) insert —“and shall be a name prescribed by law for the purposes of paragraph (1).”; and
(b) for the Schedule substitute the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6th March 2006.
Dr Andrew McCormick
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
Regulation 4
1 
Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, 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.
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 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 Table preceded by “smoked”; or
(b) except in the case of Salmo salar (L.), “smoked Pacific salmon”.
3 
Paragraph 1, as read with the Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/89 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1181/2003 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.

Column 1 Column 2
Commercial designation Species of fish
Sea Fish 
Anchovy All species of the family Engraulidae
Argentines All species of the family Argentinidae
Barracuda All species of Sphyraena
Barramundi Lates calcarifer
Bass or Sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.)
Japanese sea bass Lateolabrax japonicus
Spotted sea bass Dicentrarchus punctatus
Southern rock bass Paralabrax callaensis
Bigeye All species of Priacanthus
Bluefish or Tailor Pomatomus saltatrix
Bogue Boops boops
Bonito All species of SardaAll species of Euthynnus, with the exception of Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamisAll species of Auxis
Brill Scophthalmus rhombus (L.)
Brisling Sprattus sprattus (L.) when canned
Catfish or Rockfish or Wolffish All species of Anarhichas
Sea catfish All species of the family Ariidae
Cobia Rachycentron canadum
Cod or Codling Gadus morhua
Pacific cod or Cod Gadus macrocephalus
Greenland cod or Cod Gadus ogac
Saffron cod Eleginus gracilis
Red cod Pseudophycis bachus
Blue cod Parapercis colias
Coley or Saithe or Coalfish Pollachius virens (L.)
Conger All species of Conger
Croaker or Drum or Jewfish All species of the family SciaenidaeAlternatively, the following may be used
Southern meagre or Mulloway Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Meagre Argyrosomus regius
Dab Limanda limanda (L.)
Yellowtail dab or Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea
Pacific sand dab Citharichthys sordidus
Yellowfin sole Limanda aspera
Dogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg or Rock Salmon or Rock Eel All species of GaleorhinusAll species of MustelusAll species of ScyliorhinusGaleus melastomusSqualus acanthias (L.)
Silky shark or Shark Carcharhinus falciformis
Blacktip shark or Shark Carcharhinus limbatus
Sandbar shark or Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
Basking shark or Shark Cetorhinus maximus
Shortfin mako or Shortfin mako shark or Shark Isurus oxyrinchus
Porbeagle or Shark Lamna nasus
Blue shark or Shark Prionace glauca
Whale shark or Shark Rhincodon typus
Dory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish Zeus faber (L.)
Eel All species of Anguilla
Emperor All species of Lethrinus
Escolar or Snake Mackerel All species of the family Gempylidae
Flounder Platichthys flesus (L.)
Speckled flounder Paralichthys woolmani
Arrowtooth Flounder Atheresthes stomias
Flying fish All species of the family Exocoetidae
Garfish Belone belone
Greenling Ophiodon elongatus
Grouper All species of MycteropercaAll species of Epinephelus
Gurnard All species of the family Triglidae Peristedion cataphractum (L.)
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)
Hake All species of MerlucciusAlternatively, the following may be used
Cape hake Merluccius capensisMerluccius paradoxus
White hake Urophycis tenuis
Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.)Hippoglossus stenolepis
Greenland halibut, Black halibut or Mock halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)
Herring Clupea harengus (L.)
Hilsa Tenualosa ilisha
Hoki Macruronus novaezelandiae
Chilean hoki Macruronus magellanicus
Indian mackerel All species of Rastrelliger
Jack or Scad or Horse Mackerel or Trevally All species of CaranxAll species of HemicaranxAll species of SeriolaAll species of TrachurusAll species of DecapterusAlternatively, the following may be used
Yellowtail or Amberjack Seriola lalandi
Kingklip Genypterus capensis
Ladyfish All species of the family Elopidae
Leerfish Lichia amia
Ling All species of Molva except Molva dypterygia
Blue ling Molva dypterygia
Lumpfish or Lumpsucker Cyclopterus lumpus
Mackerel All species of Scomber
King Mackerel or Kingfish Scomberomorus cavalla
Sierra mackerel or Pacific sierra Scomberomorus sierra
Mahi Mahi Coryphaena hippurus
Marlin All species of Makaira
Megrim All species of Lepidorhombus
Milkfish Chanos chanos
Monk (fish) or Angler (fish) Lophius piscatorius (L.)Lophius americanusLophiodes caulinarisLophius budegassa
Cape monk (fish) or Cape angler (fish) Lophius vomerinus
Pacific monk (fish) or Pacific angler (fish) Lophius litulon
Red mullet or Goatfish All species of the family Mullidae
Grey mullet All species of the family Mugilidae
Opah or Moonfish All species of Lampris
Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus
Parrotfish All species of the family Scaridae
Peruvian moonfish Selene peruviana
Picarel Spicara smaris
Pilchard Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)
Pacific pilchard Sardinops sagax that has been caught in the Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic pilchard Sardinops sagax that has been caught in the South Atlantic Ocean
Plaice Pleuronectes platessa (L.)
American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.)
Pollack or Pollock or Lythe Pollachius pollachius (L.)
Pacific pollack or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas)
Pomfret or Butterfish All species of BramaAll species of StromateusAll species of Pampus
Poor cod Trisopterus minutus
Pout or Pout Whiting or Pouting or Bib Trisopterus luscus
Racasse or Black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus
Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
Redfish or Ocean perch or Rose fish All species of SebastesAll species of Helicolenus
Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria
Sailfish All species of Istiophorus
Sardine Small Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)
Sardinella All species of Sardinella
Scabbard fish or Sabre or Sabre fish or Silver sabre or Black sabre Lepidopus caudatusAphanopus carbo
Sea bream or Porgy All species of the family Sparidae except Boops boops
Sild Small Clupea harengus (L.), when cannedSmall Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned
Silverside or Sand smelt All species of the family Atherinidae
Skate or Ray All species of the family Rajidae
Roker Raja clavata
Small sandeel Ammodytes tobianus
Smelt or Sparling All species of Osmerus
Snapper All species of the family LutjanidaeAlternatively, the following may be used
Jobfish All species of AphareusAll species of AprionAll species of Pristipomoides
Snook All species of Centropomus
Sole or Dover sole Solea solea (L.)
Butter sole Isopsetta isolepis
Californian sole Parophrys vetulus
Lemon sole Microstomus kitt (Walbaum)
Petrale sole Eopsetta jordani
Rex sole or Long–finned sole Glyptocephalus zachirus
Rock sole Lepidopsetta bilineata
Pacific sole Microstomus pacificus
Torbay sole or Witch Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.)
Sprat Sprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned
Stargazer All species of the family Uranoscopidae
Swordfish Xiphias gladius
Tarpon All species of the family Megalopidae
Threadfin bream All species of Nemipterus
Toothfish or Icefish Dissostichus mawsoniDissostichus eleginoides
Torpedo sand perch Diplectrum maximum
Tuna or Tunny All species of Thunnus
Skipjack tuna (or tuna) Katsuwonus pelamis
Albacore tuna (or tuna) Thunnus alalunga
Yellowfin tuna (or tuna) Thunnus albacares
Bluefin tuna (or tuna) Thunnus thynnus
Pacific bluefin tuna or Oriental bluefin tuna (or tuna) Thunnus orientalis
Southern bluefin tuna (or tuna) Thunnus maccoyii
Bigeye tuna (or tuna) Thunnus obesus
Turbot Psetta maxima
Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
Weever All species of the family Trachinidae
Whitebait Small Clupea harengus (L.)Small Sprattus sprattus (L.) (except when canned)
Whiting Merlangius merlangus (L.)
Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou (Risso)
Southern blue whiting Micromesistius australis
Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)
Wrasse All species of the family Labridae
Salmon and Freshwater Fish 
Bacha Eutropiichthys vacha
Batashi Pseudeutropius atherinoides
Carp All species of the family CyprinidaeAlternatively, the following may be used
Mowrala Amblypharyngodon mola
Banspata Danio devario
Bata Labeo bata
Kalibous Labeo calbasu
Ghania Labeo gonius
Ruhi Labeo rohita
Punti Puntius sarana
Chelapata Salmostoma bacaila
Barbel Barbus barbus
Tench Tinca tinca
Freshwater bream Abramis brama
Roach Rutilus rutilus
Catfish or American catfish or Channel catfish All species of the family Ictaluridae
Catfish All species of the family ClariidaeAll species of the family SiluridaeAll species of the family BagridaeAll species of the family PimelodidaeAlternatively, the following may be used
Magur Clarias batrachus
Gulsha Mystus bleekeri
Buzuri Mystus tengara
Tengra Mystus vittatus
Pabda Ompok pabda
Ayre Sperata aor
Boal Wallago attu
Chapila Gudusia chapra
Char All species of Salvelinus
Kakila Xenentodon cancila
Keski Corica soborna
Khalisha Colisa fasciatus
Koi Anabas testudineus
Largebaim Mastacembelus armatus
Meni Nandus nandus
Nile perch Lates niloticus
 
Pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus
Patabaim Macrognathus aculeatus
Pike or Northern pike Esox lucius
Queen fish Botia dario
River cobbler or Basa or Pangasius or Pana(s) or any of these names may be further qualified with the term “catfish” All species of Pangasius
Salmon or Atlantic salmon Salmo salar (L.)*
Cherry salmon or Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus masou masou*
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 tshawytscha (Walbaum)*
Pollan or Artic cisco Coregonus autumnalis
Vendace Croegonus albula
Shol Channa striata
Taki Channa punctata
Tambaqui or Cachama Colossoma macroponum
Tilapia All species of TilapiaAll species of Oreochromis
Trout or Brown trout Salmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water
Sea trout or Salmon trout Salmo trutta trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water
Cut–throat trout or trout Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
Rainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Zander or Pike–perch Stizostedion lucioperca
Shellfish 
Abalone or Ormer All species of Haliotis
Ark clam or Arkshell All species of the family Arcidae
Clam or Hard shell clam Mercenaria mercenaria (L.)Venus verrucosa (L.)
Clam or Razor clam or Razor shell All species of Ensis and Solen
Geoduck or Geoduck clam Panopea abrupta
Manila clam or Japanese carpet shell Tapes philippinarumRuditapes philippinarum
Native clam or Grooved carpet shell or Palourde Tapes decussatusRuditapes decussatusVenerupis decussa
Soft shell clam or Gapers Mya spp
Surf clam All species of Spisula
Otter shell clam Lutharia lutharia
Cockle All species of Cerastoderma
Amande clam or Dog cockle Glycymeris glycymeris
Crab All species of the order BrachyuraAll species of the family Lithodidae
Crayfish All species of the family AstacidaeAll species of the family ParastacidaeAll species of the family AustroastacidaeAll species of the family Cambaridae
Cuttlefish All species of SepiaRossia macrosoma
Lobster All species of Homarus
Slipper lobster All species of the family Scyllaridae
Squat lobster All species of the family Galatheidae
Crawfish or Spiny lobster or Rock lobster All species of PanulirusAll species of PalinurusAll species of Jasus
Indian ocean lobster or Whip lobster Puerulus sewelliPuerulus carinatusPuerulus angulatus
Mussel All species of the family Mytilidae
Octopus All species of Octopus
Oyster All species of CrassostreaAll species of Ostrea
Oyster or Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata (Lmk.)
Oyster or Pacific oyster or Rock oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)
Oyster or Native oyster Ostrea edulis (L.)
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 the family Palaemonidae,all species of the family Penaeidae,all species of the family Aristaeidae, andall species of the family Pandalidae
King prawn All species of the family PalaemonidaeAll species of the family PenaeidaeAll species of the family AristaeidaeWhere 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)
Tiger prawn Penaeus monodonPenaeus semisulcatusPenaeus esculentusPenaeus kerathurusPenaeus japonicusParapenaeopsis hardwickiiParapenaeopsis sculptilis
Scallop or King scallop Pecten maximus
Atlantic scallop or Scallop Placopecten magellanicus
Queen scallop or Queen or Scallop Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis
Scallop or Common scallop All species of the family Pectinidae
Scampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine Nephrops norvegicus (L.)
Pacific scampi Metanephrops andamanicusMetanephrops challengeriMetanephrops thomsoni
Sea urchin All species of the family Echinidae
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 the family Palaemonidae,all species of the family Penaeidae,all species of the family Aristaeidae, andall species of the family Pandalidae
Shrimp or Pink shrimp Pandalus montagui
Shrimp or Brown shrimp All species of Crangon
Mantis shrimp Squilla mantis
Squid All species of LoligoAll species of IllexOmmastrephes sagittatus
Arrow squid Nototodarus sloaniNototodarus gouldi
Whelk All species of Buccinum
Winkle All species of Littorina”