Guidance

Commercial designations of fish: United Kingdom

List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
3 September 2013
Last updated
176 JuneFebruary 20242025 — See all updates

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Commercial designations of fish: United Kingdom

Ref: PB14027

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This list of commercial designations (fish names) accepted in the UK includes the scientific name for each species, its common name and any local or regional names.

Commercial designations must be used when marketing fish in the UK and the EU and at the point of sale.

Updates to this page

Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 176 JuneFebruary 2024 2025 + show all updates

  1. Added ‘Chilean king crab’ and ‘perch’ to the list. Updated species names for ‘amberjack’ and the king crabs and snow crab entry.

  2. Updated list of commercial designations of fish. Added contact details for requesting changes to the list.

  4. We added Murray River Cod, Common Mora, Northern Propeller Clam and Opilio Crab to the list.

  6. Updated list of commercial designations of fish.

  8. First published.

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