Fish and Shellfish Common Names For the European Union

Please be advised that the listing of fish and shellfish common names for countries of the European Union has been replaced with links, where available, to specific EU country web sites, or files, with the listings of common names in the language of that country.

The links below to country specific lists of common names are provided for information purposes only. Lists of common names are not available on the Internet, or in a downloadable file format, for all EU countries. It is the exporter's responsibility to check with the importer to determine the validity of the common name.

1. Austria: Commercial designations for fish and shellfish (PDF 1088 kb)
2. Czech Republic: Sbírka zákonu Ceská republika
3. Denmark: Fiskehandelsnavne på dansk og latin
4. Estonia: Kalanduse infosüsteem - Keskkonnaministeerium ja Pöllumajandusministeerium
5. France: Liste des dénominations commerciales
6. Germany: Verzeichnis der zulässigen Handelsbezeichnungen für Fische, Krebs- und Weichtiere
7. Greece: Commercial designations for fish and shellfish (PDF 77 kb)
8. Italy: Denominazione in lingua italiana delle specie ittiche di interesse commerciale (PDF 109 kb), ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 2065/2001 della Commissione del 22 ottobre 2001
9. Lithuania: Commercial designations for fish and shellfish (PDF 187 kb)
10. Sweden: Handelsbeteckningar på fiskeri- och vattenbruksprodukter. Omtryck LIVSFS 2004:16 (PDF 39 kb)
11. United Kingdom: The Fish Labelling Regulations

When any new or updated information is obtained concerning EU country references, they will be added to this site.

Information on names acceptable in Canada is available from the "List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood".