Appendices
Regional fish appendix
Guide to Halal Animals · Ali Abuqlam
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- Tigris and Euphrates fish
- Gulf fish
- Nile fish, Egypt
- Red Sea, Egypt
- Mediterranean Sea, Egypt
- Red Sea, Sudan
- Nile, Sudan
- Mediterranean Sea, Tunis
- Mediterranean Sea, Algeria
- Mediterranean Sea, Morocco
5. Appendix 01
5.1. Tigris and Euphrates fish- halal
English name: Binni, or Mesopotamic Barbel
Scientific name: Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi
Halal
English name: grey mullet / Abu mullet
Scientific name: Mugiliformes /Mugilidae / Liza abu
Halal
English name: European crucian carp
Scientific name: Carasobarbus luteus
Halal
English name: silver or white pomfret
Scientific name: Pampus argenteus
Halal
English name: black seabream
Scientific name: Spondyliosoma cantharus
Halal
English name: shirbot, shabut, shabboot or shabbout
Scientific name: Barbus grypus / Arabibarbus grypus
Halal
English name: ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad
Scientific name: Tenualosa ilisha
Halal
English name: Barbel or Berzem
Scientific name: Luciobarbus pectoralis / Luciobarbus xanthopterus
Halal
English name: Barbel or Berzem Black fin
Scientific name: Chirocentrus dorab
Halal
English name: Asp
Scientific name: Aspius vorax
Halal
English name: Mangar
Scientific name: Luciobarbus esocinus
Halal
English name: Brond-snout
Scientific name: Chondrostoma regium
Halal
English name: MaMesopotamian spiny eel, stacembelidae / Mastacembelus
Scientific name: mastacembelus
Halal
5.2. Tigris and Euphrates fish- haram
English name: Mystus pelusius
Scientific name: Bagrid catfishes Zugzug
Haram to eat
English name: Silurus triostegus
Scientific name: Mesopotamian catfish
Haram to eat
5.3. Gulf fish - halal
English name: Sobaity seabream
Scientific name: Sparidentex hasta
Halal
English name: Bartail flathead, Indian flathead
Scientific name: Platycephalidae/Platycephalus indicus
Halal
English name: Halfmoon Angelfish, Yellow-marked, Angelfish
Scientific name: Pomacanthus maculosus
Halal
English name: Streaked spinefoot
Scientific name: Siganidae /Siganus Javus
Halal
English name: White-spotted spinefoot
Scientific name: Siganus canaliculatus
Halal
English name: Dusky Spinefoot
Scientific name: Siganus luridus
Halal
English name: White mullet or silver mullet
Scientific name: Mugil curema
Halal
English name: Keeltail needlefish
Scientific name: Platybelone argalus platura
Halal
English name: Kingfish or King Mackerel
Scientific name: Scomberomorus cavalla
Halal
English name: Goldlined seabream, silver bream, tarwhine, or yellowfin bream
Scientific name: Rhabdosargus sarba
Halal
English name: Pink-eared emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus lentjan
Halal
English name: Spangled emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus nebulosus
Halal
English name: White seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus sargus
Halal
English name: Goldsilk sea bream
Scientific name: Acanthopagrus berda
Halal
English name: Yellowfin sea bream
Scientific name: Acanthopagrus latus
Halal
English name: shortnose whiting
Scientific name: Sillaginidae /Sillago arabica
Halal
English name: Greasy grouper, Arabian grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus tauvina
Halal
English name: Areolate grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus areolatus
Halal
English name: Black-banded trevally
Scientific name: Seriolina nigrofasciata
Halal
English name: Gizzard shad
Scientific name: Dorosoma cepedianum
Halal
English name: European plaice
Scientific name: Pleuronectes platessa
Halal
English name: Striped Grunter
Scientific name: Pelates quadrilineatus
Halal
English name: Sordid rubberlip
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus sordidus
Halal
English name: Pursemouth - Yellowfin Mojarra
Scientific name: Gerres cinereus
Halal
English name: Gulf parrotfish
Scientific name: Scarus persicus
Halal
English name: Peron`s threadfin bream, Nemipterus peronei/Dentex
Scientific name: tolu/Nemipterus tolu
Halal
English name: The Long-Finned Seabream
Scientific name: Sparidae
Halal
English name: Twobar seabream
Scientific name: Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
Halal
English name: Bleeker’s Grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus bleekeri
Halal
English name: Short-nosed tripodfish
Scientific name: Triacanthus biaculeatus
Halal
English name: Lutke's halfbeak
Scientific name: Hemiramphus lutkei
Halal
English name: Sobaity seabream
Scientific name: Sparidentex hasta
Halal
English name: Malabar Blood Snapper
Scientific name: Lutjanus malabaricus
Halal
English name: Leather Skin Fish
Scientific name: Scomberoides /Scomberoides lysan
Halal
English name: Tigertooth croaker
Scientific name: Otolithes ruber
Halal
English name: Liza persicus
Scientific name: Persian mullet
Halal
English name: Yellow stripe scad
Scientific name: Selaroides leptolepis
Halal
English name: Bigeye scad
Scientific name: Selar crumenophthalmus
Halal
English name: Blackfin scad
Scientific name: Alepes melanoptera
Halal
English name: Sardines
Scientific name: Sardina pilchardus
Halal
English name: Silver croaker
Scientific name: Pennahia argentata
Halal
English name: Silver grunt
Scientific name: Pomadasys argenteus
Halal
English name: Striped red mullet
Scientific name: Mullus surmuletus
Halal
English name: Oriental sole
Scientific name: Brachirus orientalis
Halal
English name: ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad
Scientific name: Tenualosa ilisha
Halal
English name: Pampus argenteus
Scientific name: Silver pomfret
Halal
English name: Black Pomfret
Scientific name: Parastromateus niger
Halal
English name: Greater lizard fish
Scientific name: Saurida tumbil
Halal
English name: Golden Trevally Gnathanodon speciosus /Scomber
Scientific name: speciosus
Halal
English name: Spanish Mackerel
Scientific name: Scomberomorus maculatus
Halal
English name: Cephalopholis argus
Scientific name: Bluespotted Grouper
Halal
English name: Blacktail butterflyfish
Scientific name: Chaetodon austriacus
Halal
English name: Largescale tongue sole
Scientific name: Cynoglossus arel
Halal
English name: Humpback red snapper
Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus
Halal
English name: Striped grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus latifasciatus
Halal
English name: Sordid Sweetlips
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus sordidus
Halal
English name: Wolf herring
Scientific name: Chirocentrus dorab
Halal
English name: Great barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda
Halal
English name: Yellowfin Tuna
Scientific name: Thunnus albacares
Halal
English name: Rhinecanthus assasi Picasso triggerfish and Arabian
Scientific name: picassofish
Halal
English name: Siganus canaliculatus
Scientific name: White-spotted spinefoot
Halal
English name: black kingfish, Cobia fish
Scientific name: Rachycentron Canadum
Halal
English name: Panamic sergeant major
Scientific name: Abudefduf troscheli
Halal
English name: Twobelt cardinal
Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides taeniatus
Halal
English name: Bluespotted dottyback
Scientific name: Pseudochromis persicus
Halal
English name: Indian Thread fish
Scientific name: Alectis indica
Halal
English name: African pompano/pennant-fish / threadfin trevally
Scientific name: Alectis ciliaris
Halal
English name: Snubnose pompano
Scientific name: Trachinotus blochi
Halal
English name: Greater amberjack
Scientific name: Seriola dumerili
Halal
English name: Common dolphinfish - mahi mahi
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
Halal
English name: Indo-Pacific sailfish
Scientific name: Istiophorus platypterus Their scales become smaller as they age, most adult barely have any scales at all
Halal
English name: Blue marlin
Scientific name: Makaira nigricans
Halal
English name: Scorpionfish
Scientific name: Scorpaena guttata
Halal
English name: Soldier lionfish
Scientific name: Pterois russelli
Halal
English name: Remoras suckerfish
Scientific name: Echeneidae
Halal
English name: Blue spiny lobster
Scientific name: Panulirus versicolor
Halal
English name: Slipper lobster
Scientific name: scyllarides latus
Halal
English name: Rock lobster
Scientific name: Sagmariasus
Halal
English name: Milk shark
Scientific name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Halal
English name: Arabian carpetshark
Scientific name: Chiloscyllium arabicum
Halal
English name: Cowtail stingray
Scientific name: Pastinachus sephen
Halal
English name: Spotted eagle ray
Scientific name: Aetobatus narinari
Halal
English name: Indian white prawn
Scientific name: Fenneropenaeus indicus
Halal
English name: Granulated guitarfish
Scientific name: Rhinobatos granulatus
Halal
5.4. Gulf fish - haram
English name: Stonefish
Scientific name: Synanceia verrucosa
Haram to eat
English name: Cuttlefish
Scientific name: Sepida
Haram to eat
English name: Cuttlefish
Scientific name: Sepida
Haram to eat
English name: Abalone, ear shells, sea ears
Scientific name: Haliotis mariae
Haram to eat
English name: Sea cow
Scientific name: Dugong dugon
Haram to eat
English name: Yellow seahorse
Scientific name: Hippocampus kuda
Haram to eat
English name: Giant sea catfish
Scientific name: Arius gigas
Haram to eat
English name: Fugu (Japanese) Starry Pufferfish
Scientific name: Arothron stellatus
Haram to eat
English name: Blue crab
Scientific name: Callinectes sapidus
Haram to eat
English name: Allenbatrachus grunniens
Scientific name: Grunting toadfish
Haram to eat
5.5. Nile fish, Egypt - halal
English name: Tilapia zilli
Scientific name: Redbelly Tilapia
Halal
English name: Mango Tilapia
Scientific name: Sarotherodon galilaeus
Halal
English name: Blue Tilapia
Scientific name: Oreochromis aureus
Halal
English name: Nile Tilapia
Scientific name: Oreochromis niloticus
Halal
English name: Grass Carp
Scientific name: Ctenopharyngodon idella
Halal
English name: Silver carp
Scientific name: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Halal
English name: Nile Lebeo Carp
Scientific name: Labeo niloticus
Halal
English name: Binny
Scientific name: Barbus bynni
Halal
English name: Nile perch
Scientific name: Lates niloticus
Halal
English name: Elephantfish /Bottle nose
Scientific name: Mormyrus kannume
Halal
English name: Tiger fish
Scientific name: Hydrocynus vittatus
Halal
English name: The European eel
Scientific name: Anguilla anguilla
Halal
5.6. Nile fish, Egypt - haram
English name: Fahaka Pufferfish, Nile puffer, Globe fish, Lineatus puffer
Scientific name: Tetraodon lineatus
Haram to eat
English name: African butter catfish
Scientific name: Schilbe mystus
Haram to eat
English name: African Sharptooth catfish
Scientific name: Clarias gariepinus
Haram to eat
English name: Wahrindi Catfish
Scientific name: Synodontis schall
Haram to eat
English name: Bayad catfish
Scientific name: Bagrus bajad
Haram to eat
English name: Electric catfish
Scientific name: Malapterurus electricus
Haram to eat
English name: Naked catfishes
Scientific name: bagrus docmac
Haram to eat
5.7. Red Sea, Egypt - halal
English name: Royal Angelfish
Scientific name: Pygoplites diacanthus
Halal
English name: Emperor Angelfish
Scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator
Halal
English name: Masked Butterfly fish, blue-cheeked butterfly fish
Scientific name: Chaetodon semilarvatus
Halal
English name: Diagonal Butterfly fish, Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish, Striped Butterfly Fish
Scientific name: Chaetodon fasciatus
Halal
English name: Butterfly fish
Scientific name: Chaetodon paucifasciatus
Halal
English name: Red Sea bannerfish, Pennant Fish
Scientific name: Heniochus intermedius
Halal
English name: Yellowtail Surgeonfish, purple tang, yellowtail surgeonfish, or yellowtail tang
Scientific name: Zebrasoma xanthurum
Halal
English name: Sergeant Major or pintano
Scientific name: Abudefduf saxatilis
Halal
English name: Clownfish or anemonefish
Scientific name: Amphiprion bicinctus
Halal
English name: Roving Coral Grouper,
Scientific name: Plectropomus pessuliferus marisburi
Halal
English name: Coral Grouper
Scientific name: Cephalopholis miniata
Halal
English name: Greasy Grouper, Arabian Grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus tauvina
Halal
English name: Yellow-edged lyretail, lyretail grouper
Scientific name: Variola louti
Halal
English name: White-spotted Grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
Halal
English name: Long Nosed Hawk Fish
Scientific name: Oxycirrhites typus
Halal
English name: Freckled Hawkfish
Scientific name: Paracirrhites forsteri
Halal
English name: Rusty ParrotFish
Scientific name: Scarus ferrugineus
Halal
English name: Bluespotted stingray
Scientific name: Neotrygon kuhli
Halal
English name: Manta ra
Scientific name: Manta birostris
Halal
English name: Lionfish
Scientific name: Pterois
Halal
English name: Red rock cod Scorpion fish
Scientific name: Scorpaenidae /Scorpaena papillosa
Halal
English name: Striped Bristletooth
Scientific name: Ctenochaetus striatus
Halal
English name: Trigger Fish
Scientific name: Ganoid scale rhomboid shape
Halal
English name: Orange Striped Trigger fish
Scientific name: Balistapus undulatus
Halal
English name: Blue Trigger Fish, rippled triggerfish
Scientific name: Pseudobalistes fuscus
Halal
English name: Picasso Trigger fish
Scientific name: Ganoid scale rhomboid shape
Halal
English name: Checkerboard Wrasse
Scientific name: Halichoeres hortulanus
Halal
English name: Clown coris, Clown wrasse
Scientific name: Coris aygula
Halal
English name: humphead wrasseا
Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus
Halal
English name: Red mullet goatfish
Scientific name: Mullus surmuletus
Halal
English name: Sabre squirrel fish
Scientific name: Sargocentron spiniferum
Halal
English name: Black Spotted Sweet lips, Black-Spotted Rubberlips
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus Gaterinus
Halal
English name: harlequin sweetlipsScientific name: Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Halal
English name: Red Sea Rabbitfish
Scientific name: Siganidae / Siganus rivulatus
Halal
English name: Great barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda
Halal
English name: Bigeye barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri
Halal
English name: Sawtooth barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena putnamae
Halal
English name: Yellowtail barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena flavicauda
Halal
English name: Blackfin barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena qenie
Halal
English name: Obtuse barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata
Halal
English name: Houndfish, Crocodile Needlefish, Needlefish
Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus
Halal
English name: Horse Mackerel
Scientific name: Trachurus indicus
Halal
English name: chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel or blue mackerel
Scientific name: Scomber japonicus
Halal
English name: Indian mackerel
Scientific name: Rastrelliger kanagurta
Halal
English name: Sardine
Scientific name: Sardinella
Halal
English name: kingfish
Scientific name: Alepes djedaba
Halal
English name: Spotted seabass
Scientific name: Dicentrarchus punctatus
Halal
English name: Striped piggy
Scientific name: Pomadasys stridens
Halal
English name: Buccaneer anchovy
Scientific name: Encrasicholina punctifer
Halal
English name: Silver biddy
Scientific name: Gerres oyena
Halal
English name: Spangled emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus nebulosus
Halal
English name: Thumbprint emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus harak
Halal
English name: Pink ear emperor, Redspot Emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus lentjan
Halal
English name: Snubnose emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus borbonicus
Halal
English name: Two-spot red snapper
Scientific name: Lutjanus bohar
Halal
English name: King soldier bream, Bowen snapper
Scientific name: Argyrops spinifer
Halal
English name: Rusty jobfish
Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans
Halal
English name: Bluespot mullet
Scientific name: Valamugil seheli
Halal
English name: Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scientific name: Scomberomorus commerson
Halal
English name: Kawakawa
Scientific name: Euthynnus affinis
Halal
English name: Red Sea seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus noct
Halal
English name: Haffara seabream
Scientific name: Rhabdosargus haffara
Halal
English name: Brush tooth lizard fish
Scientific name: Saurida undosquamis
Halal
English name: Bluefish
Scientific name: Pomatomus saltatrix
Halal
English name: Sucker fish
English name: Catostomidae
Halal
English name: Dolphinfish, lampuga, rakingo, calitos, maverikos, dorado, or lampuka
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
Halal
English name: Swordfish
Scientific name: Xiphias gladius
Halal
English name: Whitetip reef shark
Scientific name: Triaenodon obesus
Halal
English name: Blacktip reef shark
Scientific name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Halal
English name: Grey reef shark
Scientific name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Halal
English name: Silvertip shark
Scientific name: Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Halal
English name: Leopard shark
Scientific name: Triakis semifasciata
Halal
English name: Hammerhead shark
Scientific name: Sphyrnidae
Halal
English name: Filefish, foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles
Scientific name: Stephanolepis diaspros
Halal
English name: Flower prawn
Scientific name: Penaeus semisulcatus
Halal
English name: Peregrine Shrimp
Scientific name: Metapenaeus stebbingi
Halal
English name: Kuruma Shrimp
Scientific name: Penaeus japonicus
Halal
English name: Largehead hairtail /Ribbon fish / sword fish
Scientific name: Trichiurus lepturus
Halal
5.8. Red Sea, Egypt – haram
English name: flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab
Scientific name: Portunus pelagicus
Haram to eat
English name: Cuttlefish
Scientific name: Sepiida
Haram to eat
English name: Squid
Scientific name: Loligo
Haram to eat
English name: Stone fish
Scientific name: Synanceiidae /Synanceia verrucosa
Haram to eat
English name: Puffer Fish
Scientific name: Takifugu
Haram to eat
English name: Star puffer or starry toadfish, Giant Puffer fish
Scientific name: Arothron stellatus
Haram to eat
English name: Masked puffer
Scientific name: Arothron diadematus
Haram to eat
English name: bluespotted cornetfish
Scientific name: Fistularia commersonii
Haram to eat
5.9. Mediterranean Sea, Egypt - halal
English name: Red mullet
Scientific name: Mullus barbatus
Halal
English name: Gilthead (sea) bream
Scientific name: Sparus aurata
Halal
English name: Meagre
Scientific name: Argyrosomus regius
Halal
English name: Brushtooth lizardfish
Scientific name: Saurida undosquamis
Halal
English name: Bogueا
Scientific name: Boops boops
Halal
English name: Common Sole
Scientific name: Solea vulgaris
Halal
English name: Bluefish
Scientific name: Pomatomus saltatrix
Halal
English name: White grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus aeneus
Halal
English name: European anchovy
Scientific name: Engraulis encrasicolus
Halal
English name: False scad
Scientific name: Caranx rhonchus
Halal
English name: Scad, hardtail jack
Scientific name: Caranx crysos
Halal
English name: Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scientific name: Scomberomorus commerson
Halal
English name: Annular sea bream
Scientific name: Diplodus annularis
Halal
English name: Round Sardinella
Scientific name: Sardinella aurita
Halal
English name: Madeiran sardinella
Scientific name: Sardinella maderensis
Halal
English name: European pilchard
Scientific name: Sardina pilchardus
Halal
English name: Atlantic horse mackerel
Scientific name: Trachurus trachurus
Halal
English name: White seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus sargus sargus
Halal
English name: Shi drum
Scientific name: Umbrina cirrosa
Halal
English name: Common Pandora
Scientific name: Pagellus erythrinus
Halal
English name: European seabass
Scientific name: Dicentrarchus labrax
Halal
English name: Common dentex
Scientific name: Dentex dentex
Halal
English name: Flathead grey mullet
Scientific name: Mugil cephalus
Halal
English name: Leaping mullet
Scientific name: Liza saliens
Halal
English name: Bluespot mullet
Scientific name: Valamugil seheli
Halal
English name: Common eel
Scientific name: Anguilla anguilla
Halal
English name: Grey gurnard
Scientific name: Eutrigla gurnardus
Halal
English name: Pink shrimp
Scientific name: Trachypenaeus curvirostris
Halal
English name: Peregrine Shrimp
Scientific name: Metapenaeus stebbingi
Halal
English name: Kuruma Shrimp
Scientific name: Penaeus japonicus
Halal
English name: Largehead hairtailا
Scientific name: Trichiurus lepturus
Halal
5.10. Mediterranean Sea, Egypt - haram
English name: blue manna crab or sand crab
Scientific name: Portunus pelagicus
Haram to eat
English name: Cuttlefish
Scientific name: Sepia officinalis
Haram to eat
5.11. Red Sea, Sudan - halal
English name: spotted coral grouper/ leopard coral grouper
Scientific name: Plectropomus leopardus, Plectropomus maculatus
Halal
English name: Areolate grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus areolatus
Halal
English name: Blackspot Emperors
Scientific name: Lethrinus nebulosus
Halal
English name: two-spot red
Snapper
Scientific name: Lutjanus bohar
Halal
English name: Sphyraena barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena commersonii
Halal
English name: narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scientific name: Scomberomorus commerson
Halal
English name: Green Jobfish
Scientific name: Aprion virescens
Halal
English name: Bluefin trevally
Scientific name: Caranx melampygus
Halal
5.12. Nile, Sudan - halal
English name: Nile perch
Scientific name: Lates niloticus
Halal
English name: cichlid fish/ Nile Tilapia
Scientific name: Oreochromis niloticus
Halal
English name: Rohu or roho labeo /Indian Carp
Scientific name: Labeo rohita
Halal
English name: Characin
Scientific name: Alestes dentex
Halal
English name: lutefishes
Scientific name: Citharinus citharus
Halal
English name: African tigerfish, tiervis or ngwesh
Scientific name: Hydrocynus vittatus
Halal
English name: African bonytongue
Scientific name: Heterotis niloticus
Halal
English name: African carp
Scientific name: Labeo coubie
Halal
English name: Thisk-lipped Fish, Trunkfish /Elephantfishes
Scientific name: Marcusenius cyprinoides
Halal
English name: Elephantfish
Scientific name: Hyperopisus bebe /Mormyridae
Halal
English name: Elephantfish /Bottle
Scientific name: Mormyridae/ Mormyrus niloticus
Halal
5.13. Nile, Sudan – haram
English name: African butter catfishes /Schilbe
Scientific name: Schilbe mystus
Haram to eat
English name: bayad /bagrid catfish
Scientific name: Bagrus bajad
Haram to eat
English name: giraffe Catfish
Scientific name: Auchenoglanis occidentalis
Haram to eat
English name: Nile catfish
Scientific name: Synodontis batensoda
Haram to eat
English name: Semutundu /Bagrid catfishes
Scientific name: Bagrus docmak
Haram to eat
English name: Clarias catfishes
Scientific name: Clariidae /Clarias
Haram to eat
English name: Fahaka pufferfish Nile puffer, Globe fish, Lineatus puffer
Scientific name: Tetraodon lineatus
Haram to eat
5.14. Mediterranean Sea, Tunis - halal
English name: Mediterranean seabass, loup de mer, robalo, lubina, spigola, branzino, or bronzino
Scientific name: Dicentrarchus labrax
Halal
English name: bogue
Scientific name: Boops boops
Halal
English name: seabreams Blotched picarel
Scientific name: Spicara maena
Halal
English name: Gilt-head seabream
Scientific name: Sparus aurata
Halal
English name: Hallucinogenic fish /salema, salema porgy, cow bream or goldline
Scientific name: Sarpa salpa
Halal
English name: Axillary seabream
Scientific name: Pagellus acarne
Halal
English name: Red porgy
Scientific name: Pagrus pagrus
Halal
English name: Red sea bream
Scientific name: Pagellus bogaraveo
Halal
English name: Redbanded seabream
Scientific name: pagrus auriga
Halal
English name: saddle bream or oblade
Scientific name: Oblada melanura
Halal
English name: Common dentex sea bream
Scientific name: Dentex dentex
Halal
English name: Annular Seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus annularis
Halal
English name: White seabream and Sargo
Scientific name: Diplodus sargus
Halal
English name: Sharpsnout seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus puntazzo
Halal
English name: zebra seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus cervinus
Halal
English name: sand steenbras or striped seabream
Scientific name: Lithognathus mormyrus
Halal
English name: Common two-banded seabream,
Scientific name: Diplodus vulgaris
Halal
English name: little Tunny
Scientific name: Euthynnus alletteratus
Halal
English name: albacore tuna
Scientific name: Thunnus alalunga
Halal
English name: Atlantic bonito
Scientific name: Sarda sarda
Halal
English name: bluefish
Scientific name: Pomatomus saltatrix
Halal
English name: greater amberjack
Scientific name: Seriola dumerili
Halal
English name: Sardines or pilchards
Scientific name: Sardina pilchardus
Halal
English name: Atlantic mackerel
Scientific name: Scomber scombrus
Halal
English name: chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, or Pacific chub mackerel
Scientific name: Scomber japonicus
Halal
English name: Allis shad
Scientific name: Alosa alosa
Halal
English name: anchovy
Scientific name: Engraulidae
Halal
English name: mahi-mahi/ common dolphinfish
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
Halal
English name: Leerfish, also Garrick
Scientific name: Lichia amia
Halal
English name: giant trevally, giant kingfish
Scientific name: Caranx ignobilis
Halal
English name: eagle rays
Scientific name: Myliobatidae
Halal
English name: Skates
Scientific name: Rajidae
Halal
English name: electric rays, torpedo rays, or torpedoes
Scientific name: Torpedinidae/Torpedo/
Halal
English name: red scorpionfish
Scientific name: Scorpaena scrofa
Halal
English name: painted comber
Scientific name: Serranus scriba
Halal
English name: ornate wrasse
Scientific name: Thalassoma pavo
Halal
English name: pearly razorfish or cleaver wrasse
Scientific name: Xyrichtys novacula
Halal
English name: Golden grey mullet
Scientific name: Liza aurata
Halal
English name: thinlip mullet
Scientific name: Liza ramada
Halal
English name: Leaping mullet
Scientific name: Liza saliens
Halal
English name: Flathead grey mullet
Scientific name: Mugil cephalus
Halal
English name: European eel
Scientific name: Anguilla anguilla
Halal
English name: garfish or sea needle
Scientific name: Belone belone
Halal
English name: European barracuda
Scientific name: Sphyraena sphyraena
Halal
English name: Spiny lobsters, langouste or rock lobsters
Scientific name: Panulirus interruptus
Halal
English name: Spiny lobsters, langouste or rock lobsters
Scientific name: Panulirus interruptus
Halal
English name: Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, langoustine or scampi
Scientific name: Nephrops norvegicus
Halal
English name: Clawed lobsters
Scientific name: homarus gammarus
Halal
English name: Dusky Grouper/ Merou
Scientific name: Epinephelus marginatus
Halal
English name: Brown Meagre
Scientific name: Sciaena umbra
Halal
English name: whiting or merling
Scientific name: Merlangius merlangus
Halal
English name: striped red mullet or surmullet
Scientific name: Mullus surmuletus
Halal
English name: red mullet goatfish
Scientific name: Mullus barbatus
Halal
English name: Red gurnard
Scientific name: Chelidonichthys cuculus
Halal
English name: flying gurnard, or helmet gurnard,
Scientific name: Dactylopterus volitans
Halal
English name: common sole, Dover sole, or black sole
Scientific name: Solea solea
Halal
English name: wide-eyed flounder
Scientific name: Bothus podas
Halal
English name: Grey Triggerfish
Scientific name: Balistes capriscus
Halal
English name: Swordfish
Scientific name: Xiphias gladius
Halal
English name: small-spotted catshark, lesser-spotted dogfish, Rough-hound, or Morgay
Scientific name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Halal
English name: Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Scientific name: Coris julis
Halal
English name: Weevers or weeverfish
Scientific name: Trachinidae
Halal
English name: Bucchich's goby
Scientific name: Gobius bucchichi/ Gobiidae
Halal
English name: Burbot, freshwater ling
Scientific name: Lota lota
Halal
English name: John Dory, St Pierre or Peter's Fish
Scientific name: Zeus faber
Halal
English name: Largehead hairtail
Scientific name: Trichiurus lepturus
Halal
5.15. Mediterranean Sea, Tunis - haram
English name: European turbot
Scientific name: Scophthalmus maximus
Haram to eat
English name: combtooth blenny
Scientific name: Salaria basilisca/ Blennioidei
Haram to eat
English name: Common Octopus
Scientific name: Octopus vulgar
Haram to eat
English name: musky octopus
Scientific name: Eledone moschata
Haram to eat
English name: common cuttlefish
Scientific name: Sepia officinalis
Haram to eat
English name: calamari squid
Scientific name: Teuthida
Haram to eat
English name: Mediterranean moray
Scientific name: Muraena helena
Haram to eat
English name: European spider crab, spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab)
Scientific name: Maja squinado
Haram to eat
English name: velvet crab
Scientific name: Necora puber
Haram to eat
English name: common hermit crab or soldier crab
Scientific name: Pagurus bernhardus
Haram to eat
5.16. Mediterranean Sea, Algeria - halal
English name: Dusky Grouper/ Merou
Scientific name: Epinephelus marginatus
Halal
English name: Golden Grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus alexandrinus
Halal
English name: Whiting or merling
Scientific name: Merlangius merlangu
Halal
English name: goat fish Striped red mullet
Scientific name: Mullus surmuletus
Halal
English name: Red mullet goatfish
Scientific name: Mullus barbatus
Halal
English name: Red gurnard, also East Atlantic red gurnard
Scientific name: Chelidonichthys cuculus
Halal
English name: Mediterranean
horse mackerel
Scientific name: trachurus mediterraneus
Halal
English name: American shad
Scientific name: Alosa sapidissima
Halal
English name: Pilot fish
Scientific name: Naucrates ductor
Halal
English name: Leerfish
Scientific name: Lichia amia
Halal
English name: Grey triggerfish
Scientific name: Balistes capriscus
Halal
English name: Comber
Scientific name: Serranus cabrilla
Halal
English name: Mediterranean rainbow Wrasse
Scientific name: Coris julis
Halal
English name: red scorpionfish, Bigscale scorpionfish
Scientific name: Scorpaena scrofa
Halal
English name: Weevers or weeverfish
Scientific name: Trachinidae
Halal
English name: The sixbar wrasse or six-banded Wrasse
Scientific name: Thalassoma hardwicke
Halal
English name: John Dory, St Pierre or Peter's Fish
Scientific name: Zeus faber
Halal
English name: Common two- banded seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus vulgaris
Halal
English name: Zebra seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus cervinus
Halal
English name: sand steenbras or striped Seabream
Scientific name: Lithognathus mormyrus
Halal
English name: Annular seabream
Scientific name: Diplodus annularis
Halal
English name: Thinlip mullet
Scientific name: Liza ramada
Halal
English name: leaping mullet
Scientific name: Liza saliens
Halal
English name: Garfish or sea needle
Scientific name: Belone belone
Halal
English name: brown wrasse
Scientific name: Labrus merula
Halal
English name: pearly razorfish or cleaver Wrasse
Scientific name: Xyrichtys novacula,
Halal
English name: Atlantic Wreckfish Perch
Scientific name: Polyprion americanus
Halal
English name: East Atlantic peacock Wrasse
Scientific name: Symphodus tinca
Halal
English name: flying gurnard, or helmet gurnard
Scientific name: Dactylopterus volitans
Halal
English name: European seabass
Scientific name: Dicentrarchus labrax
Halal
English name: Gilthead (sea) bream
Scientific name: Sparus aurata
Halal
English name: Black seabream
Scientific name: Spondyliosoma cantharus
Halal
English name: Axillary Seabream
Scientific name: Pagellus acarne
Halal
English name: salema, salema porgy, cow bream or goldline
Scientific name: Sarpa salpa
Halal
English name: bogue
Scientific name: Boops boops
Halal
English name: Tuna
Scientific name: Thunnini
Halal
English name: Atlantic bonito
Scientific name: Sarda sarda
Halal
English name: Bluefish
Scientific name: Pomatomus Saltatrix
Halal
English name: Mediterranean
horse mackerel
Scientific name: Trachurus mediterraneus
Halal
English name: Redbanded seabream
Scientific name: Pagrus Auriga
Halal
English name: Denti
Scientific name: Dentex dentex
Halal
English name: Red porgy
Scientific name: Pagrus pagrus
Halal
English name: saddle Seabream or oblade
Scientific name: Oblada melanura
Halal
English name: Pompano
Scientific name: Trachinotus ovatus
Halal
English name: largehead hairtail or beltfish or cutlassfish family
Scientific name: Trichiurus lepturus
Halal
5.17. Mediterranean Sea, Algeria - haram
English name: angler monkfish
Scientific name: Lophius piscatorius
Haram to eat
English name: European conger
Scientific name: Conger conger
Haram to eat
English name: Mediterranean moray or Roman eel
Scientific name: Muraena helena
Haram to eat
5.18. Mediterranean Sea, Morocco - halal
English name: bluefish
Scientific name: pomatomus saltatrix
Halal
English name: Forkbeard
Scientific name: Phycis phycis/ Gadiformes/Phycidae
Halal
English name: Black seabream
Scientific name: Spondyliosoma cantharus
Halal
English name: Pompano
Scientific name: Trachinotus ovatus
Halal
English name: bastard Grunt
Scientific name: Pomadasys incisus
Halal
English name: Gilthead seabream
Scientific name: Sparus aurata
Halal
English name: Large eye dentex
Scientific name: Dentex macrophthalmus
Halal
English name: Atlantic mackerel
Scientific name: Scomber scombus
Halal
English name: Drum
Scientific name: Umbrina cirrosa
Halal
English name: Horse Mackerel, Arabian scad
Scientific name: Trachurus Indicus
Halal
English name: European pilchard
Scientific name: Sardina pilchardus
Halal
English name: sole
Scientific name: Soleidae,
Halal
English name: Turbot
Scientific name: Scophthalmus maximus.
Halal
English name: drum, croaker, meagre, shade-fish, salmon bass
Scientific name: Argyrosomus regius
Halal
English name: Swordfish
Scientific name: Xiphias gladius
Halal
English name: Grey triggerfish
Scientific name: Balistes / Balistes capriscus
Halal
English name: large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, or bull huss
Scientific name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Halal
English name: starry smooth hound / houndshark
Scientific name: Mustelus asterias
Halal
English name: Blue Shark
Scientific name: Prionace glauca
Halal
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English name: largehead hairtail, beltfish
Scientific name: Trichiurus lepturus
Halal ![]()
5.19. Mediterranean Sea, Morocco - haram
English name: Roman eel /Mediterranean moray
Scientific name: Muraena helena
Haram to eat
English name: European conger
Scientific name: Conger conger
Haram to eat







































































































































































































































































































































































































































