Common Halal and Non-Halal Sea Foods
Imam Husain Islamic Centre
"Eat any fish that has scales, and do not eat what does not have scales."
Imam Al-Baqir (a.s.)
[Al-Kulayni, Al-Kafi, Vol.6, p. 219]
Imam Al-Baqir (a.s.)
[Al-Kulayni, Al-Kafi, Vol.6, p. 219]
no. | Halal | non-Halal |
1 | Anchovies | Basa |
2 | Barramundi | Calamari |
3 | Bass | Catfish Eels |
4 | Carp / bream | Clams |
5 | Cod / hake | Eastern Cleaner- Clingfish |
6 | Dory | Crab Cray Fish |
7 | Flathead | Flake |
8 | Flounder | Grayfish |
9 | Herring | Leather Jacket |
10 | Hoki - Blue Grenadier | Lobster |
11 | Jew fish | Marlin |
12 | Kingfish | Mussels |
13 | Ling | Octopus |
14 | Mackerel – except for snake mackerel | Oyster |
15 | Perch | Snails |
16 | Prawns | Snake Mackerels |
17 | Red fish | Squab |
18 | Salmon | Squid |
19 | Sardines | Shark |
20 | Shrimp | Sturgeons |
21 | Snapper | Swordfish |
22 | Tailor | |
23 | Trevally | |
24 | Trout - But not including: European turbot (Scophthalmus maximus or Psetta maximus Trevally). | |
25 | Tuna except for Dogtooth Tuna also known as Peg Tooth Tuna & Scaleless Tuna. | |
26 | Whitefish | |
27 | Whiting | |
28 | Yellow tail |