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 |