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'Misleading' Names For Shark Meat

From KeikoConservation.org
June 2023

Shark meat is commonly labeled under many different names. This leads to consumers [who refuse to be vegan] purchasing and eating it without knowledge of what they're actually eating or how toxic it can be.

Shark meat is commonly labeled under many different names. This leads to consumers purchasing and eating it without knowledge of what they're actually eating or how toxic it can be. Here's a list of some of the common names shark meat is sold under around the world:

THE UK:
Flake
Huss
Rock Salmon
Rigg

FRANCE:
Chiens (usually dogfish, smooth-hound and tope sharks)
Saumonette
Petite Roussette
Grande Rousette
Taupe (Porbeagle Shark)
Veau De Mer (Porbeagle Shark)

GERMANY:
Seeaal (the backs of sharks after they've been decapitated and gutted)
Schillerlocken (belly flaps of sharks)
Kalbfish (Porbeagle Shark, normally called Heringshai in Germany)
Grauhai (smooth-hound, normally known as Speckfish in Germany)
Speckfish (Greenland Shark, usually called Eishai in German)

ITALY:
Palombo
Smeriglio (Porbeagle Shark or Mako Shark)
Gattucci
Spinaroli
Cani Spellati
Vitello Di Mare (translates to veal of the sea)
Pesce Spada (usually means swordfish but mako shark is sometimes sold under this name)

USA:
Steakfish
Grayfish
Whitefish
Imitation Crab (sometimes actually shark meat)
Cape Shark

CANADA:
Kahada

AUSTRALIA:
Flake

ARGENTINA:
Gallina Del Mar (translates to chicken of the sea, but is actually angelshark)
Palo Rosado

TRINIDAD:
Sea-ham

ECUADOR AND SPAIN:
Cazón

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