List of types of seafood facts for kids
The following is a list of types of seafood. Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. It prominently includes shellfish, and roe. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. In most parts of the world, fish are generally not considered seafood even if they are from the sea. In the US, the term "seafood" is extended to fresh water organisms eaten by humans, so any edible aquatic life may be broadly referred to as seafood in the US. Historically, sea mammals such as whales and dolphins have been consumed as food, though that happens to a lesser extent in modern times. Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are widely eaten as seafood around the world, especially in Asia (see the category of edible seaweeds).
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Fish
- Anchovies
- Anglerfish
- Barracuda
- Basa
- Bass (see also striped bass)
- Black cod
- Bluefish
- Bombay duck
- Bonito
- Bream
- Brill
- Burbot
- Catfish
- Cod (see also Pacific cod and Atlantic cod)
- Dogfish
- Dorade
- Eel
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Haddock
- Hake
- Halibut
- Herring
- Ilish
- John Dory
- Lamprey
- Lingcod (see also Common ling)
- Mackerel (see also Horse mackerel)
- Mahi Mahi
- Monkfish
- Mullet
- Orange roughy
- Pacific rudderfish (Japanese butterfish)
- Pacific saury
- Parrotfish
- Patagonian toothfish (also called Chilean sea bass)
- Perch
- Pike
- Pollock
- Pomfret
- Pompano
- Pufferfish (see also Fugu)
- Sablefish
- Sanddab, particularly Pacific sanddab
- Sardine
- Sea bass
- Sea bream
- Shad (see also alewife and American shad)
- Shark
- Skate
- Smelt
- Snakehead
- Snapper (see also rockfish, rock cod and Pacific snapper)
- Sole
- Sprat
- Stromateidae (butterfish)
- Sturgeon
- Surimi
- Swordfish
- Tilapia
- Tilefish
- Trout (see also rainbow trout)
- Tuna (see also albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, bluefin tuna and dogtooth tuna)
- Turbot
- Wahoo
- Whitefish (see also stockfish)
- Whiting
- Witch (righteye flounder)
- Yellowtail (also called Japanese amberjack)
Roe
- Caviar (sturgeon roe)
- Ikura (salmon roe)
- Kazunoko (herring roe)
- Lumpfish roe
- Masago (capelin roe)
- Shad roe
- Tobiko (flying-fish roe)
Shellfish
Crustaceans
- Barnacles (Austromegabalanus psittacus)
- Crabs
- Craw/Crayfish
- Lobsters
- Shrimps/Prawns
Mollusca
- Abalone
- Cockle
- Clam
- Loco
- Mussel
- Oyster
- Periwinkle
- Scallop (see also bay scallop and sea scallop)
- Conch (Snails)
Cephalopods
Echinoderms
These are common in some Asian cuisines
- Sea cucumber
- Uni (sea urchin "roe")
Medusozoa
Some species of jellyfish are edible and used as a source of food.
Tunicates (sea squirts)
Microcosmus sabatieri, also known as sea fig or violet, is eaten in parts of Europe.
Pyura chilensis, known as piure, eaten in Peru and Chile
Halocynthia roretzi, also known as sea pineapple, usually eaten in Japan
See also
- Fish as food
- List of seafood dishes
- Seafood restaurant
