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Round Fish Definition

Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.
Named for their prominent barbels, which
resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and
behavior from the three largest species, the
Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels
catfish of Eurasia and the Piraíba of South
America.

Catfish
The king mackerel or kingfish (Scomberomorus
cavalla) is a migratory species of mackerel of the
western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is
an important species to both the commercial and
recreational fishing industries.

King Fish
The northern red snapper is a species of snapper
native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the
Gulf of Mexico, where it inhabits environments
associated with reefs. This species is commercially
important and is also sought-after as a game fish.
Red Snapper
 Salmon is the common name for several
species of ray-finned fish in the family
Salmonidae.Salmon are native to tributaries
of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Salmon are intensively farmed in many
parts of the world.
Salmon
Tilapia is the common name for nearly a
hundred species of cichlid fish from the
tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia are mainly
freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams,
ponds, rivers and lakes and less commonly
found living in brackish water.
Tilapia

Flat Fish Definition

Halibut is a common name principally applied to
the two flatfish in the genus Hippoglossus from
the family of right-eye flounders. Less commonly,
and in some regions only, other species of flatfish
are also referred to as being halibuts.

Halibut
The common dab (Limanda limanda) is an edible
flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a
demersal fish native to shallow seas around
Northern Europe, in particular the North Sea,
where it lives on sandy bottoms down to depths of
about 100 metres.

Dab
The turbot is a species of flatfish in the
family Scophthalmidae. It is a demersal fish
native to marine or brackish waters of the
North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the
Mediterranean Sea.
Turbot
 Sole is a fish belonging to several families.
Generally speaking, they are members of the family
Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name sole is also
applied to various other similar flatfish, especially
other members of the sole suborder Soleoidei as
well as members of the flounder family.

Sole
The brill, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a
species of flatfish in the turbot family of
the order Pleuronectiformes. Brill can be
found in the northeast Atlantic, Baltic Sea,
and Mediterranean, primarily in deeper
offshore waters.
Brill

Mollusks Definition
It refers to one or more kinds of commonly
consumed marine bivalves, such as in the phrase
clam chowder, which refers to shellfish soup. Many
edible clams are roughly oval-shaped or triangular;
however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-
sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight
razor.
Clams
It has two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like
other cephalopods, it is bilaterally symmetric. It
has a beak, with its mouth at the center point of
the arms. It has no internal or external skeleton
allowing it to squeeze through tight places.
Octopuses are among the most intelligent and
behaviorally diverse of all invertebrates.

Octopus
Some kinds of oysters are commonly consumed by
humans, cooked or raw, the latter being a delicacy.
Some kinds of pearl oysters are harvested for the
pearl produced within the mantle. Windowpane
oysters are harvested for their translucent shells,
which are used to make various kinds of decorative
objects.
 Oysters

Scallop is a common name that is primarily

applied to any one of numerous species of
saltwater clams or marine bivalve mollusks in the
taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops.

Scallops
An elongated, fast-swimming
cephalopod mollusk with ten arms
(technically, eight arms and two long
tentacles), typically able to change
color.
Squid

Crustaceans Definition
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the
infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a
very short projecting "tail", usually entirely
hidden under the thorax.
Crab
Lobsters comprise a family of large
marine crustaceans. They have long
bodies with muscular tails, and live in
crevices or burrows on the sea floor.

Lobster
Lobsters comprise a family of large
marine crustaceans. They have long
bodies with muscular tails, and live in
crevices or burrows on the sea floor.

Cray Fish
 A small free-swimming
crustacean with an elongated
body, typically marine and
frequently harvested for food.
Shrimp
Scampi includes various culinary
preparations of certain crustaceans,
commonly Nephrops norvegicus, or a
similar lobster such as Metanephrops, as
well as shrimp or prawns. Scampi
preparation styles vary regionally.
Scampi

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