Fish and Shellfish

Cephalopods

A category of mollusks that are known for their long arms that are covered with suckers, well developed eyes, and a sac which holds and ejects ink.

Crustacean

An aquatic species that has a hard and segmented exoskeleton, or shell.

Mollusk

Consists of univalves, bivalves, and cephalopods.

Round fish

Fish with one eye on each side of the head and swims though the water with their dorsal fin upright.

Flatfish

Fish with two eyes on one side of their head and none on the other side.

Univalves

Shellfish that have only one shell.

Bivalves

Shellfish that have two shells.

Finfish

Species of fish that have an internal skeleton and swim in water.

Aquaculture

The farming of fish and shellfish.

Shellfish

Water creatures that have no bones, but bodies covered by hard external surfaces.

Shucked

When the contents of the bivalve are separated from the shell.