pish Flashcards
(24 cards)
What are the two main categories of seafood?
Fin Fish
Shellfish
fish with fins and internal skeletons
Fin fish
fish with external shells but no internal bone structure
Shell fish
What are the two types of fin fish?
Saltwater fish
Freshwater fish
Name two examples of flatfish in the saltwater fish category
Flounder
Sole
Give four examples of round saltwater fish.
Black sea bass
Bluefish
Cod
Grouper
Name three examples of freshwater fish.
Catfish
Eel
Tilapia
are soft sea animals.
Mollusks
What are the two classifications of shellfish?
Mollusks
Crustaceans
What are the three types of mollusks?
Bivalves
Univalves
Cephalopod
animals with a pair of hinged shells (e.g., clams, oysters)
Bivalves
animals with a single shell (e.g., abalone)
Univalves
animals like octopus and squid
Cephalopods
are animals with segmented shells and jointed
legs (shrimps, crabs)
Crustaceans
Give me the 7 Market Forms
Whole or round
Drawn
Dressed
Steaks
Fillets
Butterflied fillets
Sticks or tranches
– completely intact, as caught
Whole or round –
viscera removed
Drawn
viscera, scales, head, tail and fins removed
Dressed
cross-section slices, each containing a section of backbone
Steaks
boneless side of fish, with or without skin
Fillets
both sides of a fish still joined, but with bones removed
Butterflied fillets
cross-section slices of fillets
Sticks or tranches
Market Forms of Mollusks
- live in the shell
- shucked – fresh or frozen
- ## canned
Market Forms of a Crustaceans
- live
- cooked meat, fresh or frozen
