The following is a list of types of seafood. Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. It prominently includes fish, shellfish, and roe. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. 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 sea vegetables). In North America, although not generally in the United Kingdom, the term "seafood" is extended to fresh water organisms eaten by humans, so any edible aquatic life may be broadly referred to as seafood.
Fish
Some of the following are referred to as whitefish in the market, but are not whitefishes in a taxonomic sense.
- Anchovy
- Basa
- Bass (see also striped bass)
- Black cod/Sablefish
- Blowfish
- Bluefish
- Bombay duck
- Bream
- Brill
- Butter fish
- Catfish
- Cod (see also Pacific cod and Atlantic cod)
- Dogfish
- Dorade
- Eel
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Haddock
- Hake
- Halibut
- Herring
- Ilish
- John Dory
- Kingfish
- Lamprey
- Lingcod
- Mackerel
- Mahi Mahi
- Monkfish
- Mullet
- Orange roughy
- Parrott fish
- Patagonian toothfish (also called Chilean sea bass)
- Pike
- Pilchard
- Pollock
- Pomfret
- Pompano
- Sablefish
- Salmon
- Sanddab, particularly Pacific sanddab
- Sardine
- Sea bass
- Shad (see also alewife and American shad)
- Shark
- Skate
- Smelt
- Snakehead
- Snapper (see also rockfish, rock cod and Pacific snapper)
- Sole
- Sprat
- Sturgeon
- Surimi
- Swordfish
- Tilapia
- Tilefish
- Trout (see also rainbow trout)
- Tuna (see also albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and bluefin tuna)
- Turbot
- Wahoo
- Whitefish
- Whiting
Roe
- Caviar (sturgeon roe)
- Ikura (salmon roe)
- Kazunoko (herring roe)
- Lumpfish roe
- Masago (capelin roe)
- Shad roe
- Tobiko (flying-fish roe)
Shellfish
Crustaceans
- Crab (see also Dungeness crab, mud crab, sand crab, king crab and snow crab)
- Crayfish
- Prawn
- Lobster (see also American lobster, rock lobster, spiny lobster, and red lobster)
- Shrimp (see also prawns)
Molluscs
- Cockle
- Cuttlefish
- Loco
- Mussel
- Octopus
- Oyster
- Periwinkle
- Scallop (see also bay scallop and sea scallop)
- Squid
- Escargot (Snails)
Echinodermez
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)
The microcosmus sabatieri, also known as sea fig or violet, is eaten in parts of Europe. The raw sea fig is cut in half so the inside can be eaten. It tastes strongly of iodine.
See also
- List of seafood dishes
- Seafood restaurant
Notes
External links
- Different Classifications of Fresh Fish and Seafood