Maldives Seafood

seamaster 1 November 2008 Types of Seafood 4,713 views No Comment Print This Post

Seafood are Fish, Shellfish and Seaweed

Seafood is divided into 3 main categories - Fish, Shellfish and Seaweed.

Fish are one of the main food resources for humans and many other creatures. Among them are Salt water and fresh water fish.

Salt-water fish lives in the sea in salt water. Some of them makes their home in coral reefs and others live in deep water.

Although there are 27000 species of fish in the world, only a handful of them are selected to eat. Some of them are:

Tuna

Barracuda

Mackerel

Snapper

Cod

Tilapia

Haddock

Trout

Carp

Anchovy

Salmon

Shellfish is divided into 3

1. Mollusks - which are clam,mussel,oyster,winkle,and scallop.
2. Crustaceans-like,shrimp, Crabs, Lobster ,prawns and crayfish.
3. Echinoderms - commonly not used by all but Asians do eat sea urchin and sea cucumber.

Just a minute one more thing,Edible cephalopods,in this group you will find octopus,squids,cuttlefish and snails.

Alright,now you know seafood better and know the different types as well.