fish Flashcards
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food. - are aquatic vertebrate animals that have gills but lack limbs with digits like fingers or toes.
fish
include a wide range of animal species that dwell in freshwater or salt water with external shell and no backbone.
shellfish
are invertebrate animals with soft bodies that are encased in a shell.
mollusks
ex of mollusks/shellfish
clams ,mussels, oysters and scallops, squid and octopus.
are invertebrate animals with segmented bodies surrounded by an outer shell. -known to have an elongated asymmetrical shape and long antennae.
crustaceans
ex. of crustaceans
shrimp, prawns, crabs, lobsters
or simply fish, refer to cold blooded, non-mammalian animals that dwell in water and have vertebrae or backbone.
finfish
classification of fish according to habitat
freshwater
marine water
fish that when cut across would yield round pieces.
round fish
ex, of round fish
salmon tuna
flat and have many rays
flat fish
ex, of flat fish
sapsap and pompano
classification of fish acc. to fat content
lean (3%)
fatty fish (12-35%)
aquaculture species in the ph
seaweeds
milkfish
tilapia
shrimp
oyster
mussels
market forms of fish
whole2.dressed3.fillet4.steaks5.sticks6.butterfly