TLE Flashcards
These are fish that have fins and endoskeletons or internal skeletons.
Fin Fish
These are fish with exoskeletons or external shells.
Shellfish
These are are aquatic animals with internal skeletons.
Fish
Fish can be grouped by :
Fat Content
Shape
Where They Live
These are fish that have low fat content, usually less than 1%.
Lean Fish
These are fish that have high fat content, about 10-25%.
Fat Fish
These are fish that have a flat, oval shape. Their eyes are located on one side of their head. These fishes yield four fillets.
Flatfish
These are fish that have the classic round shape of fish. Their eyes are located on both sides of their head. Round fish yields two fillets.
Round Fish
Theses fish that live most of their life in salt water.
Saltwater Fish
These are fish that live most of their life in fresh water.
Freshwater Fish
These are fish that live in salt water but spawn or lay eggs in fresh water
Anadromous
These are fish that live in fresh water but spawn or lay eggs in salt water.
Catadromous
What are the different market forms of fish?
Whole
Drawn
Dressed
Steaks
Fillet
Butterflied Fillet
Sticks
Fish that is still not processed, all parts are complete.
Whole
Fish that have their internal organs removed.
Drawn
Fish that have their internal organs are removed; the scales, fins, tail and head have also been cut away.
Dressed
These are cross-section cuts of the fish; each steak-cut has a section of the fish’s backbone.
Steaks
These are boneless cuts of the fish coming from its two sides, available with skin or without skin.
Fillets
These are boneless cuts of fish coming from its two sides that are still joined together.
Butterflied Fillets
These are crosswise cuts of fish fillets.
Sticks
What are the examples of fish?
Milkfish
Salmon
Tuna
Sardine
Mackerel
Red Snapper
Grouper
Tilapia
Eel
Catfish
Type: Saltwater, Fat
Milkfish
Type: Saltwater, Fat, Anadromous
Salmon
Type: Saltwater, Fat, Round
Tuna
Sardine
Mackerel
Type: Saltwater, Lean, Round
Red Snapper
Grouper
Type: Freshwater, Lean
Tilapia
Type: Freshwater, Fat
Eel
Type: Freshwater, can be Fat or Lean
Catfish
This is a term used for aquatic animals that humans use as food. They possess hard external shells and lack internal skeletons. They can be found both in saltwater and freshwater.
Shellfish
What are the classification of shellfish?
Mollusks
Crustaceans
What are the 3 types of mollusks?
Univalves
Bivalves
Cephalopods