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Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked or raw.
Sepioteuthis australis, commonly known as the southern calamari [3] or the southern reef squid, [4] is a species of reef squid that is native to oceans off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. This species is caught commercially by trawling, as bycatch in the prawn fishing industry and by recreational anglers.
Fresh seafood on sale in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The following is a list of types of seafood. Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. It prominently includes shellfish, and roe. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms.
Squid-ink pasta served at a Manhattan restaurant Whole squid sold as food in Lipari, Sicily, Italy Fried squid in Greek cuisine Drying squid in Ulleungdo, South Korea. Squid is eaten in many cuisines; in English, the culinary name calamari is often used for squid dishes. [1] There are many ways to prepare and cook squid.
Despite the name, shellfish are not fish. [2] Most shellfish are low on the food chain and eat a diet composed primarily of phytoplankton and zooplankton. [3] Many varieties of shellfish, and crustaceans in particular, are actually closely related to insects and arachnids; crustaceans make up one of the main subphyla of the phylum Arthropoda.
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including fish and shellfish.Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g., bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters, and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus and squid), crustaceans (e.g. shrimp, crabs, and lobster), and echinoderms (e.g. sea cucumbers and sea urchins).
Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa)—a common land snail Shell of Marisa cornuarietis, a freshwater snail. Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks [a] (/ ˈ m ɒ l ə s k s /).
Japanese flying squid Todarodes pacificus: Wild 351,229 Argentine shortfin squid Illex argentinus: Wild 340,622 Pollock Pollachius virens: Wild 336,838 Chinese softshell turtle Pelodiscus sinensis: Cultivated 335,535 This species is a significant part of China's aquaculture.