Fish

Flat-bodied cartilaginous fish of the family Rajidae, related to rays. Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and Gurgesiellinae), but are now considered as […]

Shrimp are decapod crustaceans with elongated bodies, long antennae, and ten legs. They are harvested commercially worldwide both from wild stocks and by aquaculture. Shrimp species include penaeid shrimp (tropical warmwater, most commonly farmed), caridean shrimp, and deep-sea pandalid shrimp. Shrimp is not kosher under Jewish dietary law. The Torah requires that a kosher aquatic

Cartilaginous fish (class Chondrichthyes) with skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone. Their skin is covered in placoid scales, which are anatomically similar to teeth. Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fishes characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused

Spiny, globular echinoderms. The edible part is the gonads, served as “uni” in Japanese cuisine. Sea urchins or urchins () are the class Echinoidea within the echinoderms. Approximately 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal zone which actually is not a fixed number but varies greatly, usually

Soft-bodied marine gastropods, often brilliantly colored. Eaten in parts of East Asia. Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match,

Soft-bodied marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, eaten as a delicacy in parts of Asia. Starfish or sea stars are a class of marine invertebrates generally shaped like a star polygon. (In common usage, these names are also often applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars.) Starfish are also

Colorful, flower-shaped marine invertebrates; eaten in southern European cuisine (ortiguilla). Sea anemones ( ə-NEM-ə-nee) are a group of predatory marine invertebrate animals constituting the order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the Anemone, a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Hexacorallia. As cnidarians,

Free-swimming bivalve molluscs prized for their adductor muscle (the edible white medallion). Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, this common name is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes

Cartilaginous fish with flattened bodies and enlarged pectoral fins. Includes stingrays, manta rays, and electric rays. Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and

Cartilaginous deep-sea fish of the order Chimaeriformes. Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes (), known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish (not to be confused with rattails), spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last two names are also applied, respectively, to the ray-finned fish groups of Opisthoproctidae and Siganidae. At one time a “diverse