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shellfish:
(crabs…)
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*’shellfish’ is a ‘food source’ + ‘fisheries’ term for ‘exo-skeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates’ used as ‘food’, including various species of [‘molluscs’ / ‘crustaceans’ / ‘echinoderms’]*
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Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found in freshwater.
In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example Cardisoma guanhumi in the Caribbean.
Despite the name, shellfish are not a kind of fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals.
Many varieties of shellfish (crustaceans in particular) are actually closely related to insects and arachnids, making up one of the main classes of the phylum Arthropoda.
Cephalopods (squids, octopuses, cuttlefish) and bivalves (clams, oysters) are molluscs,
as are Gastropods (aquatic species such as whelks and winkles;
also land species such as snails and slugs).
Shellfish used as a food source by humans include many species of
clams,
mussels,
oysters,
winkles,
and scallops.
Some crustaceans that are commonly eaten are
shrimp,
lobsters,
crayfish,
and crabs
Echinoderms are not as frequently harvested for food as molluscs and crustaceans;
however, sea urchin roe is quite popular in many parts of the world
Most shellfish eat a diet composed primarily of phytoplankton and zooplankton.
(‘shellfish’ are among the most common ‘food allergens’)
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