Fin
is a thin component or appendage attaches to a large body
Scales
the skin of fish
Fresh water fish fish that spend most of their live in non salt water
Round fish swim in a vertical position and have eyes on both sides of their head
Flat fish has asymmetrical compressed body swim horizontal and have eyes on top of their head
Mollusk
are shellfish characterized by soft unsegmented bodies with no internal skelton
Crustaceans
are shellfish that have hard outer skeleton and jointed appendages
Cuttlebone
is a hard brittle internal shell found in all members of the sepidae family
Coral
part of a main lobster stomach often used to make sauces
Tomalley
is the olive green liver substance found in the body cavity of lobsters
Gills
is a fish's breathing organ1Discuss six techniques used for determining the freshness of fish and shellfish
Smell- slight sea smell odor or none
Eyes- clear and full, sunken eyes means fish is drying out and not fresh
Gills- interacted bright red ,brown fish is old
Texture-should be firm not , mussy
Fins and scales- should be moist not dry
Movement- shellfishes should be purchased live/active and showing movement
2What are the physical differences between a flatfish and a round fish? How do fabrication techniques vary for these fish round fish swim vertical and have eyes on both sides of the head.Flatfish have asymmetrical compressed bodies, swim horizontal, and eyes on the top of the heads.
3List four market forms of fish and discuss several factors that may determine the form most appropriate for an operation purchase
Whole fish and shellfish as caught intact
Butterflied- a pan dressed , boned and opened
Flat like a book fillet - the side of a fish removed interacted ,one less with or without skin
Wheel on center cut- used for swordfish sharks which are cut into layers boneless pieces from