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Shellfish vs Finfish - What's the difference?

shellfish | finfish |

As nouns the difference between shellfish and finfish

is that shellfish is an aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food while finfish is any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish.

shellfish

English

Noun

  • An aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "shellfish")

    finfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish

    • Usage notes

    *Used industrially to denote ordinary fish, rather than flatfish, eels and other seafood.