Are shellfish considered fish?

[jberryhill]

I’m thinking that shellfish are not fish at all.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Are you not allowed to have shellfish but want to anyway?

i used to have all kinds of questions like that when I was on weight watchers many years ago.

There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.

Stephen Wright

[jberryhill]

2. No, the kids are down from Maine and did not bring my tribute

I’m on the Nietzsche diet. That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Ahh, the tribute. For me it is a new Mercedes.

Now they never give me one and as it turns out rump is gonna not give me one either.

[tblue37]

26. Wright is my favorite comedian. nt

[pintobean]

40. He was on Carson last night

on Antenna TV.

[True Dough]

4. jberryhill, that just seems like

a very shellfish attitude.

[jberryhill]

5. I'm holding out for a pearl of wisdom

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. There may be a joke here I am missing, however,

Despite the name, shellfish are not a kind of fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals.

[jberryhill]

7. I knew it!

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. Your post still made me laugh. TY

[jberryhill]

10. But what is Chicken of the Sea, then?

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. Groan worth......

What did the fish say when he posted bail? "I'm off the hook!"

Why don't fish like basketball? Cause they're afraid of the net

Which fish can perform operations? A Sturgeon!

What do you call a fish with a tie? soFISHticated

What do you get when you cross a banker with a fish? A Loan shark!

How do you make an Octupus laugh? With ten-tickles

Why did the vegan go deep-sea fishing? Just for the halibut!

What do sea monsters eat? Fish and ships.

What do you call a fish that needs help with his or her vocals? Autotuna

Who do fish always know how much they weigh? Because they have their own scales.

What is the difference between a piano and a fish? You can tune a piano but you cannot tuna fish.

[Major Nikon]

23. Aren't all fish water-dwelling animals?

[SummerSnow]

8. No they are not the same...

I can eat any type of fish I want, but if I eat shellfish I get really sick. I am really allergic to shellfish

[Ptah]

11. Are tomatoes fruit or vegetable?

[jberryhill]

12. I thought they were tubers. Like beans.

[marylandblue]

15. They are fruits who defected to Saladia.

[Callmecrazy]

20. Technically, they're fruits...

But I wouldn't put em in a fruit salad.

[Major Nikon]

24. Just make a fruit salad with okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers

...and maybe some pumpkin.

[tblue37]

27. They are savory fruits. nt

[marylandblue]

14. If they weren't fish, they would just call them shells

and they wouldn't have anything to eat inside.

[vlyons]

16. Shellfish are not fish

Shellfish are either mollusks (e.g. clams, oysters) or crustaceans (e.g. crabs, shrimp). Fish have vertebrae, an internal skeleton with a backbone. Shellfish do not. Shellfish are exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates.

[jberryhill]

19. But jellyfish are fish that don't have vertebrae

[anneboleyn]

33. No, they are not fish scientifically speaking. Phylum "mollusca" -- they are invertebrates

[anneboleyn]

37. No, different phylum. Jellyfish phylum Cnidaria. Fish phylum Chordata.

[jberryhill]

41. Yeah I file 'em under "Fish, Jelly"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. Crustaceans are arthropods like insects and spiders.

In other words, crabs, lobsters and shrimp are just big aquatic bugs.

[anneboleyn]

34. Yep. I can never eat lobster because I have a friend who said lobsters are just giant roaches

which they are technically (as you note they are classified as aquatic bugs). So yeah no more lobster for me. I will never get that image out of my head. Blech.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. Actually they are more like spiders.

They have 8 legs, 10 if you include the claws. That probably doesn't make them seem any more appetizing, though.

[jberryhill]

42. Blue crabs are even more like spiders

And everybody calls crawfish “mud bugs”

[PearliePoo2]

30. Yep! What the biologist said!

[anneboleyn]

35. Phylum "mollusca" -- shellfish are NOT fish scientically speaking

The majority of them are in the phylum “mollusca” and they are invertebrates.

[Turbineguy]

17. They are

mammals. I thought everybody knew that.

[Major Nikon]

29. I thought mammals had teats

[jberryhill]

44. So do dolphins, and they're fish, so...

[yonder]

18. not fish at all.

a characteristic. opposite of generous

[DinahMoeHum]

21. Fish: Meat Without Feet

[Generic Brad]

22. The selfish are not fish

Of that I am certain.

[elleng]

25. According to my 'pescatore' friend/relative (whom I'll meet first time next weekend)

at least crabcakes are OK! They don't eat meat, only fish, I asked if crabcakes would be OK (having a party next weekend) and she said YES YES YES!

GOOD, as we're in Maryland near rivers, Bay and ocean!

[anneboleyn]

36. Lobsters, crabs, etc are in the phylum Arthropoda--giant bugs. They are NOT fish.

They are in the same phylum as land-dwelling big species.

[elleng]

39. Well at least my 'no meat' relatives eat crabcakes!

[jberryhill]

43. If they are living on the Chesapeake, they'd better

Bucket of beer, bushel of crabs.. that’s a weekend right there.

[elleng]

45. They aren't;

they live in PA! They'll visit me here near the Bay, and get some southern MD specialties.

[dameatball]

31. No. Shellfish do not have lips.

[Quemado]

32. Some of the replies to the OP sound fishy to me

[GusBob]

46. Is a mullet a fish or a bird?

Mullets jump out of the water like they are flying. And they have gizzards.

And if you fry 'em they taste like chicken

Mullets are birds with fins and scales if you ask me