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Q.
What exactly are shellfish?
For one thing, they
are not fish. They have no
vertebrate (backbone). They
do not have scales or fins
and some can swim, most
cannot.
In the culinary world, two
major groups of
seafood are called
shellfish.
Mollusks - include clams,
oysters, mussels, conch,
snails and scallops.
Crustaceans - include
shrimp, crabs, lobster and
crawfish.
Squid and octopus are
sometimes considered
shellfish as well.
The dictionary definition is
" An aquatic animal, such as
a mollusk or crustacean,
that has a shell or
shell-like
exoskeleton.
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