Below is a chart showing types of edible fish. Click on the pictures to find information on the individual species such as whether they are freshwater, saltwater (marine) flat fish, round fish, white fish or oily fish plus lots of recipes for each one. Below the chart is a list of other fish with brief descriptions. This section is in the process of being collated, so please check back in the very near future for further additions.
NB Pictures are not to scale
Anchovy
Bass (sea)
Bream (sea)
Cod
Eel
Haddock
Herring Halibut
Mackerel
Monkfish
Mullet
Plaice
Red Snapper
Salmon
Sardines (Pilchards)
Sole Skate
Swordfish
Trout
Tuna
Turbot
Other Fish
(brief descriptions)
Name (Family)
Barramundi (Latidae) Basa or Bocourti (Pangasiidae) Brill (Scophthalmidae) Carp (Cyprinidae) Catfish (Siluriformes) Coley (Gadidae) Dab (Pleuronectidae) Flounder (Pleuronectidae) Grouper (Serranidae) Gurnard (Triglidae) Hake (Merlucciidae)
Cooking
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Hoki (Merlucciidae) John Dory (Zeidae) Ling (Lotidae) Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaenidae) Milkfish (Chanidae) Orange Roughy (Trachichthyidae) Perch (Percidae) Pike (Esocidae) Pollock (Gadidae) Redfish/Rockfish (Sebastes) Sprat/ Whitebait (Clupeidae) Sturgeon (Acipenseridae) Tilapia (Cichlidae) Whiting (Gadidaes)
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