Types of Edible Fish - General Information plus Recipes

Types of Fish

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 this 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

Dogfish ( Huss, Rock, Rock Salmon)

Eel

Haddock

Halibut

Herring

Huss (Dogfish, Rock, Rock Salmon)

Mackerel

Monkfish

Mullet

Plaice

Red Snapper

Rock (Rock Salmon, Huss, Dogfish)

Salmon

Sardines (Pilchards)

Skate

Sole

Swordfish

Trout

Tuna

Turbot

(brief description)

Name (Family)	Type	Cooking
Barramundi (Latidae)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, fry, grill
Basa or Bocourti (Pangasiidae)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill
Brill (Scophthalmidae)	White Seawater Flatfish	Bake, fry, grill
Carp (Cyprinidae)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, braise, stew
Catfish (Siluriformes)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill
Coley (Gadidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Dab (Pleuronectidae)	White Seawater Flatfish	Bake, fry, grill, poach
Flounder (Pleuronectidae)	White Seawater Flatfish	Bake, fry, grill, poach
Grouper (Serranidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Gurnard (Triglidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Hake (Merlucciidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Hoki (Merlucciidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, fry, grill, poach
John Dory (Zeidae)	White Seawater Flatfish	Bake, fry, grill, poach
Ling (Lotidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaenidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, fry, grill, poach
Milkfish (Chanidae)	White Sea/Freshwater Round	Bake, fry, grill, stuffed
Orange Roughy (Trachichthyidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, fry, grill, poach
Perch (Percidae)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, boil, stew
Pike (Esocidae)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, boil, stew
Pollock (Gadidae)	White Seawater Round	Bake, fry, grill, poach
Redfish/Rockfish (Sebastes)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Sprat/ Whitebait (Clupeidae)	Oily Seawater Round	Deep Fry
Sturgeon (Acipenseridae)	White Sea/Freshwater Round	Bake, braise, grill, poach
Tilapia (Cichlidae)	White Freshwater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach
Whiting (Gadidaes)	White Seawater Round	Bake, braise, fry, grill, poach

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