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Are shellfish considered fish? [View all] jberryhill Jun 2018 OP
Are you not allowed to have shellfish but want to anyway? Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #1
No, the kids are down from Maine and did not bring my tribute jberryhill Jun 2018 #2
Ahh, the tribute. For me it is a new Mercedes. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #3
Wright is my favorite comedian. nt tblue37 Jun 2018 #26
He was on Carson last night pintobean Jun 2018 #40
jberryhill, that just seems like True Dough Jun 2018 #4
I'm holding out for a pearl of wisdom jberryhill Jun 2018 #5
There may be a joke here I am missing, however, Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #6
I knew it! jberryhill Jun 2018 #7
Your post still made me laugh. TY Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #9
But what is Chicken of the Sea, then? jberryhill Jun 2018 #10
Groan worth...... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #13
Aren't all fish water-dwelling animals? Major Nikon Jun 2018 #23
No they are not the same... SummerSnow Jun 2018 #8
Are tomatoes fruit or vegetable? Ptah Jun 2018 #11
I thought they were tubers. Like beans. jberryhill Jun 2018 #12
They are fruits who defected to Saladia. marylandblue Jun 2018 #15
Technically, they're fruits... Callmecrazy Jun 2018 #20
Just make a fruit salad with okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers Major Nikon Jun 2018 #24
They are savory fruits. nt tblue37 Jun 2018 #27
If they weren't fish, they would just call them shells marylandblue Jun 2018 #14
Shellfish are not fish vlyons Jun 2018 #16
But jellyfish are fish that don't have vertebrae jberryhill Jun 2018 #19
No, they are not fish scientifically speaking. Phylum "mollusca" -- they are invertebrates anneboleyn Jun 2018 #33
No, different phylum. Jellyfish phylum Cnidaria. Fish phylum Chordata. anneboleyn Jun 2018 #37
Yeah I file 'em under "Fish, Jelly" jberryhill Jun 2018 #41
Crustaceans are arthropods like insects and spiders. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #28
Yep. I can never eat lobster because I have a friend who said lobsters are just giant roaches anneboleyn Jun 2018 #34
Actually they are more like spiders. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #38
Blue crabs are even more like spiders jberryhill Jun 2018 #42
Yep! What the biologist said! PearliePoo2 Jun 2018 #30
Phylum "mollusca" -- shellfish are NOT fish scientically speaking anneboleyn Jun 2018 #35
They are Turbineguy Jun 2018 #17
I thought mammals had teats Major Nikon Jun 2018 #29
So do dolphins, and they're fish, so... jberryhill Jun 2018 #44
not fish at all. yonder Jun 2018 #18
Fish: Meat Without Feet DinahMoeHum Jun 2018 #21
The selfish are not fish Generic Brad Jun 2018 #22
According to my 'pescatore' friend/relative (whom I'll meet first time next weekend) elleng Jun 2018 #25
Lobsters, crabs, etc are in the phylum Arthropoda--giant bugs. They are NOT fish. anneboleyn Jun 2018 #36
Well at least my 'no meat' relatives eat crabcakes! elleng Jun 2018 #39
If they are living on the Chesapeake, they'd better jberryhill Jun 2018 #43
They aren't; elleng Jun 2018 #45
No. Shellfish do not have lips. dameatball Jun 2018 #31
Some of the replies to the OP sound fishy to me Quemado Jun 2018 #32
Is a mullet a fish or a bird? GusBob Jun 2018 #46
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