Welcome to our presentation

Md. Mamun Hasan

Dept. of THM
University of Dhaka.
Shellfish
 SHELLFISH
• Shellfish can be divided into three groups:
– CRUSTACEANS:
• Covered by firm shells and have segmented bodies
• EX: Shrimp, lobster, crabs
– MOLLUSKS:
• Soft bodies that are partially covered by hard shells
• EX: Oysters, clams, scallops
– Cephalopods
• Though technically classed as mollusks
• Have a reduced internal shell called cuttlebone
• Ex: octopus, cuttlefish
 Crustaceans

• Crustaceans
– Have a hard outer skeleton or shell
– Jointed appendages
– Bone, outer jointed shell
 Crustaceans

• Crayfish
-Small fresh water fish.
- Average length 2 to 8 inches.
• Crabs
– King crabs
– Dungeness crabs
– Blue crabs
– Snow or spider crabs
– Stone crabs
 Crabs
Blue Crab

King Crab Legs

Snow Crab Legs Dungeness Crab

 Crustaceans

• Lobsters
– Maine lobsters
– Spiny lobsters
– Slipper lobsters
– Langoustine
• Shrimp
• Prawn
Mollusks

 Mollusks are soft sea animals. There are two

types that are commonly eaten:
 Bivalves have a pair of hinged shells (like clams)
 Oysters are the most prized member of mollusks family
 Taste depend less on species, more on where they
grown

 Univalves have a single shell (like conch)

 Snails the best known of univalves
 Cephalopods

- Squid, the most popular

- Cooked in High heat or long period of time under low heat