by Dana Point Fish Company | Feb 5, 2014 | DPFishCo, Mollusks, Oysters, Species ID, Univalves, Bivalves
Oyster List Location Notes Atlantic Coast Eastern Mid-Atlantic Region Heavy shell Maine Barnstable Maine – Barnstable Harbor Ivory Shells; Plump Meat (Maine) Belon Maine Briny Damariscotta Maine – Damariscotta River Estuary...
by John Shelton | Feb 4, 2014 | DPFishCo, Species ID
Squarespot Rockfish – Sebastes hopkinsi. Identifying Characteristics and Biology This species is a smaller rockfish (a fish of 12 inches would be very large). Average line-caught sizes are between 8 to 10 inches. They are perch-shaped, and colorations...
by John Shelton | Jan 30, 2014 | Barracuda, DPFishCo, Fish and Seafood, Saltwater Finfish, Species ID
Pacific Barracuda – Sphyraena argentea. Common Names: Pacific barracuda, barracuda, California barracuda, barries. Identifying Characteristics and Biology Pacific barracuda are long, thin fish with silvery sides. Their mouths are full of sharp teeth. For...
by John Shelton | Jan 29, 2014 | Anchovy, DPFishCo, Saltwater Finfish, Species ID
Northern Anchovy – Engraulis mordax. Also called the California anchovy. Identifying Characteristics and Biology They are small, long slender fish. The color ranges from blue or green on back with silver bellies. Their anal fins begin at the back of the...
by John Shelton | Jan 29, 2014 | DPFishCo, Species ID, Tuna, Tunas, Jacks
Albacore Tuna – Thunnus alalunga. Common Names: Albacore, albacore tuna, albies, long fins, chickens, chicken of the sea, white meat tuna. albicore, albie, pigfish, tombo ahi, ahipalaha, Pacific albacore, longfin, germon, longfin tuna, longfin tunny, and bastard...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Jan 28, 2014 | Clams, DPFishCo, Mollusks, Oysters, Seafood
What are bivalves and univalves, and what are the differences between the two? They are both mollusks. A mollusk is a type of shellfish, and each of these two types describes what the outer shell is. Univalves have one shell, and bivalves have two shells. Both are...
