Different Types of Fish to Eat

Fish are a healthy source of protein, and omega 3 fatty acids, that aid in keeping our health and heart in check. Not all fish can be eaten on a daily basis, and one must know which fish are okay to eat often, and which aren't. There are so many types of fish out there that one can eat, but not all fish are edible. Fish is a versatile meat, that goes well with any kind of spice, and thrives in regions worldwide, where each one has their own way of preparing the dish. Some places may be able to stomach some kinds of fish that others can't, but at the end of the day, it has its nutritional content.

Types of Fish List - Mercury Content

Mercury is a poisonous and toxic element, that is found in fish. Too much of it causes damage to one's system over time, especially to those who are pregnant/breastfeeding since it can damage the fetus/baby. Women who are pregnant, as well as toddlers, can eat 2 - 3 servings of fish a week, which is not more than two ounces, of low mercury content fish. Pregnant women/small children should stay clear from moderate mercury content fish.

Three servings/less per month of high mercury fish is sufficient, but pregnant women/small kids cannot eat these, while others can. Here we list out the types of edible fish that you need to go easy on in terms of mercury content, along with other kinds of fish that are safe to eat often. Keep in mind, that fish with way too much mercury in it, has to be absolutely avoided. These fish are not edible, and do not come under the safe fish to eat.

Low Mercury Fish Catfish Haddock Herring Anchovies Crawfish Mullet Crab Oyster Mackerel Pollock Flounder Sardine Sole Scallop Trout Squid Salmon Shrimp Tilapia Whitefish

Moderate Mercury Fish Mahi Mahi Snapper Halibut Cod Bass Perch Monkfish Tuna (canned) Lobster Carp

High Mercury Fish Sea Bass Bluefish Tuna (Albacore Tuna (Yellowfin) Grouper

Highest Mercury Fish Swordfish Orange Roughy Marlin Tilefish Tuna (Ahi) Shark

Different Types of Fish List

It is key to know which fish can be eaten often, and which ones to cut down on, to avoid future health problems. Two portions of fish a week, added with one part oily fish is all right. Fish and shellfish are two foods that are rich in omega 3 fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. There's a lot of fish out there, that we humans can eat; find out which fish can be included in your diet. There are three types of fish that are edible - shellfish, white fish and oily fish. These contain omega 3 fatty acids, and can be eaten by pregnant women, or those that are breastfeeding, since it helps develop the baby's nervous system. White fish is a great source of omega 3, but not as much as oily fish. It's a great low-fat food that one can eat, to even aid in weight loss. Some fish given here, need to be avoided, since they are very high in mercury content (as mentioned above), and do not come under the different types of fish to eat.

Oily Fish	Shellfish	White Fish
Salmon (Dog fish, Huss, Rock Eel, Flake)	Crawfish	Catfish
Hilsa	Clam	Ling
Pilchards	Abalone	Plaice
Kipper (herring	Oyster	Parrot fish
Sprats	Periwinkle	Marlin
Tuna (fresh)	Lobster (Rock, American, Spiny)	Snapper (Red/Job)
Whitebait	Shrimp (Prawns)	John Dory
Mackerel	Octopus	Halibut
Hilsa	Crab (Mud, Snow, Sand, King, Dungeness)	Rigg Eel
Sardines	Mussel	Flying fish
Jack (Trevally, Scad, Horse Mackerel)	Clam	Monkfish
Swordfish	Snail	Hake
Herring (Bloater)	Oyster	Lemon Sole (Dover)
Orange Roughy	Cockle	Flounder
Carp	Cuttlefish	Brill
Anchovies	Conch	Dab
-	Squid	Coley
Trout	Scallop (Bay, Sea)	-
-	-	Cod
-	-	Haddock
-	-	Pangas (River Cobbler, Pangasius, Basa)
-	-	Hoki
-	-	Pomfret
-	-	Redfish (Rose, Ocean)
-	-	Rohu (Ruhi)
-	-	Red/Gray Mullet
-	-	Gurnard
-	-	Pollack
-	-	Skate
-	-	Shark
-	-	Sea Bream (Porgy)
-	-	Tuna (canned)
-	-	Skate
-	-	Tilapia
-	-	Whiting
-	-	Turbot
-	-	Sea Bass

When it comes to eating fish, there are portions that one must stick to, in order to steer away from health related issues. One needs to eat more of omega 3 enriched fish that is, oily fish, more often, although there is a portions limit. Girls and women who are expecting to have babies in the future, or those who are already pregnant/breastfeeding, can have two portions (twice a week) of oily fish, which is approximately 140g a portion. Those girls and women who aren't expecting to have kids in the future, can incorporate four portions of oily fish in their diet (four times a week); the same applies for men/boys.

Different Types of Fish in the Ocean

The ocean is our source to a wider catch of fish, filled with a cornucopia of choices. Let's take a look at the kind of fish that aren't meant for human consumption, but to be left alone as part of the sea's inedible group of fish.

Name of Fish
African Flameback	Axelrod's Clown Blenny	Axilspot Hogfish	Bandfin Cardinalfish
Banggai Cardinal Fish	Bicolor Angelfish	Bicolor Blenny	Bicolor Foxface Rabbitfish
Bigeye Cardinalfish	Bignose Unicornfish	Blackcap Gramma	Blackfin Hogfish
Blackfinned Clownfish	Black Striped Angelfish	Black Triggerfish	Blackbar Triggerfish
Blackbelly Triggerfish	Blackstripe Cardinalfish	Black Velvet Angelfish	Blackspot Angelfish
Blacktail Angelfish	Blue Angelfish	Blueface Angelfish	Bluehead Fairy Wrasse
Blue Tang Surgeonfish	Cherub Angelfish	Bluespotted Angelfish	Bluespotted Triggerfish
Bluethroat Triggerfish	Boomerang Triggerfish	Brazilian Gramma	Bridled Cardinalfish
Brown Combtooth Blenny	Brown Surgeonfish	Cherub Angelfish	Chestnut Eyelash Blenny
Chevron Tang	Chinese Trumpetfish	Chocolate Surgeonfish	Cinnamon Clownfish
Clarkii Clownfish	Clown Triggerfish	Cockatoo Waspfish	Comical Blenny
Convict Surgeonfish	Cook's Cardinalfish	Coral Beauty	Coral Hogfish
Coral Rabbitfish	Cortez Angelfish	Cuban Hogfish	Desjardin's Sailfin Tang
Doederlein's Cardinalfish	Dog Toothed Cardinalfish	Doubleband Surgeonfish	Drab Sole
Eight Lined Wrasse	Elongate Surgeonfish	Emperor Angelfish	Gray Reef Shark
Eyestriped Surgeonfish	Exquisite Fairy Wrasse	False Cleanerfish	Finescale Triggerfish
Finespotted Fairy Wrasse	Five-lined cardinalfish	Flamefish	Flame Angelfish
Foxface Rabbitfish	French Angelfish	Gilded Triggerfish	Golden Angelfish
Goldspotted Rabbitfish	Gray Angelfish	Gray Unicornfish	Great Barrier Reef Blenny
Green Chromis	Gray Triggerfish	Halfback Angelfish	Halfmoon Picassofish
Halfmoon Triggerfish	Hartzfeld's Cardinalfish	Hogchoker	Humpback Unicornfish
Indian Triggerfish	Iridescent Cardinalfish	Japanese Surgeonfish	Keyhole Angelfish
Korean Angelfish	Large Toothed Cardinalfish	Large-scale Triggerfish	Lemonpeel Angelfish
Leopard Blenny	Linear Blenny	Lined Sole	Linguado
Live Sharksucker	Longnose Surgeonfish	Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse	Lyretail
Hogfish	Maroon Clownfish	Magnificent	Rabbitfish
Masked Rabbitfish	Masked Triggerfish	Majestic Angelfish	Mango Angelfish
Midnight Angelfish	Nalolo	Ocean Surgeon	Ocean Triggerfish
Ocellaris	Clownfish	Ochre-striped cardinalfish	Onespot Foxface Rabbitfish
Orange Angelfish	Orange-lined triggerfish	Orange Skunk Anemonefish	Orangeside Triggerfish
Orangespine Unicornfish	Orbiculate Cardinalfish	Ornate Wrasse	Painted Frogfish
Pajama Cardinalfish	Palette Surgeonfish	Passer Angelfish	Percula Clownfish
Persian Blenny	Picasso Triggerfish	Pink Skunk Clownfish	Pinktail Triggerfish
Potter's Angelfish	Purple Mask Angelfish	Queen Angelfish	Queen Triggerfish
Queensland Blenny	Red Sea Mimic Blenny	Red Fin Fairy Wrasse	Redmargin Fairy Wrasse
Red-speckled Blenny	Redtail Triggerfish	Redtoothed Triggerfish	Ring-tailed Cardinalfish
Royal Gramma	Rock Beauty	Rusty Angelfish	Saddleback Clownfish
Saddleback Hogfish	Saddle Clownfish	Sailfin Tang	Sargassum Triggerfish
Scribbled Angelfish	Scott's Fairy Wrasse	Seale's Cardinalfish	Shaggy Angler
Sixbanded Angelfish	Skunk Clownfish	Sleek Unicornfish	Sohal Surgeonfish
Spanish Hogfish	Social Wrasse	Solar Fairy Wrasse	Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
Spotted Surgeonfish	Spotted Tang	Spotted Hogfish	Stone Triggerfish
Striated Frogfish	Striated Surgeonfish	Striped Triggerfish	Striped-fin Surgeonfish
Talbot's Blenny	Thompson's Surgeonfish	Threadfin Sardinalfish	Titan Triggerfish
Tomato Clownfish	Tomini Surgeonfish	Twospot Surgeonfish	Twotone Tang
Vermiculated Angelfish	Virgate Rabbitfish	Warty Frogfish	Watanabe's Angelfish
Wedge-tail Triggerfish	Whitetail Pygmy Angelfish	White Jawed Cardinalfish	Whitemargin Unicornfish
Wolf Cardinalfish	Wolf Eel	Wolf Fish	Yellow Tang

The fish that are edible, are packed with vitamin A and vitamin D, and contain calcium that is good in making bones stronger. Make sure you experiment with different types of fish you can eat, so as to avoid the build up of toxins from a fish that is high in mercury. Alternate fish types according to mercury levels, and learn how to eat fish the safe way.