Crayfish. Spiny or rock lobster. Langouste. A salt water crustacean, not to be confused with freshwater crayfish.
Pout or bib. A coastal fish, similar to poor cod, shaped like an elongated triangle with a copper-coloured back and silvery sides and belly. It is about 20-30 cm (8-12 inches) long. It has a short barbel on its lower jaw, long thin pelvic fins and two abdominal fins connected by a membrane, The flesh is lean, but rather flavourless and has many bones. It deteriorates rapidly, and so should be prepared very quickly.
Poor cod. A small bony fish resembling smelt and with the same cucumber smell when fresh, and treated in the same way as whiting.
Ray’s bream. A type of sea bream or porgy. Confusingly, in the US this is known as pomfret which, in the UK, is a quite different fish.
Ray’s bream. A type of sea bream or porgy. Confusingly, in the US this is known as pomfret which, in the UK, is a quite different fish.
