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Is an oyster a fish

Updated: 8/11/2023
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15y ago

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No, it's classed as a Mollusc, which is the correct scientific name for shellfish. However, the hermit crab (which lives in discarded whelk shells) is NOT a shellfish- it is classed as a Crustacean, like other species of crab, lobsters, crayfish etc.

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10y ago

I think it is a marine animal that develops a pearl in its mouth

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8y ago

no they dont

edit: Well that depends...you see... Whale eat eels and seals eat eels and baby fish eat oysters. A squid'll eat oysters too, wouldn't you?

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15y ago

No they're shellfish

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6y ago

No it is not

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