Animal-based seafood

thumb|Lobsters awaiting purchase in Trenton, Maine

thumb|Sashimi on a Shigaraki ware plate thumb|Sashimi combo of slices of assorted fish, served on a wooden plate is a Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce.

thumb|right|240px|Fish served as ikizukuri. , also known as , (roughly translated as "prepared alive") is the preparing of sashimi (raw fish) from live seafood. In this Japanese culinary technique, the most popular sea animal used is fish, but octopus, shrimp, and lobster may also be used. The practice is controversial owing to concerns about the animal's suffering, as it is seemingly alive when served. thumb|240px|Freshly served Ikizukuri.

prawn-flavored cracker

thumb|The giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is an important species for aquaculture.

squid used as food, commonly eaten in the Mediterranean, in East Asia, and elsewhere

flesh from sea cucumbers

species of crustacean

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flesh of whales used for consumption by humans or other animals

tunicate

species of crustacean

flesh from sharks

types of seafood that are consumed worldwide

flesh from jellyfish

thumb|Nephrops norvegicus, the langoustine thumb|Scampi served thumb|Scampi in picante tomato sauce

flesh from eels

Traditional Chinese dried seafood selection