There are different market forms for fish including live fish or whole round fish that are transported and caught alive, dressed fish that has had its scales, entrails, fins and head removed but is otherwise whole, butterfly fillets that are the two sides of the fish cut lengthwise and held together, fillets that are the boneless side cut lengthwise from the backbone, steaks that are cross section slices including the backbone, and sticks that are uniform cuts from frozen fillet blocks.

1. DIFFERENT MARKET FORMS
OF FISH

2. LIVE FISH OR WHOLE ROUND
Live fishes are
transported and
marketed alive
Whole,round fishes
are caught and taken
from the water.

3. DRESSED FISH
 Dressed Fish
is whole fish
with scales,
entrails, fins
and head
removed.

4. BUTTERFLY FILLET
Butterfly Fillet are
the two sides of the
fish cut
lenghthwise away
from the backbone
and held together
by the uncut flesh
and skin of the
belly

5. FILLET
Fillet is the
boneless side of
the fish cut
lengthwise from the
backbone.

6. STEAKS
Steaks are the
cross section slices
cut from a large,
dressed fish; the
cross section of
backbone generally
included.

7. STICKS
 STICKS are
uniform stick cuts
from large blocks
of frozen fillets.