> This is because meat-eaters tend to eat the same few species of animals over and over again – pigs, cows, chickens. Tangential, but this is one of the things

> This is because meat-eaters tend to eat the same few species of animals over and over again – pigs, cows, chickens. Tangential, but this is one of the things I like about eating fish. There are so many species you can eat, some of which you can only find in certain regions or have to catch yourself. My list of aquatic animals I've eaten has 47 entries on it and I've surely missed some because it's often hard to tell exactly what species you're getting at a restaurant. I'm always excited to add more to the list. Some less common ones I've had are sickle pomfret ("monchong") and moonfish ("opah") from a fish market in Hawaii, cobia from a fishing trip in Florida, and many perch and bluegill that I've caught myself.