Oily fish

Oily fish is the name for several species of fish which have a lot of fat (and oil) in their muscle tissue. Oily fish commonly have ten percent or more fat/oil in their tissue. Some species have over 30%. The other kind of fish is called whitefish: Whitefish only contain oil/fat in tissues around the liver. Common fish that are called oily include Atlantic herring, European sprat, salmon, Atlantic mackerel, tuna, eel, Greenland halibut and different species of catfish.

Oily Fish Media

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  The large open-water Atlantic bluefin tuna is an oily fish.

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  Most small forage fish, like these schooling anchovies, are also oily fish.

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  Oily fish fillet (salmon – bottom) contrasted with a white fish fillet (halibut – top)

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  Grilled salmon, an oily fish