Salmon sushi roe at Nishiki food market, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Close-up of sushi and sashimi, Japan, Asia

Shoal of Barberfish feeding on eggsmass, Johnrandallia nigriostris, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Shoal of Barberfish feeding on eggsmass, Johnrandallia nigriostris, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Shoal of Barberfish feeding on eggsmass, Johnrandallia nigriostris, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Butterflyfishes feeding on Fish Spawn, Chaetodon kleinii, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Butterflyfishes feeding on Fish Spawn, Chaetodon kleinii, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Butterflyfishes feeding on Fish Spawn, Chaetodon kleinii, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Fish Eggs on Rock, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Butterflyfishes feeding on Fish Spawn, Chaetodon kleinii, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Flamboyant cuttlefish embryos, Metasepia pfefferi, wait to hatch from their eggs on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Flamboyant cuttlefish embryos, Metasepia pfefferi, wait to hatch from their eggs on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A titan triggerfish aggressively defends it's nest of eggs in the sand.

A whip coral goby broods eggs it has laid on the whip coral where it lives, Anilao, Philippines.

A colorful flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, crawls across the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A tiger cardinal broods eggs in it's mouth.

Pintxos served at Bokado Bar just beside the San Telmo Museum, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

A porcelain crab broods eggs under its carapace, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A male yellow barred jawfish (Opistognathus randalli), broods eggs in its mouth, Anilao, Philippines.

A broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) lays eggs in a coral colony in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Duck breasts, battered fish and preserved '1000 year old' eggs, at food stall in Fengdu, China

A brass plate full of offerings to God. Coconut, dried fish, black soya beans, duck eggs, oiled wicks, colour powder, bitten rice, betel nut, hand made rice paper incense, unhusked rice and flowers. Brahmayani Temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Mrs Vijayalakshmi Neelakandan with complete meal in a thali covered with a banana leaf with all the dishes - rasam, pickles, salad, seasoned yogurt, rice, meat stew, potatoes, salt, fried fish, curried eggs.

Catshark egg (Scyliorhinus sp.), fixed on coral, Cap de Creus, Costa Brava, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

European Chub (Squalius or Leuciscus cephalus) shoal in the clear water of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. MORE INFO: Chub traditionally inhabit more lowland waters in Croatia, but they have proliferated since being introduced to Plitvice Lakes, which are warmer than in the past due to climate change, and they have reduced native trout populations considerably by predating their eggs.

Fried egg jellyfish. Spanish Mediterranean.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant. Here Japanese and American workers are cleaning and sorting salmon roe (fish eggs) for Asian consumption.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant. Here Japanese and American workers are cleaning and sorting salmon roe (fish eggs) for Asian consumption.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

Fried egg jellyfish. Spanish Mediterranean.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: blue water, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

Mexican Horn Shark (Heterodontus mexicanus) egg case held up to the light (detail) in the northern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Salmon processing in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska at the Norquest fish processing plant. Here Japanese and American workers are cleaning and sorting salmon roe (fish eggs) for Asian consumption.

The Norquest fish processing plant in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Shown here processing fresh and wild salmon roe for the asian fish market.

Long-snout Sea Horse (Hoppocampus ramulosus) pregnant male with eggs in brood pouch, Malta, Mediterranean

Clingfish and eggs in typical habitat - splash zone of a rocky shore. UK (RR)

Slices of fish and caviar with lemons

Bread with caviar on cutting board

Bowl of caviar near bread on cutting board

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp with Eggs, Periclimenes sarasvati, Bima, Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A Pokemon nudibranch, Thecacera sp., feeds on squid eggs, Bima Bay, Sumbawa Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A couple of butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) peeps out from inside a fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), that they chose as the nest for hatching their eggs.

Red Soft Coral with tentacles withdrawn

Broadclub Cuttlefish Depositing Eggs

Fish eggs

Food allergy

Whitebait omelette, pattie, small fish baked in omelett and served on white bread, West coast, South Island, New Zealand

Diver observe Racoon-Butterflyfishes feeding Eggs from other Fishes, Chaetodon lunula, Cathedrals of Lanai, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Sushi ball homemade from fresh salmon, egg, avocado

Vegetable salad with quail egg and shrimps, seasoned with oil, on a white plate

Empanada Gallega - traditional pie stuffed with tuna, Galician and Spanish cuisine. Tart with tuna and vegetables

Empanada Gallega - traditional pie stuffed with tuna, Galician and Spanish cuisine. Tart with tuna and vegetables

Traditional Japanese ramen noodles with unagi eel on top

Russian caviar served on ice

Anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, with eggs ane anemone

Vegetable salad with quail egg and shrimps, seasoned with oil, on a white plate

Traditional Japanese ramen noodles with unagi eel on top

Salad bowl with tuna, egg, tomato and onions - healthy food

Empanada Gallega - traditional pie stuffed with tuna, Galician and Spanish cuisine. Tart with tuna and vegetables

Clutches, spawn, fish spawn, eggs, fish eggs, Red Sea clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus), red Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Female pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) guarding clutch in nest on lake bottom, quarry pond with fresh water, Germany, Europe

Russian caviar served on ice

Niçoise salad, Port Grimaud, Provence, France

Azienda Salis Efisio, Bottarga, traditional dried fish (mullet lagoon) eggs, Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Fish eggs ravioli with courgette flowers and botargo, Orestorante restaurant, Ponza island, Lazio, Italy

Salmon roe sushi in roasted nori seaweed in Japanese restaurant, Tokyo, Japan

Hawaii, Maui, A Fresh And Colorful Bowl Of Local Saimin.

A Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus Nerka) Uses Her Anal Fin To Probe Her Redd While A Jack Is Positioned Downstream. Underwater View In An Alaskan Stream During The Summer.

Underwater View Of Developing Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus Nerka) Eggs In Power Creek Near Cordova And Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States Of America

Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) Eating Salmon Eggs, Valdez, Alaska, United States Of America

Delicious Presentation Of Colorful Sushi Platter.

Diver viewing a female Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) pushing an egg into the finger coral where it will hatch in four to six weeks, Philippines

A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.

A Slender Spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops) and two different species of crabs. Attached to the goby are several parasites with egg cases, that will likely prove fatal over time. Many species live on the convuluted surface of this sponge, Philippin

This female Ornate Ghost Pipefish, also known as a Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) is holding it's egg mass in the pouch that is formed by two specialized fins. The eggs can seen through the transparent areas of the fins, Philippines

Close up view of unique sushi platter.

A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.

This male Ring-tailed Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) is protecting and incubating it's eggs by carrying them in his mouth, Philippines

A dish of noodles, vegetables and fish and a tempura prawn, chopsticks.

A dish of noodles, vegetables and fish with a yellow egg yolk.

High angle close up of scallop somen with fish roe, ebi, and salted egg yolk sauce, Singapore

Diver observe Racoon-Butterflyfishes feeding Eggs from other Fishes, Chaetodon lunula, Cathedrals of Lanai, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Red spotted cardinalfish with eggs in mouth, Apogon parvulus, Papua New Guinea, Pacific ocean

Shoal of Rudderfish laying Eggs in Open Water, Kyphosus cinerascens, German Channel, Micronesia, Palau

fish spawn, Germany, Starnberger See

Twotone wrasses (Thalassoma lunare) and Klein's butterfly fish (Chaetodon kleinii) eating eggs, Komodo National Park, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

giant clam red fish egg mass on the shell of a giant tridacna clam Fiji

Catshark egg, (Scyliorhinus sp.), on Yellow gorgonia, (Eunicella cavolini), Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean