"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> Hello All!
>
> Perhaps someone who knows more Spanish than me can enlighten me on current
> usage? I had thought "mariscos" were shrimps but I've heard it used
> recently for all kinds of seafood, not just invertebrates as Wikipedia
> indicates.

One has to remember there are a myriad of Spanish Dialects and usages.

Camarones = Shrimp(s)
Mariscos = Seafood (coming from the word Mar = ocean)
Pescado = Fish
Un Pescador - a fisherman

You will always be understood and correct using these terms.

If you see a sign on a Mexican joint -"Mariscos" it simply would indicate
it's seafood restaurant like Red Lobster for example.

Good enough?

Dimitri