Roughy

Roughy includes orange roughy, red roughy or deep sea perch. The flesh is firm with a mild flavor and it is sold skinned and filleted, fresh or frozen. Orange roughy was renamed in the 1970’s from the less attractive name of “slime head.” Unfortunately, orange roughy accumulates large amounts of mercury in its tissue, which can have harmful health affects, and is not a very good source of omega-3 fatty acids, so consumption should be limited.