#soft-finned_fish__malacopterygian any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
exclusion: #spiny-finned_fish
supertype: #teleost_fish__teleostfish__teleost__teleostan a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
member: #whitebait
member of: #superorder_Malacopterygii
subtype: #order_Ostariophysi__Ostariophysi in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes
subtype: #cypriniform_fish__cypriniformfish a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
subtype: #loach slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
subtype: #cyprinid_fish__cyprinid soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
subtype: #carp any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
subtype: #domestic_carp__Cyprinus_carpio large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest
subtype: #leather_carp__leathercarp scaleless domestic carp
subtype: #mirror_carp domestic carp with some large large shining scales
subtype: #tench__Tinca_tinca freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
subtype: #dace__Leuciscus_leuciscus small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
subtype: #chub__Leuciscus_cephalus European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
subtype: #shiner any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
subtype: #emerald_shiner__emeraldshiner__Notropis_atherinoides small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster
subtype: #common_shiner__silversides__Notropis_cornutus the common North American shiner
subtype: #golden_shiner__Notemigonus_crysoleucas shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream'
subtype: #Rutilus_rutilus__roach European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
subtype: #rudd__Scardinius_erythrophthalmus European freshwater fish resembling the roach
subtype: #minnow__Phoxinus_phoxinus very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
subtype: #gudgeon__gobiogobio small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
subtype: #goldfish__Carassius_auratus small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
subtype: #silverfish a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
subtype: #crucian_carp__cruciancarp__Carassius_carassius__Carassius_vulgaris European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
subtype: #electric_eel__Electrophorus_electric eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
subtype: #catostomid a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
subtype: #sucker mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
subtype: #buffalo_fish__buffalofish__buffalofish any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
subtype: #black_buffalo__blackbuffalo__Ictiobus_niger fish of the lower Mississippi
subtype: #hog_sucker__hogsucker__hog_molly__hogmolly__Hypentelium_nigricans widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams
subtype: #redhorse_sucker__redhorse North American sucker with reddish fins
subtype: #cyprinodont any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
subtype: #killifish small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
subtype: #mummichog__Fundulus_heteroclitus silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the United States Atlantic coast
subtype: #striped_killifish__stripedkillifish__mayfish__fundulusmajali black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of United States Atlantic and Gulf coasts
subtype: #rivulus__rivulu found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic
subtype: #American_flagfish__flagfish__Jordanella_floridae flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
subtype: #swordtail__helleri__Xyphophorus_helleri freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
subtype: #guppy__rainbow_fish__rainbowfish__Lebistes_reticulatus small freshwater fish of South America and West Indies; often kept in aquariums
subtype: #topminnow__poeciliid_fish__poeciliidfish__poeciliid__live-bearer small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
subtype: #mosquitofish__Gambusia_affinis silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
subtype: #platy__Platypoecilus_maculatus small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
subtype: #mollie__molly popular aquarium fish
subtype: #characin_fish__characin__characid any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
subtype: #tetra brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
subtype: #cardinal_tetra__Paracheirodon_axelrodi small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia
subtype: #piranha__pirana__caribe small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
subtype: #siluriform_fish__catfish any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
subtype: #silurid_fish__siluridfish__silurid Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
subtype: #European_catfish__sheatfish__Silurus_glanis large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
subtype: #electric_catfish__Malopterurus_electricus freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ
subtype: #bullhead any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
subtype: #horned_pout__hornpout__pout__Ameiurus_Melas catfish common in eastern United States
subtype: #brown_bullhead__brownbullhead freshwater catfish of eastern United States
subtype: #channel_catfish__channel_cat__Ictalurus_punctatus freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
subtype: #blue_catfish__blue_cat__blue_channel_catfish__blue_channel_cat a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
subtype: #flathead_catfish__mudcat__goujon__shovelnose_catfish__spoonbill_catfish__spoonbillcatfish__Pylodictus_olivaris large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
subtype: #armored_catfish South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
subtype: #sea_catfish any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
subtype: #crucifix_fish catfish of the Caribbean area
subtype: #gadoid_fish__gadoid a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
subtype: #cod__codfish major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters
subtype: #codling young codfish
subtype: #Atlantic_cod__Gadus_morhua one of the world's most important commercial fishes
subtype: #Pacific_cod__Alaska_cod__Gadus_macrocephalus closely related to Atlantic cod
subtype: #burbot__eelpout__ling__cusk__Lota_lota elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
subtype: #scrod__schrod young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
subtype: #Merlangus_merlangus__whiting__Gadus_merlangus a food fish of European Atlantic waters resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
subtype: #Melanogrammus_aeglefinus__haddock important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
subtype: #Pollachius_pollachius__pollack important food and game fish of northern seas especially North Atlantic; related to cod
subtype: #hake any of several marine food fishes related to cod
subtype: #silver_hake__Merluccius_bilinearis__whiting found off Atlantic coast of North America
subtype: #ling American hakes
subtype: #Molva_molva__ling elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
subtype: #torsk__Brosme_brosme large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
subtype: #rattail__grenadier__rattail_fish__rattailfish deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
subtype: #eel voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
subtype: #elver young eel
subtype: #common_eel__freshwater_eel eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
subtype: #Anguilla_sucklandii__tuna New Zealand eel
subtype: #moray_eel__morayeel__moray family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
subtype: #conger_eel__conger large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
subtype: #beaked_salmon__sandfish__Gonorhynchus_gonorhynchus fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
subtype: #clupeid_fish__clupeidfish__clupeid any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
subtype: #shad herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn
subtype: #common_American_shad__Alosa_sapidissima shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast
subtype: #river_shad__rivershad__alosachrysoclori shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima
subtype: #allice_shad__allis_shad__allisshad__allice__allis__alli__Alosa_alosa European shad
subtype: #Alosa_pseudoharengus__alewife__Pomolobus_pseudoharengus shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
subtype: #menhaden__Brevoortia_tyrannis shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
subtype: #Clupea_harangus__herring commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
subtype: #Atlantic_herring__Clupea_harengus_harengus important food fish; found in enormous shoals in North Atlantic
subtype: #Pacific_herring__Clupea_harengus_pallasii important food fish of the north Pacific
subtype: #sardine any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
subtype: #sild any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway
subtype: #Clupea_sprattus__brisling__sprat small herring processed like a sardine
subtype: #Sardina_pilchardus__pilchard__sardine small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
subtype: #Pacific_sardine__Sardinops_caerulea small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
subtype: #anchovy small herring-like plankton-feeding fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
subtype: #mediterranean_anchovy__mediterraneananchovy__Engraulis_encrasicholus esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes
subtype: #salmonid soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
subtype: #salmon any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
subtype: #blackfish female salmon that has recently spawned
subtype: #redfish male salmon that has recently spawned
subtype: #Salmo_salar__Atlantic_salmon found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
subtype: #landlocked_salmon__lake_salmon Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada
subtype: #blueback_salmon__sockeye__sockeyesalmon__redsalmon__Onchorynchus_nerka small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the north Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
subtype: #quinnat_salmon__quinnatsalmon__chinook__chinooksalmon__king_salmon__Onchorynchus_tshawtscha large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
subtype: #blue_jack__coho__cohoe__coho_salmon__silver_salmon__Onchorynchus_kisutch small salmon of north Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
subtype: #trout any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
subtype: #brown_trout__browntrout__salmon_trout__Salmo_trutta speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
subtype: #sea_trout__seatrout silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn
subtype: #Salmo_gairdneri__rainbow_trout__rainbowtrout found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska
subtype: #Salvelinus_namaycush__lake_trout__salmon_trout large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
subtype: #Salvelinus_fontinalis__brook_trout__speckled_trout North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe
subtype: #char any of several small-scaled trout
subtype: #Arctic_char__Salvelinus_alpinus small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
subtype: #whitefish silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
subtype: #lake_whitefish__Coregonus_clupeaformis found in Great Lakes and north to Alaska
subtype: #Coregonus_artedi__cisco__lake_herring important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
subtype: #round_whitefish__Menominee_whitefish__Prosopium_cylindraceum bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia
subtype: #Rocky_Mountain_whitefish__Prosopium_williamsonii whitefish of the western United States and Canada
subtype: #smelt small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
subtype: #rainbow_smelt__rainbowsmelt__Osmerus_mordax important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska
subtype: #Osmerus_eperlanus__sparling__European_smelt the common smelt of Europe
subtype: #capelin__capelan__caplin very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
subtype: #tarpon__Tarpon_atlanticus large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
subtype: #ladyfish__tenpounder__Elops_saurus game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
subtype: #bonefish__Albula_vulpes slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
subtype: #argentine any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
subtype: #lanternfish small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
subtype: #lizardfish__snakefish tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
subtype: #greeneye bottom-livers having large eyes with metallic green luster
subtype: #lancetfish__lancet_fish__wolffish large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin
subtype: #handsaw_fish__handsawfish a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus
subtype: #opah__moonfish__Lampris_regius large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
subtype: #New_World_opah__Lampris_guttatus from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #ribbonfish marine fish having a long compressed ribbon-like body
subtype: #dealfish__Trachipterus_arcticus deep-sea ribbonfish
subtype: #oarfish__king_of_the_herring__ribbonfish__Regalecus_glesne thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
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