#aquatic_vertebrate__aquaticvertebrate animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water
supertype: #vertebrate__craniate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
part: #flipper
subtype: #jawless_vertebrate__jawlessvertebrate__jawless_fish__jawlessfish__agnathan eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
subtype: #ostracoderm extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
subtype: #heterostracan extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian
subtype: #osteostracan__cephalaspid extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head
subtype: #anaspid extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian
subtype: #conodont small (2 in) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes
subtype: #cyclostome primitive aquatic vertebrate
subtype: #lamprey_eel__lampreyeel__lamprey__lamper_eel primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
subtype: #sea_lamprey__sealamprey__Petromyzon_marinus large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
subtype: #hagfish__slime_eels eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
subtype: #Myxine_glutinosa typical hagfish
subtype: #eptatretus a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus
subtype: #Myxinikela_siroka fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes
subtype: #placoderm fishlike vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
subtype: #fish any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
subtype: #cartilaginous_fish__cartilaginousfish__chondrichthian fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
subtype: #holocephalan fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
subtype: #chimaera smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail
subtype: #rabbitfish__Chimaera_monstrosa large European chimaera
subtype: #elasmobranch__selachian any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
subtype: #shark any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
subtype: #cow_shark__cowshark__six-gilled_shark__Hexanchus_griseus large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
subtype: #mackerel_shark fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
subtype: #porbeagle__Lamna_nasus voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific
subtype: #mako_shark__mako powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific
subtype: #shortfin_mako__Isurus_oxyrhincus very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish
subtype: #longfin_mako__longfinmako__Isurus_paucus similar to shortfin mako but darker blue
subtype: #bonito_shark__blue_pointed__Isurus_glaucus common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish
subtype: #great_white_shark__greatwhiteshark__white_shark__whiteshark__man-eater__maneater__man-eating_shark__Carcharodon_carcharias large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
subtype: #basking_shark__baskingshark__Cetorhinus_maximus large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
subtype: #thresher_shark__thresher__thrasher__fox_shark__foxshark__Alopius_vulpinus large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
subtype: #carpet_shark__Orectolobus_barbatus shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin
subtype: #nurse_shark__Ginglymostoma_cirratum small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia
subtype: #sand_tiger__sand_shark__Carcharias_taurus__Odontaspis_taurus shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers
subtype: #whale_shark__whaleshark__Rhincodon_typus large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
subtype: #cat_shark__catshark small bottom-dwelling sharks with catlike eyes; found along continental slopes
subtype: #requiem_shark__requiemshark any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
subtype: #bull_shark__cub_shark__cubshark__Carcharhinus_leucas a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
subtype: #sandbar_shark__sandbarshark__Carcharhinus_plumbeus most common gray shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
subtype: #blacktip_shark__sandbar_shark__sandbarshark__Carcharhinus_limbatus widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
subtype: #oceanic_whitetip_shark__whitetip_shark__white-tipped_shark__Carcharinus_longimanus large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
subtype: #dusky_shark__duskyshark__Carcharhinus_obscurus relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
subtype: #lemon_shark__Negaprion_brevirostris common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous
subtype: #great_blue_shark__blue_shark__Prionace_glauca slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
subtype: #tiger_shark__Galeocerdo_cuvieri large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
subtype: #soupfin_shark__soupfinshark__soupfin__Galeorhinus_zyopterus Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)
subtype: #dogfish any of several small sharks
subtype: #smooth_dogfish small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts
subtype: #smoothhound_shark__smoothhoundshark__smoothhound__Mustelus_mustelus smooth dogfish of European coastal waters
subtype: #American_smooth_dogfish__Mustelus_canis found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas
subtype: #Florida_smoothhound__Mustelus_norrisi found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
subtype: #reef_whitetip_shark__whitetip_shark__Triaenodon_obseus smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
subtype: #spiny_dogfish__spinydogfish small bottom-dwelling dogfishes
subtype: #Atlantic_spiny_dogfish__Squalus_acanthias destructive dogfish of American and European Atlantic coastal waters; widely used in anatomy classes
subtype: #Pacific_spiny_dogfish__Squalus_suckleyi dogfish of Pacific coast of North America
subtype: #hammerhead_shark__hammerhead medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
subtype: #smooth_hammerhead__Sphyrna_zygaena fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver
subtype: #smalleye_hammerhead__Sphyrna_tudes fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver
subtype: #shovelhead__bonnethead__bonnet_shark__Sphyrna_tiburo small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
subtype: #angel_shark__angelshark__angelfish__Squatina_squatina__monkfish sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
subtype: #ray cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
subtype: #electric_ray__crampfish__numbfish__torpedo any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
subtype: #sawfish primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
subtype: #smalltooth_sawfish__Pristis_pectinatus commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive
subtype: #guitarfish primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body
subtype: #stingray large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
subtype: #roughtail_stingray__roughtailstingray__Dasyatis_centroura one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
subtype: #butterfly_ray__butterflyray short-tailed broad-finned stingray
subtype: #eagle_ray__eagleray powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
subtype: #spotted_eagle_ray__spottedeagleray__spotted_ray__spottedray__Aetobatus_narinari ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
subtype: #cownose_ray__cownoseray__cow-nosed_ray__cownosedray__Rhinoptera_bonasus large ray found along eastern coast of North America
subtype: #manta_ray__mantaray__manta__devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
subtype: #Atlantic_manta__Manta_birostris largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
subtype: #devil_ray__devilray__Mobula_hypostoma small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
subtype: #skate large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
subtype: #gray_skate__Raja_batis common European skate used as food
subtype: #little_skate__Raja_erinacea most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches
subtype: #thorny_skate__Raja_radiata cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches
subtype: #barndoor_skate__Raja_laevis one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook
subtype: #game_fish any fish providing sport for the angler
subtype: #food_fish any fish used for food by human beings
subtype: #groundfish__bottom_fish fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder
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: #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: #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: #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: #sea_bass any of various food and sport fishes of the United States Atlantic coast having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
subtype: #blackmouth_bass__Synagrops_bellus small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity
subtype: #rock_sea_bass__rock_bass__Centropristis_philadelphica a kind of sea bass
subtype: #black_sea_bass__black_bass__Centropistes_striata bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
subtype: #Roccus_saxatilis__striped_bass__striper__rockfish marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
subtype: #stone_bass__wreckfish__Polyprion_americanus brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
subtype: #belted_sandfish__Serranus_subligarius found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic
subtype: #grouper usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas
subtype: #Epinephelus_fulvus__coney black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
subtype: #hind.grouper any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
subtype: #rock_hind__Epinephelus_adscensionis found around rocky coasts or on reefs
subtype: #creole-fish__Paranthias_furcifer deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic
subtype: #jewfish__mycteropercabonaci large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
subtype: #snapper any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
subtype: #Lutjanus_blackfordi__red_snapper esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in American Atlantic coastal waters and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #gray_snapper__mangrove_snapper__Lutjanus_griseus found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
subtype: #mutton_snapper__muttonfish__Lutjanus_analis similar to and often marketed as "red snapper"
subtype: #Lutjanus_apodus__schoolmaster food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
subtype: #yellowtail_snapper__yellowtail__Ocyurus_chrysurus superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
subtype: #tuna__tunny any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
subtype: #long-fin_tunny__albacore__Thunnus_alalunga large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
subtype: #horse_mackerel__horsemackerel__bluefin__bluefin_tuna__bluefintuna__Thunnus_thynnus largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
subtype: #yellowfin_tuna__yellowfintuna__yellowfin__Thunnus_albacares may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
subtype: #sole.flatfish right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
subtype: #European_sole__Solea_solea highly valued as food
subtype: #Solea_lascaris__lemon_sole__lemonsole small European sole
subtype: #Parophrys_vitulus__English_sole__lemon_sole__lemonsole popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
subtype: #sand_sole__Psettichthys_melanostichus common flatfish of North American Pacific coast
subtype: #hogchoker__Trinectes_maculatus useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
subtype: #rough_fish__roughfish any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait
subtype: #mouthbreeder any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths
subtype: #spawner a female fish at spawning time
subtype: #bony_fish any fish of the class Osteichthyes
subtype: #crossopterygian__lobefin__lobe-finned_fish any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
subtype: #coelacanth__Latimeria_chalumnae fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
subtype: #lungfish air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
subtype: #ceratodus extinct lungfish
subtype: #barramunda__barramundi__Neoceratodus_forsteri large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
subtype: #teleost_fish__teleostfish__teleost__teleostan a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
subtype: #soft-finned_fish__malacopterygian any fish of the 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: #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: #sardine any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
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: #trout any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
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: #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
subtype: #cornetfish slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales
subtype: #pipefish__needlefish fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
subtype: #dwarf_pipefish__dwarfpipefish__Syngnathus_hildebrandi small (4 inches) fish found off Florida gulf coast
subtype: #deepwater_pipefish__deepwaterpipefish__Cosmocampus_profundus 8 inches; from eastern Florida to western Caribbean
subtype: #seahorse__sea_horse__seahorse small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
subtype: #snipefish__bellows_fish__bellowsfish small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
subtype: #shrimpfish slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates
subtype: #trumpetfish__aulostomusmaculatu tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down
subtype: #needlefish__gar__billfish elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
subtype: #timucu found in warm waters of western Atlantic
subtype: #flying_fish tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
subtype: #monoplane_flying_fish__two-wing_flying_fish having only pectoral fins enlarged
subtype: #biplane_flying_fish__four-wing_flying_fish having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged
subtype: #halfbeak tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
subtype: #saury__billfish__Scomberesox_saurus slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
subtype: #spiny-finned_fish__acanthopterygian a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
subtype: #squirrelfish very small brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters of tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
subtype: #reef_squirrelfish__Holocentrus_coruscus on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
subtype: #deepwater_squirrelfish__deepwatersquirrelfish__Holocentrus_bullisi a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #Holocentrus_ascensionis bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda
subtype: #soldierfish the larger squirrelfishes
subtype: #anomalops__anomalop__flashlight_fish fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
subtype: #flashlight_fish__Photoblepharon_palpebratus fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye
subtype: #dory marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters
subtype: #John_dory__Zeus_faber European dory
subtype: #Capros_aper__boarfish fish with a projecting snout
subtype: #boarfish fish with large eyes and long snouts
subtype: #stickleback__prickleback small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
subtype: #three-spined_stickleback__Gasterosteus_aculeatus of rivers and coastal regions
subtype: #ten-spined_stickleback__Gasterosteus_pungitius confined to rivers
subtype: #batfish bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
subtype: #goosefish__angler__anglerfish__angler_fish__monkfish__lotte__allmouth__Lophius_Americanus fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
subtype: #toadfish__Opsanus_tau bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
subtype: #oyster_fish__oysterfish a variety of toadfish
subtype: #frogfish fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
subtype: #sargassum_fish__sargassumfish small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum
subtype: #percoid_fish__percoidfish__percoid__percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
subtype: #perch.percoid_fish any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
subtype: #perch_flesh__perch spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
subtype: #yellow_perch__Perca_flavescens North American perch
subtype: #European_perch__Perca_fluviatilis a perch native to Europe
subtype: #pikeperch__pike_perch any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family
subtype: #walleyed_pike__walleye__jack_salmon__Stizostedion_vitreum pike-like freshwater perches
subtype: #blue_pike__blue_pickerel__blue_pikeperch__blue_walleye__Strizostedion_vitreum_glaucum variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
subtype: #snail_darter__snaildarter__Percina_tanasi 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River
subtype: #sandfish either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the north Pacific that burrow into sand
subtype: #cusk-eel elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes
subtype: #brotula deep-sea fishes
subtype: #pearlfish found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds
subtype: #robolo a kind of percoid fish
subtype: #snook large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
subtype: #pike any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
subtype: #northern_pike__Esox_lucius voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere
subtype: #Esox_masquinongy__muskellunge large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America
subtype: #pickerel any of several North American species of small pike
subtype: #chain_pickerel__chainpickerel__chain_pike__chainpike__Esox_niger common in quiet waters of eastern United States
subtype: #redfin_pickerel__barred_pickerel__Esox_americanus small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states
subtype: #centrarchid__sunfish small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
subtype: #crappie small sunfishes of central United States rivers
subtype: #black_crappie__blackcrappie__Pomoxis_nigromaculatus a crappie that is black
subtype: #white_crappie__whitecrappie__Pomoxis_annularis a crappie that is white
subtype: #freshwater_bream__bream any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
subtype: #European_bream__Abramis_brama European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food
subtype: #bluegill__Lepomis_macrochirus important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
subtype: #spotted_sunfish__spottedsunfish__stumpknocker__Lepomis_punctatus inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish
subtype: #pumpkinseed__Lepomis_gibbosus small brilliantly colored North American sunfish
subtype: #rock_bass__rock_sunfish__Ambloplites_rupestris game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
subtype: #black_bass widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)
subtype: #Kentucky_black_bass__spotted_black_bass__Micropterus_pseudoplites a variety of black bass
subtype: #smallmouth_black_bass__smallmouth__smallmouth_bass__smallmouthed_bass__smallmouthed_black_bass__Micropterus_dolomieu a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye
subtype: #largemouth_black_bass__largemouth__largemouth_bass__largemouthed_bass__largemouthed_black_bass__Micropterus_salmoides a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye
subtype: #bass.percoid_fish__bas nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
subtype: #freshwater_bass North American food and game fish
subtype: #serranid_fish__serranid marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters
subtype: #white_perch__whiteperch__silver_perch__Morone_americana small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams
subtype: #yellow_bass__Morone_interrupta North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass
subtype: #sea_bass any of various food and sport fishes of the United States Atlantic coast having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
subtype: #soapfish fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
subtype: #surfperch__surffish__surf_fish small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the North American Pacific coast
subtype: #rainbow_seaperch__rainbowseaperch__rainbow_perch__rainbowperch__Hipsurus_caryi Pacific coast fish
subtype: #bigeye red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
subtype: #catalufa__Priacanthus_arenatus brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters
subtype: #cardinalfish small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
subtype: #flamefish__Apogon_maculatus found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters
subtype: #conchfish__astropogonstellatu found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch
subtype: #tilefish__Lopholatilus_chamaeleonticeps yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
subtype: #Pomatomus_saltatrix__bluefish bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
subtype: #cobia__Rachycentron_canadum__sergeant_fish large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
subtype: #carangid_fish__carangid a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
subtype: #jack any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas
subtype: #crevalle_jack__jack_crevalle__Caranx_hippos fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #Caranx_bartholomaei__yellow_jack fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #blue_runner__runner__Caranx_crysos fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
subtype: #rainbow_runner__rainbowrunner__Elagatis_bipinnulata streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish
subtype: #leatherjack__leatherjacket any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
subtype: #threadfish__Alectis_ciliaris fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
subtype: #amberjack__amberfish any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
subtype: #yellowtail__Seriola_dorsalis game fish of S California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
subtype: #banded_rudderfish__rudderfish__Seriola_zonata fish having the habit of following ships; found in North and South American coastal waters
subtype: #Seriola_grandis__kingfish large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
subtype: #Atlantic_moonfish__moonfish__horsefish__horsehead__dollarfish__Selene_setapinnis any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
subtype: #lookdown_fish__lookdown__Selene_vomer similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead
subtype: #pompano any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #Florida_pompano__Trachinotus_carolinus found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies
subtype: #Trachinotus_falcatus__permit large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
subtype: #pilotfish__Naucrates_ductor small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
subtype: #scad any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
subtype: #jack_mackerel__horse_mackerel__horsemackerel__Spanish_mackerel__saurel__Trachurus_symmetricus a California food fish
subtype: #saurel__horse_mackerel__horsemackerel__Trachurus_trachurus large elongated compressed food fish of European Atlantic waters
subtype: #bigeye_scad__big-eyed_scad__goggle-eye__Selar_crumenophthalmus of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
subtype: #mackerel_scad__mackerel_shad__Decapterus_macarellus small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
subtype: #round_scad__roundscad__cigarfish__quiaquia__Decapterus_punctatus small fusiform fish of western Atlantic
subtype: #mahimahi__dolphinfish__dolphin large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
subtype: #Coryphaena_hippurus the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long
subtype: #Coryphaena_equisetis a kind of dolphinfish
subtype: #blanquillo__tilefish important marine food fishes
subtype: #cichlid_fish__cichlidfish__cichlid freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
subtype: #bolti__Tilapia_nilotica important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor
subtype: #snapper any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
subtype: #grunt medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught
subtype: #margate__Haemulon_album red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil
subtype: #Spanish_grunt__Haemulon_macrostomum a kind of grunt
subtype: #tomtate__Haemulon_aurolineatum found off the West Indies and Florida
subtype: #cottonwick__Haemulon_malanurum of warm Atlantic waters
subtype: #sailor's-choice__sailors_choice__sailorschoice__Haemulon_parra found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #porkfish__Anisotremus_virginicus black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil
subtype: #black_margate__blackmargate__pompon__Anisotremus_surinamensis dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
subtype: #pigfish__hogfish__Orthopristis_chrysopterus found from Long Island southward
subtype: #sparid_fish__sparid spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
subtype: #sheepshead__Archosargus_probatocephalus large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico
subtype: #pinfish__sailor's-choice__squirrelfish__Lagodon_rhomboides similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
subtype: #Chrysophrys_auratus__snapper Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
subtype: #sea_bream__seabream__bream any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
subtype: #pomfret__Brama_raii deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of North Atlantic and North Pacific; valued for food
subtype: #porgy important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
subtype: #red_porgy__redporgy__Pagrus_pagrus food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America
subtype: #sheepshead_porgy__Calamus_penna from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil
subtype: #northern_scup__scup__northern_porgy__Stenotomus_chrysops found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
subtype: #southern_scup__scup__southern_porgy__Stenotomus_aculeatus porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
subtype: #European_sea_bream__Pagellus_centrodontus food fish of European coastal waters
subtype: #Atlantic_sea_bream__Archosargus_rhomboidalis sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
subtype: #black_bream__blackbream__Chrysophrys_australis important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia
subtype: #sciaenid_fish__sciaenid widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
subtype: #drumfish__drum small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
subtype: #striped_drum__stripeddrum__Equetus_pulcher a kind of drumfish
subtype: #jackknife-fish__jackknifefish__Equetus_lanceolatus black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
subtype: #silver_perch__mademoiselle__Bairdiella_chrysoura small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
subtype: #red_drum__reddrum__channel_bass__redfish__Sciaenops_ocellatus large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
subtype: #mulloway__jewfish__sciaenaantarctica large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
subtype: #maigre__maiger__Sciaena_aquila large European marine food fish
subtype: #croaker any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
subtype: #Atlantic_croaker__Micropogonias_undulatus silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels
subtype: #yellowfin_croaker__yellowfincroaker__surffish__surf_fish__Umbrina_roncador fish of North American Pacific coast
subtype: #chenfish__white_croaker__whitecroaker__kingfish__Genyonemus_lineatus small silvery marine food fish found off California
subtype: #white_croaker__whitecroaker__queenfish__Seriphus_politus silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
subtype: #whiting any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
subtype: #kingfish any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
subtype: #king_whiting__Menticirrhus_americanus whiting of the southeastern coast of North America
subtype: #northern_whiting__Menticirrhus_saxatilis whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting
subtype: #corbina__menticirrhusundulatu bluish-gray whiting of California coast
subtype: #silver_whiting__Menticirrhus_littoralis a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States
subtype: #sea_trout.sciaenid_fish__seatrout any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters
subtype: #Cynoscion_regalis__weakfish food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
subtype: #spotted_weakfish__spottedweakfish__spotted_sea_trout__spottedseatrout__spotted_squeateague__spottedsqueateague__Cynoscion_nebulosus weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States
subtype: #mullet bottom-dwelling marine warm-water fishes with two barbels on the chin
subtype: #goatfish__red_mullet__redmullet__surmullet__Mullus_surmuletus brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
subtype: #red_goatfish__redgoatfish__mullusauratu body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side
subtype: #yellow_goatfish__Mulloidichthys_martinicus schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe
subtype: #gray_mullet__mullet freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
subtype: #striped_mullet__stripedmullet__Mugil_cephalus most important commercial mullet in eastern United States
subtype: #white_mullet__whitemullet__mugilcurema silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts
subtype: #Mugil_liza__liza similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
subtype: #sea_chub__seachub schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic
subtype: #Bermuda_chub__rudderfish__Kyphosus_sectatrix food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
subtype: #spadefish__angelfish__Chaetodipterus_faber deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
subtype: #butterfly_fish__butterflyfish small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
subtype: #chaetodon any fish of the genus Chaetodon
subtype: #angelfish a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
subtype: #rock_beauty__Holocanthus_tricolor gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil
subtype: #damselfish__demoiselle small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
subtype: #beaugregory__Pomacentrus_leucostictus blue-and-yellow damselfish of Bermuda Florida and West Indies
subtype: #anemone_fish__anemonefish live associated with sea anemones
subtype: #clown_anemone_fish__clownanemonefish__Amphiprion_percula an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
subtype: #Abudefduf_saxatilis__sergeant_major large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
subtype: #wrasse chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
subtype: #giant_pigfish__giantpigfish__pigfish__Achoerodus_gouldii found around the Great Barrier Reef
subtype: #hogfish__hog_snapper__hogsnapper__Lachnolaimus_maximus large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
subtype: #slippery_dick__Halicoeres_bivittatus small wrasse of tropical Atlantic
subtype: #puddingwife__Halicoeres_radiatus bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
subtype: #bluehead__Thalassoma_bifasciatum small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
subtype: #razorfish any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean
subtype: #pearly_razorfish__Hemipteronatus_novacula a kind of razorfish
subtype: #tautog__blackfish__Tautoga_onitis large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
subtype: #cunner__bergall__Tautogolabrus_adspersus common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States
subtype: #parrotfish__pollyfish gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
subtype: #threadfin mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays
subtype: #barbu__polydactylusvirginicu found along western Atlantic coast
subtype: #jawfish small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
subtype: #stargazer heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head
subtype: #sand_stargazer small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North and South America having eyes on stalks atop head; they burrow in sand to await prey
subtype: #blennioid_fish__blennioidfish__blennioid elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
subtype: #combtooth_blenny__combtoothblenny__blenny small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling
subtype: #shanny__Blennius_pholis European scaleless blenny
subtype: #Molly_Miller__Scartella_cristata inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic
subtype: #clinid_fish__clinid mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds
subtype: #pikeblenny tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory
subtype: #bluethroat_pikeblenny__Chaenopsis_ocellata found from Florida to Cuba
subtype: #gunnel__bracketed_blenny__bracketedblenny small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic
subtype: #rock_gunnel__butterfish__Pholis_gunnellus slippery scaleless food fish of North Atlantic coastal waters
subtype: #prickleback small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
subtype: #snakeblenny__Lumpenus_lumpretaeformis found in Arctic and North Atlantic
subtype: #eelblenny eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters
subtype: #wrymouth__ghostfish__Cryptacanthodes_maculatus eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth
subtype: #wolffish__wolf_fish__catfish large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
subtype: #eelpout__pout marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
subtype: #viviparous_eelpout__Zoarces_viviparus an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous
subtype: #fish_doctor__Gymnelis_viridis brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout
subtype: #ocean_pout__oceanpout__Macrozoarces_americanus common along northeastern coast of North America
subtype: #goby__gudgeon small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
subtype: #mudskipper__mudspringer found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins
subtype: #sleeper_goby__sleepergoby__sleeper tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
subtype: #flathead pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
subtype: #archerfish__Toxotes_jaculatrix any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
subtype: #wormfish poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies
subtype: #surgeonfish brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
subtype: #doctorfish__Acanthurus_chirurgus surgeon fish of the West Indies
subtype: #gempylid snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide
subtype: #snake_mackerel__snakemackerel__Gempylus_serpens predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
subtype: #escolar__Lepidocybium_flavobrunneum large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
subtype: #oilfish__ruvettuspretiosu very large deep-water snake mackerel
subtype: #cutlassfish__frost_fish__frostfish__hairtail long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
subtype: #scombroid_fish__scombroidfish__scombroid important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
subtype: #mackerel any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
subtype: #common_mackerel__shiner__Scomber_scombrus important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
subtype: #Scomber_colias__Spanish_mackerel medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #chub_mackerel__tinker__Scomber_japonicus small mackerel found nearly worldwide
subtype: #Acanthocybium_solandri__wahoo large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
subtype: #Spanish_mackerel any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
subtype: #king_mackerel__cavalla__cero__Scomberomorus_cavalla large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast south to Brazil
subtype: #Scomberomorus_maculatus large commercially important mackerel of American Atlantic coastal waters
subtype: #cero__pintado__kingfish__Scomberomorus_regalis large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
subtype: #Scomberomorus_sierra__sierra a Spanish mackerel of western North America
subtype: #tuna__tunny any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
subtype: #bonito any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
subtype: #skipjack__Atlantic_bonito__Sarda_sarda medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
subtype: #Chile_bonito__Chilean_bonito__Sarda_chiliensis common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
subtype: #Pacific_bonito__Sarda_lineolata__sardalineolata probably a northern strain of Chile bonito
subtype: #skipjack_tuna__skipjack__Euthynnus_pelamis oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
subtype: #oceanic_bonito__oceanicbonito__bonito__Katsuwonus_pelamis fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
subtype: #Xiphias_gladius__swordfish large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
subtype: #sailfish large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin
subtype: #Atlantic_sailfish__Istiophorus_albicans a kind of sailfish
subtype: #billfish giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
subtype: #marlin__spearfish large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
subtype: #blue_marlin__Makaira_nigricans largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
subtype: #Makaira_mazara__black_marlin__blackmarlin Pacific marlin
subtype: #black_marlin__blackmarlin__Makaira_marlina Pacific marlin
subtype: #striped_marlin__stripedmarlin__Makaira_mitsukurii Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes
subtype: #white_marlin__whitemarlin__Makaira_albida small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic
subtype: #spearfish any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
subtype: #louvar__Luvarus_imperialis large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton
subtype: #squaretail sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters
subtype: #stromateid_fish__butterfish__stromateid small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines
subtype: #dollarfish__Poronotus_triacanthus small food fish of Atlantic coast
subtype: #palometa__California_pompano__Palometa_simillima smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies
subtype: #harvestfish__Paprilus_alepidotus butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina
subtype: #driftfish small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
subtype: #driftfish.stromateid_fish larger driftfishes of eastern Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #barrelfish__black_rudderfish__blackrudderfish__Hyperglyphe_perciformis blackish fish of New England waters
subtype: #clingfish very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
subtype: #skilletfish__gobiesoxstrumosu clingfish with typical skillet shape
subtype: #tripletail large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail
subtype: #Atlantic_tripletail__Lobotes_surinamensis tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America
subtype: #Pacific_tripletail__Lobotes_pacificus tripletail found in the Pacific
subtype: #mojarra small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
subtype: #yellowfin_mojarra__yellowfinmojarra__Gerres_cinereus popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
subtype: #silver_jenny__Eucinostomus_gula silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic
subtype: #whiting.percoid_fish a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
subtype: #remora__suckerfish__sucking_fish__suckingfish marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
subtype: #sharksucker__Echeneis_naucrates remoras found attached to sharks
subtype: #whalesucker__Remilegia_australis large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins
subtype: #silverside__silversides small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States
subtype: #jacksmelt__Atherinopsis_californiensis large silversides of Pacific coast of North America
subtype: #barracuda any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
subtype: #great_barracuda__greatbarracuda__Sphyraena_barracuda large (up to 6 ft) grayish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
subtype: #sand_lance__sand_launce__sand_eel__launce very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
subtype: #dragonet small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of Europe and America
subtype: #scorpaenoid_fish__scorpaenoidfish__scorpaenoid fishes having the the head armored with bony plates
subtype: #Ophiodon_elongatus__lingcod food fish of Northern Pacific waters related to greenlings
subtype: #scorpaenid_fish__scorpaenid any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
subtype: #scorpionfish__scorpion_fish__sea_scorpion__seascorpion marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
subtype: #plumed_scorpionfish__Scorpaena_grandicornis a kind of scorpionfish
subtype: #lionfish brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins
subtype: #stonefish__Synanceja_verrucosa venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
subtype: #rockfish marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
subtype: #copper_rockfish__Sebastodes_caurinus of North American Pacific coastal waters
subtype: #vermillion_rockfish__rasher__Sebastodes_miniatus commercially important fish of the North American Pacific coast
subtype: #Sebastodes_ruberrimus__red_rockfish__redrockfish large fish of North American Pacific coast
subtype: #Sebastodes_marinus__rosefish__ocean_perch__oceanperch large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
subtype: #sculpin any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes
subtype: #bullhead.sculpin freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
subtype: #miller's-thumb small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America
subtype: #sea_raven__searaven__Hemitripterus_americanus large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught
subtype: #grubby__Myxocephalus_aenaeus small sculpin of the coast of New England
subtype: #lumpfish__Cyclopterus_lumpus clumsy soft thick-bodied North Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
subtype: #lumpsucker any of several very small lumpfishes
subtype: #snailfish__seasnail__sea_snail__seasnail__Liparis_liparis small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
subtype: #sea_poacher__seapoacher__poacher__sea_poker__seapoker small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper north Pacific waters
subtype: #pogge__armed_bullhead__armedbullhead__Agonus_cataphractus North Atlantic sea poacher
subtype: #alligatorfish__Aspidophoroides_monopterygius small very elongate sea poachers
subtype: #greenling food fish of the northern Pacific
subtype: #kelp_greenling__Hexagrammos_decagrammus common food and sport fish of western coast of North America
subtype: #painted_greenling__paintedgreenling__convictfish__Oxylebius_pictus greenling with whitish body marked with black bands
subtype: #flathead.scorpaenoid_fish food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
subtype: #gurnard bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
subtype: #tub_gurnard__tubgurnard__yellow_gurnard__Trigla_lucerna a kind of gurnard
subtype: #sea_robin__searobin__searobin American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries
subtype: #northern_sea_robin__Prionotus_carolinus large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida
subtype: #armored_searobin__armoredsearobin__armored_sea_robin__armoredsearobin__Peristedion_miniatum sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope
subtype: #flying_gurnard__flying_robin__butterflyfish tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
subtype: #plectognath_fish__plectognathfish__plectognath tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
subtype: #triggerfish any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
subtype: #queen_triggerfish__queentriggerfish__Bessy_cerca__oldwench__oldwife__balistesvetula tropical Atlantic fish
subtype: #filefish narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
subtype: #leatherfish__leatherjacket any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
subtype: #boxfish__trunkfish any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
subtype: #cowfish__Lactophrys_quadricornis trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes
subtype: #puffer__blowfish__globefish any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
subtype: #spiny_puffer__spinypuffer puffers having rigid or erectile spines
subtype: #porcupinefish__porcupine_fish__porcupinefish__Diodon_hystrix spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
subtype: #balloonfish__Diodon_holocanthus similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
subtype: #burrfish any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
subtype: #ocean_sunfish__oceansunfish__sunfish__headfish among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
subtype: #sharptail_mola__sharptailmola__Mola_lanceolata caudal fin has a central projection
subtype: #flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
subtype: #flounder.flatfish any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
subtype: #righteye_flounder__righteyed_flounder__righteyedflounder flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
subtype: #Pleuronectes_platessa__plaice large European food fish
subtype: #European_flatfish__Platichthys_flesus important food fish of Europe
subtype: #Limanda_ferruginea__yellowtail_flounder American flounder having a yellowish tail
subtype: #blackback_flounder__blackbackflounder__winter_flounder__lemon_sole__lemonsole__Pseudopleuronectes_americanus important American food fish in the winter
subtype: #Microstomus_kitt__lemon_sole__lemonsole European flatfish highly valued as food
subtype: #American_plaice__Hippoglossoides_platessoides large American food fish
subtype: #Atlantic_halibut__Hippoglossus_hippoglossus largest United States flatfish
subtype: #Pacific_halibut__Hippoglossus_stenolepsis a righteye flounder found in the Pacific
subtype: #holibut marine food fish of North Atlantic or North Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
subtype: #lefteye_flounder__lefteyeflounder__lefteyed_flounder flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
subtype: #southern_flounder__Paralichthys_lethostigmus flounder of southern United States
subtype: #summer_flounder__Paralichthys_dentatus flounder of eastern coast of North America
subtype: #gray_flounder__Etropus_rimosus flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico
subtype: #whiff.lefteye_flounder a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
subtype: #horned_whiff__Citharichthys_cornutus whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
subtype: #sand_dab small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
subtype: #Scophthalmus_aquosus__windowpane very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
subtype: #brill__scophthalmusrhombu European food fish
subtype: #Psetta_maxima__turbot a large brownish European flatfish
subtype: #tonguefish left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value
subtype: #sole.flatfish right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
subtype: #sweeper little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
subtype: #ganoid_fish__ganoid primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
subtype: #bowfin__grindle__Amia_calva primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
subtype: #paddlefish__duckbill__Polyodon_spathula primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
subtype: #Chinese_paddlefish__Psephurus_gladis fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
subtype: #sturgeon large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in north temperate zone
subtype: #Pacific_sturgeon__white_sturgeon__whitesturgeon__Sacramento_sturgeon__Acipenser_transmontanus food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
subtype: #beluga__hausen__white_sturgeon__whitesturgeon__Acipenser_huso valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
subtype: #gar__garfish__garpike__billfish__Lepisosteus_osseus primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
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