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Words Related to Animals - Freshwater Fish
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bass
[noun]
any North American perciform fish that inhabit fresh waters and have lean bodies
bream
[noun]
a European freshwater fish with greenish-bronze scales, a deep body and flat sides, which is edible
carp
[noun]
a freshwater fish species known for its ability to adapt to various habitats, characterized by its large scales and barbels
catfish
[noun]
any of the order of North American freshwater fish that are distinguished by having barbels and no scales
Chinook
[noun]
an anadromous food fish of the salmon family, originally from North America, the adults of which die after spawning
chub
[noun]
a European freshwater fish with a thick body that is greenish in the back, living in rivers
guppy
[noun]
a small freshwater fish of tropical waters that is a live-bearer and is often kept in aquariums
minnow
[noun]
a small Eurasian game fish of the cyprinoid family that lives in large shoals
perch
[noun]
any freshwater game fish that belong to the ray-finned family of the order of perciformes
stickleback
[noun]
a small carnivorous freshwater fish with little spines on its back and no scales
plaice
[noun]
a large European flatfish with red spots on its body and fins that is caught as food
mullet
[noun]
any silvery fish of the ray-finned family that forms shoals and is commercially important as food
molly
[noun]
a small tropical fish that is a live-bearer, found in vibrant colors and kept in aquariums
sturgeon
[noun]
a very large marine and freshwater fish originally from the Northern hemisphere that is commercially important for its caviar or flesh
lungfish
[noun]
a freshwater bony fish with a long body that is able to breathe out of water
electric eel
[noun]
a South American freshwater knifefish that is able to create an electric charge in order to kill its prey or find its way
lamprey
[noun]
a freshwater eel-like aquatic vertebrate that has a sucking mouth and no jaws, which sucks the blood out of its prey
bowfin
[noun]
a predatory North American fish of the fresh waters that is related to gars and is able to survive even out of water
pike
[noun]
any carnivorous freshwater game fish with a long snout and body that inhabits brackish or fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere
salmon
[noun]
a silver-colored fish often found in both freshwater and saltwater environments
piranha
[noun]
a small carnivorous freshwater fish of the South American origin that has sharp teeth and forms schools
tench
[noun]
a European freshwater fish of the minnow family that can survive in waters with low oxygen levels
harlequin rasbora
[noun]
a small freshwater fish of the metallic color that is kept in aquariums
angelfish
[noun]
a small freshwater fish, black and silver in color, with long fins that originates in South America
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