Basic Nouns - Fish

Here you will learn some English nouns related to fish such as "salmon", "shark", and "eel".

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Basic Nouns
salmon [noun]

a silver-colored fish often found in both freshwater and saltwater environments

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tuna [noun]

a type of large fish that is found in warm seas

Ex: Canned tuna is a convenient option for quick meals , whether in sandwiches or pasta dishes .
shark [noun]

‌a large sea fish with a pointed fin on its back and very sharp teeth

Ex: Mark watched a documentary about different species of sharks .
goldfish [noun]

a small red or orange fish often kept as a pet

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eel [noun]

a long and thin freshwater or marine fish that is like a snake, sometimes eaten as food

Ex: After the storm , many eels were seen near the shore .
sardine [noun]

a small oily fish of the herring family with silvery color that is used as food

a large migratory marine fish that has a very long pointed snout and is both a food and a game fish

catfish [noun]

any of the order of North American freshwater fish that are distinguished by having barbels and no scales

trout [noun]

any freshwater food fish of the salmon family that are found in cold waters of Eurasia and North America

marlin [noun]

a very large marine fish that has a long body and a long bill inhabiting warm waters, which is caught for sport

carp [noun]

a type of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, typically with a deep body and barbels near the mouth

Ex: The fisherman caught a large carp near the riverbank .
piranha [noun]

a small carnivorous freshwater fish of the South American origin that has sharp teeth and forms schools

a type of shark with a unique head shape that is wide and flattened, resembling the shape of a hammer

dolphin [noun]

an intelligent sea mammal that looks like a whale and has a long snout and teeth

Ex: Sarah 's dream is to swim with dolphins in their natural habitat .

a sea creature that has a bell-shaped body, which is gelatinous and transparent, long thin tentacles and a poisonous sting

Ex: While swimming in the ocean , she spotted a jellyfish and made sure to keep her distance .
octopus [noun]

a sea creature with eight, long arms and a soft round body with no internal shell

Ex: Octopuses are skilled hunters , using their tentacles to capture prey and their sharp beaks to tear it apart .
starfish [noun]

an echinoderm that has five arms arranged in the form of a star and feeds on mollusks

plankton [noun]

the microscopic organisms floating in the sea or fresh water on which larger animals feed

seahorse [noun]

a small marine fish with an upright posture, a horse-like head and a curled tail

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squid [noun]

a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast

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sponge [noun]

a marine invertebrate with a body full of holes through which water can circulate and nutrients can be absorbed

coral [noun]

a marine organism that lives in warm waters and forms clusters of polyps, which secrete calcium carbonate to build a hard skeleton

Ex: The coral was carefully collected for research on its growth patterns .

a type of sea creature with a shell, such as clams, oysters, mussels, shrimp, lobster, etc.

Ex: The aquarium exhibit showcased various species of shellfish , including colorful hermit crabs and vibrant sea snails .

a large, black-and-white marine mammal known for its social behavior, intelligence, and adaptability, found in oceans worldwide and known as an apex predator

an invertebrate with a wormlike body that is considered a marine creature and lives on seabed, with tentacles around the mouth

dogfish [noun]

a small shark with a long body that lives at the bottom of the sea

a group of marine fish that have the ability to glide above the water's surface by using their enlarged pectoral fins as wings

mackerel [noun]

a migratory marine fish with greenish blue bars on its body which is a scombroid and is a commercially important game fish

codfish [noun]

a large food fish that lives in cold marine waters with a small barbel and three fins on the back

a small bony marine fish with a large mouth and eyes, which has spots on its skin that shine in the dark

bluefish [noun]

a tropical marine fish that is blue in color and predatory, which is caught for food

an aggressive type of shark that lives in warm and shallow waters near coastlines

Ex: Bull sharks are opportunistic feeders , preying on a variety of marine creatures including fish , turtles , and even other sharks .

an amphibious fish of the goby family that is able to move around on mud or wet sand

dory [noun]

a deep-bodied and large-eyed marine fish that can open its mouth very wide

any tropical marine fish with no scale that fills with air in the face of threat and is highly poisonous

a cold water coastal fish that is a salmonid and is caught for food or sport, which has green, white, pink, etc. color bands on its body

beluga [noun]

a small sub-Arctic whale that is white, from which caviar is taken

ray [noun]

a flat-bodied marine cartilaginous fish with eyes on the upper surface, swimming primarily using large, wing-like pectoral fins

Ex: The aquarium displayed a giant freshwater ray .
anchovy [noun]

a small shoaling fish that is used as food or as bait and resembles herrings

bass [noun]

any North American perciform fish that inhabit fresh waters and have lean bodies

koi [noun]

a large ornamental fish of the carp family originated in Japan

lungfish [noun]

a freshwater bony fish with a long body that is able to breathe out of water

a South American freshwater knifefish that is able to create an electric charge in order to kill its prey or find its way

pike [noun]

any carnivorous freshwater game fish with a long snout and body that inhabits brackish or fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere

mullet [noun]

any silvery fish of the ray-finned family that forms shoals and is commercially important as food

minnow [noun]

a small Eurasian game fish of the cyprinoid family that lives in large shoals

flatfish [noun]

any bottom-dwelling marine fish with a flat body, a color similar to the seabed and both eyes on the upper side of the body

sea fish [noun]

a fish that can survive the salty water of the sea

guppy [noun]

a small freshwater fish of tropical waters that is a live-bearer and is often kept in aquariums

a small freshwater fish, black and silver in color, with long fins that originates in South America

whale [noun]

a very large animal that lives in the sea, with horizontal tail fin and a blowhole on top of its head for breathing

Ex: Sarah read a book about different species of whales .
seal [noun]

a large sea animal with flippers that eats fish, can live on land and in water, and is hunted by humans for its fur

Ex: Seals use their flippers to propel themselves through the water with remarkable agility , hunting for fish and other prey .