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Basic Nouns - Fish

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

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salmon
[noun]

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

Ex: The salmon population is declining due to overfishing .
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tuna
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a type of large fish that is found in warm seas

Ex: Tuna is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, making it a healthy choice for a balanced diet.
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shark
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‌a large sea fish with a pointed fin on its back and very sharp teeth

Ex: shark's sharp teeth help it catch and eat its prey .
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goldfish
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a small red or orange fish often kept as a pet

Ex: goldfish's vibrant color made it stand out in the aquarium .
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eel
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a long and thin freshwater or marine fish that is like a snake, sometimes eaten as food

Ex: eel slithered through the water with a smooth , snake-like motion .
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sardine
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a small oily fish of the herring family with silvery color that is used as food

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

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

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

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

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carp
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a freshwater fish species known for its ability to adapt to various habitats, characterized by its large scales and barbels

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

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

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

Ex: The trainer at the aquarium taught dolphins to perform tricks .
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jellyfish
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a sea creature that has a bell-shaped body, which is gelatinous and transparent, long thin tentacles and a poisonous sting

Ex: Scientists jellyfish to understand their unique biology and potential medical applications .
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octopus
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a sea creature with eight, long arms and a soft round body with no internal shell

Ex: Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood , adaptations that help them survive in their underwater environment .
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starfish
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an echinoderm that has five arms arranged in the form of a star and feeds on mollusks

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

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

Ex: The aquarium had a tank full of colorful sea horses.
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squid
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a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast

Ex: The marine biologist studied the behavior squid to better understand their mating habits and migration patterns .
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sponge
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a marine invertebrate with a body full of holes through which water can circulate and nutrients can be absorbed

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

Ex: Many species of fish find refuge among coral in tropical seas .
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shellfish
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a type of sea creature with a shell, such as clams, oysters, mussels, shrimp, lobster, etc.

Ex: The beachcomber collected shells and other marine artifacts , including empty shells shellfish.
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ex: bull shark's ability to tolerate low salinity levels in freshwater makes it one of the few shark species capable of surviving in rivers and lakes .
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an amphibious fish of the goby family that is able to move around on mud or wet sand

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

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

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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

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

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ray
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any marine cartilaginous fish with a flat body and eyes on the upper surface, which swims using large pectoral fins

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

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

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koi
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a large ornamental fish of the carp family originated in Japan

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

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

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

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

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

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flatfish
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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

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sea fish
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a fish that can survive the salty water of the sea

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

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

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

Ex: whale's massive tail fin is called a fluke .
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seal
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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 play a vital role in marine ecosystems as top predators , helping maintain the balance of marine food webs and ecosystems .
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