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cavefish

(Encyclopedia)cavefish, common name for blind, cave-dwelling fishes of the family Amblyopsidae. The Amblyopsidae are mostly whitish fish, up to 5 in. (13 cm) long. With the exception of a single species, all member...

paddlefish

(Encyclopedia)paddlefish, large freshwater fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi valley, also called spoonbill or duckbill and named for its flattened, paddle-shaped snout. The largest specimens weigh well ov...

frozen foods

(Encyclopedia)frozen foods, products of the food preservation process of freezing. This process has been employed by people in the Arctic from prehistoric times. Eskimos throw fresh-caught fish on the ice to freeze...

torpedo , in zoology

(Encyclopedia)torpedo, fish: see ray.

curing

(Encyclopedia)curing: see fish curing.

drum, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)drum, fish: see croaker.

skate

(Encyclopedia)skate, fish: see ray.

spadefish

(Encyclopedia)spadefish: see tang, fish.

spot

(Encyclopedia)spot, fish: see croaker.

mahimahi

(Encyclopedia)mahimahi: see dolphin (fish). ...