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fish farming
(Encyclopedia)fish farming: see aquaculture.fish hawk
(Encyclopedia)fish hawk: see osprey.flying fish
(Encyclopedia)flying fish, common name for members of the Exocoetidae, a family of carnivorous or herbivorous fish of warmer seas. Flying fishes usually swim in schools. They average 7 to 12 in. (17.5–30 cm) in l...labyrinth fish
(Encyclopedia)labyrinth fish: see betta; climbing perch; gourami; paradise fish. ...paradise fish
(Encyclopedia)paradise fish, brilliantly colored freshwater Asian fish, Macropodus opercularis, often kept in aquariums. The males reach a length of 3 in. (7.6 cm) and turn reddish with blue bars during mating seas...walking fish
(Encyclopedia)walking fish: see climbing perch. ...butterfly fish
(Encyclopedia)butterfly fish, common name for certain members of the Chaetodontidae, a family of reef-dwelling tropical fishes with compressed bodies and small mouths and teeth. Butterfly fish are carnivorous, feed...buffalo fish
(Encyclopedia)buffalo fish: see sucker.surf fish
(Encyclopedia)surf fish: see surfperch.banana fish
(Encyclopedia)banana fish: see bonefish.Browse by Subject
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