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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...

curing

(Encyclopedia)curing: see fish curing.

spadefish

(Encyclopedia)spadefish: see tang, fish.

skate

(Encyclopedia)skate, fish: see ray.

spot

(Encyclopedia)spot, fish: see croaker.

dorado

(Encyclopedia)dorado: see dolphin, fish.

mahimahi

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

Natchitoches

(Encyclopedia)Natchitoches nakˈətäsh [key], city (1990 pop. 16,609), seat of Natchitoches parish, NW La.; inc. 1819. Its industry is centered on the production, processing, and shipping of lumber and farm produc...

electric eel

(Encyclopedia)electric eel: see electric fish. ...

eel, electric

(Encyclopedia)eel, electric: see electric fish. ...