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Marine Fish

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anchovy
1.
an
cho
vy
Noun

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

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pilchard
2.
pil
chard
Noun

a small forage fish that is edible and lives in marine waters, forming large shoals

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ray
3.
ray
Noun

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

The diver spotted a manta ray gliding over the reef.

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salmon
4.
sal
mon
Noun

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

The salmon leaped out of the rushing river, its scales flashing silver in the sunlight.

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sardine
5.
sar
dine
Noun

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

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shark
6.
shark
Noun

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

During the boat tour, they saw a group of sharks feeding on fish.

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skate
7.
skate
Noun

a large marine fish related to the ray family with a diamond shape and a tail

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sna
pper
Noun

any carnivorous warm water perciform fish that is red in color and is valued as food

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sole
9.
sole
Adjective

existing without any others of the same type

She was the sole survivor of the shipwreck, stranded alone on the deserted island.

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sprat
Noun

a very small forage fish that is a European marine fish of the herring family, eaten as food

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stingray
11.
sting
ray
Noun

a large sea fish of the ray family that has a long toxic spine at the base of its tail

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sun
fish
Noun

a group of fish species characterized by their flattened body, vibrant colors, and presence in both freshwater and saltwater habitats

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brill
Noun

a type of flatfish characterized by its oval-shaped body, diamond patterned skin, and delicate, mild-flavored flesh

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cod
14.
cod
Noun

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

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15.
coe
la
canth
Noun

a rare plump marine fish with lobed fins living in Indian Ocean, once thought to be extinct

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dab
16.
dab
Verb

to touch or strike something with a quick and light movement

The chef instructed the apprentice to carefully dab the brush in the sauce and gently coat the dish.

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dog
fish
Noun

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

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flounder
18.
floun
der
Verb

to move clumsily or struggle while walking

The hiker, exhausted from the steep climb, began to flounder on the uneven terrain.

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flying fish
Noun

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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ha
ddock
Noun

a salt water food fish of the cod family with silvery gray color and a black line under its dorsal fins

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hake
Noun

any large marine food fish that is related to the Atlantic cod

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halibut
22.
ha
li
but
Noun

a large marine flatfish that is eaten as food, especially on Catholic holy days

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herring
23.
he
rring
Noun

a mostly coastal fish of silvery color that moves in large shoals and is largely consumed as food

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lemon sole
Noun

a flatfish species found in the North Atlantic Ocean, known for its lemon-yellow coloration on the upper side

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mackerel
25.
ma
cke
rel
Noun

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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marlin
26.
mar
lin
Noun

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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swordfish
27.
sword
fish
Noun

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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28.
tu
nny
Noun

a large fish which is eaten as food

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turbot
29.
tur
bot
Noun

a large European flatfish native to North Atlantic that is an important food fish

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white
30.
white
Adjective

having the color that is the lightest, like snow

His teeth are white and shiny, thanks to regular brushing and flossing.

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31.
white
bait
Noun

the young of European herrings that are silvery white and edible

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con
ger
Noun

a large predatory eel with dark color that lives in shallow coastal waters and is eaten as food

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beluga
33.
be
lu
ga
Noun

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

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cod
fish
Noun

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

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wrasse
Noun

a tropical marine fish with bright colors and wide lips that is kept in aquariums

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rainbow trout
Noun

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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ba
rra
cou
ta
Noun

a thin and bony marine fish that is eaten as food, caught in southern oceans

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pollock
38.
po
llock
Noun

a North Atlantic marine fish that resembles cod and is used as food

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horse mackerel
Noun

an East Atlantic food fish of the jack family that lives in large schools and is caught in Southern Africa

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manta
40.
man
ta
Noun

a very large tropical fish of the ray family that moves its triangular sides as wings in order to swim

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41.
pu
ffer
fish
Noun

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

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42.
lan
tern
fish
Noun

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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do
ry
Noun

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

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ba
rra
mun
di
Noun

a large perch-like fish that is originally from Australia, which migrates down rivers to the sea in order to spawn

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blue
fish
Noun

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

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atlantic salmon
Noun

a ray-finned fish of the salmon family that is used as food and migrates to freshwater streams in order to spawn

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skip
jack
Noun

a mid-sized perciform fish of the tuna family that has dark horizontal stripes

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mud
ski
pper
Noun

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

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eel
49.
eel
Noun

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

The fisherman caught a large eel while fishing in the lake.

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John Dory
Noun

a coastal marine game fish with a wide olive-colored body and long dorsal fins

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tuna fish
Noun

important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae

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bull shark
Noun

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

The bull shark prowled the murky waters of the river, its powerful body cutting through the current.

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hammerhead
53.
ha
mmer
head
Noun

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

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ye
llow
tail
Noun

a species of fish characterized by its yellow-colored tail fin and its firm, flavorful flesh

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