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• Fishes — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Traditional knowledge about natural history of fishes — IntroductionGond people of the Mendha and Dhivar people of the Khursa are the biomass dependent people. The life, culture, traditions, economy and livelihood of these people are directly linked with natural resources. In the subsequent pages of… …   Wikipedia

• Age of Fishes — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of fishes of Minnesota — There are about 161 species of fishes found naturally in Minnesota waters, including Lake Superior. The following list is based on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The species data on this page is taken from the Minnesota DNR, which …   Wikipedia

• Feast of the seven fishes — Southern Italians around the world celebrate Christmas Eve with a Feast of the Seven Fishes, also known as La Vigilia (Italian: the vigil ). It is a meal that typically consists of seven different seafood dishes. Some Italian families have been… …   Wikipedia

• fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …   Universalium

• Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …   Universalium

• ostariophysan — ▪ fish Introduction  any of about8,000 species of bony fishes (bony fish) belonging to a group that includes the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar representatives of this group are the minnows (minnow), suckers (sucker) …   Universalium

• teleost — /tel ee ost , tee lee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species. n. 2. Also called teleostome /tel ee euh stohm , tee lee /. a teleost fish. Also, teleostean. [1860 65; < NL… …   Universalium

• Suckermouth — In fishes, a suckermouth is a ventrally orientated (inferior) mouth adapted for grazing on algae and small organisms that grow on submerged objects.All Loricariidae possess a suckermouth as do the cypriniform algae eaters of the genus… …   Wikipedia

• carangid — /keuh ran jid/, n. 1. any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Carangidae. [1885 90; < NL Carangidae, equiv. to Carang (s. of Caranx a… …   Universalium