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- noun any of various genus of fish
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- Abudefduf
- Acipenser
- Anguilla
- Argentina
- Arius
- Esox
- Holocentrus
- Jordanella
- Katsuwonus
- Latimeria
- Liparis
- Malopterurus
- Menticirrhus
- Mustelus
- Myxine
- Myxocephalus
- Negaprion
- Selene
- Zeus
- abramis
- acanthocybium
- acanthurus
- achoerodus
- aetobatus
- agonus
- albula
- alectis
- alepisaurus
- alopius
- alosa
- ambloplites
- ameiurus
- amia
- ammodytes
- amphiprion
- anabas
- anarhichas
- anisotremus
- antigonia
- apogon
- archosargus
- ariomma
- aspidophoroides
- astropogon
- atherinopsis
- aulostomus
- bairdiella
- balistes
- blennius
- brama
- brevoortia
- brosmius
- calamus
- capros
- caranx
- carassius
- carcharhinus
- carcharias
- carcharodon
- catostomus
- centropomus
- centropristis
- cetorhinus
- chaenopsis
- chaetodipterus
- chilomycterus
- chrysophrys
- citharichthys
- clupea
- coregonus
- cosmocampus
- cottus
- cryptacanthodes
- cyclopterus
- cynoscion
- cyprinus
- dactylopterus
- dasyatis
- decapterus
- diodon
- echeneis
- elagatis
- electrophorus
- elops
- engraulis
- epinephelus
- equetus
- etropus
- eucinostomus
- euthynnus
- fistularia
- fundulus
- gadus
- galeocerdo
- galeorhinus
- gambusia
- gasterosteus
- gempylus
- genus abramis
- genus abudefduf
- genus acanthocybium
- genus acanthurus
- genus achoerodus
- genus acipenser
- genus aetobatus
- genus agonus
- genus albula
- genus alectis
- genus alepisaurus
- genus alopius
- genus alosa
- genus ambloplites
- genus ameiurus
- genus amia
- genus ammodytes
- genus amphiprion
- genus anabas
- genus anarhichas
- genus anguilla
- genus anisotremus
- genus anomalops
- genus antigonia
- genus apogon
- genus archosargus
- genus argentina
- genus ariomma
- genus arius
- genus aspidophoroides
- genus astropogon
- genus atherinopsis
- genus aulostomus
- genus bairdiella
- genus balistes
- genus blennius
- genus brama
- genus brevoortia
- genus browmius
- genus calamus
- genus capros
- genus caranx
- genus carassius
- genus carcharhinus
- genus carcharias
- genus carcharodon
- genus catostomus
- genus centropomus
- genus centropristis
- genus ceratodus
- genus cetorhinus
- genus chaenopsis
- genus chaetodipterus
- genus chaetodon
- genus chilomycterus
- genus chimaera
- genus chrysophrys
- genus citharichthys
- genus clupea
- genus coregonus
- genus cosmocampus
- genus cottus
- genus cryptacanthodes
- genus cyclopterus
- genus cynoscion
- genus cyprinus
- genus dactylopterus
- genus dasyatis
- genus decapterus
- genus diodon
- genus echeneis
- genus elagatis
- genus electrophorus
- genus elops
- genus engraulis
- genus epinephelus
- genus eptatretus
- genus equetus
- genus esox
- genus etropus
- genus eucinostomus
- genus euthynnus
- genus fistularia
- genus fundulus
- genus gadus
- genus galeocerdo
- genus galeorhinus
- genus gambusia
- genus gasterosteus
- genus gempylus
- genus genyonemus
- genus gerres
- genus ginglymostoma
- genus gobiesox
- genus gobio
- genus gonorhynchus
- genus gymnelis
- genus gymnura
- genus haemulon
- genus halicoeres
- genus hemigrammus
- genus hemipteronatus
- genus hemitripterus
- genus hexagrammos
- genus hexanchus
- genus hippocampus
- genus hippoglossoides
- genus hippoglossus
- genus hipsurus
- genus holocentrus
- genus hypentelium
- genus hyperoglyphe
- genus ictalurus
- genus ictiobus
- genus istiophorus
- genus isurus
- genus jordanella
- genus katsuwonus
- genus krypterophaneron
- genus kyphosus
- genus lachnolaimus
- genus lactophrys
- genus lagodon
- genus lamna
- genus lampris
- genus lates
- genus latimeria
- genus lebistes
- genus lepidocybium
- genus lepisosteus
- genus lepomis
- genus leuciscus
- genus limanda
- genus liparis
- genus lobotes
- genus lophius
- genus lopholatilus
- genus lota
- genus lumpenus
- genus lutjanus
- genus luvarus
- genus macrozoarces
- genus makaira
- genus mallotus
- genus malopterurus
- genus manta
- genus maxostoma
- genus melanogrammus
- genus menticirrhus
- genus merlangus
- genus merluccius
- genus micropogonias
- genus micropterus
- genus microstomus
- genus mobula
- genus mola
- genus mollienesia
- genus molva
- genus monocanthus
- genus morone
- genus mugil
- genus mulloidichthys
- genus mullus
- genus mustelus
- genus mycteroperca
- genus myxine
- genus myxinikela
- genus myxocephalus
- genus naucrates
- genus negaprion
- genus neoceratodus
- genus notemigonus
- genus notropis
- genus ocyurus
- genus odontaspis
- genus oligoplites
- genus oncorhynchus
- genus ophiodon
- genus orectolobus
- genus orthopristis
- genus osmerus
- genus oxylebius
- genus pagellus
- genus pagrus
- genus palometa
- genus paprilus
- genus paracheirodon
- genus paralichthys
- genus paranthias
- genus parophrys
- genus perca
- genus percina
- genus periophthalmus
- genus peristedion
- genus petromyzon
- genus pholis
- genus photoblepharon
- genus phoxinus
- genus platichthys
- genus platypoecilus
- genus pleuronectes
- genus pollachius
- genus polydactylus
- genus polyodon
- genus polyprion
- genus pomacanthus
- genus pomacentrus
- genus pomatomus
- genus pomolobus
- genus pomoxis
- genus poronotus
- genus priacanthus
- genus prionace
- genus prionotus
- genus pristis
- genus prosopium
- genus psenes
- genus psephurus
- genus psetta
- genus psettichthys
- genus pseudopleuronectes
- genus pterois
- genus pylodictus
- genus rachycentron
- genus raja
- genus regalecus
- genus remilegia
- genus rhincodon
- genus rhinoptera
- genus rivulus
- genus roccus
- genus rutilus
- genus rypticus
- genus salmo
- genus salvelinus
- genus sarda
- genus sardina
- genus sardinia
- genus sardinops
- genus scardinius
- genus scartella
- genus sciaena
- genus sciaenops
- genus scleropages
- genus scomber
- genus scomberesox
- genus scomberomorus
- genus scombresox
- genus scophthalmus
- genus scorpaena
- genus sebastodes
- genus selar
- genus selene
- genus seriola
- genus seriphus
- genus serranus
- genus serrasalmus
- genus sillago
- genus silurus
- genus solea
- genus sphyraena
- genus sphyrna
- genus squalus
- genus squatina
- genus stenotomus
- genus stizostedion
- genus synagrops
- genus synanceja
- genus syngnathus
- genus tarpon
- genus tautoga
- genus tautogolabrus
- genus tetragonurus
- genus tetrapturus
- genus thalassoma
- genus thunnus
- genus tilapia
- genus tinca
- genus toxotes
- genus trachinotus
- genus trachipterus
- genus trachurus
- genus triaenodon
- genus triga
- genus trinectes
- genus umbrina
- genus urophycis
- genus xiphias
- genus xyphophorus
- genus zeus
- genus zoarces
- genyonemus
- gerres
- ginglymostoma
- gobiesox
- gobio
- gonorhynchus
- gymnelis
- gymnura
- haemulon
- halicoeres
- hemigrammus
- hemipteronatus
- hemitripterus
- hexagrammos
- hexanchus
- hippocampus
- hippoglossoides
- hippoglossus
- hipsurus
- hypentelium
- hyperoglyphe
- ictalurus
- ictiobus
- istiophorus
- isurus
- krypterophaneron
- kyphosus
- lachnolaimus
- lactophrys
- lagodon
- lamna
- lampris
- lates
- lebistes
- lepidocybium
- lepisosteus
- lepomis
- leuciscus
- limanda
- lobotes
- lophius
- lopholatilus
- lota
- lumpenus
- lutjanus
- luvarus
- macrozoarces
- makaira
- mallotus
- maxostoma
- melanogrammus
- merlangus
- merluccius
- micropogonias
- micropterus
- microstomus
- mobula
- mollienesia
- molva
- monocanthus
- morone
- mugil
- mulloidichthys
- mullus
- mycteroperca
- myxinikela
- naucrates
- neoceratodus
- notemigonus
- notropis
- ocyurus
- odontaspis
- oligoplites
- oncorhynchus
- ophiodon
- orectolobus
- orthopristis
- osmerus
- oxylebius
- pagellus
- pagrus
- paprilus
- paracheirodon
- paralichthys
- paranthias
- parophrys
- perca
- percina
- periophthalmus
- peristedion
- petromyzon
- pholis
- photoblepharon
- phoxinus
- platichthys
- platypoecilus
- pleuronectes
- pollachius
- polydactylus
- polyodon
- polyprion
- pomacanthus
- pomacentrus
- pomatomus
- pomolobus
- pomoxis
- poronotus
- priacanthus
- prionace
- prionotus
- pristis
- prosopium
- psenes
- psephurus
- psetta
- psettichthys
- pseudopleuronectes
- pterois
- pylodictus
- rachycentron
- raja
- reglaecus
- remilegia
- rhincodon
- rhinoptera
- roccus
- rutilus
- rypticus
- salmo
- salvelinus
- sarda
- sardina
- sardinops
- scardinius
- scartella
- sciaena
- sciaenops
- scleropages
- scomber
- scomberesox
- scomberomorus
- scombresox
- scophthalmus
- scorpaena
- sebastodes
- selar
- seriola
- seriphus
- serranus
- serrasalmus
- sillago
- silurus
- solea
- sphyraena
- sphyrna
- squalus
- squatina
- stenotomus
- stizostedion
- synagrops
- synanceja
- syngnathus
- tautoga
- tautogolabrus
- tetragonurus
- tetrapturus
- thalassoma
- thunnus
- tilapia
- tinca
- toxotes
- trachinotus
- trachipterus
- trachurus
- triaenodon
- triga
- trinectes
- umbrina
- urophycis
- xiphias
- xyphophorus
- zoarces
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