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Types of Fish
List of Types of Fish
Here is the list of common names of fish with useful example sentences in English:
- Anchovy
- Barracuda
- Betta
- Blue tang
- Bream
- Bullhead
- Butterflyfish
- Carp
- Clownfish
- Eel
- Flounder
- Herring
- Lionfish
- Puffer
- Shark
- Crow
- Sturgeon
- Sunfish
- Tarpon
- Tuna
- Whale
- Yellow-tail catfish
- Climbing perch
- Kissing fish
- Shark catfish
- Sawfish
- Grey mullet
- Dolphin
- Grouper
Types of Fish with Example Sentences
Anchovy
- I should like poached eggs, darling, on anchovy toast and strawberries with kirsch.
Barracuda
- They are a cross between a coffin and a barracuda.
Bream
- When I have a shoal of feeding bream in the swim I can not rest easy.
Butterflyfish
- There are a number of other butterflyfish suitable for the home aquarium.
Carp
- They saw a little carp swimming swiftly in the stream.
Clownfish
- The clownfish does, therefore, contribute towards protecting its anemone host.
Eel
- The eel wriggled out of my fingers.
Flounder
- The flounder population is also on the increase.
Herring
- He fished up a big herring.
Lionfish
- A venomous lionfish breaks into a huge ball of swirling baitfish.
Puffer
- The puffer fish is found in warmer parts of the world both in seawater and freshwater.
Shark
- The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.
Stingray
- We select the freshest fish, stingray, crayfish, so tong, prawn, crab, etc.
Sturgeon
- Sometimes they catch a bit of sturgeon.
Sunfish
- A giant ocean sunfish, or mola, cruises slowly through the water column.
Tarpon
- Even the tarpon were biting, and he dragged out a seventy-pounder.
Tuna
- He made two rounds of tuna sandwiches.
Whale
- Whales are mammals because they give birth to live young, they have fur.
Climbing perch
- A freshwater fish of the family Anabantidae, native to Africa and southeast Asia and including the gourami and climbing perch.
Grey mullet
- Fishermen catch grey mullet near the inshore area.
Dolphin
- The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets.
Grouper
- He used to spearfish for grouper at the north end, then cook his catch for tourists.
Fish Common Names | Infographic
