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fighting fish

n
(Animals) any of various labyrinth fishes of the genus Betta, esp the Siamese fighting fish
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At Douyu's headquarters in Wuhan's Optics Valley tech hub, a pair of Siamese fighting fish swim in the tank near the front desk.
The members of the trevally family are very hard fighting fish. I remember the first time I caught a Jack Crevalle, the Atlantic version, in my university days in Miami, I thought I had hooked up to an alligator!
The Atyrau heat and power plant has admitted its fault in mass fish die off in the Ural River, chief of the department of fighting fish crimes of the Atyrau regional police Serik Januzakov told mgorod.kz.
Noted as not the hardest of fighting fish, and very often abundant in their huge shoals, bream are often thought of as easy to catch, and, although they're quite stunning to look at, catching small bream, or "skimmers", as they are known, can be a messy affair, as their slimecovered bodies leave an unmistakable trail.
Tropical ornamental fish such as fighting fish and paradise fish, catfish and carp swam to the south along newly formed waterways, while those who remained died out.
The adrenaline just kicked in for all of us, and we were literally fighting fish, tying knots, releasing fish and from the tower I'd look up and I'd see more fish coming down to us.
The tope is one of the hardest fighting fish found in our waters and is truly a joy to catch.
Woolaston Court Trout Fishery 07979 761123 THE new season prices are PS17 for four hours catch and release or PS22 for an all day ticket and some carp have been introduced to satisfy the increasing interest in fly fishing for these large and hard fighting fish.
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S NATURAL CURIOSITIES Saturday, BBC2, 8pm THE famous naturalist profiles the Siamese fighting fish, so aggressive it will fight its own reflection.
You can build a rod that achieves superior control over presentations, casting, and fighting fish. Maximize hook-up efficiency.
The next time, Smith took one of 3lb 4oz - both these hard fighting fish giving a good account of themselves on light tackle.
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