freshwater fish


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Noun1.freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as foodfreshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
bream, freshwater bream - flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
freshwater bass, bass - any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
carp - the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
buffalofish - large carp-like North American fish
pike - highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
sucker - flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
catfish, mudcat - flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
perch - any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
sunfish - the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
brook trout, speckled trout - a delicious freshwater food fish
lake trout - flesh of large trout of northern lakes
whitefish - flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
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Freshwater fish, I find, eat seeds of many land and water plants: fish are frequently devoured by birds, and thus the seeds might be transported from place to place.
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The freshwater fish was first spotted at about 6.30am and eventually hauled to shore.
Boat-sized fish native to Amazon floats to lake surface in KK park
A local food manufacturer has announced that it will stop producing bottled and canned tawilis after the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) placed the freshwater fish on the list of endangered species.
Food firm stops production of bottled, canned tawilis
Although not as high in healthy omega-3 fatty acids as some saltwater fish, freshwater fish are a nutritious choice for lunch or dinner.
Nutritional Values of Freshwater Fish
Natural History Society The latest speaker was a splash hit with a talk on freshwater fish.
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As an outcome of the two-day workshop, four key indicators have been identified to assist the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in formulating the strategic development framework to ensure the sustainability of freshwater fish supplies in the Kingdom.
Efforts to save fish highlighted
Besides these six marine fishery projects, Abdullah said, the ministry is also in the process of licensing local farmers for freshwater fish farming.
Qatar to launch six projects to meet local demand of fish by 100%: MME official
"The usage of fingerlings of good quality and increased seeding rate in freshwater fish ponds resulted in the increase in tilapia production in Central Luzon.
Fisheries production trims decline in Q4
We collected samples of fish commonly used for raw consumption (n = 997) and fish tank water for holding live freshwater fish (n = 102) along the supply chain in Singapore during August 2015-January 2016 (online Technical Appendix Table 1, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/ article/23/12/17-0596-Techapp1.pdf).
Group B Streptococcus Infections Caused by Improper Sourcing and Handling of Fish for Raw Consumption, Singapore, 2015-2016
Keywords: survey, New South Wales South Coast, Sydney Basin bioregion, freshwater fish, diadromous, potamodromous, weir barrier
A general survey of the freshwater fish fauna of the Bomaderry Creek catchment in southern coastal New South Wales
Freshwater fish occurrence was studied from March 2015 to February 2016 in the Downstream Indus River.
Current Status of Three Major Carps (Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala and Catla catla) In the Downstream Indus River, Sindh

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