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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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
Shortly after identification of GBS ST283 as the cause of the outbreak, these data supported implementing a ban on the sale of ready-to-eat (RTE) dishes containing raw freshwater fish, as well as imposing additional requirements for sale of RTE raw fish dishes made with saltwater fish (13).
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
The freshwater fish fauna of Pakistan is presented by a minimum of 193 fish species.
Current Status of Three Major Carps (Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala and Catla catla) In the Downstream Indus River, Sindh
Froese and Pauly (2015) reported freshwater fish species in different countries; such as 951 in India, 1643 in China, 277 in Iran, 250 in Bangladesh and 128 in Afghanistan.
Diversity and Distribution of Fish Fauna of Indus River at Taunsa Barrage in Punjab, Pakistan
Markle mentions 138 species and subspecies of freshwater fish, 50 nonnative and 88 native, in 25 families, but does not describe them all.
A Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Oregon
Namibia is generally considered a country characterised by endless deserts and cold seas with very limited freshwater fish resources.
Namibia launches freshwater fish tagging program: the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) of Namibia, in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), has launched one of the largest freshwater fish tagging programs in southern Africa
Both freshwater fish species face extinction in the wild because of the effects of pollution from humans.
Tank you; Aquarium is saving rare fish
ISLAMABAD -- Deforestation imposes crisis in amount of available food for freshwater fish, resulting reduction in their size and consequently their population, new research shows.
Deforestation increases hunger-stricken fish
The announcement was made at the town plaza by Guinness representative Seyda Subasi after the documentation of the 8-kilometer grilling of tilapia, a freshwater fish produced in the town, was finished.
Pangasinan town breaks longest grill record

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