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fighting fish
(Encyclopedia)fighting fish: see betta.Fish, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Nicholas, 1758–1833 and 1848–1902: see Fish, family. ...fish curing
(Encyclopedia)fish curing. Methods of curing fish by drying, salting, smoking, and pickling, or by combinations of these processes have been employed since ancient times. On sailing vessels fish were usually salted...fish farming
(Encyclopedia)fish farming: see aquaculture.fish hawk
(Encyclopedia)fish hawk: see osprey.pilot fish
(Encyclopedia)pilot fish: see pompano.rainbow fish
(Encyclopedia)rainbow fish: see killifish.banana fish
(Encyclopedia)banana fish: see bonefish.paradise fish
(Encyclopedia)paradise fish, brilliantly colored freshwater Asian fish, Macropodus opercularis, often kept in aquariums. The males reach a length of 3 in. (7.6 cm) and turn reddish with blue bars during mating seas...walking fish
(Encyclopedia)walking fish: see climbing perch. ...Browse by Subject
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