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Saltwater fish are the most beautiful fish in the world. They range from the majestic marlin to the funny-looking flounder, and the goliath grouper to the tiny blenny, and just about everything in between.
Angelfish
Angelfish, a group of tropical fish known for the beauty and diversity of their coloration.
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Anglerfish
Anglerfish, the common name for an order of marine fish, as well as for many species of the order.
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Barracuda
Barracuda, a saltwater fish. There are several species. Best known is the great barracuda, found in the American Atlantic from Florida to Brazil.
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Batfish
Batfish, a family of saltwater fish. There are about 30 species. A common species found in Caribbean waters is the longnose batfish.
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Damselfish
Damselfish, the common name of a family of brightly colored marine fish. They inhabit coral reefs and rocky coastal regions of tropical waters.
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Flatfish
Flatfish, a fish with a body greatly compressed from side to side, and with both eyes on one side of its head.
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Flounder
Flounder, the common name of some species of saltwater flatfish. Like other flatfish, the adult flounder has both eyes on one side of its head, and it swims and rests with this side of its body up.
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Flying Fish
Flying Fish, a fish having large fins with which it can glide through the air. Most flying fish live in tropical and subtropical areas of the ocean.
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Globefish
Globefish, or Pufferfish, a short, sluggish fish found in warm seas throughout the world.
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Grouper
Grouper, a warm-water food fish of the sea bass family. Groupers are distinguished by their numerous dorsal spines.
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Hagfish
Hagfish, a jawless, eel-shaped scavenger fish living on muddy ocean bottoms in temperate waters.
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John Dory
John Dory, or John Doree, a saltwater food fish. It is found in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean; a very similar species is found in the western Pacific.
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Parrot Fish
Parrot Fish, a brightly colored marine fish. It is named for its parrotlike beak, which is formed by the fusion of teeth in each jaw.
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Pipefish
Pipefish, a small fish related to the sea horse. It is found in both fresh and salt water in many parts of the world, including the United States.
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Pompano
Pompano, an important marine food fish of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North and South America.
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Scorpion Fish
Scorpion Fish, a family of marine fish. Scorpion fish are named for the venomous spines on their fins.
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Shark
Shark, a fish found in almost all oceans of the world but chiefly in warm water. Sharks inhabit both deep and shallow water.
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Siamese Fighting Fish
Siamese Fighting Fish, a tropical freshwater fish of Thailand (formerly Siam). It is one of a group of tropical fish called bettas.
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Skates and Rays
Skates and Rays, fish closely related to sharks. Like sharks, skates and rays have skeletons of cartilage rather than bone.
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Snapper
Snapper, a large family of fish that inhabit temperate and tropical waters. Most of the nearly 250 species of snapper are important food fish; a few species are poisonous.
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