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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.
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, but some range as far north as Maine.
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Grunion, or California Grunion, a small ocean food fish. The slim, light-colored body, five to eight inches (12.5 to 20 cm) long, has a silvery stripe down each side from gills to tail.
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Gurnard a bony-headed, spiny-finned fish of warm temperate and tropical waters. It is 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) long and is tannish-brown in color.
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Haddock, a food fish found in shallow waters from Iceland south to France and to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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Hake, the name of two groups of ocean fish related to the cod. Hake vary from about 18 inches to 4 feet (45 to 120 cm) in length.
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Halibut, a flatfish related to the flounder. The name is taken from the Middle English words haly, meaning "holy," and butte, meaning "flatfish," because halibut was traditionally eaten on holy days.
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Herring, an important food fish found in abundance in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and other northern seas.
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Jewfish, or Spotted Grouper, a fish of the sea bass family. The jewfish is found on both coasts of tropical America and north in the Atlantic to Florida.
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Lake Herring, or Cisco, a food fish abundant in the Great Lakes. It is found also in other lakes from the Yukon and Nova Scotia to Indiana and Vermont.
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Lantern Fish, one of a group of about 100 species of fish that live chiefly at great depths in the ocean.
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Ling, a valuable food fish. The ling commonly grows 3 to 4 feet (90 to 120 cm) long, but it has been known to grow to 7 feet (210 cm) and a weight of 70 pounds (32 kg).
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Lumpfish, or Lumpsucker, a short thick-bodied fish found in cold water on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Mackerel, an important ocean food fish related to the tuna. The common Atlantic mackerel is abundant along the north Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe.
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Marlin, a large ocean game fish related to the sailfish and spearfish. The marlin is prized by anglers for its great fighting ability.
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Menhaden, or Mossbunker, a small ocean fish. The menhaden is also called pogy, bunker, bugfish, and fatback.
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Mojarra, or Moharra, a small to moderate-sized basslike food fish found mostly in tropical seas.
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Moonfish, a short, flattened, deep-bodied ocean fish related to the jack and pompano.
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Mullet, a saltwater food fish. It lives in warm coastal waters throughout the world.
See more »Needlefish
Needlefish, a marine fish with long, pointed jaws. Its slender body, two to four feet (60 to 120 cm) long, is greenish above and silvery below.
See more »Opah
Opah, a colorful marine fish found in open waters. Although not abundant, opahs are found in almost all seas.
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