forage fish
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forage fish — noun : fish of value as food for other fishes more useful to man compare food fish, game fish, rough fish … Useful english dictionary
forage fish — noun a species of fish which is the prey of more valuable game fish … English new terms dictionary
Fish migration — Many species of salmon are anadromous and migrate long distances up rivers and streams to spawn. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres… … Wikipedia
Fish farming — Intensive koi aquaculture facility in Israel Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility… … Wikipedia
Fish diseases and parasites — This gizzard shad has VHS, a deadly infectious disease which causes bleeding. It afflicts over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in the northern hemisphere.[1] Like humans and other animals, fish suffer from diseases and parasites. Fish… … Wikipedia
Fish locomotion — The prevailing type of fish locomotion is swimming in water. In addition, some fish can walk , i.e., move over land, burrow in mud, and glide through the air. Contents 1 Swimming 1.1 Body/caudal fin propulsion 1.1.1 Anguilliform locomotion … Wikipedia
Fish scale — For other uses, see Fish scale (disambiguation). The cycloid scales of a common roach (Rutilus rutilus). The row of lateral line scales is visible in the lower half of the image. The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes are covered by… … Wikipedia
Diversity of fish — Fish come in many shapes and sizes. This is a sea dragon, a close relative of the seahorse. They are camouflaged to look like floating seaweed.[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
forage — (noun)) 1) the diet of a fish species; (verb) 2) to search for food … Dictionary of ichthyology
forage — n 1. fodder, provender; coarse food, dry food, grain, hay, oats, grass; herbage, pasture, pasturage. 2. raid, sack, plundering, ravaging, looting, rifling; foray, assault, invasion, incursion. v 3. search about, seek, look around, fish for, hunt … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
