Definition of fish genus Fish genus
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| fish genus - any of various genus of fish | ||
| genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" | ||
| craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals | ||
| cyprinus, genus cyprinus type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp | ||
| abramis, genus abramis European fishes | ||
| genus tinca, tinca tench | ||
| genus leuciscus, leuciscus a genus of fish including: dace, chub | ||
| genus notropis, notropis shiners | ||
| genus notemigonus, notemigonus golden shiners | ||
| genus rutilus, rutilus roaches | ||
| genus scardinius, scardinius rudds | ||
| genus phoxinus, phoxinus minnows | ||
| genus gobio, gobio true gudgeons | ||
| carassius, genus carassius goldfish | ||
| genus electrophorus, electrophorus type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels | ||
| catostomus, genus catostomus type genus of the family Catostomidae | ||
| genus ictiobus, ictiobus buffalo fishes | ||
| genus hypentelium, hypentelium a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae | ||
| genus maxostoma, maxostoma a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae | ||
| fundulus, genus fundulus killifish | ||
| genus rivulus killifish | ||
| genus jordanella, jordanella flagfishes | ||
| genus xyphophorus, xyphophorus swordtails | ||
| genus lebistes, lebistes guppies | ||
| gambusia, genus gambusia mosquitofish | ||
| genus platypoecilus, platypoecilus platys | ||
| genus mollienesia, mollienesia mollies | ||
| genus holocentrus, holocentrus type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes | ||
| genus anomalops type genus of the family Anomalopidae | ||
| genus krypterophaneron, krypterophaneron a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae | ||
| genus photoblepharon, photoblepharon a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae | ||
| genus zeus, zeus type genus of the family Zeidae | ||
| capros, genus capros a genus of fish in the family Caproidae | ||
| antigonia, genus antigonia a genus of fish in the family Caproidae | ||
| fistularia, genus fistularia type genus of the family Fistulariidae | ||
| gasterosteus, genus gasterosteus type genus of the family Gasterosteidae | ||
| genus syngnathus, syngnathus type genus of the family Syngnathidae | ||
| cosmocampus, genus cosmocampus a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae | ||
| genus hippocampus, hippocampus seahorses | ||
| aulostomus, genus aulostomus type genus of the Aulostomidae | ||
| genus petromyzon, petromyzon typical lampreys | ||
| genus myxine, myxine type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes) | ||
| genus eptatretus a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae | ||
| genus myxinikela, myxinikela fossil hagfishes | ||
| genus chimaera type genus of the Chimaeridae | ||
| genus hexanchus, hexanchus a genus of Hexanchidae | ||
| genus lamna, lamna a genus of Lamnidae | ||
| genus isurus, isurus mako sharks | ||
| carcharodon, genus carcharodon man-eating sharks | ||
| cetorhinus, genus cetorhinus comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae | ||
| alopius, genus alopius type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae | ||
| genus orectolobus, orectolobus carpet sharks | ||
| genus ginglymostoma, ginglymostoma nurse sharks | ||
| carcharias, genus carcharias, genus odontaspis, odontaspis type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks | ||
| genus rhincodon, rhincodon whale sharks | ||
| carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus type genus of the Carcharhinidae | ||
| genus negaprion, negaprion lemon sharks | ||
| genus prionace, prionace blue sharks | ||
| galeocerdo, genus galeocerdo tiger sharks | ||
| galeorhinus, genus galeorhinus a genus of Carcharhinidae | ||
| genus mustelus, mustelus smooth dogfishes | ||
| genus triaenodon, triaenodon a genus of Triakidae | ||
| genus squalus, squalus spiny dogfishes | ||
| genus sphyrna, sphyrna type genus of the Sphyrnidae | ||
| genus squatina, squatina type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks | ||
| genus pristis, pristis type genus of the Pristidae | ||
| dasyatis, genus dasyatis type genus of the Dasyatidae | ||
| genus gymnura, gymnura butterfly rays | ||
| aetobatus, genus aetobatus a genus of Myliobatidae | ||
| genus rhinoptera, rhinoptera a genus of Myliobatidae | ||
| genus manta a genus of Mobulidae | ||
| genus mobula, mobula type genus of the Mobulidae | ||
| genus raja, raja type genus of the family Rajidae | ||
| genus latimeria, latimeria type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth | ||
| genus ceratodus type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes | ||
| genus neoceratodus, neoceratodus extant Australian lungfishes | ||
| genus silurus, silurus type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes | ||
| genus malopterurus, malopterurus electric catfish | ||
| ameiurus, genus ameiurus type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes | ||
| genus ictalurus, ictalurus channel catfishes | ||
| genus pylodictus, pylodictus flathead catfishes | ||
| genus arius, arius type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes | ||
| gadus, genus gadus type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes | ||
| genus merlangus, merlangus whitings | ||
| genus lota, lota burbot | ||
| genus melanogrammus, melanogrammus haddock | ||
| genus pollachius, pollachius pollack | ||
| genus merluccius, merluccius hakes | ||
| genus urophycis, urophycis hakes | ||
| genus molva, molva ling | ||
| brosmius, genus browmius cusk | ||
| genus anguilla, anguilla type genus of the Anguillidae: eels | ||
| genus gonorhynchus, gonorhynchus slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth | ||
| alosa, genus alosa shad | ||
| genus pomolobus, pomolobus genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned | ||
| brevoortia, genus brevoortia menhaden | ||
| clupea, genus clupea type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings | ||
| genus sardina, genus sardinia, sardina pilchards | ||
| genus sardinops, sardinops pilchards | ||
| engraulis, genus engraulis type genus of the family Engraulidae | ||
| genus salmo, salmo type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout | ||
| genus oncorhynchus, oncorhynchus Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon | ||
| genus salvelinus, salvelinus brook trout | ||
| coregonus, genus coregonus type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes | ||
| genus prosopium, prosopium whitefishes | ||
| genus osmerus, osmerus type genus of the Osmeridae | ||
| genus mallotus, mallotus capelins | ||
| genus tarpon tarpons | ||
| elops, genus elops type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder | ||
| albula, genus albula type and sole genus of the family Albulidae | ||
| genus argentina, argentina type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines | ||
| alepisaurus, genus alepisaurus slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes | ||
| genus scleropages, scleropages a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo | ||
| genus lampris, lampris type genus of the Lampridae | ||
| genus trachipterus, trachipterus type genus of the Trachipteridae | ||
| genus regalecus, reglaecus type genus of the Regalecidae | ||
| genus lophius, lophius type genus of family Lophiidae | ||
| genus scomberesox, genus scombresox, scomberesox, scombresox a genus of Scomberesocidae | ||
| genus ophiodon, ophiodon a genus of Ophiodontidae | ||
| anabas, genus anabas the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch | ||
| genus perca, perca type genus of the Percidae | ||
| genus stizostedion, stizostedion pike-perches | ||
| genus percina, percina a genus of Percidae | ||
| centropomus, genus centropomus type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks | ||
| genus lates, lates a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water | ||
| esox, genus esox type and only genus of the family Esocidae | ||
| genus pomoxis, pomoxis crappies | ||
| genus lepomis, lepomis bream | ||
| ambloplites, genus ambloplites a genus of Centrarchidae | ||
| genus micropterus, micropterus American freshwater black basses | ||
| genus morone, morone carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes | ||
| genus synagrops, synagrops a genus of Serranidae | ||
| centropristis, genus centropristis sea basses | ||
| genus roccus, roccus a genus of Serranidae | ||
| genus polyprion, polyprion wreckfish | ||
| genus serranus, serranus type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses | ||
| epinephelus, genus epinephelus genus of groupers or sea bass | ||
| genus paranthias, paranthias a genus of Serranidae | ||
| genus mycteroperca, mycteroperca groupers | ||
| genus rypticus, rypticus a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes | ||
| genus hipsurus, hipsurus a genus of Embiotocidae | ||
| genus priacanthus, priacanthus type genus of the Priacanthidae | ||
| apogon, genus apogon type genus of the Apogonidae | ||
| astropogon, genus astropogon a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae | ||
| genus lopholatilus, lopholatilus large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters | ||
| genus pomatomus, pomatomus type genus of the Pomatomidae | ||
| genus rachycentron, rachycentron genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia | ||
| echeneis, genus echeneis type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras | ||
| genus remilegia, remilegia a genus of Echeneididae | ||
| caranx, genus caranx type genus of the Carangidae | ||
| elagatis, genus elagatis a genus of Carangidae | ||
| genus oligoplites, oligoplites leatherjackets | ||
| alectis, genus alectis a genus of Carangidae | ||
| genus selene, selene a genus of Carangidae | ||
| genus seriola, seriola a genus of Carangidae | ||
| genus trachinotus, trachinotus a genus of Carangidae | ||
| genus naucrates, naucrates a genus of Carangidae | ||
| genus trachurus, trachurus the scads (particularly horse mackerels) | ||
| genus selar, selar big-eyed scad | ||
| decapterus, genus decapterus scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution | ||
| brama, genus brama type genus of the Bramidae | ||
| genus hemigrammus, hemigrammus tetras | ||
| genus paracheirodon, paracheirodon a genus of Characidae | ||
| genus serrasalmus, serrasalmus piranhas | ||
| genus tilapia, tilapia a genus of Cichlidae | ||
| genus lutjanus, lutjanus type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers | ||
| genus ocyurus, ocyurus snappers | ||
| genus haemulon, haemulon type genus of the Haemulidae | ||
| anisotremus, genus anisotremus a genus of Haemulidae | ||
| genus orthopristis, orthopristis a genus of Haemulidae | ||
| genus pagrus, pagrus a genus of Sparidae | ||
| genus pagellus, pagellus sea breams | ||
| archosargus, genus archosargus a genus of Sparidae | ||
| genus lagodon, lagodon a genus of Sparidae | ||
| genus calamus, calamus distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest | ||
| chrysophrys, genus chrysophrys Australian snapper | ||
| genus stenotomus, stenotomus scups | ||
| equetus, genus equetus drumfish | ||
| bairdiella, genus bairdiella drumfish | ||
| genus sciaenops, sciaenops a genus of Sciaenidae | ||
| genus sciaena, sciaena type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers | ||
| genus micropogonias, micropogonias croakers | ||
| genus umbrina, umbrina croakers | ||
| genus menticirrhus, menticirrhus kingfishes; whiting | ||
| genus genyonemus, genyonemus a genus of Sciaenidae | ||
| genus seriphus, seriphus a genus of Sciaenidae | ||
| cynoscion, genus cynoscion sea trout | ||
| genus mullus, mullus type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes | ||
| genus mulloidichthys, mulloidichthys a genus of Mullidae | ||
| genus mugil, mugil type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets | ||
| atherinopsis, genus atherinopsis a genus of Atherinidae | ||
| genus sphyraena, sphyraena type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda | ||
| genus kyphosus, kyphosus type genus of the Kyphosidae | ||
| chaetodipterus, genus chaetodipterus a genus of Ephippidae | ||
| genus chaetodon type genus of the Chaetodontidae | ||
| genus pomacanthus, pomacanthus angelfishes | ||
| genus pomacentrus, pomacentrus type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes | ||
| amphiprion, genus amphiprion damsel fishes | ||
| abudefduf, genus abudefduf damsel fishes | ||
| achoerodus, genus achoerodus a genus of Labridae | ||
| genus lachnolaimus, lachnolaimus a genus of Labridae | ||
| genus halicoeres, halicoeres a genus of Labridae | ||
| genus thalassoma, thalassoma a genus of Labridae | ||
| genus hemipteronatus, hemipteronatus razor fish | ||
| genus tautoga, tautoga tautogs | ||
| genus tautogolabrus, tautogolabrus a genus of Labridae | ||
| genus polydactylus, polydactylus a genus of Polynemidae | ||
| blennius, genus blennius type genus of the Blenniidae | ||
| genus scartella, scartella a genus of Blenniidae | ||
| chaenopsis, genus chaenopsis a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies | ||
| genus pholis, pholis type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels | ||
| genus lumpenus, lumpenus a genus of Stichaeidae | ||
| cryptacanthodes, genus cryptacanthodes a genus of Stichaeidae | ||
| anarhichas, genus anarhichas type genus of the Anarhichadidae | ||
| genus zoarces, zoarces type genus of the Zoarcidae | ||
| genus gymnelis, gymnelis a genus of Zoarcidae | ||
| genus macrozoarces, macrozoarces a genus of Zoarcidae | ||
| ammodytes, genus ammodytes type genus of the Ammodytidae | ||
| genus periophthalmus, periophthalmus a genus of Gobiidae | ||
| genus toxotes, toxotes type genus of the Toxotidae | ||
| acanthurus, genus acanthurus type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes | ||
| gempylus, genus gempylus type genus of the Gempylidae | ||
| genus lepidocybium, lepidocybium a genus of Gempylidae | ||
| genus scomber, scomber type genus of the Scombridae | ||
| acanthocybium, genus acanthocybium wahoos | ||
| genus scomberomorus, scomberomorus Spanish mackerels | ||
| genus thunnus, thunnus tunas: warm-blooded fishes | ||
| genus sarda, sarda bonitos | ||
| euthynnus, genus euthynnus a genus of Scombridae | ||
| genus katsuwonus, katsuwonus oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae | ||
| genus xiphias, xiphias type genus of the Xiphiidae | ||
| genus istiophorus, istiophorus type genus of the Istiophoridae | ||
| genus makaira, makaira marlins | ||
| genus tetrapturus, tetrapturus a genus of Istiophoridae | ||
| genus luvarus, luvarus type genus of the Luvaridae | ||
| genus poronotus, poronotus a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| genus palometa a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| genus paprilus, paprilus a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| genus psenes, psenes a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| ariomma, genus ariomma a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| genus tetragonurus, tetragonurus a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| genus hyperoglyphe, hyperoglyphe a genus of Stromateidae | ||
| genus gobiesox, gobiesox type genus of the Gobiesocidae | ||
| genus lobotes, lobotes type genus of the Lobotidae | ||
| genus gerres, gerres type genus of the Gerreidae | ||
| eucinostomus, genus eucinostomus a genus of Gerreidae | ||
| genus sillago, sillago type genus of the Sillaginidae | ||
| amia, genus amia type genus of the Amiidae | ||
| genus polyodon, polyodon type genus of the Polyodontidae | ||
| genus psephurus, psephurus a genus of Polyodontidae | ||
| acipenser, genus acipenser type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons | ||
| genus lepisosteus, lepisosteus type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars | ||
| genus scorpaena, scorpaena type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes | ||
| genus pterois, pterois lionfishes | ||
| genus synanceja, synanceja stonefishes | ||
| genus sebastodes, sebastodes rockfishes | ||
| cottus, genus cottus type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins | ||
| genus hemitripterus, hemitripterus sea ravens | ||
| genus myxocephalus, myxocephalus grubby | ||
| cyclopterus, genus cyclopterus type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes | ||
| genus liparis, liparis genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate | ||
| agonus, genus agonus type genus of the Agonidae | ||
| aspidophoroides, genus aspidophoroides alligatorfishes | ||
| genus hexagrammos, hexagrammos type genus of the Hexagrammidae | ||
| genus oxylebius, oxylebius a genus of Hexagrammidae | ||
| genus triga, triga type genus of the Triglidae | ||
| genus prionotus, prionotus a genus of Triglidae | ||
| genus peristedion, peristedion in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins | ||
| dactylopterus, genus dactylopterus a genus of Dactylopteridae | ||
| balistes, genus balistes type genus of the Balistidae | ||
| genus monocanthus, monocanthus type genus of the Monocanthidae | ||
| genus lactophrys, lactophrys a genus of Ostraciidae | ||
| diodon, genus diodon type genus of the Diodontidae | ||
| chilomycterus, genus chilomycterus burrfishes | ||
| genus mola type genus of the Molidae | ||
| genus pleuronectes, pleuronectes type genus of the Pleuronectidae | ||
| genus platichthys, platichthys a genus of Pleuronectidae | ||
| genus limanda, limanda a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored | ||
| genus pseudopleuronectes, pseudopleuronectes a genus of Pleuronectidae | ||
| genus microstomus, microstomus a genus of Pleuronectidae | ||
| genus hippoglossoides, hippoglossoides a genus of Pleuronectidae | ||
| genus hippoglossus, hippoglossus halibuts | ||
| genus paralichthys, paralichthys a genus of Bothidae | ||
| etropus, genus etropus a genus of Bothidae | ||
| citharichthys, genus citharichthys a genus of Bothidae | ||
| genus scophthalmus, scophthalmus a genus of Bothidae | ||
| genus psetta, psetta a genus of Bothidae | ||
| genus solea, solea type genus of the Soleidae | ||
| genus parophrys, parophrys a genus of Soleidae | ||
| genus psettichthys, psettichthys a genus of Soleidae | ||
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