fishes

fishes
noun /ˈfɪʃɪz/
a) multiple kinds of fish
b) Coral bleaching threatens to disrupt the population equilibria of the reef’s fishes.

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  • Fishes — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fishes — plural of fish; can be used to indicate many species of fish as opposed to fish which is an individual or many individuals of the same species. The general term for five living Classes and several extinct Classes of vertebrate animals showing… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • -fishes — Crawfish Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fishes — žuvys statusas Aprobuotas sritis žuvininkystė ir žvejyba apibrėžtis 1. Visų rūšių žuvys, nėgės, vėžiagyviai, moliuskai ir kiti vandens bestuburiai. 2. Visų rūšių žuvys, nėgės, vėžiagyviai. atitikmenys: angl. fishes vok. Fisches, m rus. рыбы, f… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Fishes of the World — by Joseph S. Nelson is a standard reference for fish systematics. Now in its fourth edition, the work is a comprehensive overview of the 25,000 plus species known to science.It begins with a general overview of ichthyology, although it is not a… …   Wikipedia

  • Fishes of Pakistan — There are 531 species of Fishes in Pakistan. 233 of them are of fresh water.Here is a list of these fishes:* Notopterus notoperus * Notopterus chitala * Salmo gairdneri * Naziritor zhobensis * Triplophysa stoliczkai Deosai only * Diptyichus… …   Wikipedia

  • Fishes of Sespe Creek, California — Sespe Creek winds over thirty one miles through valleys and sometimes very narrow canyons in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California.The creek starts at Portero Seco, and is formed by more than thirty tributay streams before… …   Wikipedia

  • Fishes — FISH  Pour les articles homophones, voir Fiche et Phish. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Fish peut faire référence à : Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fishes of Ea — the second Adar added during leap years; the twelfth Assyrian month, Adar, belonged to the Star of the Fish of Ea (Ea being a fish god) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Fishes — Fish·es (fĭshʹĭz) pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) See Pisces. * * * …   Universalium

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