💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Freshwater eel"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| common eelnoun | eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in europe and america; marketed both fresh and smoked |
| freshwater fish | fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. |
| electric eelnoun | (strictly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks. |
| angler fishnoun | Alternative spelling of anglerfish. [Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.] |
| lamprey eelnoun | primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue |
| anglerfishnoun | Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey. |
| sand eelnoun | Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae. |
| moray eelnoun | Any of various brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, of warm coastal waters. |
| eelgrassnoun | Zostera spp. in marine environments |
| ocean perchnoun | A fish of species Sebastes norvegicus, of the North Atlantic. |
| water snakenoun | A snake that resides in, or spends a lot of time in, fresh water. |
| conger eelnoun | Any of various large marine eels of the family Congridae, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters. |
| ocean sunfishnoun | A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world. |
| lizardfishnoun | Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish. |
| angel fishnoun | Alternative form of angelfish. [Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.] |
| sea troutnoun | A fish of the species Salmo trutta morpha trutta, closely related to salmon and a subspecies of brown trout. It is lighter in colour than the brown trout, and lives in salt water, returning to fresh water only to spawn. |
| frogfishnoun | Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure. |
| sea lampreynoun | A parasitic lamprey found in Europe and North America, Petromyzon marinus. |
| spearfishnoun | Any of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill. |
| lake troutnoun | A large species of trout found in lakes in North America, Salvelinus namaycush. |
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