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Freshwater eel

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common eelnouneels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in europe and america; marketed both fresh and smoked
freshwater fishfish 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 fishnounAlternative spelling of anglerfish. [Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.]
lamprey eelnounprimitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
anglerfishnounAny fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
sand eelnounAny of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
moray eelnounAny of various brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, of warm coastal waters.
eelgrassnounZostera spp. in marine environments
ocean perchnounA fish of species Sebastes norvegicus, of the North Atlantic.
water snakenounA snake that resides in, or spends a lot of time in, fresh water.
conger eelnounAny of various large marine eels of the family Congridae, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.
ocean sunfishnounA large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.
lizardfishnounAny member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
angel fishnounAlternative form of angelfish. [Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.]
sea troutnounA 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.
frogfishnounAny of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
sea lampreynounA parasitic lamprey found in Europe and North America, Petromyzon marinus.
spearfishnounAny of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
lake troutnounA large species of trout found in lakes in North America, Salvelinus namaycush.

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