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Groundfish

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bottom fishnounfish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder

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bottom fishnounfish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder
fishnoun(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
bottomnounThe lowest part of anything.
substancenounPhysical matter; material.
substantivenounPart of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
meritsnounIntrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
bottomfishnounAny fish that lives on or near the seabed
groundfishermannounA person who fishes for groundfish
coarse fishnounAny fish that is not a game fish, and thus historically disdained by recreational anglers.
shorefishnounAny of several fishes which inhabit shallow waters
blindfishnounAny of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
sandfishnounAny of several marine fishes that burrow into sandy seabeds
line fishnounFish caught by line fishing.
guardfishnounSynonym of houndfish.
seafishnounAlternative form of sea fish. [Any fish found in salt waters.]
finfishnoun(informal) Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
handfishnounAny of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
rockfishnounAny of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
fishfindingnoun(fishing) The location of fish by means of a fishfinder device.

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