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Fish

Large category that can include any member of the classes Cephalochordata (lancelets), Agnatha (hagfish and lampreys), Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays), Holocephali (ghost sharks), Osteichthyes (bony fish), Gastropoda (gastropods), Pelecypoda (bivalves), Cephalopoda (cephalopods), and Crustacea (crustaceans).

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Sturgeon
Animals; Fish

A large fish with a long body like a shark and a thick skin covered with rows of bony, plate like scales.It is used as food and valued for its eggs.

Eel
Animals; Fish

A long, slippery fish with a snake like body but no scales. Eels usually migrate from fresh water to salt water to lay eggs.

Fin
Animals; Fish

One of the thin, flat parts that stick out from the body of fish and some other water animals.

Flipper
Animals; Fish

A wide, flat limb that is used for swimming. Flippers are found on water animals such as whales.

Lungfish
Animals; Fish

A type of fish that has organs like lungs for breathing air. Lungfish also have gills like other fish.

Aquatic
Animals; Fish

Living or growing in water. Water lilies are aquatic plants, Shrimps are aquatic animals.All plants and animals in water are called aquatic.

Cartilaginous fish
Animals; Fish

A fish that has a skeleton made mainly of cartilage rather than bone. Sharks and rays are all cartilaginous fish.

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