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Asian Arowana
Scleropages formosus
A long, ribbon-bodied tropical river fish revered as a "dragon fish" in Asian luxury aquaria.
Looking for 12-letter fish? Here are 4 fish that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
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| Asian Arowana | Northern Pike | Rainbow Trout | Skipjack Tuna |
List of 12-letter Fish
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Northern Pike
Esox lucius
A long, toothy ambush predator of cool northern lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, and North America.
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Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
A Pacific salmonid with a vivid pink stripe, the workhorse of trout hatcheries worldwide.
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Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
A small, abundant pelagic tuna with horizontal belly stripes, the species behind most canned light tuna.
About 12-letter fish
That's our current list of fish with exactly 12 letters. Need a different length? Try the browse-by-length pills in the sidebar, or combine with a starting letter — for example, 12-letter fish that start with A.