2-syllable Fish that contain I

List of 2-syllable Fish that contain I

1

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

A common, palm-sized sunfish of North American ponds and lakes, instantly recognized by its dark gill flap.

2

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

A small, orange-and-white reef fish famously immune to anemone stings and a household name since "Finding Nemo."

3

Crappie

Pomoxis annularis

A schooling, paper-mouthed panfish of brushy lake structures, prized for its delicate white flesh.

4

Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus

A disc-shaped, slow-moving Amazon cichlid bred into a kaleidoscope of color strains for the aquarium trade.

5

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

The world's most-kept ornamental fish, domesticated from a small East Asian carp over a thousand years ago.

6

Herring

Clupea harengus

A schooling silvery clupeid of the North Atlantic, hugely important to fisheries and to the marine food web.

7

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

A high-speed billfish with a towering dorsal sail, often called the fastest fish in the sea.

8

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

A small, silvery, oil-rich schooling fish that has fed coastal populations from antiquity to the modern tin.

9

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

A powerful anadromous game fish of the Atlantic coast, central to East Coast sport fishing.

10

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

A solitary, sword-billed pelagic giant of the open ocean, capable of remarkable dives and turns of speed.