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Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
A small, slim, intensely flavored saltwater fish at the foundation of countless Mediterranean and Pacific dishes.
Looking for 3-syllable fish? Here are 17 fish that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Syllables are counted across the whole name (multi-word names sum). "Apple" is 2 syllables; "Macaroni and Cheese" is 6.
List of 3-syllable Fish
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Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
A graceful, vertically banded freshwater cichlid of the Amazon, a staple of community aquariums worldwide.
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Blue Marlin
Makaira nigricans
A spear-nosed apex predator of the open Atlantic, one of the most coveted big-game fish in the world.
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Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
A widely distributed Pacific salmon with striking vertical bars at spawning, central to indigenous fisheries from Alaska to Japan.
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Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
A hardy, widely introduced Eurasian cyprinid, both prized food fish and notorious global invader.
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Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
The largest predatory fish in the sea, an apex coastal hunter feared and admired in equal measure.
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Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
A giant flatfish of cold northern seas, the largest right-eyed flatfish on Earth and a prized food fish.
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Lionfish
Pterois volitans
A venomous, ornately finned reef fish, beautiful in its native Pacific and devastating as an Atlantic invader.
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Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
A graceful, plankton-feeding ray with the largest wingspan of any fish, a star of tropical reef tourism.
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Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
The largest member of the pike family, a rare and elusive freshwater predator nicknamed "the fish of ten thousand casts."
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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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Parrotfish
Scarus spp.
A beak-toothed reef herbivore that grazes algae from corals, producing much of the white sand of tropical beaches.
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Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
The smallest and most abundant Pacific salmon, with a strict two-year life cycle and a humped spawning male.
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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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Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
A crimson reef fish of the Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic, central to American sport and seafood fisheries.
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Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
A hard-fighting game fish of clear, rocky rivers and northern lakes, prized for its strength relative to size.
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Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
A handsomely banded panfish of North American lakes and rivers, popular with beginners and pan-fryers alike.
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