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Anchoveta
Engraulis ringens
A small Pacific anchovy of the Humboldt Current, supporting the largest single-species fishery on Earth.
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List of Fish That Contain C
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Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
A small, slim, intensely flavored saltwater fish at the foundation of countless Mediterranean and Pacific dishes.
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Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus
A sail-finned salmonid of crystal-clear northern streams, beloved by fly anglers for its iridescent dorsal fin.
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Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
A demersal saltwater fish of the North Atlantic, central to European fisheries and once thought inexhaustible.
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Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
A fast, schooling pelagic fish with iridescent green-and-black wavy stripes, a staple of small-fish fisheries.
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Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
A famous anadromous game fish of the North Atlantic, native to rivers from New England across to Russia.
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Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
A brilliant Amazon tetra distinguished from the neon by a full-length crimson stripe, harvested largely from wild stocks.
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Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
A widespread, whiskered scavenger of North American rivers and lakes, the most-farmed freshwater fish in the United States.
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Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
The largest Pacific salmon, the "king," whose great spawning runs once fed entire Northwest economies.
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Chub
Squalius cephalus
A bold, wide-mouthed cyprinid of European rivers, willing to eat almost anything and easy to spot under tree cover.
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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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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
A small, orange-and-white reef fish famously immune to anemone stings and a household name since "Finding Nemo."
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Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
An acrobatic, silver-flanked Pacific salmon prized by sport anglers for its hard fights and surface strikes.
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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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Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
A schooling, paper-mouthed panfish of brushy lake structures, prized for its delicate white flesh.
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Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
A disc-shaped, slow-moving Amazon cichlid bred into a kaleidoscope of color strains for the aquarium trade.
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Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
A North Atlantic gadoid with a black thumbprint mark, the classic fish in British fish and chips.
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Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
A right-eyed European flatfish with bright orange spots, central to North Sea trawl fisheries.
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Pollock
Pollachius pollachius
A North Atlantic gadoid harvested at huge scale, the white-fleshed backbone of fish fingers and surimi.
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Roach
Rutilus rutilus
A silvery, red-finned cyprinid that is one of Europe's most abundant freshwater fish.
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Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
A small, abundant pelagic tuna with horizontal belly stripes, the species behind most canned light tuna.
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Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
A deep-red-fleshed Pacific salmon famous for the spectacular spawning runs that turn river systems crimson.
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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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