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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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| Rainbow Trout | Red Snapper | Roach |
List of Fish That Start With R
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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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Roach
Rutilus rutilus
A silvery, red-finned cyprinid that is one of Europe's most abundant freshwater fish.
About fish starting with R
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