fish genus
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Any of various genus of fish (synset 101435158)
is a type of: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciessubtypes:
- cyprinus, genus cyprinus - type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
- abramis, genus abramis - European fishes
- genus tinca, tinca - tench
- genus leuciscus, leuciscus - a genus of fish including: dace, chub
- genus notropis, notropis - shiners
- genus notemigonus, notemigonus - golden shiners
- genus rutilus, rutilus - roaches
- genus scardinius, scardinius - rudds
- genus phoxinus, phoxinus - minnows
- genus gobio, gobio - true gudgeons
- carassius, genus carassius - goldfish
- electrophorus, genus electrophorus - type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
- catostomus, genus catostomus - type genus of the family Catostomidae
- genus ictiobus, ictiobus - buffalo fishes
- genus hypentelium, hypentelium - a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
- genus maxostoma, maxostoma - a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
- fundulus, genus fundulus - killifish
- genus rivulus - killifish
- genus jordanella, jordanella - flagfishes
- genus xyphophorus, xyphophorus - swordtails
- genus lebistes, lebistes - guppies
- gambusia, genus gambusia - mosquitofish
- genus platypoecilus, platypoecilus - platys
- genus mollienesia, mollienesia - mollies
- genus holocentrus, holocentrus - type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
- genus anomalops - type genus of the family Anomalopidae
- genus krypterophaneron, krypterophaneron - a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae
- genus photoblepharon, photoblepharon - a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae
- genus zeus, zeus - type genus of the family Zeidae
- capros, genus capros - a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
- antigonia, genus antigonia - a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
- fistularia, genus fistularia - type genus of the family Fistulariidae
- gasterosteus, genus gasterosteus - type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
- genus syngnathus, syngnathus - type genus of the family Syngnathidae
- cosmocampus, genus cosmocampus - a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae
- genus hippocampus, hippocampus - seahorses
- aulostomus, genus aulostomus - type genus of the Aulostomidae
- genus petromyzon, petromyzon - typical lampreys
- genus myxine, myxine - type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes)
- genus eptatretus - a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae
- genus myxinikela, myxinikela - fossil hagfishes
- genus chimaera - type genus of the Chimaeridae
- genus hexanchus, hexanchus - a genus of Hexanchidae
- genus lamna, lamna - a genus of Lamnidae
- genus isurus, isurus - mako sharks
- carcharodon, genus carcharodon - man-eating sharks
- cetorhinus, genus cetorhinus - comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
- alopius, genus alopius - type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
- genus orectolobus, orectolobus - carpet sharks
- genus ginglymostoma, ginglymostoma - nurse sharks
- carcharias, genus carcharias, genus odontaspis, odontaspis - type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks
- genus rhincodon, rhincodon - whale sharks
- carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus - type genus of the Carcharhinidae
- genus negaprion, negaprion - lemon sharks
- genus prionace, prionace - blue sharks
- galeocerdo, genus galeocerdo - tiger sharks
- galeorhinus, genus galeorhinus - a genus of Carcharhinidae
- genus mustelus, mustelus - smooth dogfishes
- genus triaenodon, triaenodon - a genus of Triakidae
- genus squalus, squalus - spiny dogfishes
- genus sphyrna, sphyrna - type genus of the Sphyrnidae
- genus squatina, squatina - type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
- genus pristis, pristis - type genus of the Pristidae
- dasyatis, genus dasyatis - type genus of the Dasyatidae
- genus gymnura, gymnura - butterfly rays
- aetobatus, genus aetobatus - a genus of Myliobatidae
- genus rhinoptera, rhinoptera - a genus of Myliobatidae
- genus manta - a genus of Mobulidae
- genus mobula, mobula - type genus of the Mobulidae
- genus raja, raja - type genus of the family Rajidae
- genus latimeria, latimeria - type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth
- genus ceratodus - type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes
- genus neoceratodus, neoceratodus - extant Australian lungfishes
- genus silurus, silurus - type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes
- genus malopterurus, malopterurus - electric catfish
- ameiurus, genus ameiurus - type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
- genus ictalurus, ictalurus - channel catfishes
- genus pylodictus, pylodictus - flathead catfishes
- arius, genus arius - type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
- gadus, genus gadus - type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes
- genus merlangus, merlangus - whitings
- genus lota, lota - burbot
- genus melanogrammus, melanogrammus - haddock
- genus pollachius, pollachius - pollack
- genus merluccius, merluccius - hakes
- genus urophycis, urophycis - hakes
- genus molva, molva - ling
- brosmius, genus browmius - cusk
- anguilla, genus anguilla - type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
- genus gonorhynchus, gonorhynchus - slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth
- alosa, genus alosa - shad
- genus pomolobus, pomolobus - genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
- brevoortia, genus brevoortia - menhaden
- clupea, genus clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
- genus sardina, genus sardinia, sardina - pilchards
- genus sardinops, sardinops - pilchards
- engraulis, genus engraulis - type genus of the family Engraulidae
- genus salmo, salmo - type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout
- genus oncorhynchus, oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon
- genus salvelinus, salvelinus - brook trout
- coregonus, genus coregonus - type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes
- genus prosopium, prosopium - whitefishes
- genus osmerus, osmerus - type genus of the Osmeridae
- genus mallotus, mallotus - capelins
- genus tarpon - tarpons
- elops, genus elops - type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
- albula, genus albula - type and sole genus of the family Albulidae
- argentina, genus argentina - type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
- alepisaurus, genus alepisaurus - slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
- genus scleropages, scleropages - a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo
- genus lampris, lampris - type genus of the Lampridae
- genus trachipterus, trachipterus - type genus of the Trachipteridae
- genus regalecus, reglaecus - type genus of the Regalecidae
- genus lophius, lophius - type genus of family Lophiidae
- genus scomberesox, genus scombresox, scomberesox, scombresox - a genus of Scomberesocidae
- genus ophiodon, ophiodon - a genus of Ophiodontidae
- anabas, genus anabas - the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
- genus perca, perca - type genus of the Percidae
- genus stizostedion, stizostedion - pike-perches
- genus percina, percina - a genus of Percidae
- centropomus, genus centropomus - type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks
- genus lates, lates - a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water
- esox, genus esox - type and only genus of the family Esocidae
- genus pomoxis, pomoxis - crappies
- genus lepomis, lepomis - bream
- ambloplites, genus ambloplites - a genus of Centrarchidae
- genus micropterus, micropterus - American freshwater black basses
- genus morone, morone - carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes
- genus synagrops, synagrops - a genus of Serranidae
- centropristis, genus centropristis - sea basses
- genus roccus, roccus - a genus of Serranidae
- genus polyprion, polyprion - wreckfish
- genus serranus, serranus - type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses
- epinephelus, genus epinephelus - genus of groupers or sea bass
- genus paranthias, paranthias - a genus of Serranidae
- genus mycteroperca, mycteroperca - groupers
- genus rypticus, rypticus - a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
- genus hipsurus, hipsurus - a genus of Embiotocidae
- genus priacanthus, priacanthus - type genus of the Priacanthidae
- apogon, genus apogon - type genus of the Apogonidae
- astropogon, genus astropogon - a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
- genus lopholatilus, lopholatilus - large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters
- genus pomatomus, pomatomus - type genus of the Pomatomidae
- genus rachycentron, rachycentron - genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia
- echeneis, genus echeneis - type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
- genus remilegia, remilegia - a genus of Echeneididae
- caranx, genus caranx - type genus of the Carangidae
- elagatis, genus elagatis - a genus of Carangidae
- genus oligoplites, oligoplites - leatherjackets
- alectis, genus alectis - a genus of Carangidae
- genus selene, selene - a genus of Carangidae
- genus seriola, seriola - a genus of Carangidae
- genus trachinotus, trachinotus - a genus of Carangidae
- genus naucrates, naucrates - a genus of Carangidae
- genus trachurus, trachurus - the scads (particularly horse mackerels)
- genus selar, selar - big-eyed scad
- decapterus, genus decapterus - scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution
- brama, genus brama - type genus of the Bramidae
- genus hemigrammus, hemigrammus - tetras
- genus paracheirodon, paracheirodon - a genus of Characidae
- genus serrasalmus, serrasalmus - piranhas
- genus tilapia, tilapia - a genus of Cichlidae
- genus lutjanus, lutjanus - type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
- genus ocyurus, ocyurus - snappers
- genus haemulon, haemulon - type genus of the Haemulidae
- anisotremus, genus anisotremus - a genus of Haemulidae
- genus orthopristis, orthopristis - a genus of Haemulidae
- genus pagrus, pagrus - a genus of Sparidae
- genus pagellus, pagellus - sea breams
- archosargus, genus archosargus - a genus of Sparidae
- genus lagodon, lagodon - a genus of Sparidae
- calamus, genus calamus - a genus of Sparidae
- chrysophrys, genus chrysophrys - Australian snapper
- genus stenotomus, stenotomus - scups
- equetus, genus equetus - drumfish
- bairdiella, genus bairdiella - drumfish
- genus sciaenops, sciaenops - a genus of Sciaenidae
- genus sciaena, sciaena - type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers
- genus micropogonias, micropogonias - croakers
- genus umbrina, umbrina - croakers
- genus menticirrhus, menticirrhus - kingfishes; whiting
- genus genyonemus, genyonemus - a genus of Sciaenidae
- genus seriphus, seriphus - a genus of Sciaenidae
- cynoscion, genus cynoscion - sea trout
- genus mullus, mullus - type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes
- genus mulloidichthys, mulloidichthys - a genus of Mullidae
- genus mugil, mugil - type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
- atherinopsis, genus atherinopsis - a genus of Atherinidae
- genus sphyraena, sphyraena - type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
- genus kyphosus, kyphosus - type genus of the Kyphosidae
- chaetodipterus, genus chaetodipterus - a genus of Ephippidae
- genus chaetodon - type genus of the Chaetodontidae
- genus pomacanthus, pomacanthus - angelfishes
- genus pomacentrus, pomacentrus - type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes
- amphiprion, genus amphiprion - damsel fishes
- abudefduf, genus abudefduf - damsel fishes
- achoerodus, genus achoerodus - a genus of Labridae
- genus lachnolaimus, lachnolaimus - a genus of Labridae
- genus halicoeres, halicoeres - a genus of Labridae
- genus thalassoma, thalassoma - a genus of Labridae
- genus hemipteronatus, hemipteronatus - razor fish
- genus tautoga, tautoga - tautogs
- genus tautogolabrus, tautogolabrus - a genus of Labridae
- genus polydactylus, polydactylus - a genus of Polynemidae
- blennius, genus blennius - type genus of the Blenniidae
- genus scartella, scartella - a genus of Blenniidae
- chaenopsis, genus chaenopsis - a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies
- genus pholis, pholis - type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels
- genus lumpenus, lumpenus - a genus of Stichaeidae
- cryptacanthodes, genus cryptacanthodes - a genus of Stichaeidae
- anarhichas, genus anarhichas - type genus of the Anarhichadidae
- genus zoarces, zoarces - type genus of the Zoarcidae
- genus gymnelis, gymnelis - a genus of Zoarcidae
- genus macrozoarces, macrozoarces - a genus of Zoarcidae
- ammodytes, genus ammodytes - type genus of the Ammodytidae
- genus periophthalmus, periophthalmus - a genus of Gobiidae
- genus toxotes, toxotes - type genus of the Toxotidae
- acanthurus, genus acanthurus - type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
- gempylus, genus gempylus - type genus of the Gempylidae
- genus lepidocybium, lepidocybium - a genus of Gempylidae
- genus scomber, scomber - type genus of the Scombridae
- acanthocybium, genus acanthocybium - wahoos
- genus scomberomorus, scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels
- genus thunnus, thunnus - tunas: warm-blooded fishes
- genus sarda, sarda - bonitos
- euthynnus, genus euthynnus - a genus of Scombridae
- genus katsuwonus, katsuwonus - oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae
- genus xiphias, xiphias - type genus of the Xiphiidae
- genus istiophorus, istiophorus - type genus of the Istiophoridae
- genus makaira, makaira - marlins
- genus tetrapturus, tetrapturus - a genus of Istiophoridae
- genus luvarus, luvarus - type genus of the Luvaridae
- genus poronotus, poronotus - a genus of Stromateidae
- genus palometa - a genus of Stromateidae
- genus paprilus, paprilus - a genus of Stromateidae
- genus psenes, psenes - a genus of Stromateidae
- ariomma, genus ariomma - a genus of Stromateidae
- genus tetragonurus, tetragonurus - a genus of Stromateidae
- genus hyperoglyphe, hyperoglyphe - a genus of Stromateidae
- genus gobiesox, gobiesox - type genus of the Gobiesocidae
- genus lobotes, lobotes - type genus of the Lobotidae
- genus gerres, gerres - type genus of the Gerreidae
- eucinostomus, genus eucinostomus - a genus of Gerreidae
- genus sillago, sillago - type genus of the Sillaginidae
- amia, genus amia - type genus of the Amiidae
- genus polyodon, polyodon - type genus of the Polyodontidae
- genus psephurus, psephurus - a genus of Polyodontidae
- acipenser, genus acipenser - type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
- genus lepisosteus, lepisosteus - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
- genus scorpaena, scorpaena - type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes
- genus pterois, pterois - lionfishes
- genus synanceja, synanceja - stonefishes
- genus sebastodes, sebastodes - rockfishes
- cottus, genus cottus - type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
- genus hemitripterus, hemitripterus - sea ravens
- genus myxocephalus, myxocephalus - grubby
- cyclopterus, genus cyclopterus - type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes
- genus liparis, liparis - type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes
- agonus, genus agonus - type genus of the Agonidae
- aspidophoroides, genus aspidophoroides - alligatorfishes
- genus hexagrammos, hexagrammos - type genus of the Hexagrammidae
- genus oxylebius, oxylebius - a genus of Hexagrammidae
- genus triga, triga - type genus of the Triglidae
- genus prionotus, prionotus - a genus of Triglidae
- genus peristedion, peristedion - in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins
- dactylopterus, genus dactylopterus - a genus of Dactylopteridae
- balistes, genus balistes - type genus of the Balistidae
- genus monocanthus, monocanthus - type genus of the Monocanthidae
- genus lactophrys, lactophrys - a genus of Ostraciidae
- diodon, genus diodon - type genus of the Diodontidae
- chilomycterus, genus chilomycterus - burrfishes
- genus mola - type genus of the Molidae
- genus pleuronectes, pleuronectes - type genus of the Pleuronectidae
- genus platichthys, platichthys - a genus of Pleuronectidae
- genus limanda, limanda - a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored
- genus pseudopleuronectes, pseudopleuronectes - a genus of Pleuronectidae
- genus microstomus, microstomus - a genus of Pleuronectidae
- genus hippoglossoides, hippoglossoides - a genus of Pleuronectidae
- genus hippoglossus, hippoglossus - halibuts
- genus paralichthys, paralichthys - a genus of Bothidae
- etropus, genus etropus - a genus of Bothidae
- citharichthys, genus citharichthys - a genus of Bothidae
- genus scophthalmus, scophthalmus - a genus of Bothidae
- genus psetta, psetta - a genus of Bothidae
- genus solea, solea - type genus of the Soleidae
- genus parophrys, parophrys - a genus of Soleidae
- genus psettichthys, psettichthys - a genus of Soleidae
- genus trinectes, trinectes - a genus of Soleidae
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