Weichflosser

Definitions of Weichflosser
  1. noun
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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    schellfischartiger Weichflosser
    a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
    Aal, Aalfisch, Flussaal, Flußaal
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    Hering
    any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
    Kabeljau
    major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
    Wittling
    a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
    Seehecht
    any of several marine food fishes related to cod
    Muräne
    family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
    Lachs, Lachsfisch
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
    Forelle
    any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
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