soft-finned fish

Definitions of soft-finned fish

1. noun

   any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
   synonyms: malacopterygian

   antonyms:

   spiny-finned fish

   a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays

   types:

   Ostariophysi, order Ostariophysi

   in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes

   cypriniform fish

   a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes

   catfish, siluriform fish

   any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth

   gadoid, gadoid fish

   a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae

   eel

   voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

   Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus, beaked salmon, sandfish

   fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand

   clupeid, clupeid fish

   any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas

   anchovy

   small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide

   salmonid

   soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters

   whitefish

   silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

   smelt

   small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters

   Tarpon atlanticus, tarpon

   large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida

   Albula vulpes, bonefish

   slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons

   argentine

   any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

   lanternfish

   small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night

   lizardfish, snake-fish, snakefish

   tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide

   greeneye

   bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster

   lancet fish, lancetfish, wolffish

   large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail

   handsaw fish

   a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus

   Lampris regius, moonfish, opah

   large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean

   Lampris guttatus, New World opah

   from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico

   ribbonfish

   marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body

   Regalecus glesne, king of the herring, oarfish, ribbonfish

   thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin

   loach

   slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

   cyprinid, cyprinid fish

   soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales

   Electrophorus electric, electric eel

   eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body

   catostomid

   a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae

   cyprinodont

   any member of the family Cyprinodontidae

   live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow

   small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control

   silurid, silurid fish

   Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin

   bullhead, bullhead catfish

   any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States

   Ictalurus punctatus, channel cat, channel catfish

   freshwater food fish common throughout central United States

   Pylodictus olivaris, flathead catfish, goujon, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish

   large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

   armored catfish

   South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates

   sea catfish

   any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food

   cod, codfish

   major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

   Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus, whiting

   a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus

   Melanogrammus aeglefinus, haddock

   important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

   Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollock

   important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

   hake

   any of several marine food fishes related to cod

   Molva molva, ling

   elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried

   Brosme brosme, cusk, torsk

   large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

   grenadier, rattail, rattail fish

   deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail

   elver

   young eel

   common eel, freshwater eel

   eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked

   Anguilla sucklandii, tuna

   New Zealand eel

   moray, moray eel

   family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked

   conger, conger eel

   large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food

   shad

   herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn

   Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, alewife

   shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus

   Brevoortia tyrannis, menhaden

   shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

   Clupea harangus, herring

   commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

   sardine

   any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned

   Sardina pilchardus, pilchard, sardine

   small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

   Engraulis encrasicholus, mediterranean anchovy

   esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes

   salmon

   any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

   trout

   any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons

   char, charr

   any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

   Coregonus clupeaformis, lake whitefish

   found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska

   Coregonus artedi, cisco, lake herring

   important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

   Menominee whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, round whitefish

   a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia

   Prosopium williamsonii, Rocky Mountain whitefish

   whitefish of the western United States and Canada

   Osmerus mordax, rainbow smelt

   important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska

   European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus, sparling

   the common smelt of Europe

   capelan, capelin, caplin

   very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

   Elops saurus, ladyfish, tenpounder

   game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

   Trachipterus arcticus, dealfish

   deep-sea ribbonfish

   characid, characin, characin fish

   any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae

   type of:

   teleost, teleost fish, teleostan

   a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei