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FISH GENUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various genus of fish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fish genus" is a kind of...):
genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fish genus"):
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; genus Maxostoma; Maxostoma (a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae)
Fundulus; genus Fundulus; 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; genus Photoblepharon; Photoblepharon (a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae)
genus Zeus; Zeus (type genus of the family Zeidae)
Capros; genus Capros; 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; 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; 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; 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; genus Selene; Selene; genus Seriola; Seriola; genus Trachinotus; Trachinotus; 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; genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis (a genus of Haemulidae)
genus Pagrus; Pagrus (a genus of Sparidae)
genus Pagellus; Pagellus (sea breams)
Archosargus; genus Archosargus; genus Lagodon; Lagodon; Calamus; genus Calamus (a genus of Sparidae)
Chrysophrys; genus Chrysophrys (Australian snapper)
genus Stenotomus; Stenotomus (scups)
Equetus; genus Equetus; Bairdiella; genus Bairdiella (drumfish)
genus Sciaenops; Sciaenops (a genus of Sciaenidae)
genus Sciaena; Sciaena (type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers)
genus Micropogonias; Micropogonias; genus Umbrina; Umbrina (croakers)
genus Menticirrhus; Menticirrhus (kingfishes; whiting)
genus Genyonemus; Genyonemus; 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; Abudefduf; genus Abudefduf (damsel fishes)
Achoerodus; genus Achoerodus; genus Lachnolaimus; Lachnolaimus; genus Halicoeres; Halicoeres; 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; 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; 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; genus Palometa; genus Paprilus; Paprilus; genus Psenes; Psenes; Ariomma; genus Ariomma; genus Tetragonurus; Tetragonurus; 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; genus Microstomus; Microstomus; genus Hippoglossoides; Hippoglossoides (a genus of Pleuronectidae)
genus Hippoglossus; Hippoglossus (halibuts)
genus Paralichthys; Paralichthys; Etropus; genus Etropus; Citharichthys; genus Citharichthys; genus Scophthalmus; Scophthalmus; genus Psetta; Psetta (a genus of Bothidae)
genus Solea; Solea (type genus of the Soleidae)
genus Parophrys; Parophrys; genus Psettichthys; Psettichthys; genus Trinectes; Trinectes (a genus of Soleidae)
Holonyms ("fish genus" is a member of...):
Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)
