FISH GENUS

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• FISH GENUS (noun)
  The noun FISH GENUS has 1 sense:

1. any of various genus of fish

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• FISH GENUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of various genus of fish

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Nouns denoting animals

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"):

genus Periophthalmus; Periophthalmus (a genus of Gobiidae)

Achoerodus; genus Achoerodus (a genus of Labridae)

Abudefduf; genus Abudefduf; Amphiprion; genus Amphiprion (damsel fishes)

genus Pomacentrus; Pomacentrus (type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes)

genus Pomacanthus; Pomacanthus (angelfishes)

genus Chaetodon (type genus of the Chaetodontidae)

Chaetodipterus; genus Chaetodipterus (a genus of Ephippidae)

genus Kyphosus; Kyphosus (type genus of the Kyphosidae)

genus Sphyraena; Sphyraena (type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda)

Atherinopsis; genus Atherinopsis (a genus of Atherinidae)

genus Mugil; Mugil (type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets)

genus Mulloidichthys; Mulloidichthys (a genus of Mullidae)

genus Mullus; Mullus (type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes)

Cynoscion; genus Cynoscion (sea trout)

genus Seriphus; Seriphus (a genus of Sciaenidae)

genus Lachnolaimus; Lachnolaimus; genus Halicoeres; Halicoeres; genus Thalassoma; Thalassoma (a genus of Labridae)

Ammodytes; genus Ammodytes (type genus of the Ammodytidae)

genus Macrozoarces; Macrozoarces; genus Gymnelis; Gymnelis (a genus of Zoarcidae)

genus Zoarces; Zoarces (type genus of the Zoarcidae)

Anarhichas; genus Anarhichas (type genus of the Anarhichadidae)

Cryptacanthodes; genus Cryptacanthodes; genus Lumpenus; Lumpenus (a genus of Stichaeidae)

genus Pholis; Pholis (type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels)

Chaenopsis; genus Chaenopsis (a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies)

genus Scartella; Scartella (a genus of Blenniidae)

Blennius; genus Blennius (type genus of the Blenniidae)

genus Polydactylus; Polydactylus (a genus of Polynemidae)

genus Tautogolabrus; Tautogolabrus (a genus of Labridae)

genus Tautoga; Tautoga (tautogs)

genus Hemipteronatus; Hemipteronatus (razor fish)

genus Genyonemus; Genyonemus (a genus of Sciaenidae)

genus Menticirrhus; Menticirrhus (kingfishes; whiting)

genus Umbrina; Umbrina (croakers)

genus Serrasalmus; Serrasalmus (piranhas)

genus Paracheirodon; Paracheirodon (a genus of Characidae)

genus Hemigrammus; Hemigrammus (tetras)

Brama; genus Brama (type genus of the Bramidae)

Decapterus; genus Decapterus (scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution)

genus Selar; Selar (big-eyed scad)

genus Trachurus; Trachurus (the scads (particularly horse mackerels))

genus Naucrates; Naucrates; genus Trachinotus; Trachinotus; genus Seriola; Seriola; genus Selene; Selene; Alectis; genus Alectis (a genus of Carangidae)

genus Oligoplites; Oligoplites (leatherjackets)

Elagatis; genus Elagatis (a genus of Carangidae)

Caranx; genus Caranx (type genus of the Carangidae)

genus Tilapia; Tilapia (a genus of Cichlidae)

genus Lutjanus; Lutjanus (type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers)

genus Ocyurus; Ocyurus (snappers)

genus Micropogonias; Micropogonias (croakers)

genus Sciaena; Sciaena (type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers)

genus Sciaenops; Sciaenops (a genus of Sciaenidae)

Bairdiella; genus Bairdiella; Equetus; genus Equetus (drumfish)

genus Stenotomus; Stenotomus (scups)

Chrysophrys; genus Chrysophrys (Australian snapper)

Calamus; genus Calamus; genus Lagodon; Lagodon; Archosargus; genus Archosargus (a genus of Sparidae)

genus Pagellus; Pagellus (sea breams)

genus Pagrus; Pagrus (a genus of Sparidae)

genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis; Anisotremus; genus Anisotremus (a genus of Haemulidae)

genus Haemulon; Haemulon (type genus of the Haemulidae)

genus Remilegia; Remilegia (a genus of Echeneididae)

genus Toxotes; Toxotes (type genus of the Toxotidae)

genus Trinectes; Trinectes (a genus of Soleidae)

genus Lactophrys; Lactophrys (a genus of Ostraciidae)

genus Monocanthus; Monocanthus (type genus of the Monocanthidae)

Balistes; genus Balistes (type genus of the Balistidae)

Dactylopterus; genus Dactylopterus (a genus of Dactylopteridae)

genus Peristedion; Peristedion (in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins)

genus Prionotus; Prionotus (a genus of Triglidae)

genus Triga; Triga (type genus of the Triglidae)

genus Oxylebius; Oxylebius (a genus of Hexagrammidae)

genus Hexagrammos; Hexagrammos (type genus of the Hexagrammidae)

Aspidophoroides; genus Aspidophoroides (alligatorfishes)

Agonus; genus Agonus (type genus of the Agonidae)

genus Liparis; Liparis (type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes)

Cyclopterus; genus Cyclopterus (type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes)

genus Myxocephalus; Myxocephalus (grubby)

genus Hemitripterus; Hemitripterus (sea ravens)

Diodon; genus Diodon (type genus of the Diodontidae)

Chilomycterus; genus Chilomycterus (burrfishes)

genus Mola (type genus of the Molidae)

genus Psettichthys; Psettichthys; genus Parophrys; Parophrys (a genus of Soleidae)

genus Solea; Solea (type genus of the Soleidae)

genus Psetta; Psetta; genus Scophthalmus; Scophthalmus; Citharichthys; genus Citharichthys; Etropus; genus Etropus; genus Paralichthys; Paralichthys (a genus of Bothidae)

genus Hippoglossus; Hippoglossus (halibuts)

genus Hippoglossoides; Hippoglossoides; genus Microstomus; Microstomus; genus Pseudopleuronectes; Pseudopleuronectes (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 Platichthys; Platichthys (a genus of Pleuronectidae)

genus Pleuronectes; Pleuronectes (type genus of the Pleuronectidae)

Cottus; genus Cottus (type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins)

genus Sebastodes; Sebastodes (rockfishes)

genus Synanceja; Synanceja (stonefishes)

genus Poronotus; Poronotus (a genus of Stromateidae)

genus Luvarus; Luvarus (type genus of the Luvaridae)

genus Tetrapturus; Tetrapturus (a genus of Istiophoridae)

genus Makaira; Makaira (marlins)

genus Istiophorus; Istiophorus (type genus of the Istiophoridae)

genus Xiphias; Xiphias (type genus of the Xiphiidae)

genus Katsuwonus; Katsuwonus (oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae)

Euthynnus; genus Euthynnus (a genus of Scombridae)

genus Sarda; Sarda (bonitos)

genus Thunnus; Thunnus (tunas: warm-blooded fishes)

genus Scomberomorus; Scomberomorus (Spanish mackerels)

Acanthocybium; genus Acanthocybium (wahoos)

genus Scomber; Scomber (type genus of the Scombridae)

genus Lepidocybium; Lepidocybium (a genus of Gempylidae)

Gempylus; genus Gempylus (type genus of the Gempylidae)

genus Palometa; genus Paprilus; Paprilus; genus Psenes; Psenes (a genus of Stromateidae)

genus Pterois; Pterois (lionfishes)

genus Scorpaena; Scorpaena (type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes)

genus Lepisosteus; Lepisosteus (type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars)

Acipenser; genus Acipenser (type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons)

genus Psephurus; Psephurus (a genus of Polyodontidae)

genus Polyodon; Polyodon (type genus of the Polyodontidae)

Amia; genus Amia (type genus of the Amiidae)

genus Sillago; Sillago (type genus of the Sillaginidae)

Eucinostomus; genus Eucinostomus (a genus of Gerreidae)

genus Gerres; Gerres (type genus of the Gerreidae)

genus Lobotes; Lobotes (type genus of the Lobotidae)

genus Gobiesox; Gobiesox (type genus of the Gobiesocidae)

genus Hyperoglyphe; Hyperoglyphe; genus Tetragonurus; Tetragonurus; Ariomma; genus Ariomma (a genus of Stromateidae)

Acanthurus; genus Acanthurus (type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes)

Echeneis; genus Echeneis (type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras)

genus Latimeria; Latimeria (type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth)

genus Rhincodon; Rhincodon (whale sharks)

Carcharias; genus Carcharias; genus Odontaspis; Odontaspis (type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks)

genus Ginglymostoma; Ginglymostoma (nurse sharks)

genus Orectolobus; Orectolobus (carpet sharks)

Alopius; genus Alopius (type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae)

Cetorhinus; genus Cetorhinus (comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae)

Carcharodon; genus Carcharodon (man-eating sharks)

genus Isurus; Isurus (mako sharks)

genus Lamna; Lamna (a genus of Lamnidae)

genus Hexanchus; Hexanchus (a genus of Hexanchidae)

genus Chimaera (type genus of the Chimaeridae)

genus Myxinikela; Myxinikela (fossil hagfishes)

genus Eptatretus (a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae)

genus Myxine; Myxine (type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes))

genus Petromyzon; Petromyzon (typical lampreys)

Carcharhinus; genus Carcharhinus (type genus of the Carcharhinidae)

genus Negaprion; Negaprion (lemon sharks)

genus Prionace; Prionace (blue sharks)

genus Raja; Raja (type genus of the family Rajidae)

genus Mobula; Mobula (type genus of the Mobulidae)

genus Manta (a genus of Mobulidae)

genus Rhinoptera; Rhinoptera; Aetobatus; genus Aetobatus (a genus of Myliobatidae)

genus Gymnura; Gymnura (butterfly rays)

Dasyatis; genus Dasyatis (type genus of the Dasyatidae)

genus Pristis; Pristis (type genus of the Pristidae)

genus Squatina; Squatina (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)

genus Sphyrna; Sphyrna (type genus of the Sphyrnidae)

genus Squalus; Squalus (spiny dogfishes)

genus Triaenodon; Triaenodon (a genus of Triakidae)

genus Mustelus; Mustelus (smooth dogfishes)

Galeorhinus; genus Galeorhinus (a genus of Carcharhinidae)

Galeocerdo; genus Galeocerdo (tiger sharks)

Aulostomus; genus Aulostomus (type genus of the Aulostomidae)

genus Hippocampus; Hippocampus (seahorses)

Cosmocampus; genus Cosmocampus (a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae)

genus Maxostoma; Maxostoma; genus Hypentelium; Hypentelium (a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae)

genus Ictiobus; Ictiobus (buffalo fishes)

Catostomus; genus Catostomus (type genus of the family Catostomidae)

Electrophorus; genus Electrophorus (type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels)

Carassius; genus Carassius (goldfish)

genus Gobio; Gobio (true gudgeons)

genus Phoxinus; Phoxinus (minnows)

genus Scardinius; Scardinius (rudds)

genus Rutilus; Rutilus (roaches)

genus Notemigonus; Notemigonus (golden shiners)

genus Notropis; Notropis (shiners)

genus Leuciscus; Leuciscus (a genus of fish including: dace, chub)

genus Tinca; Tinca (tench)

Abramis; genus Abramis (European fishes)

Fundulus; genus Fundulus; genus Rivulus (killifish)

genus Jordanella; Jordanella (flagfishes)

genus Syngnathus; Syngnathus (type genus of the family Syngnathidae)

Gasterosteus; genus gasterosteus (type genus of the family Gasterosteidae)

Fistularia; genus Fistularia (type genus of the family Fistulariidae)

Antigonia; genus Antigonia; Capros; genus Capros (a genus of fish in the family Caproidae)

genus Zeus; Zeus (type genus of the family Zeidae)

genus Photoblepharon; Photoblepharon; genus Krypterophaneron; Krypterophaneron (a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae)

genus Anomalops (type genus of the family Anomalopidae)

genus Holocentrus; Holocentrus (type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes)

genus Mollienesia; Mollienesia (mollies)

genus Platypoecilus; Platypoecilus (platys)

Gambusia; genus Gambusia (mosquitofish)

genus Lebistes; Lebistes (guppies)

genus Xyphophorus; Xyphophorus (swordtails)

Cyprinus; genus Cyprinus (type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp)

genus Rachycentron; Rachycentron (genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia)

genus Lepomis; Lepomis (bream)

genus Pomoxis; Pomoxis (crappies)

Esox; genus Esox (type and only genus of the family Esocidae)

Centropomus; genus Centropomus (type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks)

genus Percina; Percina (a genus of Percidae)

genus Stizostedion; Stizostedion (pike-perches)

genus Perca; Perca (type genus of the Percidae)

Anabas; genus Anabas (the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch)

genus Ophiodon; Ophiodon (a genus of Ophiodontidae)

genus Scomberesox; genus Scombresox; Scomberesox; Scombresox (a genus of Scomberesocidae)

genus Lophius; Lophius (type genus of family Lophiidae)

genus Regalecus; Reglaecus (type genus of the Regalecidae)

genus Trachipterus; Trachipterus (type genus of the Trachipteridae)

genus Lampris; Lampris (type genus of the Lampridae)

Alepisaurus; genus Alepisaurus (slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes)

Argentina; genus Argentina (type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines)

Ambloplites; genus Ambloplites (a genus of Centrarchidae)

genus Micropterus; Micropterus (American freshwater black basses)

genus Pomatomus; Pomatomus (type genus of the Pomatomidae)

genus Lopholatilus; Lopholatilus (large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters)

Astropogon; genus Astropogon (a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae)

Apogon; genus Apogon (type genus of the Apogonidae)

genus Priacanthus; Priacanthus (type genus of the Priacanthidae)

genus Hipsurus; Hipsurus (a genus of Embiotocidae)

genus Rypticus; Rypticus (a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes)

genus Mycteroperca; Mycteroperca (groupers)

genus Paranthias; Paranthias (a genus of Serranidae)

Epinephelus; genus Epinephelus (genus of groupers or sea bass)

genus Serranus; Serranus (type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses)

genus Polyprion; Polyprion (wreckfish)

genus Roccus; Roccus (a genus of Serranidae)

Centropristis; genus Centropristis (sea basses)

genus Synagrops; Synagrops (a genus of Serranidae)

genus Morone; Morone (carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes)

Albula; genus Albula (type and sole genus of the family Albulidae)

Elops; genus Elops (type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder)

Brosmius; genus Browmius (cusk)

genus Molva; Molva (ling)

genus Urophycis; Urophycis; genus Merluccius; Merluccius (hakes)

genus Pollachius; Pollachius (pollack)

genus Melanogrammus; Melanogrammus (haddock)

genus Lota; Lota (burbot)

genus Merlangus; Merlangus (whitings)

Gadus; genus Gadus (type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes)

Arius; genus Arius (type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes)

genus Pylodictus; Pylodictus (flathead catfishes)

genus Ictalurus; Ictalurus (channel catfishes)

Ameiurus; genus Ameiurus (type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes)

genus Malopterurus; Malopterurus (electric catfish)

genus Silurus; Silurus (type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes)

genus Neoceratodus; Neoceratodus (extant Australian lungfishes)

Anguilla; genus Anguilla (type genus of the Anguillidae: eels)

genus Gonorhynchus; Gonorhynchus (slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth)

genus Tarpon (tarpons)

genus Mallotus; Mallotus (capelins)

genus Osmerus; Osmerus (type genus of the Osmeridae)

genus Prosopium; Prosopium (whitefishes)

Coregonus; genus Coregonus (type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes)

genus Salvelinus; Salvelinus (brook trout)

genus Oncorhynchus; Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon)

genus Salmo; Salmo (type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout)

Engraulis; genus Engraulis (type genus of the family Engraulidae)

genus Sardinops; Sardinops; genus Sardina; genus Sardinia; Sardina (pilchards)

Clupea; genus Clupea (type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings)

Brevoortia; genus Brevoortia (menhaden)

genus Pomolobus; Pomolobus (genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned)

Alosa; genus Alosa (shad)

genus Ceratodus (type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes)

Holonyms ("fish genus" is a member of...):

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)