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- The fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them ... Fish hooks are normally attached to some form of line or lure that ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 17:26, 28 March 2024
- Actinopterygii, is a major taxonomic class (or subclass) of fish, ... the superclass Osteichthyes, or bony fish. The actinopterygian fin rays ...14 KB (1,774 words) - 17:27, 17 December 2022
- form the integument of reptiles, most fish, and some mammals, and similar ... or horny scales of some sort. Most extant fish species are characterized ...14 KB (2,186 words) - 19:29, 8 May 2026
- Herring is the common name for any of the various fish comprising ... Herring are among the most important fish groups on the planet. They ...15 KB (2,224 words) - 22:35, 1 January 2023
- in the marine food chains—they prey on fish, crustaceans, and other mollusks ... requires more energy than the means used by fish, and is normally slower, squids ...13 KB (1,807 words) - 15:45, 27 April 2023
- of muscle meats such as beef, pork, fowl, and fish. HCAs form when amino acids and creatine (a chemical found in muscles) react at high cooking ...6 KB (752 words) - 14:11, 16 July 2024
- ecosystem. Over 48 different forms of fish life have been reported in ... as a whole by lowering the amount of fish in the lake. In turn, commercial ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 21:34, 7 March 2025
- The whale shark is the largest living fish species. This distinctively ... that cover the skin of many cartilaginous fish, including sharks, and are ...14 KB (2,223 words) - 18:28, 17 April 2023
- Cod is the common name for various marine fish of the genus Gadus ... liver oil. It has been a popular commercial fish for over a thousand years ...18 KB (2,737 words) - 22:21, 7 January 2024
- as freshwater mussels, frogs, crayfish, fish, and small turtles (Caras ... hawks. Otters, snapping turtles, and large fish such as pike prey on baby ...10 KB (1,510 words) - 07:11, 4 February 2025
- describe a sukiyaki which consisted of fish or fowl grilled on an iron ... consists of soy sauce, sugar, sake and dashi (fish stock). ...7 KB (1,137 words) - 21:42, 26 February 2023
- Loon is the common name for fish-eating, aquatic birds comprising ... loons are part of food chains, consuming fish, frogs, salamanders, crayfish ...16 KB (2,412 words) - 18:16, 12 March 2025
- a result of acid rain can cause damage to fish and other aquatic animals ... sources, killing off vulnerable insect and fish species and blocking efforts ...13 KB (1,971 words) - 07:41, 14 June 2023
- Although sea anemones can catch fish and other prey items, some species ... have been reported as highly toxic to fish and crustaceans, which may ...10 KB (1,555 words) - 02:38, 21 April 2023
- the prophet while in the belly of a great fish. The plot centers on a conflict ... Moved by Jonah's prayer, God commands the fish, which vomits ...16 KB (2,678 words) - 00:19, 19 November 2023
- The Bering Sea supports many species of fish. Some fish species support ... Fish biodiversity is high, and at least 419 species of fish have been ...15 KB (2,176 words) - 11:00, 28 September 2023
- Since jellyfish do not biologically qualify as actual "fish" ... Most jellyfish are passive drifters that feed on small fish and zooplankton ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 18:03, 2 April 2024
- probes can be imaged using a technique known as FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization), or targeted by antibodies using immunohistochemistry. The ...6 KB (892 words) - 17:45, 28 March 2024
- Salmon is the common name for several species of large food and game ... Salmon are large, predatory fish, feeding mainly on other smaller ...27 KB (4,219 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- medusae sometimes feeding extensively on fish eggs and larva, and these ... at the apex of food chains when consuming fish eggs and larvae. Polyps are ...17 KB (2,382 words) - 14:01, 28 November 2024
