Fish NamesIt always amazes me how many people just don't get it when talking about fish species with amusing names. Sure, a lot of fish species' names are funny, but some most definitely aren't. Here, then, for the record, is a list of fish species whose names are amusing, and a list of fish species whose names aren't:
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| Fish species with amusing names | Fish species with unamusing names |
- hake
- tench
- bream
- rudd
- cod
- herring
- haddock
- chub
- plaice
- trout
- ling
- carp
- tuna
- gurnard
- mackerel
- pollock
- roach
- sild
- tope
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- stickleback
- John Dory
- salmon
- hammerhead shark
- whitebait
- grunion
- guppy
- halibut
- flounder
- sardine
- sprat
- wrasse
- barbel
- marlin
- anchovy
- piraña
- any fish with the word fish in its name (angler fish, trigger fish, archer fish, tigerfish, lion fish, swordfish, clown fish, goldfish, etc.).
[Tuna is amusing, but tuna fish isn't.]
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