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An illustration of the Hussar fish which is nest building fish which can be found in the Sea of Galilee. Hussar fish build protective nest for their young and are also known to carry their young in their mouths when they feel threatened.

Hussar Fish

An illustration of the Hussar fish which is nest building fish which can be found in the Sea of Galilee.…

An illustration of a male sea horse with its young. Male sea horses carry the fertilized eggs and carry them for about four weeks and then releases the fry. These young are susceptible to prey and not many survive however, their survival rate is higher then most fish species.

Sea Horse

An illustration of a male sea horse with its young. Male sea horses carry the fertilized eggs and carry…

Part of aquative vegetation.

Eel Grass

Part of aquative vegetation.

"An aquarium well filled and stocked with plants, fish, etc., is one of the finest ornaments one can have in the room."—Heinrich, 1887

The Aquarium

"An aquarium well filled and stocked with plants, fish, etc., is one of the finest ornaments one can…

"These fishermen chanced a large haul to make, / Were fearful lest the fish their net would break; / Down in the water plunge, make sure their net, / The fish they seize; they care not for the wet."—Barber, 1857

He That Would Catch Fish, Must Not Mind Getting Wet

"These fishermen chanced a large haul to make, / Were fearful lest the fish their net would break; /…

The skeleton of a perch.

Skeleton of Perch

The skeleton of a perch.

"The salmon swimming leisurely. The body, it will be observed, is bent in two curves, one occurring towards the head, the other towards the tail. The shape of the salmon is admirably adapted for cleaving the water."—Pettigrew, 1857

Salmon

"The salmon swimming leisurely. The body, it will be observed, is bent in two curves, one occurring…

"The Flying fish, with wings expanded and elevated in the act of flight. This anomalous and interesting creature is adapted both for swimming and flying. The swimming-tail is consequently retained, and the pectoral fins, which act as wings, are enormously increased in size."—Pettigrew, 1874

Flying Fish

"The Flying fish, with wings expanded and elevated in the act of flight. This anomalous and interesting…

Six fish.

Six Fish

Six fish.

A cartoon of a man holding a basket with a fish in it, with a woman looking at the fish.

A Man Holding a Basket of Fish

A cartoon of a man holding a basket with a fish in it, with a woman looking at the fish.

A cartoon of a man reading a newspaper, with a fishing pole laying next to him.

Man Reading Newspaper Next to Fishing Pole

A cartoon of a man reading a newspaper, with a fishing pole laying next to him.

An aquarium is a glass tank for live fish, plants, and the like. Pictured is a rectangular glass aquarium.

Rectangular Glass Aquarium

An aquarium is a glass tank for live fish, plants, and the like. Pictured is a rectangular glass aquarium.

A double mast vessel known as a ketch. Meant to be used as a fishing boat but could also be used for luxury as well.

Fishing Sailboat

A double mast vessel known as a ketch. Meant to be used as a fishing boat but could also be used for…

A completed joint of a railway. A fish plate is bolted onto the joint so it can attach to other joints. O is the rib where the bolts are screwed in.

Completed Joint

A completed joint of a railway. A fish plate is bolted onto the joint so it can attach to other joints.…

Betta pugnax, also known as the Fighting Fish (on account of its pugnacious habits), is a bony fish of the family Labyrinthidae, found in the streams of Siam. The fish is bred by the Siamese, who hold fish-fights, similar to cock-fights.

Fighting Fish

Betta pugnax, also known as the Fighting Fish (on account of its pugnacious habits), is a bony fish…

A 'purse' seine is a form of fishing net that is paid out around a school of fish, like a cylinder with no top or bottom. When drawn in, the bottom closes, forming a bag from which the fish cannot escape. Figure 1 in this illustration shows the separate parts of the purse seine: A and J, arms of the net; B and I, wings; C, D, K, and L, border of stout twine; F, bailing piece (or bunt); E and G, sides; H, under. Figure 2 shows a diagram of the form a a purse seine spread in the water.

Purse-seine

A 'purse' seine is a form of fishing net that is paid out around a school of fish, like a cylinder with…

A net that catches fish with gill covers in the mesh of the net. This illustration shows a gill-net anchored for cod and labels the parts: 1) Nets, 2) Buoys, 3) Anchor lines, 4) Anchors.

Gill-net

A net that catches fish with gill covers in the mesh of the net. This illustration shows a gill-net…

A fixed trap that fish can easily find their way into, but cannot easily find their way out. This particular weir pictured controls the channel between islands and is common along the coast of Maine.

Herring Weir

A fixed trap that fish can easily find their way into, but cannot easily find their way out. This particular…

This net employs a 'Leader', 'Heart', 'Fore Bay', and 'Pound'. Each of these apparatus are constructed with a fence 15 to 18 feet deep. The Heart resembles the figure of the same name, and is placed so that the Leader passes into the notch a few feet. The Fore Bay (often omitted) is a second heart-shaped enclosure built on from the point of the heart. The Pound is a large circular net covering the bottom and sides of the enclosure into which there is only one entrance from the Fore Bay or Heart. This illustration shows the Leader at right, the Heart in the middle, and the Pound at left.

Pound Net

This net employs a 'Leader', 'Heart', 'Fore Bay', and 'Pound'. Each of these apparatus are constructed…

Flabellifera are a type of isopod. Their bodies end in a tail fan, made by the last pair of appendages and the telson (end piece). This species is parasitic, sharing the title of 'fish lice' with other certain parasitic copepods.

Cirolana Microphthalmia

Flabellifera are a type of isopod. Their bodies end in a tail fan, made by the last pair of appendages…

A fish god, or Dagon, commonly worshiped by the Philistines.

Fish God

A fish god, or Dagon, commonly worshiped by the Philistines.

A type of Ganoid fish. Ganoid is an order of fishes included seven living genera, whose members are all found in fresh water. The members of these genera are distinguished from their nearest allies, the teleosteans, or bony fish, by the presence of a spiral valve in the intestine, the fact that the tail is frequently heterocercal or unequally lobed, the skeleton often, at least in part, cartilaginous, and the skin furnished with bony scales or scutes (ganoid scales). This particular type (Acipenser) is a Sturgeon.

Acipenser Sturio

A type of Ganoid fish. Ganoid is an order of fishes included seven living genera, whose members are…

A type of Ganoid fish. Ganoid is an order of fishes included seven living genera, whose members are all found in fresh water. The members of these genera are distinguished from their nearest allies, the teleosteans, or bony fish, by the presence of a spiral valve in the intestine, the fact that the tail is frequently heterocercal or unequally lobed, the skeleton often, at least in part, cartilaginous, and the skin furnished with bony scales or scutes (ganoid scales). This particular species is a Bow-fin.

Amia Occidentalis

A type of Ganoid fish. Ganoid is an order of fishes included seven living genera, whose members are…

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a gar-pike.

Lepidosteus Occeus

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a gar-pike.

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a Spoonbill.

Polyodon Osseus

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a Spoonbill.

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a Reed fish.

Polypterus Bichir

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a Reed fish.

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a Reed fish.

Calamoichthys Calabaricus

A type of Ganoid fish. This particular species is a Reed fish.

A type of Ganoid fish.This particular species is a Shovel-beak.

Scaphirhynchus Platyrhynchus

A type of Ganoid fish.This particular species is a Shovel-beak.

This illustration shows the gills (breathing apparatus) of a perch, as well as the specific veins and arteries running along the branchial arch.

Gills (Branchial Arch of Perch)

This illustration shows the gills (breathing apparatus) of a perch, as well as the specific veins and…

This illustration shows the thorax of a crayfish with a portion of the carapace removed to show the gills.

Gills (Crayfish)

This illustration shows the thorax of a crayfish with a portion of the carapace removed to show the…

Its color is olive-gray or brown above, with black bands and spots, and checkered black and white beneath. The usual length is three feet. It is nearly related to the American water-snake, and haunts moist places, feeding on frogs, fish, and insects. The soft eggs are about one inch long, and are laid in manure heaps, in rich soil, or on heaps of weeds.

Grass Snake

Its color is olive-gray or brown above, with black bands and spots, and checkered black and white beneath.…

A lamprey is an animal which, though often regarded as a fish, differs from a fish in the absence of paired fins and scales, in the rounded suctorial mouth without supporting jaws, in the presence of gill-pockets in place of the gills of fish, as well as in numerous internal peculiarities. In consequence, the lamprey and the related hag are placed in a distinct class known as cyclostomes, or round mouths. the body is elongated and eel-like, its most conspicuous feature being the seven slits on either side of the neck which communicate with the gill-pockets. The mouth resembles that of the hag in the presence of a muscular rasp known as the tongue. The food consists of all sorts of small animals, as well as of the dead bodies of larger ones, and even of the flesh and blood of living creatures, to which the lampreys attach themselves after the fashion of the hag. They also attach themselves by their mouths to stones, whence the generic name, 'stone-sucker'. Internally there is much general resemblance to the hag; but the lamprey has well-developed eyes, and has a delicate series of cartilages known as as the branchial basket-work, which supports the pharynx. The adults die soon after spawning near the heads of rivers or creeks; the young, which in many respects differ from their parents, were formerly placed in a separate genus as Ammocoetes. The great sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), sometimes 3 feet long, is found on both coasts of the N. Atlantic. Several smaller species inhabit the lakes and rivers of the United States.

Sea Lamprey

A lamprey is an animal which, though often regarded as a fish, differs from a fish in the absence of…

Climbing perch, a type of bony fish found around India.

Climbing Perch

Climbing perch, a type of bony fish found around India.

Coccusteus, a fossil fish.

Coccusteus

Coccusteus, a fossil fish.

Cod fish.

Cod

Cod fish.

The great lamprey, one of the Cyclostomata.

Lamprey

The great lamprey, one of the Cyclostomata.

"And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris. And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him. And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me. And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet. Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of the fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines." Tobit 6:1-5 DRA <p>Tobias is attacked by a monstrous fish. The angel protects him and instructs him to save parts of the fish to use as medicine.

Tobias Attacked by a Monstrous Fish

"And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris.…

"Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his father's eyes. And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. And Tobias took hold of it, and drew it from his eyes, and immediately he recovered his sight. And they glorified God, both he and his wife and all that knew them." Tobit 11:13-16 DRA <p>Following the instructions of the angel Raphael, Tobias applies the gall of a fish to his father's eyes and his sight is restored.

Tobias Anoints His Father's Eyes with the Gall of the Fish

"Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his father's eyes. And he stayed about half an…

Puffins are a bird genus of the auk family, characterized by the great development of the beak. In habits, the birds are oceanic and gregarious. They feed chiefly on the fry of fish, and swim and dive with great ease.

Common Arctic Puffin

Puffins are a bird genus of the auk family, characterized by the great development of the beak. In habits,…

"And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets. And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking..." Luke 5:4-6 ASV <p>Illustration of Jesus sitting in a boat with Simon as he is performing a miracle. Simon sits in front of Jesus with his hands folded in a prayerful position. A second boat holds three fisherman, one rows with a staff while two others haul in a net full of fish. Mountains and a city can be seen in the background.

The Miraculous Draught of Fish - Jesus Fishes with His Disciples

"And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for…

As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food,"</P> <p>Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."</p> <p>"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.</p> <p>"Bring them here to me," he said. And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. —Matthew 14:15-20, NIV</p> <p>Illustration of Jesus feeding a crowd of 5,000 people by multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish. He sits on a rock with both arms outstretched. Two fish are on the ground in front of him and a young man kneels with a basket of bread. Three disciples stand around him. A crowd can be seen immediately behind him and in the distant background.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand with Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish

As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already…

"And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." Jonah 1:17 ASV <p>Illustration of Jonah, looking up towards the sky, as he is swallowed by an enormous fish. The fishes scales, fins, and tail can be seen thrashing in the waves. Some shells are pictured in front of Jonah (bottom left).

Jonah is Swallowed by a Great Fish Sent by God

"And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three…

Tobias, after being sent by his blind father to collect a debt, meets the archangel Raphael on the road. Tobias is kneeling next to a river. He is holding an enormous, open-mouthed fish and looking up at Raphael. The angel is dressed in plain clothes and holds a staff in his right hand. A small animal watches from behind Tobias.

Tobias Meets the Angel Raphael Disguised as His Kinsman

Tobias, after being sent by his blind father to collect a debt, meets the archangel Raphael on the road.…

"And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets. And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking..." Luke 5:4-6 ASV <p>Illustration of Jesus standing in a boat as the disciples catch a multitude of fish. There are two boats with two disciples in each. The boats and nets are overflowing with fish. Several people can be seen watching from the shore in the background.

The Miraculous Catch of Fish - Jesus Fills the Disciples' Boats with Fish

"And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for…

"and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children." Matthew 15:36-38 ASV <p>Illustration of Jesus handing out bread and fish from a basket being held by a young boy. The disciples are handing out food in the background. Numerous men, women, and children sit and stand around eating. There are several trees and mountains in the background.

Jesus Feeds More Than Four Thousand People with Seven Loaves and Two Fishes

"and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples,…

"And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen." Mark 16:14 ASV <p>Illustration of Jesus standing just inside a room, clothed in a robe over his shoulder, left hand raised, head glowing. Ten of the disciples sit and stand around the room and at a table. One of these has a book in front of him on the bench. One disciple kneels at Jesus' feet and stares up at him. One disciple peers through a curtain at the back of the room

Jesus Appears to Eleven of the Disciples

"And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them…

Illustration of Saint Patrick on the shores of Ireland, with bishop's miter and crosier, and other clergy behind him. He is holding his hand in blessing over several men, women, and children. Women kneel on the ground, one with a basket of fish. A little boy and girl watch the saint. A boat can be seen on the water and mountains rise in the background. Snakes slither on the ground in front of Saint Patrick.

Saint Patrick Blesses the Irish and Banishes Snakes

Illustration of Saint Patrick on the shores of Ireland, with bishop's miter and crosier, and other clergy…

<i>Pristis pectinatus</i>. "1. An elasmobranchiate or selachian fish of the family <i>Pristidae</i>, having the snout prolonged into a flat saw or serra beset on each side with horizontal teeth pointing sidewise." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Sawfish, Side View

Pristis pectinatus. "1. An elasmobranchiate or selachian fish of the family Pristidae, having the snout…

<i>Lepidopus caudatus</i>. "1. A fish of the family <i>Lepidopodidae, Lepidopus caudatus,</i>of the Mediterranean and Atlantic shores of Europe, as well as of New Zealand, of a bright silvery color, with a long dorsal and rudimentary anal fin: so called from suggesting by its form the sheath of a sword. Also called a scale fish and a frost fish." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Scabbard Fish

Lepidopus caudatus. "1. A fish of the family Lepidopodidae, Lepidopus caudatus,of the Mediterranean…

These placoid scales are found in cartilaginous fishes. They are also called dermal denticles. These scales do not grow in size, more are simply added as the fish grows larger.

Placoid Scales of a Shark

These placoid scales are found in cartilaginous fishes. They are also called dermal denticles. These…

<i>Pristis pectinatus</i>. "1. An elasmobranchiate or selachian fish of the family <i>Pristidae</i>, having the snout prolonged into a flat saw or serra beset on each side with horizontal teeth pointing sidewise." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Sawfish, View from Underneath

Pristis pectinatus. "1. An elasmobranchiate or selachian fish of the family Pristidae, having the snout…

"In entomology, shaped like the longitudinal half of a barbed arrow-head, or like the barbed end of a fish-hook; accuminate, rectilinear on one side, and spreading to a sharp projection on the other: noting color-marks, especially on the wings of <i>Lepidoptera</i>." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Semisagittate Mark

"In entomology, shaped like the longitudinal half of a barbed arrow-head, or like the barbed end of…

"A joint involving the principle of the shackle. Specifically, in anatomy, a kind of articulation found in the exoskeleton of some fishes, formed by the passing of a bony ring of one part through a perforation of another part, the two being thus movably linked together." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>This illustration shows the shackle joint of a large spine with a bony plate of the skin of a siluroid fish.

Shackle Joint from the Exoskeleton of a Siluroid Fish

"A joint involving the principle of the shackle. Specifically, in anatomy, a kind of articulation found…

"They are small hump-backed gnats, of a gray or blackish color, with broad pale wings." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>This is a dorsal view of the larva, with fan-shaped appendages spread.

Fish-Killing Buffalo Gnat Larva

"They are small hump-backed gnats, of a gray or blackish color, with broad pale wings." —Whitney,…

<i>Mergellus albellus</i>. "A small merganser or fishing duck...The male in adult plumage is a very beautiful bird, of a pure white, varied with black and gray, and tinged with green on the crested head; the length is about 17 inches. The female is smaller, with reddish-brown and gray plumage, and is called the red-headed smew." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Smew - A Merganser or Fishing Duck

Mergellus albellus. "A small merganser or fishing duck...The male in adult plumage is a very beautiful…

<i>Liparis lineata</i>. A fish of the genus <i>Liparis</i>; so called from their soft unctuous feel, and their habit of adhering to rocks by means of a ventral sucker. <p>This illustration shows a profile view of the fish.

Snailfish

Liparis lineata. A fish of the genus Liparis; so called from their soft unctuous feel, and their habit…

<i>Liparis lineata</i>. A fish of the genus <i>Liparis</i>; so called from their soft unctuous feel, and their habit of adhering to rocks by means of a ventral sucker. <p>This illustration shows the sucker present on the underside of the fish, between the pectoral fins.

Snailfish - Sucker Between the Pectoral Fins

Liparis lineata. A fish of the genus Liparis; so called from their soft unctuous feel, and their habit…

"An eel-like fish, <i>Nemichthys scolopaceus</i>; any member of the <i>Nemichthyidae</i>. The snipe eel attains a length of 3 feet; it is pale-colored above, the back somewhat speckled; the belly and anal fin are blackish. It is a deep-water fish of the Atlantic often taken off the Atlantic coast." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Snipe Eel

"An eel-like fish, Nemichthys scolopaceus; any member of the Nemichthyidae. The snipe eel attains a…

"An embiotocoid fish of the Pacific coast of North America, <i>Micrometrus aggregatus</i>; a name also extended to others of the same waters and genus. That above named is about six inches long; the adult males in spring are almost entirely black; the usual coloration is silvery with dusky back and longitudinal dark stripes interrupted by three vertical yellow bars." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Sparada

"An embiotocoid fish of the Pacific coast of North America, Micrometrus aggregatus; a name also extended…

"Skull of <i>Spatularia</i>, with the long beak removed, the anterior (asc) and posterior (psc) semicircular canals exposed; Au, auditory chamber; Or, orbit of eye; N, nasal sac; Hy, hyoidean apparatus; Er, representatives of branchiostegal rays; Op, operculum; Mn, mandible; A, B, suspensorium; D, palatoquadrate cartilage; E, maxilla." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>Illustration of the exposed and labeled skull of a paddle-fish with the long beak removed.

The Skull of a Paddle-Fish with the Beak Removed

"Skull of Spatularia, with the long beak removed, the anterior (asc) and posterior (psc) semicircular…