A dark fish noted for it voracity and enourmous distensibility of their stomachand integuments, which permit them to swallow fishes large than themselves.

Black Swallower

A dark fish noted for it voracity and enourmous distensibility of their stomachand integuments, which…

A type of fish with a round blunt head.

Chub

A type of fish with a round blunt head.

A catostomine fish with the air bladder dvided into two parts and no lateral line.

Chub Sucker

A catostomine fish with the air bladder dvided into two parts and no lateral line.

A carangoid fish, having a thick fusiform shape somewhat resembling that of a cigar.

Cigarfish

A carangoid fish, having a thick fusiform shape somewhat resembling that of a cigar.

A type of acanthopterygian fish.

Cirrites

A type of acanthopterygian fish.

A name of sundry species of whitefish.

Cisco

A name of sundry species of whitefish.

An instrument of mesh-work for catching fish.

Net

An instrument of mesh-work for catching fish.

Any substance used to catch fish.

Bait

Any substance used to catch fish.

A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish, for fishing.

Fishing Spear

A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish, for fishing.

"Chaldean Character for Fish" — Morey, 1903

Chaldean

"Chaldean Character for Fish" — Morey, 1903

A hook for catching fish.

Fish-hook

A hook for catching fish.

A fish which, by inflating an abdominal sac, can swell out its body to a globular shape.

Globefish

A fish which, by inflating an abdominal sac, can swell out its body to a globular shape.

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; used for fishing.

Harpoon

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; used for fishing.

A very small fresh-water fish, of several species.

Minnow

A very small fresh-water fish, of several species.

A molluscous animal, having arms furnished with sucking-cups, by means of which it attaches itself tenaceously to other bodies. When pursued, it throws out a blackish liquor that darkens the water, enabling it to escape observation.

Cuttle-fish

A molluscous animal, having arms furnished with sucking-cups, by means of which it attaches itself tenaceously…

A gadoid fish. It grows to the lengths of 2 to 3 feet, and weighs from 10 to 30 pounds.

Coalfish

A gadoid fish. It grows to the lengths of 2 to 3 feet, and weighs from 10 to 30 pounds.

A tasty fish commonly used as food and oil.

Codfish

A tasty fish commonly used as food and oil.

A young girl seated in front of a fishbowl, with a book and toys nearby.

Girl and fishbowl

A young girl seated in front of a fishbowl, with a book and toys nearby.

"Toxotes jaculator, a scaly-finned, acanthopterygian fish, about 6 in. long, inhabiting the seas around Java, which has the faculty of shooting drops of water to the distance of 3 or 4 ft. with sure aim, at insects, causing them to fall into the water, when it devours them." — Williams, 1889

Archerfish

"Toxotes jaculator, a scaly-finned, acanthopterygian fish, about 6 in. long, inhabiting the seas around…

"A fish known chiefly by scales, fossil remains of which are found in Old Red Sandstone." — Williams, 1889

Holoptychius

"A fish known chiefly by scales, fossil remains of which are found in Old Red Sandstone." — Williams,…

A fish with smooth cranial ridges, moderate size scales, and pale blotches surrounded by purple shades on each side.

Corsair

A fish with smooth cranial ridges, moderate size scales, and pale blotches surrounded by purple shades…

A genus of fish, including the dolphins.

Coryphaena

A genus of fish, including the dolphins.

"Nearly all the hucksters of Rio carry their vegetables, fruits, and fish from house to house on their shoulders or upon their heads, instead of in carts or on donkeys." —Carpenter, 1902

Rio peddlers

"Nearly all the hucksters of Rio carry their vegetables, fruits, and fish from house to house on their…

A child fishing.

Fishing

A child fishing.

A name of various fish.

Cowfish

A name of various fish.

A kind of surf fish. Usually silver&mdashgray on the back and sides.

Croaker

A kind of surf fish. Usually silver&mdashgray on the back and sides.

A British Herring

Herring

A British Herring

An anchovy fish

Anchovy

An anchovy fish

A species of sea-fish found in the northern seas as far north as Iceland. It is allied to the cod family. The body measures from three to four feet in length, has grayish sides and back, and the head is flat. The ling is very valuable as an article of commerce.

Ling

A species of sea-fish found in the northern seas as far north as Iceland. It is allied to the cod family.…

An excellent food fish, widely distributed, and particularly abundant in the North Atlantic. It attains a length of from twelve to eighteen inches, weighing about two pounds.

Mackerel

An excellent food fish, widely distributed, and particularly abundant in the North Atlantic. It attains…

A fish found in abundance off the Atlantic coast of North America, and often called whitefish, hardhead, and bony fish.

Menhaden

A fish found in abundance off the Atlantic coast of North America, and often called whitefish, hardhead,…

The common name of several species of fishes. They are found in freshwater bodies, in the lakes and rivers between the rocky Mountains and the Alleghanies, and also in several sections of South America, Africa, and Australia.

Mudfish

The common name of several species of fishes. They are found in freshwater bodies, in the lakes and…

The skeleton of a haddock.

Haddock

The skeleton of a haddock.

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in the old city of Herat. It consists of a rosette between two lancet-shaped leaves which very much resemble fish. On account of this resemblance it is often called the fish pattern. It has been utilized with many modifications in half of the rug-making sections of the Orient. It may be found in its original form in many of the Persian fabrics, especially the Herat, the Feraghan, the Khorasan, and the Senna. When in the body of the rug it is generally arranged as a diaper, covering all or a considerable portion of it. Sometimes it appears in combination with square or diamond-shaped figures. The Herati border is found in a great many of the Persian and in some of the Caucasian fabrics.

Herati Design

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in the old city of Herat. It consists of a rosette between two lancet-shaped leaves which very much resemble fish. On account of this resemblance it is often called the fish pattern. It has been utilized with many modifications in half of the rug-making sections of the Orient. It may be found in its original form in many of the Persian fabrics, especially the Herat, the Feraghan, the Khorasan, and the Senna. When in the body of the rug it is generally arranged as a diaper, covering all or a considerable portion of it. Sometimes it appears in combination with square or diamond-shaped figures. The Herati border is found in a great many of the Persian and in some of the Caucasian fabrics.

Herati Design

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in the old city of Herat. It consists of a rosette between two lancet-shaped leaves which very much resemble fish. On account of this resemblance it is often called the fish pattern. It has been utilized with many modifications in half of the rug-making sections of the Orient. It may be found in its original form in many of the Persian fabrics, especially the Herat, the Feraghan, the Khorasan, and the Senna. When in the body of the rug it is generally arranged as a diaper, covering all or a considerable portion of it. Sometimes it appears in combination with square or diamond-shaped figures. The Herati border is found in a great many of the Persian and in some of the Caucasian fabrics.

Herati Design

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in the old city of Herat. It consists of a rosette between two lancet-shaped leaves which very much resemble fish. On account of this resemblance it is often called the fish pattern. It has been utilized with many modifications in half of the rug-making sections of the Orient. It may be found in its original form in many of the Persian fabrics, especially the Herat, the Feraghan, the Khorasan, and the Senna. When in the body of the rug it is generally arranged as a diaper, covering all or a considerable portion of it. Sometimes it appears in combination with square or diamond-shaped figures. The Herati border is found in a great many of the Persian and in some of the Caucasian fabrics.

Herati Design

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in the old city of Herat. It consists of a rosette between two lancet-shaped leaves which very much resemble fish. On account of this resemblance it is often called the fish pattern. It has been utilized with many modifications in half of the rug-making sections of the Orient. It may be found in its original form in many of the Persian fabrics, especially the Herat, the Feraghan, the Khorasan, and the Senna. When in the body of the rug it is generally arranged as a diaper, covering all or a considerable portion of it. Sometimes it appears in combination with square or diamond-shaped figures. The Herati border is found in a great many of the Persian and in some of the Caucasian fabrics.

Herati Design

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in the old city of Herat. It consists of a rosette between two lancet-shaped leaves which very much resemble fish. On account of this resemblance it is often called the fish pattern. It has been utilized with many modifications in half of the rug-making sections of the Orient. It may be found in its original form in many of the Persian fabrics, especially the Herat, the Feraghan, the Khorasan, and the Senna. When in the body of the rug it is generally arranged as a diaper, covering all or a considerable portion of it. Sometimes it appears in combination with square or diamond-shaped figures. The Herati border is found in a great many of the Persian and in some of the Caucasian fabrics.

Herati Design

Also known as the fish, twin fish and Feraghan designs. Better known as the Herati. It originated in…

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly the Kazaks and Shirvans. It appears in various forms, but the most common is the one in combination with the fish-bone design.

Wine-Glass Border

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly…

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly the Kazaks and Shirvans. It appears in various forms, but the most common is the one in combination with the fish-bone design.

Wine-Glass Border

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly…

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly the Kazaks and Shirvans. It appears in various forms, but the most common is the one in combination with the fish-bone design.

Wine-Glass Border

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly…

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly the Kazaks and Shirvans. It appears in various forms, but the most common is the one in combination with the fish-bone design.

Wine-Glass Border

A border which resembles a wine glass and is especially common in the Caucasian textiles, particularly…

A class of carnivorous mammals of the weasel family, which includes about twenty species that vary greatly in size. The common otter measures a little over two feet from nose to tail. It has a tail about fifteen inches long, soft fr of a brownish color, webbed feet adapted for swimming, and weighs about twenty pounds. Otters are found along the shores and streams and lakes, where they construct holes and channels through the ground, and subsist by feeding on fish, small birds, frogs, and other aquatic animals.

Otter

A class of carnivorous mammals of the weasel family, which includes about twenty species that vary greatly…

A genus of fish including many species, and found widely distributed both in salt and fresh water. They are especially abundant in the northern part of the United States and Canada, and are found in the ponds, rivers, and lakes of nothern Eurasia and off the coast of these and other regions.

Perch

A genus of fish including many species, and found widely distributed both in salt and fresh water. They…

A genus of fish bearing resemblance both to the sharks and rays, and distinguished by having a long beak or snout. They attain a length of from ten to twenty feet, and may be counted among the most savage of fish.

Sawfish

A genus of fish bearing resemblance both to the sharks and rays, and distinguished by having a long…

The name of several species of shell-fish, so called from their round, ribbed shell with scalloped edges. They are classes as bivalves, having shells connected at the upper side with a hinge.

Scallop

The name of several species of shell-fish, so called from their round, ribbed shell with scalloped edges.…

A book name of the fish Carassius carassius or vulgaris, the crucian.

Crucian Carp

A book name of the fish Carassius carassius or vulgaris, the crucian.

A genus of fish of the herring family, but differing from the herrings proper in having a longer and deeper body, and notches in the upper jaw. Writers have described a number of species that are more or less widely distributed, and all are esteemed for food.

Shad

A genus of fish of the herring family, but differing from the herrings proper in having a longer and…

A family of spinyrayed fished allied to the mackerels. They attain a length of fifteen feet, and have the bones of the upper jaw consolidated to a widely distributed in the open seas of tropical and sub-tropical climes, and being quite strong and swift.

Swordfish

A family of spinyrayed fished allied to the mackerels. They attain a length of fifteen feet, and have…

A class of fishes allied to the rays and skates, having an electrical apparatus with which they stun or kill their prey and defend themselves against enemies.

Torpedo Fish

A class of fishes allied to the rays and skates, having an electrical apparatus with which they stun…

The name of various species of fish belonging to the salmon family, and abundant in almost all the rivers and lakes of the temperate and colder zones.

Trout

The name of various species of fish belonging to the salmon family, and abundant in almost all the rivers…

A fish related to sharks and rays. Their most distinguishing appearance is a long, toothy snout.

Sawfish

A fish related to sharks and rays. Their most distinguishing appearance is a long, toothy snout.

Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squid and nautilus.

Cuttle-fish

Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squid and…

This is a diagram of the cross section of a fish, showing the bilateral symmetry of the parts: dv, dorsoventral axis; vl, right-left axis. a.p., anterior appendage; b.c., body cavity; ch, notochord; d.f., dorsal fin; g, gut; h, heart; h.a., haemal arch; m, muscles; n.., neural arch; sp, spinal cord; v.c., vertebral column.

Fish

This is a diagram of the cross section of a fish, showing the bilateral symmetry of the parts: dv, dorsoventral…

A fish with eight arms.

Cuttlefish

A fish with eight arms.

A fish that grows to two and a half feet in length common in Mississippi.

Black Horse Fish

A fish that grows to two and a half feet in length common in Mississippi.

A fish comsisting of an ossified skeleton and the ventral fins united in a broad suctorial disk.

Lumpfish

A fish comsisting of an ossified skeleton and the ventral fins united in a broad suctorial disk.

A type of fish.

Weakfish

A type of fish.

A small fresh water fish of Europe. highly resembling the roach and chub.

Dace

A small fresh water fish of Europe. highly resembling the roach and chub.