river fish
Stream-dwelling aquatic creature
A river fish is any fish that lives in rivers and other freshwater streams, as opposed to saltwater or ocean fish.
The term appears in fishing contexts, ecology, and cooking: Trout and catfish are popular river fish in American cuisine.
River fish generally have milder flavor than their ocean counterparts.
- troutFreshwater game fish
- brown troutSpotted European freshwater fish
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- largemouth bassWide-mouthed freshwater game fish
catfish · bottom feeder · carp · pike · perch · minnow · freshwater · stream · current · spawning · wading · wading boots · rod and reel · scales · gills · muddy · slippery · catch
- fishingangling, bait, hook, catch, hooks
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- Asian wildlifesnow leopard, giant panda, Asiatic lion, Siberian tiger, red panda
- freshwater fishsalmon, trout, bass, catfish, carp
- Congo Rivertributaries, Kinshasa, Brazzaville, rapids, Congo Basin
- endangered fishcoelacanth, sawfish, Japanese eel, sturgeon, angel shark
aquatic habitat
river fishmarine fish
Sea-dwelling aquatic creature
sea fish · saltwater fish · deep-sea fish · coral reef fish · pond fish
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