saltwater fish

collocation in English

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saltwater
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsɒltˌwɔː.tər/us
/ˈsɑːltˌwɔː.t̬ɚ/
connected with or found in sea water or water ...
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fish
noun
uk
/fɪʃ/us
/fɪʃ/
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ...
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(Definition ofsaltwaterandfishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In dry summers drought the water becomes saltier and produces many smallersaltwaterfishnot usually seen in brackish water.
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Initially, there was plenty of game such as antelope, gazelle, hippo, crocodile, ostrich, waterfowl, and fresh andsaltwaterfish.
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Striped bass, a prizedsaltwaterfish, also come in from the ocean to spawn and prey on the herring.
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Salt water is less dilute than these internal fluids, sosaltwaterfishlose large quantities of water osmotically through their gills.
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On the coast,saltwaterfishare common; in the mountains, fish tend to be either pond-raised carp or goldfish.
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Both fresh andsaltwaterfishare popular, and are served raw, grilled, broiled, dried or served in soups and stews.
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Saltwaterfishdiscovered in excavations include sea bream, grouper, meager and gray mullet.
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Loango is renowned worldwide as a site for tarpon of record size, as well as many other largesaltwaterfish.
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Fish hooks have been employed for millennia by fishermen to catch fresh andsaltwaterfish.
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This fish is sometimes collected by commercial trawlers, and is popular withsaltwaterfishaquarists.
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The river also has saltwater perch and othersaltwaterfishthat prefer upper parts of rivers.
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Saltwaterfishand seafood are quite prevalent in these areas.
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Strangely, the lake carries burbot and perch, two species ofsaltwaterfish.
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However, opalines have been found insaltwaterfishwhich have no access to anurans.
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The chief varieties ofsaltwaterfishare kingfish, jack, mackerel, whiting, bonito, and tuna.
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Fish hooks have been employed for centuries by fishermen to catch fresh andsaltwaterfish.
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Fresh andsaltwaterfishare the main source of protein for one billion people and comprise 15% of an additional two billion peoples diets.
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It is an osmolyte found insaltwaterfish, sharks and rays, molluscs, and crustaceans.
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Jamaican waters contain considerable resources of fresh-andsaltwaterfish.
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