fish fauna

collocation in English

meaningsoffishandfauna

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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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fauna
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈfɔː.nə/us
/ˈfɑː.nə/
all the animals that live wild in a ...
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(Definition offishandfaunafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffish fauna

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There are 58 species offishfauna, including five exotic species, in the lake.
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The sampling sites were selected on the basis of similar ecological conditions,fishfaunaand heavy metal concentrations.
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Clearly, the invertebrate andfishfaunathat in turn reflect habitat characteristics are important factors in dictating the local composition of the parasite fauna.
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The midwaterfishfaunaof the oceanic region of the study area was similar to that found at lower latitudes.
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Thefishfaunais diverse.
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Fishfaunarecorded include tilapia, catfish and mudfish.
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Fishfaunaand crustaceans are proliferating and birds are seen more frequently.
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In this context, knowledge of thefishfaunaof a region is the first step towards conservation.
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They are often dominant members of the localfishfauna.
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Each of these two regions contains its own unique coral reeffishfaunawith no natural overlap in species.
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The indigenousfishfaunaaccount to 20% only.
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Thefishfaunawithin the country and around the island is really amazing, when considering the small land.
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The presence of otoliths, calcareous secretions that accumulate within the auditory chambers of bony fish, indicate the presence offishfaunain the formation.
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Its river and spring habitat ecosystems are relatively intact and support a highly endemicfishfauna.
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Most lakes have a relatively poorfishfaunadue to the youth of the country.
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Thefishfaunahas been recorded as 202 species, in addition to 4 species of lobster and 84 species of molluscs.
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In result, biodiversity offishfaunaand its productivity would be increased.
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Found primarily in upland and midland habitats, though early records offishfaunasuggest it was originally far more extensively distributed and was found in some lowland habitats as well.
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Biodiversity offishfaunawas considerably increased over the first 15 or 20 years following construction of the tandem reservoir system, and some species gained importance as a fishery.
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