Preserved Fish (1766-1846) was a prominent New York City shipping merchant [cite book | last = Pratchett | first = Terry | title = The Art of Discworld | publisher = Gollancz | location = London | year = 2005 | isbn = 0575077123 | chapter = Real People ] in the early 1800s.
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Fish as food — This page is about the use of fish as food; for other uses of the word, see Fish (disambiguation) Fish as food describes the edible parts of freshwater and saltwater dwelling, cold blooded vertebrates with gills. Shellfish, such as mollusks and… … Wikipedia
Fish diseases and parasites — This gizzard shad has VHS, a deadly infectious disease which causes bleeding. It afflicts over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in the northern hemisphere.[1] Like humans and other animals, fish suffer from diseases and parasites. Fish… … Wikipedia
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
fish processing — Introduction preparation of seafood and freshwater fish for human consumption. The word fish is commonly used to describe all forms of edible finfish, mollusks (e.g., clams and oysters), and crustaceans (e.g., crabs and lobsters) that … Universalium
Fish anatomy — The anatomy of fish is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than air does. Body (1) operculum (gill cover), (2)… … Wikipedia
Fish trap — A fish trap is a trap used for fishing. Fish traps resembling a fishing weir or a lobster trap. A typical trap might consist of a frame of thick steel wire in the shape of a heart, with chicken wire stretched around it. The mesh wraps around the… … Wikipedia
Fish preservation — [ Norway.] Ancient methods of preserving fish included drying, salting, pickling and smoking. All of these techniques are still used today but the more modern techniques of freezing and canning have taken on a large importance. Fish curing… … Wikipedia
fish tank — 1) a fish or water holding structure of varying size and construction material, from an aquarium to a large outdoor pond 2) in a museum, a large, often rectangular container for storing fluid preserved specimens. Usually of stainless steel as… … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-tank — 1) a fish or water holding structure of varying size and construction material, from an aquarium to a large outdoor pond 2) in a museum, a large, often rectangular container for storing fluid preserved specimens. Usually of stainless steel as… … Dictionary of ichthyology
