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... fishes , notably the following : Branch herring , see alewife . Dwarf herring ( Jenkinsia lamprotaenia ) , schooling Gulf of Mexico fish of the herring family ; slender and about 5 cm long , it feeds on plankton and is an important food ...
... fishes , notably the following : Branch herring , see alewife . Dwarf herring ( Jenkinsia lamprotaenia ) , schooling Gulf of Mexico fish of the herring family ; slender and about 5 cm long , it feeds on plankton and is an important food ...
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... fishes live in South America and Africa and are called annual fishes , because their life cycle from birth to mating and subsequent death usually does not exceed one year . Many killifish , including some of the annu- als , are ...
... fishes live in South America and Africa and are called annual fishes , because their life cycle from birth to mating and subsequent death usually does not exceed one year . Many killifish , including some of the annu- als , are ...
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... fish , any of the small tropical fish of the suborder Anabantoidei ( order Per- ciformes ) . Labyrinth fishes , like most other fishes , breathe with their gills , but also possess a supplemental breathing structure , the laby- rinth ...
... fish , any of the small tropical fish of the suborder Anabantoidei ( order Per- ciformes ) . Labyrinth fishes , like most other fishes , breathe with their gills , but also possess a supplemental breathing structure , the laby- rinth ...
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