What are some confusing fish names?
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| Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) |
Longfin Tuna Tombo Ahi Ahi Palaha white-meat tuna Albie |
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| Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix) | Tailor (Indo-Australia) | ||
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| Bonito (Sarda) |
Bonita Bone Bonehead Little Tunny |
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| Dolphin (Coryphaena Hippuras) |
Dorado Mahi Mahi also Pompano dolphin (C. equiselis) |
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| Skipjack Tuna (Euthynnus) |
Aku False Albacore Bonito Little Tunny Mackerel Tuna |
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| Pacific Jack Mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus, a jack not a mackerel) |
Spanish Jack Spanish Mackerel Jack Mackerel |
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| Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus Albacares) |
Allison Tuna Ahi |
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| Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha) |
King Salmon Black Mouths Springers |
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| Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus Kisutch) | Silver Salmon | ||
| Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha) | Humpback Salmon | ||
| Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus Nerka) | Blueback or Red Salmon | ||
| Steelhead (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) | A Seagoing Rainbow Trout | ||
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| Rock cod (Scorpaenidae) |
Scorpionfish Rockfish Snapper |
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| Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis) |
Rockfish Rock Bass Striper |
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| Cobia (Rachycentron Canadum) |
Ling Lemonfish Black Kingfish (Indo-Australia) |
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| Ling (Molva Molva) | Ling Cod | ||
| Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) | Ling | ||
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| Bluefin Tuna |
Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Southern Bluefin Tuna (T. maccoyil) |
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| Beluga (Ophiodon Elongatus) |
White Whale Hausen Sturgeon (Huso huso) |
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| Dolphin |
Dorado / Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena Hippuras) also Pompano Dolphin (Coryphaena Equiselis) |
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| Dorado | Dolphin (Coryphaena hippuras) a South American River Fish (Salminus maxillosus) | ||
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| Kingfish |
King Mackerel (Scomberomorus Cavalla) Whiting (Menticirrhus Saxatilis) |
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| Ling |
Ling Cod (Molva Molva) Lingcod (Ophiodon Elongatus) |
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| Rockfish |
Rock Cod (Scorpaenidae) Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis) |
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| Sheephead |
California Sheephead (Pimelometopon Pulchrum) A Wrasse Sheepshead (Archosargus Probatocephalus) A Porgie a Freshwater Drum |
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| Spanish Mackerel |
Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus Maculatus) Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus Commerson, Indo-Aus) Pacific Jack Mackerel (Trachurus Symmetricus) |
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| Yellowtail |
California Yellowtail (Seriola Dorsalis) yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus Chrysurus) Yellowtail Flounder / Rusty Dab (Limanda Ferruginea) |
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