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63:. The Loricariidae and members of the genus
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617:Surface wave detection
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256:Diseases and parasites
755:Undulatory locomotion
572:Ampullae of Lorenzini
159:John Wiley & Sons
983:Genetically modified
788:Aquatic respiration
675:Life history theory
154:Fishes of the World
627:Weberian apparatus
80:Hillstream loaches
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1349:Fish anatomy
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1157:Major groups
878:Intelligence
858:Scale eaters
803:Cleaner fish
685:Mouthbrooder
637:Reproduction
612:Schreckstoff
597:Lateral line
513:Swim bladder
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503:Spiral valve
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415:pseudobranch
298:Hypoxia in -
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1322:WikiProject
1281:Prehistoric
1265:Threatened
956:Other types
853:Sardine run
828:Forage fish
808:Corallivory
660:Development
645:Bubble nest
518:physoclisti
508:Suckermouth
481:Root effect
303:Ichthyology
91:sucker fish
84:Balitoridae
50:Chiloglanis
44:Atopochilus
18:suckermouth
16:In fish, a
1338:Categories
937:Groundfish
932:Freshwater
927:Euryhaline
912:Coral reef
848:Salmon run
838:Paedophagy
740:Amphibious
727:Locomotion
535:pharyngeal
523:physostome
476:Photophore
422:Glossohyal
395:gill raker
378:dorsal fin
328:physiology
138:References
39:Mochokidae
1186:chimaeras
1073:Predatory
1050:Salmonids
1008:Whitefish
998:Poisonous
973:Diversity
907:Coldwater
843:Predatory
833:Migratory
793:Bait ball
776:behaviour
695:Pregnancy
690:Polyandry
464:papillare
459:Operculum
454:Meristics
400:gill slit
363:Cleithrum
293:Fish kill
283:Fear of -
276:- as food
266:Fisheries
251:Evolution
241:Diversity
1310:Category
1261:Smallest
1174:lampreys
1137:flatfish
1127:Demersal
1083:mackerel
1078:billfish
1018:Commerce
947:Tropical
922:Demersal
917:Deep-sea
873:Venomous
765:RoboTuna
715:triggers
710:Spawning
670:Juvenile
655:Egg case
288:FishBase
113:See also
93:(family
82:(family
1256:Largest
1169:hagfish
1164:Jawless
1142:pollock
1115:sardine
1110:herring
1105:anchovy
1055:Tilapia
1045:Octopus
1040:Catfish
1027:Farming
942:Pelagic
902:Coastal
889:habitat
745:Walking
650:Clasper
602:Otolith
564:systems
562:Sensory
496:ganoine
471:Papilla
322:Anatomy
261:Fishing
161:, Inc.
119:Lamprey
103:benthic
61:barbels
1274:sharks
1191:sharks
1120:sprats
1100:Forage
1088:salmon
968:Coarse
750:Flying
622:Vision
577:Barbel
491:Scales
351:dermal
231:About
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125:Remora
53:, and
1236:Blind
1224:Lists
1003:Rough
868:Sleep
774:Other
540:shark
530:Teeth
131:Leech
1269:rays
1203:Bony
1196:rays
1093:tuna
1035:Carp
993:Oily
978:Game
963:Bait
897:Cave
680:Milt
385:Gill
373:Fins
346:Bone
233:fish
224:Fish
163:ISBN
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427:Jaw
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