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GLOSSARY OF FISH NAMES USED IN THE TEXT

African cat fishClarias gariepinus and Clarias lazera
Asian carpbighead, grass and silver carp
Asian cat fishClarias batranchus
AyuPlecoglossus altivelis
barramundi -- see seabass, Asian. 
bass hybridsMorone saxatilis x M. americanus
bighead carpAristichthys nobilis
carp, common, European [incl. mirror & leather carp]Cyprinus carpio
cat fishesSiluriformes
channel [or “American”] cat fishIctalurus punctatus
cichlidsCichlidae
chinoock salmonOnchorhynchus tschawytscha
crucian carpCarassius carassius
eelAnguilla spp.
eel, AmericanAnguilla rostrata
eel, EuropeanAnguilla anguilla
eel, JapaneseAnguilla japonica
goldfishCarassius auratus
golden shinerNotemigonus crysoleucas
gouramiTrichogaster spp.
grass carpCtenopharyngodon idella
grey mulletsMugilidae
groupersSerranidae, (Epinephalus spp.)
killifishFundulus spp.
largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides
loachMisgurnus anguillicaudatus
milk fishChanos chanos
Nile perchLates niloticus
pompanoTrachinotus carolinus
sticklebacksGasterosteus spp.
red tilapiade-pigmented hybrid of Oreochromis spp.
salmonidsSalmonidae (trout and salmon)
scalari (Angel fish)Pterophyllum scalare
sea bass, EuropeanDicentrarchus labrax
seabass, AsianLates calcifer
sea breamSparidae
sea bream, gilt-headSparus auratus
sea bream, redSparus major
silver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
snakeheadOphiocephalus spp.
sturgeonsAccipenseridae
striped bassMorone saxatilis
tilapia cultivatedOreochromis spp. (Cichlidae)
tilapia hybridsOreochromis aureus x O. niloticus
[In Taiwan: O. niloticus x O. mossambicus]
tilapia hornorum hybridOreochromis mossambicus x O. sp.
trout [rainbow]Onchorhynchus mykis
White perchMorone americanus

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