Fish

Mouthbrooder

See: Cichlids Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the mouth of the parent for extended periods of time. Although mouthbrooding is performed by a variety of different animals, such as Darwin’s frog, fish are by far

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Moonfsh

Moonfsh is a common name used for fish sold at market and in Jewish community settings. As a market or regional name, Moonfsh may refer to different species depending on location and season. Kashrut verification is easiest with whole fish where scales can be directly inspected. Under Jewish dietary law (kashrut), a fish is kosher

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Mooneye

See: Goldeye Hiodontidae, commonly called mooneyes, is a family of ray-finned fish with a single included genus Hiodon. The genus comprise two extant species native to North America and three to five extinct species recorded from Paleocene to Eocene age fossils. They are large-eyed, fork-tailed fish that superficially resemble shads. The vernacular name comes from

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Monkeyface prickleback

The monkeyface prickleback, also commonly known as the monkeyface eel, is a species of prickleback native to the Pacific coast of North America. Although its shape resembles an eel due to its slender and leg-less body, the monkeyface prickleback does not belong to the order Anguilliformes, which includes true eels.

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Mojarras

Mojarras (Family Gerreidae) including: Mojarras (Eucinostomus species, Gerres species, Diapterus species) The mojarras are a family, Gerreidae, of fish in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 53 species found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate regions. They mostly inhabit coastal salt and brackish waters, although some occur in fresh water. Mojarras are a common

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Milkfish

The milkfish is a widespread species of ray-finned fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is the sole living species in the family Chanidae, and the only living member of the genus Chanos.

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Merluccio

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Menpachii

Menpachii is a common name used for fish sold at market and in Jewish community settings. As a market or regional name, Menpachii may refer to different species depending on location and season. Kashrut verification is easiest with whole fish where scales can be directly inspected. Under Jewish dietary law (kashrut), a fish is kosher

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