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FISH VS. FISHES

Confusion is frequently expressed over the use of the words fish and fishes. The term “fish” in particular, is often used inappropriately. It is grammatically correct to use fish when referring to a single individual or more than one individual if only a single species is involved. For example, one might say “there were 100 fish in that school of Spanish Mackerel.” The term fishes is a plural form that is used when referring to two or more different species. For example, “we saw hundreds of fishes while diving on the reef’.