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Guest  +  97545 Mon, 09 May 05 04:36 AM
I want to know if the plural of fish is both fish and fishes
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Mister Micawber  +  97582 Mon, 09 May 05 06:58 AM

Both are used. Nowadays, the regular form, 'fishes' is more often used when discussing various species. Books, for instance, have titles such as Freshwater Fishes of Wisconsin and Peninsular Michigan, while 'I caught three fish last weekend' is a more common use of plural 'fish'.

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Anonymous, 1 yr 87 days ago
What is the correct plural of fish?
Clive  +  558694 Tue, 26 Aug 08 06:06 AM
Hi,
Please read this thread for your answer.
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