By the way, now that the term has been used, let's discuss the term "fishes". Most people know that the plural form for a group of fish is just that, "fish". "A school of fish" is the correct way to say that there are multiple fish gathered together. But the scientific assumption with that usage is that the school of fish is made up of fish of the same species. It could be a school of herring, for instance.

But picture a reef where there are a lot of different fish species gathered together. In this case, the term used to describe this community is "fishes". So "fish" is used to describe multiple fish of the same species and "fishes" is used to describe multiple fish of different species. At least that's how this guide will use the terms.

Resources: FishBase - Check out their Ichthyology Course. North American Native Fishes Association Checklist of Kansas Fishes - From "A Checklist of the Vertebrate Animals of Kansas", 3rd edition, 2005,by George Potts and Joseph Collins Desert Fishes Council Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Coral Reef Fishes Fishes of Canada Marine Fishes of Hawai'i Fish and Wildlife Service - click on the image link and others North American Freshwater Fish Index Ichthyology Resources - KU Actinopterygii - U. Alberta Actinopterygii Actinopterygii Actinopterygii - KU Bony Fish New Mexico Species List - Fish The Virtual Aquarium of Virginia Tech

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