tropical fish
noun
: any of various small usually showy fishes of tropical origin often kept in a tropical aquarium
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This all-inclusive day resort houses multiple pools and lagoons, several restaurants, a chance to swim with dolphins, and a dedicated snorkeling area with tropical fish and rays.
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Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
This reef complex lives up to its name, boasting an abundance of diverse coral formations that serve as home to a myriad of tropical fish species, mollusks, and marine reptiles.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The Silverton Casino Lodge has an aquarium with more than 117,000 gallons of water and thousands of tropical fish.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Nature lovers and families flock to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center for aquariums filled with tropical fish, a butterfly garden and a winding boardwalk through a canopy of trees.
—Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Located north of Tulum, near the village of Akumal, Yal-Ku is a brackish ecosystem brimming with tropical fish.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
At Four Seasons Resort Lanai, enjoy a table for one and Japanese dishes at the cliffside Nobu Lana, and snorkel in the reef that’s teeming with tropical fish and green sea turtles.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Hanauma Bay continues to top Hawaii travel activity lists for its calm waters and easily spotted marine life, like sea turtles and tropical fish.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Lionfish on the menu As the Mediterranean has warmed due to climate change, invasive tropical fish such as lionfish have swum in via the Suez Canal.
—Nell Lewis, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
This reef complex lives up to its name, boasting an abundance of diverse coral formations that serve as home to a myriad of tropical fish species, mollusks, and marine reptiles.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The Silverton Casino Lodge has an aquarium with more than 117,000 gallons of water and thousands of tropical fish.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Nature lovers and families flock to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center for aquariums filled with tropical fish, a butterfly garden and a winding boardwalk through a canopy of trees.
—Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Located north of Tulum, near the village of Akumal, Yal-Ku is a brackish ecosystem brimming with tropical fish.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
At Four Seasons Resort Lanai, enjoy a table for one and Japanese dishes at the cliffside Nobu Lana, and snorkel in the reef that’s teeming with tropical fish and green sea turtles.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Hanauma Bay continues to top Hawaii travel activity lists for its calm waters and easily spotted marine life, like sea turtles and tropical fish.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Lionfish on the menu As the Mediterranean has warmed due to climate change, invasive tropical fish such as lionfish have swum in via the Suez Canal.
—Nell Lewis, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
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“Tropical fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20fish. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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