The plural of fish is

Correct answer: Fish

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Syr Hal
Syr Hal
Both ”fish” and “fishes” are acceptable plurals. The word “fish” is a general plural, but “fishes” is used when referring to different species. - Fisheries Biologist.
Timoteo
Timoteo
In 1960, Dr. Seuss wrote a children's book entitled "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish".
SloaneRanger2019
SloaneRanger2019
The explanation itself says that Fishes is an acceptable plural so bad question.
brooksy92491
brooksy92491
SloaneRanger2019, no, it says its acceptable if referring to more than one kind of fish, not just more than one fish.
brewofqi
brewofqi
Dictionary says fishes is also correct...
YSL
YSL
Why do they allow questions with more than 1 correct answers?!?!
Shellback
Shellback
Very bad question. But, here's a little levity. There was a young fisherman named Fisher who was fishing for fish in a fissure. When a cod with a grin pulled the fisherman in, now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.
Zoé
Zoé
The word "fishes" is acceptable as plural for fish
TheJanith
TheJanith
SloaneRanger2019, "Fishes" is an acceptable plural ONLY when referring to multiple types of fish. It's just like saying "peoples" refers to different cultural or ethnic groups of people.
Player #4154546
Player #4154546
Player Jbean, The word "pieces" would be the plural, not the fish. If you go to a bakery, you would ask for two pieces of cake, not cakes.
Curious Italiano
Curious Italiano
a "usually called" fish, along with sometimes is named fishes is too tricky....
whitesloth91
whitesloth91
I myself still like to use fishees though lol
UnholyBrain37433
UnholyBrain37433
yes, in Britain, the plural of fish is fishes when referring to the aninal