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The plural of fish is fish, except if you are referring to different kinds of fishes. For example, "all the fish in the sea" means every fish living in the sea. "All of the fishes in the sea" means every species of fish living in the sea.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoEither is correct. "Fish" is more commonly used as a plural, but "Fishes" is also correct but it is a bit more biblical and is slowly being used less and less.
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Is school of fishes correct usage?
No, "school of fishes" is not the correct way to refer to a group of the same type of fish. The correct way to say that is "school of fish" since the plural of fish is fish.
Is there such word as fishes?
Yes. Fishes is a valid plural form of fish. The apostrophe denotes possession, so fishes' means of the fishes; belonging to the fishes.
Kinds of fishes?
There are many different kinds. The correct word is "fish" not "fishes." There are fish that have names from every letter of the alphabet.
Is it grammatically correct to say color the fishes?
No. Fish is both singular and plural; there is no such word as "fishes." And "colour" is only proper in England.
What is a singular noun for fish?
The spelling 'fishs' is an incorrect form.The correct plural form is fishes. The plural possessive form is fishes'.example: The sunlight sparkled off the fishes' backs.Note: To all who want to edit this answer based on the fact that the noun 'fish' is an uncountable noun, please be advised that the noun 'fish' is an uncountable noun as a word for a food substance; the plural form 'fishes' is a correct plural form for live fish, caught fish, or types of fish.
Is the sentence 'it has fish' correct?
If you mean that something possesses fish, then yes.We have a big pond. It has fish.The alternate wording "you have fish" is also correct.I'm sure that you have fish in your refrigerator.
Is it grammatically correct to say you have three fishes in your aquarium?
Only if you mean " three different kinds of fish." Normally the plural of fish is fish.
What is the future tense of word fishes?
Will fish. The verb 'fishes' is the third person, singular, present of the verb to fish. He fishes; She fishes; It fishes. Examples of the third person, singular, future tense of the verb: He will fish; She will fish; It will fish.
Is irregular plural for fish fish or fishes?
Fishes
When do you use the word fishes?
The plural form 'fishes' is used for the creatures, but many people do use the singular 'fish' as the singular (I caught a fish.), and the plural (I caught three fish.). The plural form, 'I caught three fishes.' is a correct use. Apparently, most people find the 'singular only' use is just fine.The uncountable (mass) noun 'fish' is the word for the food, a substance, with no plural form. Both fish and fishes are plurals to fish.
When do you use fishes instead of fish?
"Fishes" is an obsolete plural of the word "fish". Example: The parable of the "loaves and fishes" as used in the King James version of the Bible. In addition "fishes" may be used to denote multiple species of fish. Example: "There are more than 100 species of jawless fishes living today." Normally, however, "fish" is the plural of itself. Example: Listen to these two sentences. Which one has a better grammar? 1. Look at all those fish! 2. Look at all those fishes. 1 has a correct grammar.
Is fishs a word?
No. One correct plural of the noun fish is "fishes" (also a form of the verb to fish).You would need to add an apostrophe (fish's) to form the possessive.
