Fishes

Yes, I know the official plural is fish. However language is variable and fishes is just as valid as fish. It is not decided by an official authority, but rather by others understanding you. Fish are a large group of creatures in the ocean, lakes, rivers, ponds, and other water sources. Some animals are called fish in scientific sources, but don't resemble actual fish. For example, "a seahorse is actually a kind of fish". This is mixing scientific terms with common words. Try not to do this here. Seahorses are validly fish in a cultural-scientific understanding, but not in a common understanding. They do not look like fish, which is why people need to be informed and reminded that they are fish. Nevertheless, some people actually call almost all marine life fish (usually aside from seal-forms). In which case, it is a fish to them, just as any other water creature like dolphins or clams, then so it is.
Fish are incredibly important for many cultures that are near wild water sources. Many people survive on eating fish. They are also commonly portrayed in media. Unlike some animals they are differed, so you may have a show with talking mammals and birds, but the fish are non-sentient. This is not true scientifically. Some people actually believe that fish don't feel pain or have emotions, or even lack memory. That's not true, they have all of those things. They just don't have facial expressions as a part of their body.
Category:Fishes
Category:Animals important to American children