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Fish - plural of

0 I want to know if the plural of fish is both fish and fishes 0-
  

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0Both are used. Nowadays, the regular form, 'fishes' is more often used when discussing various species. Books, for instance, have titles such as 01i 00Freshwater Fishes of Wisconsin and Peninsular Michigan02i 00, while 'I caught three fish last weekend' is a more common use of plural 'fish'.

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  • 0Both are used.
  • Nowadays, the regular form, 'fishes' is more often used when discussing various species.
  • Books, for instance, have titles such as 01i 00Freshwater Fishes of Wisconsin and Peninsular Michigan02i 00, while 'I caught three fish last weekend' is a more common use of plural 'fish'.
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0Both are used. Nowadays, the regular form, 'fishes' is more often used when discussing various species. Books, for instance, have titles such as 01i00Freshwater Fishes of Wisconsin and Peninsular Michigan02i00, while 'I caught three fish last weekend' is a more common use of plural 'fish'. 0-
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What is the correct plural of fish?
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