coarse fish
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Every year, the Environment Agency's Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham breeds coarse fish to be released into rivers and still waters across England to help boost fish populations.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2021
They probably do much less harm than most of the coarse fish constantly found in trout streams.
From Amateur Fish Culture by Walker, Charles Edward
The stock of coarse fish may be improved by fish culture just as much as a stock of trout.
From Amateur Fish Culture by Walker, Charles Edward
The costermongers might be seen pushing out their barrows of vegetables, fruit, and coarse fish.
From The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. by Weylland, John Matthias
They don't kill coarse fish now fur the fun of it.
From Four Months in a Sneak-Box by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)
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