suckerfish
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Origin of suckerfish
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But salmon and suckerfish aren't the only ones using the basin's water.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
On Friday, he drove about 20 miles upstream, where he made the grim discovery: thousands of dead suckerfish, salmon and trout, many floating belly up.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
He said when Depp was inebriated, he would also “insult his fans” and call them “remoras,” also known as suckerfish.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
This year, however, the bureau said because of unusually low lake levels caused by severe drought it could not release any water at all without imperiling the suckerfish.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Thrown into the sea, the suckerfish immediately began to play their roles, going and fastening themselves onto the breastplates of the turtles.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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