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Is it true that a baby fish is called a fry as my daughter of 6 years has asked me and ive no idea2007-11-24 23:11:40

please help. thanks in advance xx

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In egg laying fish the hatched fish is called a wriggler and once its free swimming its then caled fry

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Yes, that's true. You don't hear it used in everyday speech, though. At a good aquarium store, the zoo, an aquarium, etc. that's what the people in the know call 'em.

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yes they are called fry,,the word fry also is used in the plural

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yes yes yes it is 4 most species

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YES

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yes baby fish are called fry.

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i don't know about THAT (the baby fish being a "fry") but i DO know that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit! :D :D

good luck, sorry i wasn't much help

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Yep a baby fish is called a "fry" and I believe that if there are alot of fry they are a "batch" weird huh...why not just call them baby fish?!? Smart little girl you have there huh! How kids find the random things they find out we will never know!

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Yes, it's true that baby fish are called fry.

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Yes it is used as both sinular and plural also

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Yeah! Baby fish are called "fry", and baby oysters are called "spats".

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i'm not sure about every fish but i do know that a guppy baby are known as fry.

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totally true.

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I thought the word fry reffered to a potato chip

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Yes, it's true. The word "fry" describes both the singular and the plural for baby fish.

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Yes. Perfectly true.

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Yes they can be called fry or small fry or just baby fish.

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lol im 12 and i no it yes its called a fry