A complete look at the collective nouns for fish. From schools to shoals, discover the words used for different species.
A group of goldfish is also known as a trouble. A group of goldfish is called a trouble, a cheeky collective noun that plays on the goldfish’s reputation as a messy, mischievous tank companion. Despite their small size, goldfish are notoriously enthusiastic diggers and grazers, constantly stirring up substrate, uprooting plants, and rearranging their tank … Read more
A group of goldfish is also known as a glimmer. A group of goldfish is called a glimmer, a playful, descriptive term inspired by the way goldfish scales catch and reflect light underwater. Goldfish are prized for their bright orange, gold, and metallic coloring, a trait bred into them over more than a thousand years … Read more
A group of seahorses is also known as a family. A group of seahorses is called a family, an especially fitting term given seahorses’ unusual approach to parenting. Seahorses are one of the very few animal species where the male carries the developing young, in a specialized brood pouch, through pregnancy before giving birth to … Read more
A group of pilchards is called a shoal.
A group of pilchards is called a school.
A group of tuna is called a troup.
A group of tuna is called a float.
A group of dragonet fish is called a swarm — a generic term, since dragonets are actually mostly solitary, territorial bottom-dwellers.
A group of pilchards is called a shoal — school is used interchangeably in everyday speech.
