How to Use tropical fish in a Sentence

tropical fish

noun
  • It’s the most expensive tropical fish in the world — and one of the most endangered.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2016
  • Rent snorkels from the concession stand to hang with tropical fish and rays.
    Nicholas Derenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Amenities include a golf course, a spa, and a pond home to over 4,000 tropical fish.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Live tropical fish This may have been the most daring attempt of them all.
    Fox News, 15 Feb. 2020
  • The coral reef that frames the island brims with tropical fish, manta rays, giant clams, and sharks.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Ribbons of colored cloth evoke the coral reef surges and switchbacks of tropical fish.
    Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021
  • With a stop on the Kona coast, guests can explore the rugged shore, snorkel among tropical fish, or visit a national park.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The tropical fish migrates from Florida to Texas when the water is warmer.
    Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • One was the abduction and killing of 11-year-old Esther Lebowitz, bludgeoned to death in the basement of a store selling tropical fish.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 23 July 2019
  • Rodney showed up in a Hawaiian shirt that had a tropical fish design.
    Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Amenities include the new Golf Hale and course enhancements, spa, and Kings Pond with more than 4,000 tropical fish.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The next day, visit Mystic Aquarium (www.mysticaquarium.org), with seals and sea lions, sharks and rays, and tanks of tropical fish.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • This book leads kids through 40 projects, including a pirate hat, a skyscraper and a tropical fish.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Short boat ride to dive site in Tiputa Pass, home to various species of sharks, dolphins and sea turtles and large schools of tropical fish.
    John Briley, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
  • That tattoo, Shearon said, is blue with a black outline and is possibly an image of a tropical fish.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 May 2022
  • Not to mention a period when the log cabin sold tropical fish.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Fuqua, a flashy dresser who wore platform shoes with see-through heels that had tropical fish swimming in them, always has refused to say who touched the ball.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • On a recent Monday, the room was deserted, save for a bubbling tropical fish tank and a few empty chairs.
    Jenny Gold, SFChronicle.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Keeping the house warm for his wife, 8-year-old daughter, two dogs and menagerie of tropical fish has been a continuous struggle.
    Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Activists say taking tropical fish from reefs harms the ecosystem.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • On the third day, our first landfall was the coral atoll of Ducie, where tropical fish swarmed on underwater reefs while fairy terns picked tidbits of plant matter off the surface of the rolling sea.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2019
  • Carved into lava rock, the pool is home to 3,000 tropical fish, all of whom are taken care of by Chai and his team of six marine biologists.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2021
  • Think of flamboyance in the animal kingdom, and a colorful menagerie springs to mind: a parrot’s rainbow plumage or the showy scales of a tropical fish.
    Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Popular with snorkelers and swimmers, the calm turquoise-blue water is filled with unique corals, tropical fish and turtles.
    Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 11 July 2018
  • See sharks, sea turtles, tropical fish, and other amazing creatures that live under the sea.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2023
  • Lionfish on the menu As the Mediterranean has warmed due to climate change, invasive tropical fish such as lionfish have swum in via the Suez Canal.
    Nell Lewis, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • If tropical fish bore you, the reef also includes underwater ruins such as sunken ships and planes from World War II.
    Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 5 May 2016
  • And by that logic, no one should be able to relate to robots, toys, cars or tropical fish -- to name just a few Pixar protagonists -- either.
    Vanessa Hua, CNN, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Southern California is a hotspot for the legal import of tropical fish and corals, which can be hard to properly identify.
    Rachel Carlson, NPR, 8 June 2024
  • This reef complex lives up to its name, boasting an abundance of diverse coral formations that serve as home to a myriad of tropical fish species, mollusks, and marine reptiles.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024

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