| IAG | International Association of Gerontology; International Academy of Gnathology |
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| IFA | idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis; immunofluorescence assay; immunofluorescent antibody; incomplete Fr... |
| IHS | idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome; inactivated horse serum; Indian Health Service; integrated he... |
| IRC | inspiratory reserve capacity; instantaneous resonance curve; International Red Cross; International ... |
| ISC | immunoglobulin-secreting cells; insoluble collagen; International Society of Cardiology; Internation... |
| archer fish | <zoology> A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chaetodon rostratus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| balloon fish | <zoology> A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable oesophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| band fish | <zoology> A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| barber fish | <zoology> See Surgeon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bellows fish | <zoology> A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows. Synonym: trumpet fish, and snipe fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bur fish | <zoology> A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (especially. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur. Synonym: ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vegetative fish cover | <ecology> Vegetation materials, such as algal mats and organic debris, capable of providing protection for fish and other aquatic organisms. (06 Mar 2000) |
| margate fish | <zoology> A sparoid fish (Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish. Synonym: red-mouth grunt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| resident fish | Fish species that complete their entire life cycle in freshwater. Non-anadromous fish. An example is rainbow trout. (05 Dec 1998) |
| granuloma, fish bowl | Localised nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often resulting from minor trauma during caring for aquariums. The diagnosis is suggested by the history of exposure and confirmed by culturing tissue specimens which yield the microscopic organism, mycobacterium marinum. The infection can be treated with a variety of antibiotics, including doxycycline, minocycline, clarithromycin, rifampin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Also called swimming pool granuloma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| river-type fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that rear for a year or more in rivers. (23 Aug 1998) |
| winter-run fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that return to fresh water in autumn or winter, migrate to spawning areas and then spawn in late winter or spring. (09 Oct 1997) |
| half-fish | <zoology> A salmon in its fifth year of growth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skates (fish) | The common name for all members of the rajidae family. Skates and rays are members of the same order. Skates have weak electric organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spring-run fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that return to fresh water in the spring, migrate to spawning areas and spawn during late summer or early autumn. (04 Mar 1998) |