The name is also given locally to a wide variety of American fishes.

Lisa, you might say, is the best of the American fish."

It is a South American fish, but not from the areas where the water is soft and acid.

It features an overhead river where visitors can see North American fish from the bottom up.

It was a red-letter day for American fish.

These native American fishes have limited and declining populations and are at risk of extinction.

The fare is new American eclectic with an emphasis on applewood-grilled fish and fowl.

They come in here and catch American fish and we don't do a damned thing" He thought about it.

It's not entirely clear what the expression means, though it seems to be akin to our American "fish or cut bait."

Pacu or pacú is the common name of several South American fishes.