The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DACE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2014.
Freshwater fish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DACE | 30 % | 4 |
| IDE | 11 % | 3 |
| PIKE | 7 % | 4 |
| ROACH | 7 % | 5 |
| CHUB | 6 % | 4 |
| CARP | 6 % | 4 |
| PERCH | 4 % | 5 |
| TROUT | 4 % | 5 |
| LOACH | 3 % | 5 |
| BREAM | 3 % | 5 |
| DARTER | 3 % | 6 |
| BARBEL | 1 % | 6 |
| TENCH | 1 % | 5 |
| STONECAT | 1 % | 8 |
| PICKEREL | 1 % | 8 |
| DACES | 1 % | 5 |
| CHUBS | 1 % | 5 |
| GARS | 1 % | 4 |
| RUDD | 1 % | 4 |
| DARTERS | 1 % | 7 |
| WALLEYE | 1 % | 7 |
| IDES | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Freshwater fish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- river dolphin
- palustrine wetland
- aquatic mammal
- trout
- aquatic macroinvertebrates
- marine mammal
- marine life
- marine protists
- freshwater aquarium
- deep-sea fish
- semiaquatic
- apistogramma
Crossword Answer definitions
DACE noun- The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DACE
- Carp kin
- Freshwater fish
- Small freshwater fish
- North American minnow
- Carp and minnows
- Minnow variety
- Silvery freshwater fish
- Fresh-water fish
- Small fish
- Minnow
More clues leading to the result IDE
- Chemical suffix
- A, b, h, or r ender
- Ox tail?
- O(ne of si)x (for a h)e(xago)n (or five for a pyrami)d
- Chemical ending
- Fluor- or brom- suffix
- Suffix with ox
- Suffix with chlor- or fluor-
- Suffix with cyan
- Carplike food fish
More clues leading to the result PIKE
- Old infantry weapon
- Explorer Zebulon
- Toll road
- Eponym of a peak
- Diver's position
- Sweet Betsy's home
- Diving position
- Long-nosed swimmer
- Peak discoverer Zebulon
- Diving position resembling the letter V
More clues leading to the result ROACH
- Black Flag victim
- Sunfish relative
- Cal. units
- "Little Rascals" producer
- Joint stub
- Unfinished joint
- Household pest
- Motel resident, maybe
- Nonpaying apartment dweller?
- Raid victim
More clues leading to the result CHUB
- Carp-like fish
- Minnow relative
- Great Lakes fish
- Kin of a carp
- Ray-finned fish
- Ray-finned freshwater fish
- Whitefish cousin
- Fat fish?
- Extra pounds, in slang
- Black porgy, e.g.
More clues leading to the result CARP
- Find fault in a disagreeable way
- Freshwater catch
- Pond fish
- Bottom feeder
- Food fish
- Freshwater fish
- Find fault
- Complain
- Complain, like a fish?
- Beef
More clues leading to the result PERCH
- Bird's roost
- Freshwater fish
- Sit, perhaps precariously
- Vantage point
- Spiny-finned food fish
- Roost
- Sit, like a parrot
- Elevated seat
- Sit
- Sit, like a sparrow
More clues leading to the result TROUT
- Food fish
- Rainbow or brook
- Freshwater game fish
- With 21-Across, where to put certain fish being sent to another department?
- Lake fish
- Prized catch
- Brook yields
- Dolly Varden, for one
- Lake catch
- Fly-fisher's prize
More clues leading to the result LOACH
- Aquarium bottom-feeder
- Aquarium bottomfeeder
- Fresh-water fish.
- Fish akin to the carp.
- Fish.
- Freshwater fish
- Aquarium fish
- Carp's cousin
- Slender freshwater fish
- Aquarium cleaner-fish
More clues leading to the result BREAM
- Saltwater porgy
- Minnow family member
- Grammy-winning British guitarist Julian
- Red-breasted sunfish
- Kin to a porgy
- Porgy's cousin
- Bluegill
- Silver-scaled fish
- Guitarist Julian
- Freshwater sunfish
More clues leading to the result DARTER
- Perch relative
- Snail ___ (threatened fish)
- Small freshwater fish
- Quick mover
- Freshwater fish
- Swift sudden runner.
- Small fresh-water fish.
- Snakebird.
- Snakebird
- Fish or bird
More clues leading to the result BARBEL
More clues leading to the result TENCH
- Carp cousin
- European freshwater fish.
- Fresh-water fish like the dace.
- Fresh-water fish.
- European food fish.
- Carp.
- Freshwater fish.
- Relative of the dace.
- European fish
- European freshwater fish
More clues leading to the result STONECAT
More clues leading to the result PICKEREL
More clues leading to the result DACES
- River fish
- Carp relatives
- Carp cousins
- Fresh-water fish.
- Golden shiners.
- Small fishes.
- Black-nosed fish.
- Fishes related to carp.
- Carplike fish.
- European fish
More clues leading to the result CHUBS
- Certain carps
- Great Lakes fish
- Freshwater fish
- Golden shiners, squawfish, etc.
- Common baitfish
- Fish often used as bait
- Bait fish
- Fresh water game fish
- Some baitfish
- Great Lakes fishes
More clues leading to the result GARS
- Long-snouted fish
- Needlefishes
- Long-jawed fish
- Fish with long snouts
- Needlefish
- Long-jawed fish species
- Needle-nosed fishes
- Long-jawed fishes
- Narrow-snouted swimmers
- Beaked fish
More clues leading to the result RUDD
- Paul of Knocked Up
- Paul of "Clueless"
- Ant-Man portrayer of 2015
- See 16-Across
- Paul of the Anchorman films
- Hughes of news
- Paul of "Anchorman"
- Paul of "Ant-Man"
- "Ant-Man" star Paul
- Freshwater fish
More clues leading to the result DARTERS
- Perch relatives
- Fast freshwater fish
- Swift sorts
- Freshwater fishes
- Fast-moving fish
- Snakebirds.
- Small perchlike fishes.
- Freshwater fish
- Fish-eating birds
- Fishes of the perch family
More clues leading to the result WALLEYE
- Pikeperch relative
- Large freshwater sport fish
- Perch relative
- Minnesota's state fish
- South Dakota's state fish
- Minnesota's state fish, and a hint to all 12 border answers in this puzzle
- State fish of South Dakota
- Large game fish
- Pike.
- Game fish.