Fish
Fish were a variety of water-dwelling animal found on Earth and many other planets.
Uses
On Earth, fish were often served with chips as food. (TV: The Rebel Flesh) The Gumblejack was considered one of the tastiest fish in Mutter's Spiral. (TV: The Two Doctors)
Fishing, the sport of catching fish, was a popular pastime enjoyed by the Doctor. (TV: The Androids of Tara, The Two Doctors)
History
Whilst dressed as Sherlock Holmes, the Eleventh Doctor asked one of Walter Simeon's servants if he had a fish called Colin. When he said 'no', the Doctor said he didn't think he had. Also Clara Oswald, while serving as a governess under the alias Miss Montegue, claimed to her young charges in 1892 that she invented fish so she wouldn't be alone while swimming. (TV: The Snowmen)
Victorian showmen used to draw the crowds by taking the skull of a cat, glueing it to a fish and calling it a mermaid. The Ninth Doctor compared the Slitheen's Space Pig with this trick while explaining the Space Pig's true nature to Toshiko Sato. (TV: Aliens of London)
Due to an Alien Totem Pole, fish started raining from the sky. (TV: The Curse of Clyde Langer)
The Twelfth Doctor observed the "perfect defence" of a Pufferfish when questioning as to whether there could be such a thing as "perfect hiding". (TV: Listen)
Types of fish on Earth
Fish were common in Earth's seas, rivers and lakes. Types of fish included:
- Pilot fish
- Goldfish
- Shark
- Salmon
- Swordfish
- Cod
- Eel
- Roe
- Carp
- Perch
- Rainbow trout
- Electric eel
- Molly (fish)
- Puffer fish
- Ice fish
- Sonny (Clara Oswald and the School of Death)
- Lure fish
- Mudskipper
- Atlantic salmon
- Lungfish
- Trout
- Red snapper
- Monk fish
- Shrimp
Elsewhere in the Universe
Fish also existed on other planets throughout the universe.
Aaglon sharks were native to the planet Olleril. (PROSE: Tragedy Day)
Fugora fish lived in the seas of Megerra. (PROSE: Mean Streets)
The Eleventh Doctor observed sky fish and a sky shark in Sardicktown. (TV: A Christmas Carol)
