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Fish has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 1, 2007	Good article nominee	Listed
November 22, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
April 17, 2008	Good article reassessment	Kept
January 17, 2023	Good article reassessment	Delisted
March 6, 2024	Good article nominee	Not listed
March 22, 2024	Good article nominee	Listed
Current status: Good article

Fishes Top‑importance

	Fish portal This article is part of WikiProject Fishes, an attempt to organise a detailed guide to all topics related to Fish taxa. To participate, you can edit the attached article, or contribute further at WikiProject Fishes. This project is an offshoot of the WikiProject Tree of Life.FishesWikipedia:WikiProject FishesTemplate:WikiProject FishesFishes
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Tree of Life High‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Tree of Life, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of taxonomy and the phylogenetic tree of life on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Tree of LifeWikipedia:WikiProject Tree of LifeTemplate:WikiProject Tree of Lifetaxonomic
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Fisheries and Fishing Top‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Fisheries and Fishing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of fisheries, aquaculture and fishing on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Fisheries and FishingWikipedia:WikiProject Fisheries and FishingTemplate:WikiProject Fisheries and FishingFishing
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Food and drink High‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Food and drink, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of food and drink related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Food and drinkWikipedia:WikiProject Food and drinkTemplate:WikiProject Food and drinkFood and drink

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Help bring these Top Importance articles currently B Status or below up to GA status: Agaricus bisporus (i.e. mushroom), Beef, Bread, Curry, Drink, Food, Ham and eggs, Soy sauce, Sushi, Yogurt
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Section sizes

Section size for Fish (42 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	4,209	4,209
Etymology	1,463	1,463
Evolution	45	16,998
Fossil history	5,024	5,024
Phylogeny	6,707	6,707
Taxonomy	1,293	1,293
Diversity	3,929	3,929
Ecology	14	11,606
Habitats	8,885	8,885
Parasites and predators	2,707	2,707
Anatomy and physiology	69	34,199
Locomotion	3,350	3,350
Circulation	1,004	1,004
Respiration	21	3,605
Gills	1,238	1,238
Air breathing	2,346	2,346
Digestion	917	917
Excretion	1,151	1,151
Brain	1,901	1,901
Sensory systems	6,161	6,161
Cognition	3,466	3,466
Electrogenesis	1,613	1,613
Endothermy	2,771	2,771
Reproduction and life-cycle	3,164	3,164
DNA repair	1,110	1,110
Defenses against disease	3,917	3,917
Behavior	16	8,637
Shoaling and schooling	2,022	2,022
Communication	6,599	6,599
Conservation	2,083	11,663
Overfishing	4,346	4,346
Other threats	5,234	5,234
Importance to humans	28	11,279
Economic	2,508	2,508
Recreation	1,371	1,371
Culture	7,372	7,372
See also	390	390
Notes	27	27
References	31	31
Sources	594	594
Further reading	2,433	2,433
External links	1,376	1,376
Total	104,905	104,905

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