User:The Amazing Matt/Standardized layouts/Fish layout

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ConservaAs follows will be my standard layout for arranging fish related pages.


The grey fish (Fishius fishies), also known as the grey fishie, is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of fish.

Taxonomy

Where and how did it get its name? See Arctic grayling for a good example.

  1. Where does it get its name?
  2. How does it get its name?

Description

Less brief than the overview, but gets all points that make it unique, a little more in depth.

Distribution and habitat

See Atlantic salmon for a good example. Distribution and range comes before habitat.

Food chain

Diet

What does it eat?

Predators

What eats it?

Parasites

What leaches off of it?

Behaviors

Overview of behaviors.

Reproduction

  1. When is it mature?
  2. When does it reproduce?
  3. Where does it reproduce?
  4. How does it reproduce?
  5. What is its fecundity?

Migration

Does it migrate? If so, to where? When?

Hunting

Does it hunt in a unique way? If so, how?

Life history

How long does it live?

Early life

How does it develop? Lake sturgeon has a good example on this.

Human interest

Does it have an impact on humans?

History

Everything has a history. Make sure it is chronological.

Commercial

Fish are tasty. Sell them.

Aquarium

Fish are cool. Keep them.

Recreational

  1. Do you need a license to fish it?
  2. Where is it fished?

Conservation status

What are the conservation efforts?

Threats

What are the major threats?

Ohio

In Ohio? Is it notable?

New York

In New York? Is it notable?

Canada

In Canada? Is it notable?

See also

What should also be seen (in alphabetical order)?