How to Use tropical fish in a Sentence

tropical fish

noun
  • Rent snorkels from the concession stand to hang with tropical fish and rays.
    — Nicholas Derenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Live tropical fish This may have been the most daring attempt of them all.
    — Fox News, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Ribbons of colored cloth evoke the coral reef surges and switchbacks of tropical fish.
    — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The dry season has just begun, the water is calm and warm, and the reef teems with tropical fish.
    — Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Snorkelers have colonies of coral reefs teeming with tropical fish to explore.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The coral reef that frames the island brims with tropical fish, manta rays, giant clams, and sharks.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Activists say taking tropical fish from reefs harms the ecosystem.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Rodney showed up in a Hawaiian shirt that had a tropical fish design.
    — Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Not to mention a period when the log cabin sold tropical fish.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2022
  • This small cove of calm water protects parrot, clown, and other tropical fish.
    — Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And a wall-size aquarium with tropical fish that delights youngsters.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Amenities include a golf course, a spa, and a pond home to over 4,000 tropical fish.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The Gulf is home to the northernmost coral reef and over 500 species of tropical fish.
    — Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Just offshore, divers and snorkelers can check out the beautiful coral reefs and view tropical fish and sea turtles.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Finding Nemo-ready tropical fish dart in aquarium-clear waters an easy snorkel kick from shore.
    — Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
  • See sharks, sea turtles, tropical fish, and other amazing creatures that live under the sea.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2023
  • By contrast, Bonacca is packed with homes, many of which are built on stilts over the water, which is filled with tropical fish.
    — Qin Xie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • This book leads kids through 40 projects, including a pirate hat, a skyscraper and a tropical fish.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • With a stop on the Kona coast, guests can explore the rugged shore, snorkel among tropical fish, or visit a national park.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • That tattoo, Shearon said, is blue with a black outline and is possibly an image of a tropical fish.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 May 2022
  • Popular with snorkelers and swimmers, the calm turquoise-blue water is filled with unique corals, tropical fish and turtles.
    — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 11 July 2018
  • The tropical fish migrates from Florida to Texas when the water is warmer.
    — Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Fuqua, a flashy dresser who wore platform shoes with see-through heels that had tropical fish swimming in them, always has refused to say who touched the ball.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • On a recent Monday, the room was deserted, save for a bubbling tropical fish tank and a few empty chairs.
    — Jenny Gold, SFChronicle.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • However, there’s one small tropical fish that has shattered that assumption.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Keeping the house warm for his wife, 8-year-old daughter, two dogs and menagerie of tropical fish has been a continuous struggle.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Beyond his work world, his interests included tropical fish and in the last years of his life, the library became his hobby.
    — David Sharos, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Because of their many colors and their leaf-like appendages, many people think sea dragons are a tropical fish, Matsushige says.
    — Madeline Bodin, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Short boat ride to dive site in Tiputa Pass, home to various species of sharks, dolphins and sea turtles and large schools of tropical fish.
    — John Briley, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Explore the shoreline in a canoe or kayak or take a three-hour glass-bottom boat tour to see dolphins, tropical fish and sea turtles cavorting near the coral reefs.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tropical fish.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: