school
Tightly-aggregated group of fishes, normally of the same species, which tends to orient and move in the same direction; the act of schooling. Often confused with shoal.
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
schooling
Behaviour exhibited by members of a school in which individuals move in a coordinated manner in the same direction.
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shoal
A group of fishes, normally of the same species, that remain close to each other for some reason. Differs from a school in that individuals are not necessarily swimming together in the same direction. Also used to refer to a shallow area in a water body.
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