English word fish

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The English word "fish" used to mean just a creature, animal or something else, that lived in the sea.

starfish
crawfish

One sees this in Jonah when Jonah is swallowed by a big fish.

Many English words, some used in the KJV (King James Version), had a more generic meaning at one time.

"meat" meant "food".
"deer" meant "animal".
"apple" meant "fruit" as in a "pineapple".
"corn" meant "grain".
"gnat" meant "flying insect".
"fish" meant a "water creature" as in a "starfish", "crawfish", etc.

Each of these words narrowed in meaning over the years.

Matthew 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. [kjv]

… gnet … [wes]

… gnatte… [wy]

The English word "gnat" comes from the Old English word "gnætt" ≈ "small flying insect".

Many English words, some used in the KJV, had a more generic meaning at one time.

"meat" meant "food".
"deer" meant "animal".
"apple" meant "fruit" as in a "pineapple".
"corn" meant "grain".
"gnat" meant "flying insect".
"fish" meant a "water creature" as in a "starfish", "crawfish", etc.

More: So far as the net gain of a gnat into a canopy