Also means
living fish
Usage Note
pez is a live fish in the water; once caught and on the plate it becomes pescado. Its plural is peces, with the z changing to c. The idiom estar pez en algo means to know nothing about a subject.
Examples
"El pez nada en el río."
Natural Translation
The fish swims in the river.

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