Why is a group of fish called a 'school'?
Some fish tend to swim in groups in order to protect themselves from their predators. The collective noun which denotes such a group depends on the species of the fish in the group, as exemplified by the terms a troop of dogfish, a swarm of eels and a glide of flying fish.
The most common collective nouns for a group of fish in general are school and shoal.
Both the words have evolved from the same common Dutch root 'schole' meaning a troop or crowd.
— V Venkata Rao, Ahmedabad
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