[ noun ] freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water <noun.animal>
Tench \Tench\, n. [OF. tenche, F. tanche, L. tinca.] (Zo["o]l.) A European fresh-water fish ({Tinca tinca}, or {Tinca vulgaris}) allied to the carp. It is noted for its tenacity of life.
And neither is the tench an elemental force of the deep.