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Boxfish

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trunkfishnounSpecies of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).

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trunkfishnounSpecies of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).
cowfishnounAny of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
batfishnounAny of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
bandfishnounAny of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
chinafishnounAny of several fish of the family Ophicephalidae or of the genus Sebastodes
ostraciidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family the Ostraciidae.
boarfishnounAny of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families:
horsefishnounAny of several species of fish in the family Congiopodidae.
bonefishnounAny of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
frogfishnounAny of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
sunfishnounAny of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.
inkfishnoun(colloquial) An octopus or squid.
firefishnounAny of various fish of the genera Pterois and Parapterois.
crestfishnounAny of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
jobfishnounAny of various fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
hogfishnounLachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
billfishnounAny of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
triggerfishnounAny of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
filefishnounAny fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.

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