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Filefish

Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.

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    Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.

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monacanthidnoun(zoology) Any in the family Monacanthidae of filefishes.
tilefishnounAny of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
monocanthidnounMisspelling of monacanthid. [(zoology) Any in the family Monacanthidae of filefishes.]
sunfishnounAny of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.
bandfishnounAny of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
footballfishnounAny of the species of deep-sea anglerfishes in the family Himantolophidae.
needlefishnounAny of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.
billfishnounAny of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
boxfishnounAny of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
horsefishnounAny of several species of fish in the family Congiopodidae.
threadfishnounAny of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.
snailfishnounAny member of the Liparidae, a family of scorpaeniform marine fish.
devilfishnounThe octopus.
knifefishnounAny of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.
firefishnounAny of various fish of the genera Pterois and Parapterois.
ribbonfishnounAny of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
bluefishnounA voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
monkfishnounAny large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
pinecone fishnounA beryciform marine fish of the family Monocentridae, with a rounded, compressed body covered in strong plate-like scales fortified with ridges.

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