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Handfish

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brachionichthyidnoun(zoology) Any anglerfish of the family Brachionichthyidae, the handfishes.
footballfishnounAny of the species of deep-sea anglerfishes in the family Himantolophidae.
bottomfishnounAny fish that lives on or near the seabed
bandfishnounAny of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
anglerfishnounAny fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
assfishnounAny of several types of fish:
batfishnounAny of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
shorefishnounAny of several fishes which inhabit shallow waters
groundfishnoun(fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor
sandfishnounAny of several marine fishes that burrow into sandy seabeds
angler fishnounAlternative spelling of anglerfish. [Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.]
henfishnounA female fish, especially a salmon or trout.
walking sharknounAny of various species of shark that move by ‘walking’ their fins across the sea bed, especially Hemiscyllium ocellatum (epaulette shark) or Hemiscyllium halmahera.
horsefishnounAny of several species of fish in the family Congiopodidae.
boxfishnounAny of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
blindfishnounAny of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
firefishnounAny of various fish of the genera Pterois and Parapterois.
triggerfishnounAny of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
jobfishnounAny of various fishes of the family Lutjanidae.

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