foxfish

foxfish

English

Etymology

fox +‎ fish

Noun

foxfish (plural foxfish)

1. The fox shark or sea fox.
2. The common dragonet (Callionymus lyra), of European waters.
3. An Australian fish, Bodianus frenchii, and related species.
4. Certain species in the genus Siganus^{(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with a regular link if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.)} with distinctive black stripes on the face.

References

• foxfish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913