hatchetfish
English
a hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus maculatus)
Etymology
hatchet + fish
Noun
hatchetfish (plural hatchetfishes or hatchetfish)
- Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae
- Any fish in the deep-sea stomiiform family Sternoptychidae
Synonyms
- (freshwater fish): gasteropelecid
- (deep-sea fish): sternoptychid, marine hatchetfish
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