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

References

hatchetfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gasteropelecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gasteropelecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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