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dragonfish

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noun dragonfishes · dragonfish

Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).
Short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis).
Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis).
Any member of the genus †Draconichthys of fossil fishes.
Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii).
Gray bichir Polypterus senegalus.
Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus).

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@misc{dragonfish_2026,
  title = {dragonfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dragonfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}