moonfish
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moonfish
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From moon + fish, from the silvery color, parallel to the synonymous Dutch cognate maanvis.
noun moonfish · moonfishes
- Any member of the species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific area;
- A platyfish, of either of Xiphophorus maculatus or X. variatus (family Poeciliidae).
- Any member of most species of the genera Selene and Paraselene (family Carangidae).
- Any member of the genus Lampris of opahs (family Lamprididae);
- Any member of the species Mola mola (common mola or ocean sunfish; family Molidae).
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noun any of various flat, oval marine fish species
| Français | sélène |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gotteslachs, Mondfisch |
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