wreckfish

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wreckfish

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noun wreckfishes · wreckfish

Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

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noun perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae

Português	cherne
Deutsch	Wrackbarsche

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@misc{wreckfish_2026,
  title = {wreckfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wreckfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}