moonfish

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

moon·fish

noun \-ˌfish\
plural moonfish or moon·fish·es

Definition of MOONFISH

: any of various compressed often short deep-bodied silvery or yellowish marine fishes: as a : opah b : platy

First Known Use of MOONFISH

1646

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

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