spadefish
noun
spade·fish
ˈspād-ˌfish 
: a laterally compressed bony fish (Chaetodipterus faber of the family Ephippidae) that resembles the angelfishes and is found in the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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Determining a new species like the spadefish requires hours and hours to meticulously measure the length and number of fins, body parts and the distance between body parts.
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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian, 10 Sep. 2019
In Galveston Bay, only a few scattered of handfuls of dead fish, almost all of them mullet, spadefish or other small forage species have been reported.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2018
The team has captured a trove of arresting scenes: a shipwrecked steamer in Thunder Bay, a school of striped Atlantic spadefish gliding through Gray’s Reef, a sunken statue of Christ encrusted with marine creatures in the Florida Keys.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 22 May 2017
And the kids will compete in several species not available during the ADSFR, including sea robins, croakers, hardhead catfish, spadefish, oysterfish, pinfish and whiting.
—Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 16 July 2017
Sanders, who’s caught goliaths on mackerel, 5- to 10-pound jacks, half a barracuda and even a spadefish, uses 9-0 to 12-0 hooks, which are typically used to catch marlin and sharks.
—Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017
The team has captured a trove of arresting scenes: a shipwrecked steamer in Thunder Bay, a school of striped Atlantic spadefish gliding through Gray’s Reef, a sunken statue of Christ encrusted with marine creatures in the Florida Keys.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 May 2017
Danielle Hall, Smithsonian, 10 Sep. 2019
In Galveston Bay, only a few scattered of handfuls of dead fish, almost all of them mullet, spadefish or other small forage species have been reported.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2018
The team has captured a trove of arresting scenes: a shipwrecked steamer in Thunder Bay, a school of striped Atlantic spadefish gliding through Gray’s Reef, a sunken statue of Christ encrusted with marine creatures in the Florida Keys.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 22 May 2017
And the kids will compete in several species not available during the ADSFR, including sea robins, croakers, hardhead catfish, spadefish, oysterfish, pinfish and whiting.
—Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 16 July 2017
Sanders, who’s caught goliaths on mackerel, 5- to 10-pound jacks, half a barracuda and even a spadefish, uses 9-0 to 12-0 hooks, which are typically used to catch marlin and sharks.
—Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017
The team has captured a trove of arresting scenes: a shipwrecked steamer in Thunder Bay, a school of striped Atlantic spadefish gliding through Gray’s Reef, a sunken statue of Christ encrusted with marine creatures in the Florida Keys.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 May 2017
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