leaffish

English

a leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus in Polycentridae)

a leaf scorpionfish

Alternative forms

• leaf fish

Etymology

From leaf +‎ fish.

Noun

leaffish (plural leaffishes or leaffish)

1. A small South American freshwater fish of the family Polycentridae.
2. An Asian leaffish, of family Nandidae
3. Taenianotus triacanthus (leaf scorpionfish), of the family Scorpaenidae.

Derived terms

• Asian leaffish
• Indonesian leaffish (Pristolepis grootii)
• Malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata)
• Malabar leaffish (Pristolepis marginata)
• Wayanad leaffish (Pristolepis pentacantha)