moonfish

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English

a moonfish ("ocean sunfish")

Etymology

moon +‎ fish, parallel to the cognate, synonymous Dutch maanvis.

Noun

moonfish (plural moonfish or moonfishes)

  1. Any of various flat, oval marine fish species.
    Most moonfish are silvery (hence their name), others yellowish.
    1. Family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (fingerfishes, silver angelfishes)
    2. Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific
    3. Most species of genus Selene
    4. Atlantic spadefish (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
    5. Family Molidae (ocean sunfish)
    6. The opahs in the family Lamprididae.
    7. The cusk (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, the only species in its genus.
    8. The southern platyfish (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)

Synonyms

  • (Brosme brosme): brismak(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), brosmius, torsk, tusk
  • (Xiphophorus maculatus): common platy

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