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dragonfish

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Noun

  1. Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
  2. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).
  3. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis).
  4. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis).
  5. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Any fossil fish of genus †Draconichthys.
  6. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii).
  7. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Gray bichir Polypterus senegalus.
  8. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus).

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