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