prowfish

English

Zaprora silenus (sense 1)
Whiskered prowfish, a species of Australian prowfish (sense 2)

Etymology

From prow +‎ fish.

Noun

prowfish (plural prowfishes or prowfish)

  1. A species of subtropical perciform saltwater fish, Zaprora silenus, found in the North Pacific.
  2. An Australian prowfish (any fish of the family Pataecidae, characterized by a long dorsal fin that begins far forward on the head, forming a "prow" shape, and extends all the way to the caudal fin).

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