moonfish

noun

moon·fish | \ ˈmün-ˌfish

plural moonfish or moonfishes

Definition of moonfish

: any of various compressed often short deep-bodied silvery or yellowish marine fishes: such as

a : opah

b : platy

Recent Examples on the Web

Brozanski, president of Stokes Fish in Florida, was standing beside his seafood display, which included moonfish and other niche-domestic species. — Rachel Ellner, BostonGlobe.com, "Marsala brings out the beauty in monkfish," 14 May 2018 Maybe a moonfish, but definitely not a whale or a shark, some said. — Brian Ballou, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Consensus: Creature that drew a crowd at the beach was a sunfish," 18 Dec. 2017

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