hatchetfish

English

a hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus maculatus)

Etymology

From hatchet +‎ fish.

Noun

hatchetfish (plural hatchetfishes or hatchetfish)

1. Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae
2. Any fish in the deep-sea stomiiform family Sternoptychidae

Synonyms

• (freshwater fish): gasteropelecid
• (deep-sea fish): sternoptychid, marine hatchetfish

References

• hatchetfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gasteropelecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Gasteropelecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons