thornfish

English edit

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Etymology edit

thorn +‎ fish

Noun edit

thornfish (plural thornfishes or thornfish)

A group of fish in the order Perciformes, the family Bovichtidae.
A dragonet, any of the small perciform marine fish of the family Callionymidae.
A jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua).

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