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crestfish en · NOUN

Etymology

From crest + fish, because of the crest (part of the dorsal fin) that emerges from the snout and head.

Meanings

1. Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
   • Family Lophotidae — Crestfishes 1956, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: Biological sciences:
   • Nothing is known about crestfish ages, spawning habits, or migrations, but a larval specimen less than an inch long was cast ashore at La jolla in December, 1905. 1968, John E. Fitch, Deep-water Teleostean Fishes of California, page 87:
   • This mode of swimming is usually used for slow swimming among fishes, e.g. scabbard and crestfish (Lindsey, 1979). 2014, Maki K. Habib, Handbook of Research on Advancements in Robotics and Mechatronics:

Forms

Deriveds

North Pacific crestfish · unicorn crestfish

Synonyms

unicorn fish · unicornfish