Dictionary

janitor fish en · NOUN

Etymology

From janitor + fish, coined by the Filipino locals and as well as the aquarium fish enthusiasts for its ability to clean aquaria by eating algae and fish excrements.

Meanings

1. (Philippines) A pleco, pleco fish or plec: Any of several South and Central American fish, of the family Loricariidae.
   • The janitor fish infestation that has plagued Marikina River and Laguna de Bay has also spread to Mindanao, and is now threatening to run riot across the delicately balanced ecosystem of Asia’s largest marshland, the Agusan Marsh in Agusan del Sur. 2006 June 6, Mike Baños, “Janitor fish threatens Asia's largest marshland”, in Philstar.com:

Forms