Butterfish (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural (especially collectively) but·ter·fish·es, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) but·ter·fish.
  1. a small, flattened, marine food fish, Peprilus triacanthus, of Atlantic coastal waters of the United States, having very small scales and smooth skin.
  2. the rock gunnel.
noun plural -fish or -fishes
  1. an eel-like blennioid food fish, Pholis gunnellus, occurring in North Atlantic coastal regions: family Pholidae (gunnels). It has a slippery scaleless golden brown skin with a row of black spots along the base of the long dorsal fin
  2. an edible reef fish, Coridodax pullus, of esp S New Zealand. It has a slippery purplish-grey to olive-green skin and is often found browsing on kelp
Butterfish (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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