roosterfish

English
a roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)

Etymology

rooster +‎ fish

Noun

roosterfish (plural roosterfishes or roosterfish)

  1. A game fish of species Nematistius pectoralis, sole species of family Nematistiidae, found in the warmer waters of the East Pacific from Baja California to Peru, distinguished by its "rooster comb", seven very long spines of the dorsal fin.

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