batfish

English

Etymology

From bat +‎ fish.

Noun

batfish (plural batfishes or batfish)

Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

Synonyms

(anglerfish): sea bat, bat fish (relatively rare), ogcocephalid

Hyponyms

(anglerfish): longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger), red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini), rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus)

Translations

fish of the family Ogcocephalidae

Catalan: peix ratpenat m
Finnish: peikkokrotti

fish of the genus Platax

Finnish: lepakkokala
German: Fledermausfisch m