wreckfish

English

Etymology

From wreck +‎ fish, since it often comes in with wreckage.

Noun

wreckfish (plural wreckfishes or wreckfish)

  1. Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

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