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Firefish
Fire′fishˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A singular marine fish of the genus
Pterois
, family Scorpænidæ
, of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins. Definition 2024
firefish
firefish
English
Noun
firefish (plural firefishes or firefish)
- Any of various fish of the genera Nemateleotris, Pterois, and Parapterois.
Derived terms
- broadbarred firefish
- devil firefish
- elegant firefish
- purple firefish
- radial firefish