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Angelfish

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
  2. 2
    sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do wordnet
  3. 3
    Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
  4. 4
    deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters wordnet
  5. 5
    Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama). South-Africa
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  1. 6
    a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus wordnet
  2. 7
    Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
  3. 8
    Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
  4. 9
    cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.

Etymology

From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins.

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