moonfish.
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:
Meaning & usage
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: Any member of the species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific area;
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: A platyfish, of either of Xiphophorus maculatus or X. variatus (family Poeciliidae).
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: Any member of most species of the genera Selene and Paraselene (family Carangidae).
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: Any member of the genus Lampris of opahs (family Lamprididae);
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: Any member of the species Mola mola (common mola or ocean sunfish; family Molidae).
Where this word comes from
From moon + fish, from the silvery color, parallel to the synonymous Dutch cognate maanvis.
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