Butterflyfish


any tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae, having large, broad fins or brilliant coloration, or both.
flying gurnard.
a blenny, Blennius ocellaris, of Europe.
noun
any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae See also angelfish (sense 1)

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