needlefish

/ˈnid(ə)lˌfɪʃ/
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Definitions of needlefish
  1. noun
    fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
    synonyms: pipefish
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    types:
    Syngnathus hildebrandi, dwarf pipefish
    small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast
    Cosmocampus profundus, deepwater pipefish
    a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western Caribbean
    sea horse, seahorse
    small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
    type of:
    teleost, teleost fish, teleostan
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
  2. noun
    elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
    synonyms: billfish, gar
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    types:
    timucu
    found in warm waters of western Atlantic
    type of:
    teleost, teleost fish, teleostan
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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