barrelfish

[ bar-uhl-fish ]

noun,plural bar·rel·fish·es, (especially collectively) bar·rel·fish.
  1. a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.

Origin of barrelfish

1
First recorded in 1880–85; barrel + fish
  • Also called black rudderfish.

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