damselfish

American  

[dam-zuhl-fish] / ˈdæm zəlˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

damselfish,

plural

damselfishes

1. any of several chiefly tropical, brilliantly colored, marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae, living among coral reefs.

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damselfish British  

/ ˈdæmzəlˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body See also anemone fish

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Etymology

Origin of damselfish

First recorded in 1900–05; damsel + fish

Example Sentences

The Cambridge researchers attached 3D plastic models of trumpetfish and parrotfish to a wire pulley system and deployed them inside a colony of damselfish.

From DOGO News

The Cambridge researchers attached 3D plastic models of trumpetfish and parrotfish to a wire pulley system and deployed inside a colony of damselfish.

From DOGO News

Trumpetfish like to snack on damselfish and shrimp in coral reefs and sea grass beds around the world.

From New York Times

The study examined sites around the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, focusing on a small fish known as the jewel damselfish.

From Scientific American

We swam under a rock arch and through a short tunnel as damselfish, and ornate wrasse glided by in a mesmerizing parade.

From Washington Post