wreckfish

American  

[rek-fish] / ˈrɛkˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

wreckfishes,

plural

wreckfish

1. a large brown fish, Polyprion americanus, of the sea bass family, inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean, often occurring in groups near wrecks.

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wreckfish British  

/ ˈrɛkˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. another name for stone bass

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Etymology

Origin of wreckfish

1875–80; wreck + fish ( def. )

Example Sentences

The wreckfish “demonstrated the ability of large predatory fishes to feed on smaller sharks,” wrote Peter Auster, a senior research scientist at the Mystic Aquarium and research emeritus professor at the University of Connecticut.

From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2019

“The wreckfish appears unable to feed on the swordfish directly itself, but by joining the sharks, it was able to feed on an animal that was.”

From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2019

As the sharks tear the 8-foot swordfish apart, a large bony fish known as a wreckfish creeps out from behind the researchers' remotely controlled vehicle and grabs a shark in its mouth.

From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2019

Visitors to the aquarium set off on a grand, circumnavigable tour around the world's oceans, past sharks, bluefish, wreckfish and more.

From Time Magazine Archive