lizardfish

American  

[liz-erd-fish] / ˈlɪz ərdˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

lizardfish,

plural

lizardfishes

1. any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.

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Etymology

Origin of lizardfish

First recorded in 1745–55; lizard + fish

Example Sentences

In 2015, more than 50 Thai fishing vessels, primarily bottom trawlers, descended on the Saya de Malha Bank to drag their nets over the ocean floor and scoop up brushtooth lizardfish and round scad, much of which was transported back to shore to be ground into fishmeal.

From Los Angeles Times

Matthews earned a spot in the records books with an Inshore Lizardfish that weighs 9.1 ounces.

From Fox News

Dives by remotely operated vehicles have captured species such as this lizardfish, or bathysaurus, which was found hanging out at a depth of 1,771 metres, and an array of colourfully named critters: peanut worms, feather stars, cusk eels, cup corals and sea pens.

From Nature

Lizardfish typically dwell on the sea floor, where they lie in wait for their prey.

From Time

By three years of age, the fish probably weighed an impressive eight pounds and had shifted its diet to big blue crabs—its favorite—along with penaeid shrimp, small croakers, mullet, menhaden, and lizardfish.

From Scientific American