platyfish

[ plat-ee-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) plat·y·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) plat·y·fish·es.

1. any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.

Word History and Origins

Origin of platyfish¹

platy ², fish