ribbonfish

American

[rib-uhn-fish] / ˈrɪb ənˌfɪʃ /

noun

any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
any of several related fishes, as the oarfish.
any of several unrelated but similar fishes, as the cutlassfish and jackknife-fish.

ribbonfish British

/ ˈrɪbənˌfɪʃ /

noun

any of various soft-finned deep-sea teleost fishes, esp Regalecus glesne (see oarfish ), that have an elongated compressed body. They are related to the opah and dealfishes

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Origin of ribbonfish

First recorded in 1785–95; ribbon + fish

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