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 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

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

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