surffish


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surffish

(ˈsɜːfˌfɪʃ)
n
(Animals) US another name for surfperch
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.surffish - a fish of the Pacific coast of North Americasurffish - a fish of the Pacific coast of North America
surf fish, Umbrina roncador, yellowfin croaker
croaker - any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
genus Umbrina, Umbrina - croakers
2.surffish - small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
surfperch, surf fish
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Embiotocidae, family Embiotocidae - viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
Hipsurus caryi, rainbow perch, rainbow seaperch - Pacific coast fish
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