crestfish

English

Etymology

From crest +‎ fish, because of the crest (part of the dorsal fin) that emerges from the snout and head.

Noun

crestfish (plural crestfish or crestfishes)

1. Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
   • 1956, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: Biological sciences:

     Family Lophotidae — Crestfishes

   • 1968, John E. Fitch, Deep-water Teleostean Fishes of California‎^[1], page 87:

     Nothing is known about crestfish ages, spawning habits, or migrations, but a larval specimen less than an inch long was cast ashore at La jolla in December, 1905.

   • 2014, Maki K. Habib, Handbook of Research on Advancements in Robotics and Mechatronics‎^[2]:

     This mode of swimming is usually used for slow swimming among fishes, e.g. scabbard and crestfish (Lindsey, 1979).

Synonyms

• unicorn fish, unicornfish

Derived terms

• North Pacific crestfish
• unicorn crestfish

Anagrams

• Fritsches