moonfish
nounEtymology From moon + fish, from the silvery color, parallel to the synonymous Dutch cognate maanvis.
› Any of various species of fish of a round…
1
Any of species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific area;
2
A platyfish, of either of Xiphophorus maculatus or X. variatus (family Poeciliidae).
3
Any member of most species of the genera Selene and Paraselene (family Carangidae).
4
Any of genus Lampris of opahs (family Lamprididae);
5
Any of species Mola mola (common mola or ocean sunfish; family Molidae).
- Derived terms
- African moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, Brown's Caribbean moonfish, mariposa moonfish, Mexican moonfish, ocean moonfish, Pacific moonfish, Peruvian moonfish, razor moonfish, sailfin moonfish, silver moonfish, southern moonfish, spotted moonfish
- Related terms
- moonyfish