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boarfish

  (bôr'fĭsh, bōr'-)

Any of several marine fishes of the genus Antigonia, having a deep, flattened body, a projecting snout, and bright red coloring.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: fish with large eyes and long snouts

Meaning #2: fish with a projecting snout
  Synonym: Capros aper

Boarfish is the common name of two unrelated groups of fishes:

• All fish of the family Caproidae are called boarfish.
• Some fish of the family Pentacerotidae are called boarfish.

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