spadefish

Dictionary: spade·fish (spād'fĭsh') pronunciation

n., pl., spadefish, or -fish·es.
Any of several marine food fishes of the family Ephippidae, especially Chaetodipterus faber, of the American Atlantic coastal waters, noted for its craving for shellfish.

[From its shape.]

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Any of about 17 species (order Perciformes) of predominantly tropical marine fishes with five or six vertical black bands on the deep, laterally compressed, silvery body. The bands may disappear with age, and adults may be solid white, black, or silver. The Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) ranges from New England to Brazil. It feeds primarily on marine invertebrates, particularly crustaceans and ctenophores.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Synonyms: angelfish, Chaetodipterus faber

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