Definition of Ribbonfish

1. Noun. Thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin.


2. Noun. Marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body.
Generic synonyms: Malacopterygian, Soft-finned Fish
Group relationships: Family Trachipteridae, Trachipteridae
Specialized synonyms: Dealfish, Trachipterus Arcticus

Definition of Ribbonfish

1. Noun. Any of several lampriform fish, of the genus ''Trachipterus'', having long, ribbon-like bodies ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ribbonfish

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribbonfish

ribbon
ribbon-leaved water plantain
ribbon development
ribbon fern
ribbon representation
ribbon seal
ribbon seals
ribbon snake
ribbon synapse
ribbon tree
ribbon worm
ribboned
ribbonfish (current term)
ribbonfishes
ribboning
ribbonless
ribbonlike
ribbonry
ribbons
ribbonwoods
ribbony
ribby
ribcage
ribcages
riberry
ribes

Literary usage of Ribbonfish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ichthyologia Ohiensis by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Richard Ellsworth Call (1899)
"... fins: It differs besides from Lepisosteus by the naked body, and from Esox by the tail &c. The name means fleshy arms. 83 Species. OHIO ribbonfish. ..."

2. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FISHES by Bashford Dean, Charles Rochester Eastman, Eugene Willis Gudger, Arthur Wilbur Henn, American Museum of Natural History (1917)
"... a new species of ribbonfish from Monterey bay, California. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei. Philad., 1908, 60, 319-320. 1908.3 — The fauna of Russian river, ..."

3. New Zealand: Her Commerce and Resources by Gildroy W. Griffin (1884)
"Amongst the rare fish of New Zealand there is one deserving of especial notice. It is a species of ribbonfish, and, as it is peculiar to ..."

4. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1869)
"Letter from, relating to a ribbonfish lately cast ashore at Simon's Bay 135 Letter from, relating to the habits during ..."

5. Proceedingsby Zoological Society of London by Zoological Society of London (1874)
"... HENRY W. Letter from, containing remarks on certain specimens of ribbonfish 668 RAMSAY, ED-WARD P., ..."

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