batfish

English

A batfish (sense 1)

Etymology

From bat +‎ fish.

Noun

batfish (plural batfishes or batfish)

1. Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
2. Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

Synonyms

• (anglerfish): sea bat, bat fish (relatively rare), ogcocephalid

Hyponyms

• (anglerfish): longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger), red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini), rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus)

Translations

fish of the family Ogcocephalidae

• Catalan: peix ratpenat m
• Finnish: peikkokrotti

fish of the genus Platax

• Finnish: lepakkokala
• German: Fledermausfisch m