wormfish

English

A larval wormfish, Microdesmus carri.

Etymology

From worm +‎ fish.

Noun

wormfish (plural wormfishes or wormfish)

1. Any of the family Microdesmidae of small goby-like fish which often burrow in estuarine mud.

Translations

Microdesmidae

• Finnish: nuolikko

References

• wormfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Microdesmidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Microdesmidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• fishworm