Noun: angelfish 'eyn-jul,fish
- Deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
"angelfish are known for their unique shape and schooling behaviour";
- spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber
- A butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
"The colourful angelfish was the centrepiece of the tropical aquarium"
- Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
"The angelfish lay camouflaged on the sandy seafloor";
- angel shark, Squatina squatina, monkfish
Derived forms: angelfishes
Type of: butterfly fish, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, shark
Part of: Chaetodipterus, genus Chaetodipterus, genus Pomacanthus, genus Squatina, Pomacanthus, Squatina
Encyclopedia: Angelfish