Noun: barrelfish 'ber-ul,fish [N. Amer], 'ba-rul,fish [Brit]
- Blackish fish of New England waters
"Barrelfish are rarely encountered by anglers due to their deep-water habitat";
- black rudderfish, Hyperglyphe perciformis
Derived forms: barrelfishes
Type of: butterfish, stromateid, stromateid fish
Part of: genus Hyperoglyphe, Hyperoglyphe
Encyclopedia: Barrelfish