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Noun: batfish  'bat,fish
  1. Bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
    "The batfish's unusual appearance makes it a favourite in public aquariums"

Derived forms: batfishes

Type of: acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish

Part of: family Ogcocephalidae, Ogcocephalidae

Encyclopedia: Batfish