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Noun: boarfish  'bor,fish
  1. Fish with a projecting snout
    "Boarfish are sometimes caught as bycatch in deeper waters";
    - Capros aper
     
  2. Fish with large eyes and long snouts
    "The unusual appearance of the boarfish attracted attention at the aquarium"

Derived forms: boarfishes

Type of: acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish

Part of: Antigonia, Capros, genus Antigonia, genus Capros

Encyclopedia: Boarfish