1. Small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
   "Driftfish often seek shelter under floating objects in the open ocean"
    
2. Larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
   "These driftfish are sometimes caught by recreational fishermen in coastal waters"

Derived forms: driftfishes

Type of: butterfish, stromateid, stromateid fish

Part of: Ariomma, genus Ariomma, genus Psenes, Psenes

Encyclopedia: Driftfish