Noun: snailfish 'sneyl,fish
- Small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
"Snailfish are adapted to life in the deep sea, including the hadal zone";
- seasnail, sea snail, Liparis liparis
Derived forms: snailfishes
Type of: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
Part of: genus Liparis, Liparis
Encyclopedia: Snailfish