Noun: snakefish 'sneyk,fish
- Tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
"snakefish are ambush predators, often burying themselves in sand to surprise their prey";
- lizardfish, snake-fish
Derived forms: snakefishes
Type of: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish
Part of: family Synodontidae, Synodontidae
Encyclopedia: Snakefish