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Noun: spadefish  'speyd,fish
  1. Deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
    "Spadefish are known for their unique shape and schooling behaviour";
    - angelfish, Chaetodipterus faber

Derived forms: spadefishes

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: Chaetodipterus, genus Chaetodipterus

Encyclopedia: Spadefish