butterfish

Meaning

1. Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
2. Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
3. Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
4. (obsolete) Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
5. (informal) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).

Synonyms

rock gunnel

stromateid fish

Pholis gunnellus

stromateid

butter fish

harvestfish

deady

kingfish

jewfish

kob

pompano

prodigal son

runner

🏃

silvery pomfret

tansy

black kingfish

cobia

rock cod

pomfret

scup

sicklefish

cabio

African butter catfish

Carolina pompano

Chinese pomfret

Japanese croaker

Japanese meagre

argus fish

banded scat

barred scat

black batfish

black guativere

black king fish

black pompano

blue skate

brown pomfret

butter barbel

cobblerfish

common pampano

common pomfret

common scat

crinkly dick

cubby yew

false butterfish

graysby

butter-fish

Florida pompano

barrelfish

rock hind

African glass catfish

Translations

selenotoca multifasciata

pampo-godinho

pámpano

سمك عروسة البحر

Pholis gunnellus

stromatée

Stromateidae

fieto

Neoscorpis lithophilus

Irvineia voltae

Odax pullus

Eucinostomus melanopterus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌtəfɪʃ/

Etymology

From butter + fish.