rabbitfish

Meaning

1. Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
2. Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

Synonyms

ratfish

Chimaera monstrosa

conejo

bradyodonti

chimaeras

chimaeriformes

holocephali

night serpent

promethean escolar

purple snake mackerel

roudi

roudi escolar

chimaera

puellus

Bermuda catfish

Translations

chimère

Siganus rostratus

quimera

Siganus sutor

Seekatze

Seeratte

Holocephali

bradyodonti

chimaeriformes

holocephali

Siganidé

chimaera monstrosa

Siganus

Etymology

From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.