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angel fish

Spadefish \Spade"fish`\ (sp[=a]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) An American market fish ( Ch[ae]todipterus faber) common on the southern coasts; -- called also angel fish, moonfish, and porgy.

Usage examples of "angel fish".

We hung there together in the shallow waters where the light was dazzling, the coral reef shining like a treasure chest, watching a school of angel fish swarm around us as our bubbles of air mixed together and rose lazily to the surface.

But he'd seen enough angel fish, brain coral, giant mollusks, trumpet fish, et cetera, et cetera, ad infinitum, to last him another year.

Just as he turned the corner there was a shot and a tank of angel fish exploded like a bomb just beside his ear.