What is "dealfish"

Dealfish \Deal"fish`\, n. [From deal a long, narrow plank.] (Zo["o]l.) A long, thin fish of the arctic seas ( Trachypterus arcticus).

n. A deep-sea ribbonfish, (taxlink Trachipterus arcticus species noshow=1), from the north Atlantic

1. n. deep-sea ribbonfish [syn: Trachipterus arcticus]

2. [also: dealfishes (pl)]