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Firefish
Firefish \Fire"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family Scorp[ae]nid[ae], of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins.
Wiktionary
firefish
n. Any of various fish of the genus ''Nemateleotris'', ''Pterois'', and ''Parapterois''.
Wikipedia
Firefish
Firefish may refer to the following groups or species of fish:
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Nemateleotris, a genus of the family dartfish, Ptereleotridae
- Elegant firefish, purple firefish, Nemateleotris decora
- Nemateleotris magnifica, fire goby, fire fish, fire dartfish, red fire goby
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Scorpaenidae, firefish, turkeyfish, dragonfish, stingfish
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Pterois, a genus of venomous marine fish
- Devil firefish, common lionfish, Pterois miles
- Clearfin lionfish, radial firefish, tailbar lionfish, radiata lionfish, Pterois radiata
- Broadbarred firefish, Pterois antennata
- Blackfoot firefish, Parapterois heterurus
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Pterois, a genus of venomous marine fish
Usage examples of "firefish".
From these turds of the firefish grew the islands of the sea, and out of the turds there crawled worms, which squirmed and slithered through the rock until the gods touched them and some became human beings and others became the other animals.
It filled the upper square sails, lower fore-and-aft canvas, and jibs that drove Firefish southeast.