Crossword clues for lancetfish
The Collaborative International Dictionary
lancetfish \lan"cet*fish`\, lancet fish \lan"cet fish`\n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish ( Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth and a long saillike dorsal fin. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: lancet fish, wolffish.
2. The doctor, or surgeon fish.
Wiktionary
n. A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus (taxlink Alepisaurus genus noshow=1), having long, lancet-like teeth.
WordNet
n. large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin [syn: lancet fish, wolffish]
Wikipedia
Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus ("scaleless lizard"), the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Lancetfishes grow up to in length. Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely distributed in all oceans, except the polar seas. Specimens have been recorded as far north as Greenland. They are often caught as bycatch for vessels long-lining for tuna.
The generic name is from Greek a- meaning "without", lepis meaning "scale", and sauros meaning "lizard".
Usage examples of "lancetfish".
On September 4 we set out 400 hooks and the catch consisted of twelve swordfish, one mako shark, three lancetfish, three skates, one blue shark and a leatherback turtle, which was released alive.