Definition of moonfish in English:
moonfish
nounPlural moonfishes ˈmuːnfɪʃˈmunˌfɪʃ
A deep-bodied laterally compressed marine fish.
an opah.
a fingerfish.
a silvery fish of the jack family (Carangidae), including Selene setapinnis of the Atlantic.
Example sentencesExamples
- The moonfish is swimming in a tank of water.
- One fish I wish I could see with my own eyes is the brilliant opah, or moonfish.
- Sometimes a moonfish or a sailfish might show up while freely enjoying the open ocean.
- Oceana's scientists attribute the Mediterranean invasion partly to the overfishing of jellyfish predators there, including moonfish, triggerfish, and leatherback turtles, which are often caught accidentally as bycatch.