Definition of needlefish in English:
needlefish
nounPlural needlefishes ˈniːd(ə)lfɪʃˈnidlˌfɪʃ
Any of a number of long, slender fish with elongated beaklike jaws containing sharply pointed teeth.
Also called garfish
Example sentencesExamples
- Ubiquitous fusiliers massed by the thousand, with blue triggers, dozens of needlefish and swarms of other smaller reef fish.
- Flyingfishes are nested within halfbeaks, and sauries are nested within needlefishes.
- For example, the long jaws of gar and needlefish arose independently and give these disparate taxa the most velocity specialized mandibles yet measured in fishes.
- The phylogenetic position of needlefishes relative to halfbeaks fits his prediction.
- As juveniles, these fish compete with needlefishes and small snapper for food.