Definition of rainbowfish in English:
rainbowfish
nounPlural rainbowfishes ˈreɪnbəʊfɪʃ
Any of a number of small brightly coloured fish of warm waters.
an Australian freshwater fish (genus Melanotaenia, family Melanotaenidae).
('Celebes rainbowfish') a freshwater fish native to Sulawesi and popular in aquaria (Telmatherina ladigesi, family Atherinidae).
Example sentencesExamples
- Surface feeders such as rainbowfish will benefit greatly from feeding vinegar eels, but a lot of cichlid fry are bottom feeders.
- Visual cues alone allow for the expression of a preference for familiars in guppies and rainbowfish.