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dealfish
[ deel-fish ]
noun
plural dealfishes, (especially collectively) dealfish.
- a ribbonfish, especially Trachipterus arcticus.
dealfish
/ ˈ徱ːˌɪʃ /
noun
- any deep-sea teleost fish of the genus Trachipterus, esp T. arcticus, related to the ribbonfishes and having a very long tapelike body and a fan-shaped tail fin
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Mediterranean dealfish: The species swims vertically and lets its nonfunctional tail fin drift behind.
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If the electric violet dome and delicate wisps of tissue look familiar, that is the point: the Mediterranean dealfish’s goal is to confuse prey into thinking it is a jellyfish.
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