单词 | cardinalfish |
释义 | > as lemmascardinalfish cardinalfish n. †(a) the opah, Lampris guttatis (obsolete rare); (b) any of various small fishes comprising the family Apogonidae, which are typically brightly coloured and inhabit tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; also with distinguishing word.Several species are popular as aquarium fishes, esp. the Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni. ΚΠ 1834 G. H. Weatherhead Pedestrian Tour France & Italy 397/2 Observe..a Chrysostoses Luna, or cardinal fish. 1896 D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann Fishes N. & Middle Amer. (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 47) i. 1105 (heading) Family CXLIV. Cheilodipteridæ. (The Cardinal Fishes.) 1933 W. Beebe & J. Tee-Van Field Bk. Shore Fishes Bermuda 116 (heading) Spotted Cardinal-Fish Apogon maculatus (Poey). 1987 Skin Diver Aug. 129/1 In these channels are caverns mill snappers, parrots and cardinalfish. 2005 D. Garratt et al. 500 Ways to be Better Saltwater Fishkeeper 112/2 What separates the Banggai from other cardinalfish is that the young are highly developed when they finally emerge from the male's mouth. < as lemmas |
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