butterfish
noun
but·ter·fish ˈbə-tər-ˌfish 
: any of numerous bony fishes (especially family Stromateidae) with a slippery coating of mucus
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web With less availability of their traditional food, the seabirds have been forced to feed their chicks butterfish, which can be too large to fit in their tiny mouths. 
David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Dad will also enjoy these seasonal dishes, shrimp skewers, Rockefeller butterfish, Baja scallops and shrimp scampi pasta, carrot lava cake and strawberry citrus martini. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2022 Seasonal specials are also available including Rockefeller butterfish, Baja scallops, shrimp scampi pasta, and molten chocolate lava cake. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022 There’s a plump little sea urchin on a bed of rice and seaweed; thin, tender slices of Wagyu short rib; and a bite of butterfish, artfully plated with a touch of yuzu chili paste. Fortune, 8 Sep. 2019 That causes squid and butterfish, which aren’t good puffin food, to dominate local waters, Major said. Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019 The birds can suffer when waters warm and squid and butterfish, which aren’t good puffin food, dominate local waters, Major said. Patrick Whittle, The Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2019 Creative sashimi are also strong, like butterfish tataki wrapped around crisp white asparagus with a touch of herb and yuzu. Dominic Armato, azcentral, 1 July 2019 Millie Clark, Acworth A: Also known as butterfish, blue cod, candlefish and coal cod, sablefish isn’t really part of the cod family at all. Atlanta Life, ajc, 15 Mar. 2018 See More
David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Dad will also enjoy these seasonal dishes, shrimp skewers, Rockefeller butterfish, Baja scallops and shrimp scampi pasta, carrot lava cake and strawberry citrus martini. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2022 Seasonal specials are also available including Rockefeller butterfish, Baja scallops, shrimp scampi pasta, and molten chocolate lava cake. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022 There’s a plump little sea urchin on a bed of rice and seaweed; thin, tender slices of Wagyu short rib; and a bite of butterfish, artfully plated with a touch of yuzu chili paste. Fortune, 8 Sep. 2019 That causes squid and butterfish, which aren’t good puffin food, to dominate local waters, Major said. Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019 The birds can suffer when waters warm and squid and butterfish, which aren’t good puffin food, dominate local waters, Major said. Patrick Whittle, The Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2019 Creative sashimi are also strong, like butterfish tataki wrapped around crisp white asparagus with a touch of herb and yuzu. Dominic Armato, azcentral, 1 July 2019 Millie Clark, Acworth A: Also known as butterfish, blue cod, candlefish and coal cod, sablefish isn’t really part of the cod family at all. Atlanta Life, ajc, 15 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1673, in the meaning defined above