Definition of beaconfish in English:
beaconfish
nounPlural beaconfishesˈbiːk(ə)nfɪʃ
A popular aquarium characin from tropical South America, with a red and gold spot near the base of the tail fin and another near the eye.
Hemigrammus ocellifer, family Characidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The deep body outline of the Beacon Fish follows the general tetra pattern.
- Phenotypically beacon fish are brown to greenish-yellow in color with a silvery iridescence.