Definition of lancetfish in English:
lancetfish
nounPlural lancetfishesˈlɑːnsətfɪʃ
A long slender predatory fish with a large sail-like dorsal fin, living in the deeper waters of open oceans.
Family Alepisauridae and genus Alepisaurus: two or three species
Example sentencesExamples
- The lancetfish was caught off the Eastern Cape coast - hundreds of kilometres away from its usual habitat.