an·gel·fish ( n j l-f sh )n. pl. angelfish or an·gel·fish·es 1. A brightly colored fish of the family Pomacanthidae of warm seas, having a laterally compressed body. 2. A freshwater fish (Pterophyllum scalare), native to rivers of tropical South America and having a laterally compressed, usually striped body. It is popular in aquariums. Also called scalare. |
angelfish [ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae See also butterfly fish
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called scalare a South American cichlid, Pterophyllum scalare, of the Amazon region, having a compressed body and large dorsal and anal fins: a popular aquarium fish
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for angel shark
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  angelfish - a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthusbutterfly fish - small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide genus Pomacanthus, Pomacanthus - angelfishes |
| 2. |  angelfish - deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal watersChaetodipterus, genus Chaetodipterus - a genus of Ephippidae | |
| 3. |  angelfish - sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks doshark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales genus Squatina, Squatina - type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks |
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