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butterfish [ˈbʌtəˌfɪʃ] n pl -fish, -fishes 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an eel-like blennioid food fish, Pholis gunnellus, occurring in North Atlantic coastal regions: family Pholidae (gunnels). It has a slippery scaleless golden brown skin with a row of black spots along the base of the long dorsal fin 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called greenbone (Maori) marari an edible reef fish, Coridodax pullus, of esp S New Zealand. It has a slippery purplish-grey to olive-green skin and is often found browsing on kelp but•ter•fish (ˈbʌt ərˌfɪʃ) n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish•es, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish. a small, flattened marine food fish, Peprilus triacanthus, of U.S. Atlantic coastal waters. [1665–75]
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