ribbonfishes

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n. pl. ribbonfish or rib·bon·fish·es

Any of several marine fishes, chiefly of the genus Trachipterus, having long narrow compressed bodies.

ribbonfish [ˈrɪb^ənˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various soft-finned deep-sea teleost fishes, esp Regalecus glesne (see oarfish), that have an elongated compressed body. They are related to the opah and dealfishes

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Noun	1.	ribbonfish - thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin king of the herring, oarfish, Regalecus glesne malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii genus Regalecus, Reglaecus - type genus of the Regalecidae
	2.	ribbonfish - marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii family Trachipteridae, Trachipteridae - ribbonfishes dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus - deep-sea ribbonfish

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dealfish family Regalecidae family Trachipteridae Fish genus Regalecus genus Trachipterus king of the herring malacopterygian Malacopterygii oarfish Regalecidae Regalecus glesne Reglaecus soft-finned fish superorder Malacopterygii Trachipteridae Trachipterus Trachipterus arcticus	Long-finned bream Taractichthys longipinnis -- Mahi mahi Coryphaena hippurus 17,463 Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus 555 Opah Lampris guttatus 68 Pomfrets Family Bramidae -- Ray's bream Brama brama -- Ribbonfishes Family Trachipteridae -- Rudderfish Centrolophus niger -- Sickle pomfret Taractichthys steindachneri -- Slender barracuda Sphyraena jello -- Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens 1971 Snake mackerels Family Gempylidae -- Southern Ray's bream Brama spp. Fish lost at sea: the effect of soak time on pelagic longline catches by Faust, Frederick; Myers, Ransom A.; Blanchard, Wade / Fishery Bulletin Age and growth of the ribbonfishes Trichiurus (Perciformes: Trichiuridae) of Taiwan. Age and growth of cutlassfishes, Trichiurus spp., from the South ... by Kwok, Kai Yin; Ni, I-Hsun / Fishery Bulletin	Ribauld ribavirin ribband ribbed ribbed and smoked sheet ribbed toad ribbed vault Ribbentrop ribbing Ribble ribbon ribbon development ribbon fern Ribbon fish ribbon grass ribbon microphone Ribbon seal ribbon snake Ribbon Society ribbon strip ribbon tree ribbon worm ribbon-leaved water plantain ribbon-shaped ribbonfish ribbonfishes Ribbonism ribbonlike Ribbonman ribbonwood ribbony Ribborn worm ribcage Ribeirão Prêto Ribera Ribes Ribes grossularia Ribes nigrum Ribes rubrum Ribes sanguineum Ribes sativum Ribes uva-crispa ribgrass Ribhus Ribibe Ribible ribier Ribless riblet riblike riboflavin	Ribbon saw Ribbon Seal Ribbon Seal ribbon slate ribbon snake Ribbon Society ribbon strip ribbon strip ribbon structure ribbon tree ribbon vein ribbon wall ribbon window ribbon windows ribbon worm ribbon worm ribbon worms ribbon worms ribbon-grained veneer Ribbon-In-Loose-Tube ribbon-leaved water plantain ribbon-shaped ribbon-stripe veneer ribbon-stripe veneer ribbon-stripe veneer ribboned ribboned ribboned ribboned ribbonfish ribbonfishes ribboning ribboning ribboning ribboning Ribbonism Ribbonists Ribbonized Organized Integrated ribbonlike Ribbonman Ribbonman Ribbonmen ribbons ribbons ribbons ribbons ribbonwood ribbonwood ribbonwood ribbony ribbony ribbony ribbony Ribborn worm RIBBS RIBC RIBCA Ribcage Ribcage Ribcage ribcages

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dealfish
family Regalecidae
family Trachipteridae
Fish
genus Regalecus
genus Trachipterus
king of the herring
malacopterygian
Malacopterygii
oarfish
Regalecidae
Regalecus glesne
Reglaecus
soft-finned fish
superorder Malacopterygii
Trachipteridae
Trachipterus
Trachipterus arcticus

Long-finned bream Taractichthys longipinnis -- Mahi mahi Coryphaena hippurus 17,463 Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus 555 Opah Lampris guttatus 68 Pomfrets Family Bramidae -- Ray's bream Brama brama -- Ribbonfishes Family Trachipteridae -- Rudderfish Centrolophus niger -- Sickle pomfret Taractichthys steindachneri -- Slender barracuda Sphyraena jello -- Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens 1971 Snake mackerels Family Gempylidae -- Southern Ray's bream Brama spp.

Fish lost at sea: the effect of soak time on pelagic longline catches by Faust, Frederick; Myers, Ransom A.; Blanchard, Wade / Fishery Bulletin

Age and growth of the ribbonfishes Trichiurus (Perciformes: Trichiuridae) of Taiwan.

Age and growth of cutlassfishes, Trichiurus spp., from the South ... by Kwok, Kai Yin; Ni, I-Hsun / Fishery Bulletin

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