a silvery fish of the jack family (Carangidae), including Selene setapinnis of the Atlantic.
Example sentencesExamples
The moonfish is swimming in a tank of water.
One fish I wish I could see with my own eyes is the brilliant opah, or moonfish.
Sometimes a moonfish or a sailfish might show up while freely enjoying the open ocean.
Oceana's scientists attribute the Mediterranean invasion partly to the overfishing of jellyfish predators there, including moonfish, triggerfish, and leatherback turtles, which are often caught accidentally as bycatch.
Definition of moonfish in US English:
moonfish
nounˈmo͞onˌfiSHˈmunˌfɪʃ
A deep-bodied laterally compressed marine fish.
月鱼，尤指
a silvery fish of the jack family (Carangidae), including Selene setapinnis of the Atlantic
an opah
Example sentencesExamples
Sometimes a moonfish or a sailfish might show up while freely enjoying the open ocean.
The moonfish is swimming in a tank of water.
One fish I wish I could see with my own eyes is the brilliant opah, or moonfish.
Oceana's scientists attribute the Mediterranean invasion partly to the overfishing of jellyfish predators there, including moonfish, triggerfish, and leatherback turtles, which are often caught accidentally as bycatch.