A fish of tropical oceans that is often found among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war, where it sometimes browses on the host's body and tentacles.
格氏双鳍鲳
Nomeus gronovii, family Nomeidae
Example sentencesExamples
We have tried unsuccessfully to keep Nomeus, the Portuguese man-of-war fish, alive in a 52-gallon aquarium.
The same is true in the relationship between the Portuguese man-of-war and the man-of-war fish that live amongst its tentacles.
Found in tropical seas, the best know species of shepherd fish is known as the man-of-war fish or driftfish.
The yellow jack and the man-of-war fish hide within the tentacles and perhaps attract larger prey into the trap and feed on the caught prey.
Feeding on its stinging tentacles, which do not harm them, are small man-of-war fish.
Definition of man-of-war fish in US English:
man-of-war fish
noun
A fish of tropical oceans that is often found among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war, where it sometimes browses on the host's body and tentacles.
格氏双鳍鲳
Nomeus gronovii, family Nomeidae
Example sentencesExamples
The same is true in the relationship between the Portuguese man-of-war and the man-of-war fish that live amongst its tentacles.
Found in tropical seas, the best know species of shepherd fish is known as the man-of-war fish or driftfish.
The yellow jack and the man-of-war fish hide within the tentacles and perhaps attract larger prey into the trap and feed on the caught prey.
We have tried unsuccessfully to keep Nomeus, the Portuguese man-of-war fish, alive in a 52-gallon aquarium.
Feeding on its stinging tentacles, which do not harm them, are small man-of-war fish.