[bawr-fish, bohr-] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | any of several fishes having a projecting snout, esp. a small, spiny-rayed fish, Capros aper, of European waters. |
| boar·fish (bôr'fĭsh, bōr'-) n. pl. boarfish or boar·fish·es Any of several marine fishes of the genus Antigonia, having a deep, flattened body, a projecting snout, and bright red coloring. |
boarfish
(family Caproidae), any of six species of fishes (order Zeiformes) characterized by red coloration and a laterally compressed body that is as high as it is long. All six species live in deep marine waters, occurring in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. The two genera, Antigonia and Capros, are placed in different subfamilies. A typical species, A. capros, reaches a length of about 18 cm (7 inches)
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