creole-fish

noun, plural cre·ole-fish·es (especially collectively) cre·ole-fish.

a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.

Origin:
Creole + fish

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creole-fish
noun
deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic

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