oil-fish

oil·fish

[oil-fish]
noun, plural oil·fish·es ( especially collectively ) oil·fish.
a snake mackerel, Ruvettus pretiosus, commonly inhabiting deep, marine waters.

Origin:
oil + fish

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oilfish

noun
very large deep-water snake mackerel 
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