[snahyp-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body. |
| snipe·fish (snīp'fĭsh') n. pl. snipefish or snipe·fish·es Any of various small marine fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, found in tropical and temperate regions and characterized by a long snout and a very long spine extending from the dorsal fin backward toward the tail. |