trumpetfish
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pɪtˌfɪʃ noun, plural ( especially collectively ) trum·pet·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) trum·pet·fish·es.
any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
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| trumpetfish | |
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| tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down |
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The trumpetfish has a long, thin body and a tubular snout with a terminal mouth.
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