noun
- plural of boarfish; marine fish of the family Caproidae with deep, compressed bodies and protruding snouts
Usage: zoological
Examples
- The boarfishes are found in temperate and tropical waters around the world.
- Marine biologists studied several species of boarfishes in the Mediterranean.
- Boarfishes are characterized by their distinctive pig-like snouts.
- The aquarium’s deep-sea exhibit featured colorful boarfishes.
- Commercial fishermen occasionally catch boarfishes as bycatch.
- Boarfishes typically inhabit rocky reefs and continental slopes.