noun
- plural of lumpfish; marine fish with thick, lumpy bodies and sucker discs, found in cold northern waters
Usage: marine biology
Examples
- Lumpfishes are commonly found in the North Atlantic Ocean.
- The aquarium’s cold-water exhibit featured several lumpfishes.
- Commercial fishermen sometimes catch lumpfishes as bycatch.
- Lumpfishes use their sucker discs to attach to rocks and other surfaces.
- The distinctive appearance of lumpfishes makes them easy to identify.
- Marine biologists study lumpfishes to understand their feeding habits.