noun
- a long, thin marine fish with a flattened, ribbon-like body
Examples
- The ribbonfish swam gracefully through the deep ocean waters.
- Commercial fishermen sometimes catch ribbonfish as bycatch.
- The ribbonfish’s silvery body can grow up to several feet in length.
- Marine biologists study ribbonfish behavior in their natural habitat.
- The aquarium’s deep-sea exhibit featured a rare ribbonfish specimen.
- Ribbonfish are found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.