ribbonfish

English

Trachipterus trachypterus, a type of ribbonfish

Etymology

From ribbon +‎ fish.

Noun

ribbonfish (plural ribbonfishes or ribbonfish)

1. Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.

Translations

fish of the family Trachipteridae

• Catalan: faixa (ca) f
• Dutch: lintvis (nl) m
• Finnish: viikatekala
• Latin: taenia f