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Noun: ribbonfish  'ri-bun,fish
  1. Thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
    - oarfish, king of the herring, Regalecus glesne
  2. Marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body

Derived forms: ribbonfishes

Type of: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish

Part of: family Trachipteridae, genus Regalecus, Reglaecus, Trachipteridae

Encyclopedia: Ribbonfish