1A ratfish found in the north-eastern Atlantic and around South Africa.
Chimaera monstrosa, family Chimaeridae
Also called rat-tail
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Large schools of rabbitfish and Sergeant Majors seeking a handout provide guaranteed excitement for snorkellers.
Throughout the ferry, nudibranchs, groupers, puffers, and wrasses had taken up residence along with juvenile barracuda, fusiliers and rabbitfish.
But I also remember being amazed by the lush underwater scene and taking home happy memories of rabbitfish snacking on our bubbles as they escorted us around the house reef.
As discussed in physical description above, rabbitfishes lose their color at nightfall and may also change color if threatened.
2A fish with a blunt snout and rabbit-like jaws, found in inshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, especially around reefs.
篮子鱼
Family Siganidae: several genera and species, in particular Siganus oramin
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Smaller shoals of zooplanktivores, such as rabbitfishes and the juvenile forms of many other reef species, are also found hovering above and around coral reefs.
Siganids get their common name, rabbitfishes, from their peaceful temperament, rounded blunt snout, and rabbit-like appearance of the jaws.
Definition of rabbitfish in US English:
rabbitfish
nounˈrabitˌfiSHˈræbɪtˌfɪʃ
A blunt-nosed chimaera with rodent-like front teeth and a long thin tail, found in the northeastern Atlantic and around South Africa.
银鲛，鲭带鱼。亦称RATFISH , RAT-TAIL
Chimaera monstrosa, family Chimaeridae
Also called ratfish, rat-tail
Example sentencesExamples
Large schools of rabbitfish and Sergeant Majors seeking a handout provide guaranteed excitement for snorkellers.
But I also remember being amazed by the lush underwater scene and taking home happy memories of rabbitfish snacking on our bubbles as they escorted us around the house reef.
As discussed in physical description above, rabbitfishes lose their color at nightfall and may also change color if threatened.
Throughout the ferry, nudibranchs, groupers, puffers, and wrasses had taken up residence along with juvenile barracuda, fusiliers and rabbitfish.