butterfly fish
noun
1
- any of a number of typically brightly coloured or boldly marked fish of warm waters, in particular蝴蝶鱼, 尤指：
1.1
- a reef-dwelling fish that is popular in marine aquaria (Chaetodon and other genera, family Chaetodontidae)珊瑚礁蝴蝶鱼（蝴蝶鱼属及其他属, 蝴蝶鱼科）。
1.2
- a predatory marine fish that bears long venomous spines (genus Pterois, family Scorpaenidae)食肉鲉（蓑属, 科）。
2
- a West African freshwater fish with large pectoral fins used in leaping out of the water and long fin rays used as stilts齿蝶鱼。
2.1
- Pantodon buchholzi, the only member of the family Pantodontidae.拉丁名 Pantodon buchholzi, 齿蝶鱼科惟一成员。