ribbonfish

• Sustantivo que designa a varios peces marinos de cuerpo largo, comprimido y con forma de cinta, incluyendo especies tropicales de aguas profundas que pueden alcanzar hasta 9 metros de longitud y poseen una aleta dorsal roja.

A noun referring to a marine fish with a long, compressed, ribbon-like body, including deep-water tropical species that can grow up to 30 feet long and have a red dorsal fin.

plural irregular

1. C1formal

   A thin, elongated deep-water tropical fish that can grow 20 to 30 feet long, characterized by a red dorsal fin.

   Pez cinta o regaleco

   • The ribbonfish glided silently through the dark ocean depths.
   • Fishermen occasionally catch a ribbonfish in their deep-sea nets.
   • A ribbonfish can reach lengths of up to 30 feet.

   Sinónimosoarfish

2. Marine fish with ribbon-like bodyC1formal

   A marine fish with a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.

   Pez cinta

   • The ribbonfish's body is so thin it looks like a silver ribbon.
   • Divers spotted a ribbonfish near the coral reef.
   • The ribbonfish uses its long body to navigate through narrow crevices.