bonefish — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.

2. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters. Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.

3. A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.

4. A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.

   Usage

   • New-England

Noun

1. slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons

   Synonyms

   Albula vulpes

   Broader terms

   soft-finned fishmalacopterygian