needlefish

Plural: needlefish, needlefishes

Noun

• elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
• fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
• Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.

Synonyms

billfish, gar, pipefish

Related Words

garfish