snailfish

IPA: snˈeɪɫfɪʃ

Examples of "snailfish" in Sentences

Snailfish are of no interest to commercial fisheries.
"The diminutive inquiline snailfish (Liparis inquilinus
Snailfish are sometimes included within the latter family.
Snailfishes are scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Liparidae.
The snailfish family is poorly studied and few specifics are known.
Snailfishes are scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Liparidae' .
In each trench we explore, there seems to be a different species of snailfish.
That little snailfish was merely a sampler, a single sushi bite on a far grander platter.
Despite the insane pressure, there it swims, this bizarre little snailfish, cool as an albino cucumber.
The team was hoping to find specimens of deep-sea snailfish which have been photographed before but have not been seen since the 1950s.
Expedition leader Alan Jamieson said: The moment the traps came on deck, we were elated at the sight of the snailfish as we have been after these fish for years.
Hordes of ghostly white snailfish, which resemble foot-long tadpoles with suckers on their bellies, appeared when one lander released bait in front of its onboard camera.
There are various species of snailfish, some of which can be found in shallower waters, but the hadal is found almost exclusively in depths exceeding 6000 meters, where they feed on small shrimp who scavenge the carcasses of dead marine life.