noun
Pacific coast fish
• Syn: ↑rainbow seaperch, ↑Hipsurus caryi
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hipsurus, ↑genus Hipsurus
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noun : a small surf fish (Hypsurus caryi) of the Pacific coast of No. America that is brilliantly striped in red, orange, and light blue and is of some importance as a market fish; also : a similar but larger and duller fish (Taeniotoca lateralis) of the same region
Useful english dictionary. 2012.