Meanings
plural cucumber fishes
- Any fish of the Australian genus Paraulopus, especially Paraulopus nigripinnis.
- Any Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena).
- Any New Zealand smelt (Retropinna retropinna).
- Any bivalve pearlfish (Onuxodon margaritiferae).
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cucumber fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20fish
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