Meanings
nounghostfish (plural ghostfishes or ghostfish)
plural ghostfishes
- The wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth
Similar
wrymouthCryptacanthodes maculatus
Broader
blennioid fishblennioid
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From ghost + fish, from its pale colour.
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APA
ghostfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostfish
MLA
“ghostfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghostfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostfish.
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