bandfish

noun (plural same or bandfishes)

• 1an elongated marine fish with dorsal and often anal fins that extend the length of the body.

  • Family Cepolidae: several genera and species

• 2a large edible freshwater fish that has a long trunk-like snout and lacks dorsal, pelvic, and tail fins, native to tropical South America.

  • Rhamphichthys rostratus, family Rhamphichthyidae