TOADFISH

toadfish, Opsanus tau

(noun) bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

toadfish (plural toadfish or toadfishes)

Any fish thought to resemble a toad

Any of the ray-finned fishes of family Batrachoididae of benthic ambush predators.

Certain species in family Tetraodontidae

The banded toadfish, of Australia (Torquigener pleurogramma)

The blackspotted toadfish, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans (Arothron nigropunctatus)

The common toadfish (or toadfish), of Australia and New Zealand (Tetractenos hamiltoni)

The prickly toadfish, of Australia and New Zealand (Contusus richei)

The red striped toadfish, of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia, syn. Tetraodon erythrotaenia)

The smooth toadfish, of Australia (Tetractenos glaber)

Certain species in family Psychrolutidae

The dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus)

The frilled toadfish, of Macquarie Island (Ambophthalmos magnicirrus)

The pale toadfish of New Zealand (Ambophthalmos angustus)

Usage notes

• For information on the choice of plural, see fish.

Source: Wiktionary

Toad"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo. (b) The angler. (c) A swellfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition