SLIMEHEAD

Slimehead

Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae . Found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, the family comprises about 50 species in eight genera. Slimeheads are named for the network of muciferous canals riddling their heads.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Slimehead
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

slimehead

Noun

  1. Any of the long-living, deep-sea fish forming the '''' family.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: slimehead
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!