noun
- a tropical marine fish with a compressed body, rough skin, and a small mouth, related to triggerfish
Examples
- The filefish used its small mouth to pick at algae on the coral reef.
- Divers often spot colorful filefish hiding among sea fans.
- The aquarium’s filefish exhibit featured several species from the Caribbean.
- A filefish can change its color to blend in with its surroundings.
- The orange filefish swam slowly through the shallow water.
- Marine biologists study how filefish use their rough skin for protection.