elephant fish


noun

any of several long-snouted fishes belonging to the genus Callorhyncus, of the family Callorhynchidae (Chimaeridae), inhabiting deep waters of the Southern Hemisphere.

Origin of elephant fish

First recorded in 1765–75

British Dictionary definitions for elephant fish

elephant fish

noun

a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk Also called: reperepe