a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

of or relating to fish with spiny fins

teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays

any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii

very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark

fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico

fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye

marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

fish with a projecting snout

teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays