Butterfish

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbÊŒtÉ™fɪʃ/
• US IPA: /ˈbÊŒtəɹfɪʃ/

Alternative forms

• butter-fish

Origin

From butter + fish.

Full definition of butterfish

Noun

1. Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
1. Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera , and .
2. A rock gunnel, , an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
3. The New Zealand fish , also known as greenbone.
4. (obsolete) The Murray perch, ; An Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.