shrimpfish
/ˈʃrɪmpˌfɪʃ/
noun
- A small, slender tropical fish with a long, thin snout and a body that resembles a shrimp, often swimming vertically.
- Divers often see shrimpfish hovering among sea urchin spines for protection.
- The shrimpfish uses its long snout to pick tiny prey from the water.
- A group of shrimpfish floated upright like little sticks in the current.
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