Look up: butterfish

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   Butterfish
   see 'Gunnel'
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   Butterfish
   This small, high-fat fish has a tender texture and a rich, sweet flavor. Found off the coast of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, this fish is also called the 'dollarfish,' 'Pacific pompano,' and 'pomfret.'
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   Butterfish
   Waters:Atlantic and Gulf coasts (most species); there is one Pacific species. Description (in water): A small fish (average 8 oz.; max. 10 inches long) with a round, flat body and forked tail. The deep blue back fades into a steely, silvery belly. Its scales are fine, almost nonexistent. Description (in market): Butterfish have dark, sweet, richly flavorful meat that's high in fat and tender in texture.
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   butterfish
   Waters:Southern Atlantic U.S. coast; Gulf coast Description (in water): These small, thin marine fish usually weigh no more than 2 lbs. The back is a deep bluish-green which fades to a silver belly. The eyes are small, the body deep, and the tail forked. Description (in market): The white or off-white flesh is fine-textured, meaty, and sweet. The fat content is moderate, which makes for a succulent yet somewhat oily bite. The skin is edible.
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   butterfish
   Waters:Pacific Northwest coast Description (in water): Though it's often referred to as Alaska or black cod or butterfish, the sablefish is actually related to neither. Most of these long, slender black fish range from 1 to 25 lbs. (they can grow up to 100 lbs.). Description (in market): The white meat of the sablefish is fine-textured, oily, and succulent. The flavor is rich and distinctive; the fat content is high. The skin is edible.
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   Butterfish
   (Hawaiian) black cod
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   butterfish
   [n] - any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin 2. [n] - small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines
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   Butterfish
   But'ter·fish` noun (Zoology) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.
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   butterfish
   <zoology> A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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    butterfish
    noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
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    butterfish
    stromateid noun small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines
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    Butterfish
    • (n.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.
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    butterfish
    any of the thin, deep-bodied, more or less oval and silvery fishes of the family Stromateidae (order Perciformes). Butterfishes are found in warm ... [1 related articles]
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    butterfish
    butterfish: see harvest fish.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09113