# rabbitfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
2. Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

## Etymology
From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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