# thornfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A group of fish in the order Perciformes, the family Bovichtidae.
2. A dragonet, any of the small perciform marine fish of the family Callionymidae.
3. A jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua).

## Etymology
From thorn + fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thornfish