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rabbitfish

(ˈræbɪtˌfɪʃ)
n, pl -fish or -fishes
1. (Animals) a large chimaera, Chimaera monstrosa, common in European seas, with separate caudal and anal fins and a long whiplike tail
2. (Animals) any of the spiny-finned tropical marine fishes of the family Siganidae of Indo-Pacific waters. They have a rabbit-like snout and spines on the pelvic or ventral fins
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Noun1.rabbitfish - large European chimaerarabbitfish - large European chimaera    
chimaera - a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
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The mangrove area, which is a spooning ground for danggit or rabbitfish or spine foot fish, was also declared as closed for all fishing activities during the months of March, April and May, identified as the breeding period of fish species.
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However, a traditional ghabga should include the inevitable Muhammar rice with the much sought-after Safi (rabbitfish).
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(2009), studying the use of physiological indices in the rabbitfish Siganus oramin (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in the Victoria Harbour, coast of Hong Kong, found that spatial changes in CF and HSI were generally in accordance with the integrated pollution pattern in the harbour, and seemed more specific to the effects of heavy metals.