Sentence examples for goosefish from inspiring English sources

One of these species from the Eocene has been identified as a goosefish (Lophiidae) and the other a frogfish (Antennariidae).

Goosefish, any of about 25 species of anglerfishes of the family Lophiidae (order Lophiiformes), found in warm and temperate seas around the world.

Goosefishes are soft and flabby with wide, flattened heads and slender, tapering bodies.

Certain goosefishes (Lophiiformes) reach a length of about 2 metres and a body weight of 35 kg (about 75 pounds); other lophiiforms are as small as 2.5 cm (about 1 inch) long.

The lophiiform group known as goosefishes (Lophiidae, about 25 species) seldom occurs in shallow water, preferring instead the moderate depths (10 to 500 fathoms) along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate regions.

Goosefishes generally live on the bottom, lying quietly or moving slowly about.

Goosefishes are sold as food in some regions.