Dealfish
a genus of deep-sea bony fishes, in the ribbon-fish sub-order of Acanthopteri. Some eight species are known, on European coasts and from the W. of South America. They rarely come to the surface. One form (T. arcticus or bogmarus, the vaagmaer of Icelanders and Norwegians) is occasionally found on North British coasts. It is a large fish, 4 to 6 feet in length, and of a silvery color. The dorsal and caudal fins are red. A smaller species (T. tænia) occurs along with others in the Mediterranean.
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