peixe-aranha

Portuguese - English

Definition of peixe-aranha in Portuguese English dictionary

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any of the usually brown fish in Trachinidae, who catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past

The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds

Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidæ

They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward