Suckerfish (Noun)
Meaning
Marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Suckerfish often attach themselves to the underside of a shark or other large marine animal for transportation and food scraps.
- A group of suckerfish had formed a symbiotic relationship with the grey whale that migrated through their coastal waters every year.
- While scuba diving in the Red Sea, a school of suckerfish darted past her face, momentarily startling the tourist.
- Sharks generally don't mind the presence of suckerfish attached to their bodies, as they provide a cleaning service by consuming dead skin and parasites.
- After tagging the shark with a tracking device, the research team also fitted a nearby suckerfish with a tiny camera to gather even more data.