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n. - Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean; Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies.

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  • The secret ingredient: opah (also known as moonfish or sunfish).
  • He did witness "extensive moonfish kills" and also saw a number of dead sand perch and some tarpon.
  • Sunfish, known in German as moonfish, are large flat fish with large fins on their top and underside.
  • At the back of the store, the silvery gleam of a large opah (moonfish) was on display with other catches from the ocean.
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