prowfish
prowfish |ˈpraʊfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or prowfishes ) any of a number of marine fishes that typically have dark spots and a dorsal fin extending the length of the body: ● a scaleless Australian fish that has a deep head and tapers towards the tail (family Pataecidae: several genera ). ● a fish of the North Pacific (Zaprora silenus, the only member of the family Zaproridae ).