Balao

/bəˈlaʊ/ noun

A type of small fish found in tropical Atlantic waters, also called a halfbeak.

From Spanish/Portuguese 'balao,' possibly derived from indigenous Caribbean languages, referring to fish species in the Hemirhamphidae family.

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