A member of the family Centriscidae; a type of small marine fish with a tubular snout and compressed body.
From modern Latin Centriscidae family name, with -id suffix indicating family membership. Centriscidae derives from genus Centriscus, possibly from Greek kentron 'spur' and ischos 'strength.'
Centriscids are weird little fish that look like they were designed by someone who started drawing a seahorse and then changed their mind—they're found in deep waters and are so bizarre that most people have never heard of them.
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