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jawfish

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jawfish /ˈdʒɔːfɪʃ /
noun
(plural jawfish or plural jawfishes)
a small fish with very large jaws which lives in shallow tropical seas. It often inhabits a burrow in the sand, the walls of which are lined with pieces of shell and stone.
Family Opistognathidae: several genera and species.
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