Driftfish
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noun.
small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
noun.
larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
Word Usage
"The demersal communities include croakers and the threadfin in nearshore waters, and sea bream and driftfish in deeper waters."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
butterfish
stromateid
stromateid fish