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A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots.

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  1. n. A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots.
  2. n. important marine food fishes
  3. n. yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
  4. A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamæleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots. Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in 1882.
  5. A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatiluschamæleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round,yellow spots.
  6. n important marine food fishes n yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters