硬骨鱼

[ noun ]
any fish of the class Osteichthyes
<noun.animal>

Bony \Bon"y\, a.
1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining
to bones.

2. Having large or prominent bones.

{Bony fish} (Zo["o]l.), the menhaden.

{Bony pike} (Zo["o]l.), the gar pike ({Lepidosteus}).

menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the
Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
{mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead},
{whitefish}, etc.