sea snail

noun

1. any small spiny-finned fish of the family Liparidae, esp Liparis liparis, of cold seas, having a soft scaleless tadpole-shaped body with the pelvic fins fused into a sucker Also calledsnailfish

Example Sentences

Acidic water also weakens the shells of organisms like sea snails and sea urchins.

From Science Daily

Police said a witness told them a man caught the conches and then cooked and ate the sea snails at his campsite.

From Washington Times

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change.

From Science Daily

The netting had proved effective at deterring the sea bream as well as predatory sea snails.

From Los Angeles Times

It's not just gulls and sea snails that suffer.

From Salon