musselcracker

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Etymology

From mussel +‎ cracker

Noun

musselcracker (plural musselcrackers)

  1. Any member of two species of marine ray-finned fish, found in South African waters, belonging to the family Sparidae:
    Synonyms: musselcrusher, mussel-crusher
    1. Cymatoceps nasutus (black musselcracker)
      Synonyms: black musselcracker, poenskop seabream, black biskop
    2. Sparodon durbanensis (white musselcracker)
      Synonyms: musselcracker seabream, white musselcracker, white biskop, silver steenbras, biskop

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