/ Dictionary / Index S shrimpfish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: shrimp•fish Pronunciation: (shrimp'fish"), [key] — pl. -fish, -fish•es. any of several fishes of the family Centriscidae, inhabiting shallow waters from eastern Africa to Hawaii, having a compressed body covered with transparent plates. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shrimpfish (Thesaurus) shrimper shrimp plant Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language