Devilfish or devil fish may refer to:
Marine creatures
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Devil fish
The devil fish or giant devil ray (''Mobula mobular'') is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is currently listed as endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries.
Description
The devil fish is larger than its cl ...
(''Mobula mobular''), a species of eagle ray
* Devilfish, a name given to the
manta ray
Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus '' Mobula'' (formerly its own genus ''Manta''). The larger species, '' M. birostris'', reaches in width, while the smaller, '' M. alfredi'', reaches . Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-s ...
(''Manta birostris'')
* Devilfish, the venomous fish ''
Inimicus didactylus
''Inimicus didactylus'', also known as sea goblin, demon stinger or devil stinger, is a Western Pacific member of the ''Inimicus'' genus of venomous fishes, closely related to the true stonefishes. It can reach a body length of 25 cm (10&n ...
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* Devilfish, an alternative and possibly obsolete name for the
octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefis ...
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Gray whale
The gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), also known as the grey whale,Britannica Micro.: v. IV, p. 693. gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, Korean gray whale, or California gray whale, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and bre ...
s (''Eschrichtius robustus''), called devil fish because of their self-defensive behavior when hunted
* Devil fish, two Australian fishes:
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Paraplesiops meleagris'' (southern or western blue devil fish)
** ''
Paraplesiops bleekeri
''Paraplesiops bleekeri'', commonly known as the eastern blue devil, blue-tipped long-fin or Bleeker's blue devil fish, is a species of fish in the family Plesiopidae. This colourful, secretive fish is endemic to Australia, where it is a protect ...
'' (eastern blue devil fish)
* Devil Fish, purported
Jenny Haniver
A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate that has been modified by hand then dried, resulting in a mummified specimen intended to resemble a fanciful fictional creature, such as a demon or dragon.
Name
One suggestion for the origin o ...
cryptids
* Devil Fish, octopus-like, carnivorous cryptid, supposedly seen and killed by Czech adventurer
Jan Eskymo Welzl in 1906
* Devil fish, deep-sea fishes in the family
Ceratiidae
Sea devils are the family of deep-sea anglerfish known as the Ceratiidae, from the Greek ''keras'', "horn", referring to the bioluminescent lure that projects from the fishes' forehead.
They are among the most widespread of the anglerfishes, f ...
, usually colloquially referred to as "sea devils"
* Devil fish, the deep-sea fish known as the
black seadevil
Black seadevils are small, deepsea lophiiform fishes of the family Melanocetidae. The five known species (with only two given common names) are all within the genus ''Melanocetus''. They are found in tropical to temperate waters of the Atlantic, ...
* Devil fish, the
Humboldt squid
The Humboldt squid (''Dosidicus gigas''), also known as jumbo squid or jumbo flying squid (EN), and Pota in Peru or Jibia in Chile (ES) is a large, predatory squid living in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only known species of the genus ''D ...
, also known as the "red devil" or "diablo rojo"
Freshwater creatures
* Devilfish, the
northern pike
The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish water, brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are kno ...
(''Esox lucius'')
Other
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''Devil Fish'' (video game), a maze arcade game
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''Devilfish'' (custom car), winner of the 1973
Ridler
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USS ''Devilfish'' (SS-292), a ''Balao''-class submarine
* ''Devilfish'', the name of the primary troop transport for the
Tau Empire
The T'au Empire (alternatively and formerly spelled Tau) is a fictional alien empire and one of the playable armies in the setting of a miniature wargame ''Warhammer 40,000''.
In the fictional setting of ''Warhammer 40,000'', the T'au Empire is a ...
in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000
* A set of modifications to the
Roland TB-303
The Roland TB-303 Bass Line (also known as the 303) is a bass synthesizer released by Roland Corporation in 1981. Designed to simulate bass guitars, it was a commercial failure and was discontinued in 1984. However, cheap second-hand units were ...
Bass Line synthesizer
** The Terminus typeB303 "Devilfish", a 2005 mecha in the anime series ''
Eureka Seven
''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. ' ...
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* ''Devilfish'', the US video-release title given to the 1984 Italian film ''
Monster Shark''
* Devilfish, the online persona of the webcomic character
Marcy Wisniewski from ''PvP''
* Devilfish, the nickname of poker player
Dave Ulliott
David A. Ulliott (also known as Devilfish)(1 April 1954 – 6 April 2015), was an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracele ...
See also
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Sea devil (disambiguation)
Sea devil or Sea Devil may refer to:
Biology
* The manta ray, ''Manta birostris''
**Its relatives in the family Myliobatidae
* Deep-sea fishes in the family Ceratiidae
* The deep-sea fish ''black seadevil''
* Members of the genus ''Lophius''
Ma ...
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