head-and-tail-light

noun

variants or less commonly head-and-tail-light fish

: a small South American characin fish (Hemigrammus ocellifer) that is translucent green with orange-tinged black-tipped fins and shimmering red eyes and tail spots and is often kept in the tropical aquarium

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