What Does Razor Fish Mean?

1a : any of several small wrasses (genus Xyrichthys) especially : a fish (X. psittacus) marked with bright red and blue and found especially in the Mediterranean and West Indies. b southern Africa : a common heavily armored shrimpfish (Aeoliscus punctulatus) that is found in the Indian ocean.

Are razor fish good to eat?

It can be cooked very quickly to a pleasantly chewy texture or it can be slow-cooked until the flesh becomes tender. It can be used in recipes calling for either squid or clams since razor fish recipes are relatively rare.

What's a razor head fish?

Shrimpfish, also called razorfish, any of four species of small, tropical marine fishes of the family Centriscidae (order Gasterosteiformes), found in the Indo-Pacific. The name razorfish derives from the shrimpfishes' characteristic sharp-edged belly. ... Grooved razorfish (Centriscus scutatus).