"tangfish" meaning in English

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          "text": "The coasts of Shetland swarm with the smaller seals, or Tangfish, so named from being supposed to live among the Tang, or larger fuci that grow near the shore.",
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          "text": "a noted retreat of seals or selkies, or tangfish, as they are vernacularly called in Zetland",
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