In part of fish I note space (8)
I believe the answer is:
infinite
'space' is the definition.
(I know that space can be written as infinite)
'in part of fish i note' is the wordplay.
'part of fish' becomes 'fin' (fish have fins).
'note' becomes 'te' (musical note).
'in'+'fin'+'i'+'te'='INFINITE'
(Other definitions for infinite that I've seen before include "Never-ending" , "Everlasting" , "Without limit" , "Unlimited" , "Having no limits in time, space etc." .)