tigerfish

English

Etymology

tiger +‎ fish

Noun

tigerfish (plural tigerfishes or tigerfish)

  1. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    1. (Africa) Any fish in the characin genus Hydrocynus.
    2. (East Africa) A cichlid native to the Lake Malawi basin, Rhamphochromis longiceps.
    3. (Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
    4. Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
    5. The barracuda.
    6. (Guyana) One or more species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae.
    7. Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
    8. One or more East Asian species of lionfish in the genus Pterois.

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