pilot fish

pilot fish

See also: pilotfish

English

Pilot fish swimming with an oceanic whitetip shark

Etymology

So called from its having been supposed to guide sharks to their prey.

Noun

pilot fish (plural pilot fish or pilot fishes)

1. A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks.

Translations

marine fish

Catalan: pàmpol (ca) m Italian: pesce pilota (it) m Latin: pompilus m Portuguese: piloto (pt) m, peixe-piloto m

Romanian: pește-pilot m Russian: ры́ба-ло́цман (ru) f (rýba-lócman) Spanish: pez piloto m