tigerfish
English
Etymology
tiger + fish
Noun
tigerfish (plural tigerfishes or tigerfish)
- Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
- (Africa) Any fish in the characin genus Hydrocynus.
- (East Africa) A cichlid native to the Lake Malawi basin, Rhamphochromis longiceps.
- (Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
- Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
- The barracuda.
- (Guyana) One or more species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae.
- Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
- One or more East Asian species of lionfish in the genus Pterois.
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