yellowfin

yellowfin

English

Etymology

yellow +‎ fin

Noun

yellowfin (plural yellowfin or yellowfins)

1. Any of various fish with yellow fins.
   1. especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
   2. yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
   3. yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
   4. yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
   5. yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
   6. yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
   7. yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
   8. yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
   9. yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
   10. yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
   11. yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
   12. yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)

Translations

any fish with a yellow fin

yellowfin tuna — see yellowfin tuna

References

• yellowfin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia