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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jordanella_floridae.jpg/220px-Jordanella_floridae.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From flag + fish. The red, white and blue stripes and dots are reminiscent of the American flag.
Noun
[edit]flagfish (uncountable)
- (US) A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.