tigerfish

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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 Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    2. (East Africa) A cichlid native to the Lake Malawi basin, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    3. (Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    4. Any fish in the percoid genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    5. The barracuda.
    6. (Guyana) One or more species of catfish in the family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    7. Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. and related characins in the family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    8. One or more East Asian species of lionfish in the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..

See also

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