garfish
Noun
Meaning
A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike.
One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; -- called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
gar
billfish
garpike
Lepisosteus osseus
pompano
barracuda
bass
obelisk
bluefish
alewife
needle
anchovy
gluteus
needlefish
pipefish
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