flagfish

Definitions of flagfish
  1. noun
    a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
    synonyms: American flagfish, Jordanella floridae
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    type of:
    killifish
    small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
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