pilotfish

/ˌpaɪlət fɪʃ/
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Definitions of pilotfish
  1. noun
    small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
    synonyms: Naucrates ductor
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    type of:
    carangid, carangid fish
    a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
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