rudderfish

noun

1. fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters

• Syn: ↑banded rudderfish, ↑Seriola zonata

• Hypernyms: ↑jack

• Member Holonyms: ↑Seriola, ↑genus Seriola

2. food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships

• Syn: ↑Bermuda chub, ↑Kyphosus sectatrix

• Hypernyms: ↑sea chub

• Member Holonyms: ↑Kyphosus, ↑genus Kyphosus

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

Etymology: rudder (I) + fish

: any of various fishes reputed to follow or accompany ships:

a. : pilot fish 1

b. : banded rudderfish

c. : any of several butterfishes (family Stromateidae)

d. : any of various fishes of the family Kyphosidae; especially : bermuda chub

e. : the opaleye or other fish of the family Girellidae

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/rud"euhr fish'/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) rudderfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) rudderfishes.

any of various fishes having the habit of following behind ships, as a pilot fish.

[1725-35; RUDDER + FISH]

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ruddˈerfish noun

The pilot fish, or other fish that accompanies ships

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Main Entry: ↑rudder