tiger fish

noun

: any of various fishes that suggest a tiger usually either in being extremely voracious or in being marked with black: as

a. : any of several vigorous predaceous freshwater sport fishes (genus Hydrocyon) widely distributed in African rivers

b. : caribe

c. Africa : a black-striped Indo-Pacific sea perch (Therapon jarbua)

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tiger fish noun

A large game fish of African rivers, Hydrocyenus goliath

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Main Entry: ↑tiger

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tiger fish,

a ferocious, freshwater fish of southeastern Africa, having sharp teeth that slant backward and resembling a shark but smaller.