sailfish

[ seyl-fish ]

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noun

, plural (especially collectively) sail·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sail·fish·es.

a large tropical and subtropical marine fish, Istiophorus platypterus, of the family Istiophoridae, distinguished by a long, high dorsal fin, long pelvic fins, and a double keel on each side of the tail.
any of several related fishes having a high dorsal fin.

sailfish

/ ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ /

any of several large scombroid game fishes of the genus Istiophorus, such as I. albicans ( Atlantic sailfish ), of warm and tropical seas: family Istiophoridae. They have an elongated upper jaw and a long sail-like dorsal fin
another name for basking shark

First recorded in 1585–95; sail + fish

This picture was posted on his Facebook page and it shows him triumphantly holding a big sailfish fish he has just caught.

The sailfish tapped again, then took hold so hard and ran off so swiftly that I jerked sooner than usual.

The sailfish saw the shark and, waking up, he fought a good deal harder than before the sharks appeared upon the scene.

We stowed him up in the bow and got under way again, and scarcely had I let my bait far enough astern when a sailfish hit it.

The sailfish sheered round on the surface, with tail and bill out, while the shark swam about five feet under him.

Then I saw a smashing break of a sailfish coming out sideways, sending the water in white sheets.

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