flagfish

[ flag-fish ]

noun

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

1. Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.
2. any of several other brightly colored fishes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flagfish¹

flag ¹ + fish