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blackfin

American  
[blak-fin] / ˈblækˌfɪn /

noun

  1. a cisco, Coregonus nigripinnis, found in the Great Lakes.


Etymology

Origin of blackfin

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; black + fin 1

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In February, a genomics study appearing in Nature Ecology & Evolution drew attention to the bizarre Antarctic blackfin icefish, which swim in the brutally cold waters off the coast of the southernmost continent.

From Scientific American May 6, 2019

Today, the Antarctic blackfin icefish, or Chaenocephalus aceratus, thrives in these frigid waters with no scales, blood as clear as water and bones so thin, you can see its brain through its skull.

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2019

Forrister and I approached a school of several hundred three- to four-foot-long blackfin barracuda, their perfect predator bodies and mouthfuls of keen teeth unsettling but mesmerizing to watch.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2016

After stopping the initial run of the fish, I brought a plump, 15-pound blackfin to boatside.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grouper are frequent incidental bycatch, while blackfin tuna and sailfish often show up, especially at dusk.

From Time Magazine Archive

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